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On [CPUs] My internet is running soooo slooowwwww.... help please
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If your connection has slowed down (you know ISP taking on more people than it can handle, etc.) then you really need to set your MTU co [...]
    Maverick7 24 366 gamerk316
10-14-2008 at 08:44 PM
On [CPUs] 100% CPU Vista, just reformatted... Help!
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[strike]Upgrade[/strike]Downgrade to Windows XP...?? :sol: Bob
    mhd1104 29 571 ajcroteau
10-09-2008 at 03:06 PM
On [CPUs] Would a q6600 run great with a 9800 gtx?
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You can't tell much at all about an unstable system... You need to get that working before you start thinking about upgrading. Is it onl [...]
    Cymus 8 266 IronSight
09-29-2008 at 03:37 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] How do you detect a broken power supply
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Hi mate, If you are ever in Cambridge, UK then you owe me a beer... Well not really since you did all the work yourself!! It is not ** [...]
    loafing_sm​urf 38 718 the associ​ate
09-29-2008 at 05:21 AM
On [CPUs] New X2 6000+...I would have waited if I had known...
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Are you implying you are going to continue using the PSU till it fails? 'Cause I would budget in to replace it with something decent wit [...]
    Ahslan 27 527 Ahslan
10-01-2008 at 07:02 PM
On [CPUs] Build Now or Wait for Nehalem?
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I am not going to speculate on something that isn't coming to market till next year... As far as I am concerned it is still Vaporware ev [...]
    reidthaler 49 1132 mikeny
09-29-2008 at 04:53 AM
On [Other Components] If you could only have 1 case fan, where would you put it?
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Buzz wrong call!! Where is all that cool air going to go? It will simply raise the air pressure in the case and create back pressure aga [...]
    jeb1517 13 265 SpinachEat​er
09-28-2008 at 08:15 PM
On [Other Components] Making a new computer, I need some input
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The ATI 3450 may be a new(ish) graphics but bar media acceleration it will probably only play DX 7.0 games with decent FPS!! Hows abo [...]
    jukedyoass 10 146 bobwya
09-26-2008 at 08:06 PM
On [Sound Cards] homemade surround sound?
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Ah good point... Thank you for being gentle with me!! :lol: Bob
    asoccerpla​yer99 15 369 bobwya
09-26-2008 at 08:31 AM
On [CPUs] RANDOM REBOOTS!! system log posted
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Uhhmm You forgot to list the two most important components in your system (nice gear BTW!!): [*] Powersupply (build quality - 12V rail s [...]
    punchie13 6 177 bobwya
09-22-2008 at 10:11 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU problems, i think... :O
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Hmmm Sounds like an interesting experiment!! +100 for that PCP&C PSU!! Your current one could cause you problems... if not now and [...]
    novasoft 14 226 novasoft
09-22-2008 at 10:01 PM
On [CPUs] AMD delivers optimum platform for virtualization with Microsoft
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4P (16 core)??!! Bob
    thunderman 11 292 chookman
09-22-2008 at 05:06 AM
On [CPUs] athlon 64 X2?
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The 2Mb cache Windsor will beat a 1Mb cache Brisbane at the same clocks (just look up the benchies). The guy has said he is a newbie so [...]
    woodyfly 17 377 BadTrip
09-28-2008 at 04:57 PM
On [CPUs] Liquid cooling kit water spills in PC.
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Uhmm I doubt it is a problem with powersupply button but all they are is a "push-to-make" switch (i.e. makes contact only whil [...]
2   virtual-sl​ay3r 52 1242 BadTrip
09-18-2008 at 07:34 PM
On [CPUs] Help - random reboot hell (didn't really know where to put this)
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Possibly a driver issue if you reinstalled Windows XP... Are you sticking to SP1a/SP2 (the most stable versions)? Also watch out if you inst [...]
    BlackCat99 6 223 covertxt5
09-14-2008 at 10:30 PM
On [CPUs] Critical CPU specs for basic functions (copy files, etc)
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Hi OP Even GNU/Linux benefits from 1Gb RAM for basic file copying. After all the OS buffers the disc transfers in RAM. Bear in mind that a [...]
    WendyK 8 285 WendyK
09-10-2008 at 04:20 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Rail balancing with dual 12v rail PSU - need help!
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My bad!! :oops: It sounds actually quite decent (having read a review of the 480W model). A decent PSU like this will allow you to plug [...]
    jya252 8 276 4745454b
09-10-2008 at 04:20 AM
On [CPUs] $100 Upgrade for an AMD 64 X2 System
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Get an Opteron 1210/1212: 68.00 USD (OEM) 74.00 USD (Retail w/heatsink) These CPUs will easily overclock to 3.0Ghz, has the 2Mb cache [...]
    Jonn 12 251 BobWya
09-09-2008 at 02:18 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Another Power Supply Question
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Imagine you get a powersupply that works you think yippie and get on with watching pron or play Crysis. You don't exactly think - "Oh [...]
    nobody1627 9 222 outlw6669
10-10-2008 at 09:13 AM
On [CPUs] Help with CPU decisions plus pc...
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+1 You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. However I would have chosen the following PSU: If you have to have the best, YOU HAVE [...]
    Blak op bl​ob 5 177 dragonspra​yer
09-08-2008 at 04:48 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU help, need educated opinion on what to buy...
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In my earler post I was merely pointing out the Corsair 620 HX was much cheaper than the Gigabyte PSU you were suggesting. Like I said be [...]
    Blak op bl​ob 34 338 invisik
09-07-2008 at 03:25 PM
On [CPUs] Best Price vs. Performance in CPU
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+1 E5200 With the low default FSB and 2Mb cache at that price.... Its a crazy deal!! It also pwnns3d AMDs low end lead with the Opteron 1 [...]
    andersonj2​1 5 311 BobWya
09-07-2008 at 12:14 PM
On [Other Components] Trouble shooting help
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OK first off you may actually have downgraded your PSU (but that is another story :lol:). Have you run the usual engineering tests. I [...]
    razixx 2 95 BobWya
09-07-2008 at 12:07 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Convert Antec Nine Hundred removable mb tray?
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no... just say NO!! Bob
    gwolfman 4 193 chookman
09-08-2008 at 03:54 AM
On [CPUs] Warning cpu has been changed
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Ah yet another victim of shoddy powersupplies... When will people learn!! :lol: I trust you have not replaced the old PSU with yet another h [...]
    chitterbug 4 310 BobWya
09-07-2008 at 10:27 AM
On [CPUs] HELP ME WITH NEW COMP.
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It is always worth hunting around the disgruntled on NewEgg (BEFORE BUYING!!) they aren't all stupid idiots :pt1cable: : 56% ***** [...]
    riingo 5 148 riingo
09-05-2008 at 04:11 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] advice on power supply
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3850 is just 1x 6pin otherwise I would have recommended the Corsair 550 VX (a better buy anyway for future expandability??) Bob
    Malorne 7 155 malorne
09-04-2008 at 05:14 PM
On [Sound Cards] Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 or Creative X-Fi Elite Pro?
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Looking at the reviews for the Auzentech Prelude it generally beats the X-Fi high end cards in the audiophile stakes. I have an Auzentec [...]
    gwolfman 3 228 chookman
09-04-2008 at 03:35 AM
On [Sound Cards] Soundcard for 2.1 Music only
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Actually I don't think there are any sound cards with a PCI-X interface... :lol: Bob
    yelloguy 15 323 halcyon
09-04-2008 at 09:13 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need Experts advice.....
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+1 but surely OP wouldn't list that to purchase with the 4870 (X2) out!! Like no way... must be lying around his bedroom!! Good choice of [...]
    koolman007 8 221 BobWya
08-31-2008 at 06:14 PM
On [CPUs] COMMENTS: on my budget gamer setup
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Don't you believe it... I had a brand new 7200.11 1TB with aquaplaning heads after about 8 weeks usage... So the Seagate are probably cu [...]
    BIZWIZ 7 215 darksied
08-30-2008 at 08:56 PM
On [Other Components] Upgrades for upcoming GTA IV
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Yeh I keep making that boob!! What I meant to say is the Core 2 architecture features OoO loads and stores with what is in effect " [...]
    Revo8778 18 399 invisik
09-03-2008 at 03:02 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Quad 750 power supply & Cooler Master Stacker 830
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Nice powersupply I've got the 860 (850??) Watt model in my server. Hows abouty: that will definitely take your PSU (as it takes E-ATX [...]
    dagz85 5 127 strangestr​anger
08-31-2008 at 01:24 AM
On [Other Components] Omg i think i have defective ram
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That MB link is broken... Have you got the latest BIOS for the MB?? Maybe post up some nice screenies of you BIOS - people are more li [...]
    papermate 6 210 Shadow7037​93
08-30-2008 at 01:13 AM
On [CPUs] my cpu is idleing at 35c is that good or bad?
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Uhhmmm. Get real most CPUs can run 60C at stock - 35C is just warm. Why you are wasting folks time asking this question... This is a ba [...]
    georgep001 3 88 BobWya
08-29-2008 at 01:44 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU turns on when plugged into power cable
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BTW does the front panel power switch shut or reboot the system down if held in for 4 seconds?? I think mine boots straightaway after ho [...]
    retzar 6 143 BobWya
08-28-2008 at 10:49 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom FX Deneb Core - Kentsfield Beater
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Uhhhmm it's funny how the FX series seems to have died with the launch of the Phenom mark [strike]1.0[/strike] [strike]0.5[/strike] zero... [...]
4   pogsnet 155 3466 MU_Enginee​r
09-04-2008 at 04:54 PM
On [CPUs] Q9300 Getting really hot
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np
    Sanpan 8 208 BobWya
08-26-2008 at 03:08 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 vs Q9300 for gaming
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You just answered your question... Definitely the Q6600 then!! :sol: Bob
    isaacrobot 10 361 gamerk316
08-26-2008 at 02:29 PM
On [CPUs] Help with components.
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The GPU will bottleneck if you upgrade the CPU (to say a Q6600) as most games are GPU limited. The ATI 4850 blows it (8800GT) out of the [...]
    beruli 6 163 BobWya
08-25-2008 at 11:30 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power Problem...i think
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You can check for thermal issues by taking the side panel off and directing a 9"/12" house inside. That might be actually quit [...]
    Ma77h3w 5 165 Ma77h3w
08-25-2008 at 09:59 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] To modular or not to modular that is the question ?
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I believe THG talked about the 4870 X2 using ~1 watt less than two 4870 's (impressive given the extra DDR5 RAM). Bob
    Goz2K 17 351 Goz2K
08-21-2008 at 11:36 PM
On [Sound Cards] X-fi Prelude -or- X-Plosion?
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Cool. It's a nice piece of kit. :sol: Bob
    malveaux 15 355 bnsbhat
09-20-2008 at 08:25 AM
On [CPUs] Need Advice On Used CPUs
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Sorry I was really trying to say it is "perceived" as being rubbish. Just look at some of the responses to this thread. You woul [...]
    Rayvyn 15 242 BobWya
08-19-2008 at 05:33 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Ari or Water cooing case.
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Ah my bad - maybe the UK-USA links are better?? I am looking at $10.00-$40.00 USD usually which is roughly equivalent to the postage cos [...]
    cats_paw 12 284 cats_paw
08-18-2008 at 02:55 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power supply for HD 4870. Any recommendation? Any good deal?
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Theoretically yes (but the dual 12V rail might cause a problem)... That is a very good deal there... Bob
    ahtze 6 561 ejay
08-15-2008 at 03:42 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need help with new PSU on PC build
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Ok I'm being pedantic - but that is actually a "female" connector!! :hello: Bob
    matt3232 5 149 matt3232
08-15-2008 at 09:37 PM
On [CPUs] Please recommend a < $300 CPU
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OK that was a bit of windup!! But a would probably go with the Artic Cooling Accelero S1 as has been stated already: Perhaps with: [...]
    roamdog 13 279 roamdog
08-15-2008 at 10:06 PM
On [CPUs] First Build for Friend, Advice??
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Hows abouty: CASE - P182 100.00 USD (50.00 USD rebate) PSU - Antec Earthwatts 430W 30.00 USD (30.00 USD rebate) CPU - AMD Opt [...]
    hart140 15 243 BobWya
08-13-2008 at 11:46 PM
On [CPUs] HELP: Opteron 1218 or C2D E7200?
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The only Opteron worth touching now is the 1210 to OC... In fact perhaps the only AMD processor worth buying!! The more expensive models are [...]
    mirceaizvo​ran 8 277 roadrunner​197069
08-12-2008 at 09:26 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] i bent a capacitator...but only slight...is it still ok?
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If you mean "bent the leads" then probably If you really "bent the capacitor" it is then totally f*****!! Bendin [...]
    john_anton​io 7 229 physicz
08-11-2008 at 01:18 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Help me plz!!!!
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Apart from the fact that tri SLI is a waste of money that PSU link you posted says: 2 x 6Pin PCIe in the specification... :whistle: So [...]
    kileris900​0 17 302 kileris900​0
08-06-2008 at 07:22 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 1500watt PSU
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That was an interesting article I read a while back. I guess I presumed radnor was basing his machine on their rig. Yeh but FASTRA is [...]
    HPCE_Larry 17 413 HPCE_Larry
08-05-2008 at 05:00 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] can this psu run 4850?
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Are you are too embarrassed to tell us the make of the PSU?? BTW Its quality not quantity you need. You could have a 750W PSU and it [...]
    Mistahrj 13 305 Zorg
08-04-2008 at 10:40 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Dont want 2 waste money if i dont need it
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Hmmm nice build choices!! I refer you to: Where you will see the HD4870 draws at least: 140W. Whole system loading: I thin [...]
    fallen2004 5 138 fallen2004
07-31-2008 at 09:36 AM
On [CPUs] Best PSU for Quad core machine
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I refer you to: GPU= 40W so even your CPU will draw more at around 70W!! You should check out: for a good guide to PSU quality [...]
    altec1000 7 361 altec1000
07-31-2008 at 03:01 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] help me pick a case
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Couldn't help but notice the Antec 900 has a whooper rebate just now: :sol: Bob
    kswizzy 7 271 jpbg
07-28-2008 at 11:19 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] how important is psu, pc cases, and good cooling
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But you only really need the wattage you already have but supplied by a better quality PSU, e.g.: Refering to: You will see th [...]
    vikrant101​1 8 231 jpbg
07-28-2008 at 11:08 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 80-Plus Bronze & Silver
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    nowwhatnap​ster 5 215 ADM-86
07-27-2008 at 12:54 PM
On [CPUs] Pls help me choose between theese two cpu's
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Yeh go for it (Opteron)... Since AMD neglected to introduce desktop 2x 1Mb cache Brisbane CPUs. You have found a good deal there I th [...]
    mirceaizvo​ran 2 217 mirceaizvo​ran
07-28-2008 at 02:02 AM
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