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	[Other Components] question about ESD			notherdude	7	314	psymanproductions 01-05-2008 at 11:43 AM
	[CPUs] upping from a 64 3200+ to an opteron 170, worth the $190?			notherdude	23	1603	zornundo 12-28-2006 at 06:27 PM
	[CPUs] What stepping means? Last matching post: Shall we assume what seems obvious, that the name 'stepping' comes from the idea of a 'step', i.e. an incremental movement, from one version [...]			stupido	8	197	Stupido 10-10-2008 at 11:14 PM
	[CPUs] MY PC Nightmare Last matching post: CPUs hardly ever die. What you had happen shouldn't have hurt it.			Themoniter61	5	494	notherdude 08-07-2008 at 03:04 AM
	[CPUs] A nightmare Last matching post: Yes. You can have a short where the MOBO is touching the case floor. Or where a loose power wire from a fan or something shorts out. [...]			maxotrap	15	313	maxotrap 08-08-2008 at 03:01 PM
	[Other Components] cannot boot desktop pc Last matching post: Yes, a specific limited number of beeps is an error code. Continuous beeping could be no power to the video card. Or perhaps another s [...]			swair_xp	14	415	liljone 07-18-2008 at 03:16 AM
	[Other Components] Perfect, long time runnung system and BLAHHHH...Help! Last matching post: Try rebuliding it. That has worked for me more than a few times over the years. Video cards in particular to be re-seated from time to time. [...]			dropz889	5	261	notherdude 07-01-2008 at 02:46 AM
	[CPUs] Korea hits Intel with $25M anti-trust fine! Last matching post: Did you say 25 miiiiillllllion dollars! ahahahaha would you like me to cut a check for that right now?			chunkymonster	49	1006	endyen 06-07-2008 at 09:25 AM
	[CPUs] Did I Blow Something Up? Last matching post: Prime 95 only uses 1 processor unless you get the dual version or else run two instances.			stabgotham	16	422	Sailer 06-06-2008 at 06:39 PM
	[CPUs] chess computer Last matching post: You're gonna pay tax one way or another there or here.	3		Bobby Fischer	110	2504	rockstone1 04-04-2008 at 07:21 AM
	[Sound Cards] 5.1 Logitech 505watt....found a killer price Last matching post: whiskey tango foxtrot?			seaborn	9	490	corvetteguy 02-28-2008 at 04:47 AM
	[CPUs] Vista's Ready Drive Last matching post: Above are nice studies by Toms and Anand. Short story: if you have 512 meg RAM ready boost is very nice, 1 meg RAM and above, not so [...]			amdwilliam1985	5	541	amdwilliam1985 02-24-2008 at 11:59 PM
	[Other Components] broken mobo? can the manufacturer fix it? Last matching post: If Rosewill does not get you a new MOBO I would just attempt a return of the MOBO to the mfg. and see what happens. Who's to say the MOBO di [...]			jhyukkang	8	407	Zorg 02-21-2008 at 06:34 AM
	[CPUs] Best Deal as CompUSA close's Last matching post: Not bad for a retail Vista. I watched my Comp for a long time and saw no good deals at all. And no returns either, of course. Maybe it's [...]			SoiledBottom	19	783	RPAaggieDude 02-22-2008 at 05:09 PM
	[Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Cooler Master Extreme Power 500W Last matching post: Yeah. Things may have changed. But lacking anything definitive I'd play it safe. Do we have any recent reviews on this unit? $10 is temp [...]			ExTechie	9	780	Invader 02-16-2008 at 09:17 AM
	[CPUs] Did Windows Vista Screw up my CPU? Last matching post: Vista not only killed mu CPU but it killed my little dog Sammy too! Vista is the root of all evil, I'm convinced now. For a time there I [...]			WilliamLEJA	33	1171	jimmysmitty 02-12-2008 at 05:10 AM
	[CPUs] CPU Pins Last matching post: Any truth? Maybe a tiny shred. But in all my years of PC repair going back to 93 I have never seen such a thing and I assure you many a [...]			wildben	14	378	teh_boxzor 02-09-2008 at 11:03 AM
	[CPUs] 100% Stable Yet No Post ? Last matching post: set RAM voltage to mfg spec			matt09	24	508	matt09 02-12-2008 at 10:54 PM
	[CPUs] Black Clouds Over The P4??? Last matching post: Celeron 300-A FTW			AmdMeltdown	46	887	nukchebi0 02-11-2008 at 12:29 AM
	[Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] How to keep roaches away from inside case? Last matching post: That's a good one!	2		sources	71	2409	invisik 08-16-2008 at 09:56 PM
	[Other Components] SUPERBOWL XLII Last matching post: DENIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!			Silverion77	12	369	notherdude 02-04-2008 at 04:15 AM
	[CPUs] newly biult pc wont turn on Last matching post: True. Still a possibility. Though it's ability to start another system makes this much less of a good bet than it sounded at the beginn [...]			gigman	23	712	gigman 02-05-2008 at 10:46 PM
	[CPUs] Can someone please tell me how far they've taken an E8400??? Last matching post: So far we got 4.2 on water. We may get more when we start tweaking the NB. I'm not sure if its the CPU or the high FSB on the northbridg [...]			spuddyt	12	495	SpinachEater 02-01-2008 at 07:48 PM
	[CPUs] DNR - No wait, R-R-R!!!! Single Core Question.... Last matching post: Get a core 2 duo. There is no salvaging the old chips at this point - in any scenario requiring speed.			MasterPJ	28	901	MU_Engineer 01-28-2008 at 06:25 AM
	[CPUs] Upgrade help: Athlon XP 2500 Last matching post: Yes, you heard me, 2700 ghz! I'll be setting all the benchmark records any day now, as soon as I get done playing Crysis fully cranked [...]			heasty	13	530	notherdude 01-22-2008 at 07:54 PM
	[CPUs] Considering a Q6600 vs. my Pent D 940 Last matching post: Looks good. Just remember that with this new system you will need a VERY good power supply. Don't get a bargain unit.			crashingmedic	28	1005	crashingmedic 02-16-2008 at 11:08 PM
	[CPUs] E8400 available now in newegg Last matching post: Well, I just advised a buddy to order this instead of the q6600 he was going to get. Order placed this afternoon. We're putting a good w [...]			boner	47	1247	jbj190 01-23-2008 at 02:02 AM
	[CPUs] Extremely weird PC problem, please help me solve it :S Last matching post: So it goes like this?: 1. Take a single stick, say stick 'a' from package '1' and put it in any slot, say slot 1, and the system works. [...]			Maverick7	13	591	notherdude 01-14-2008 at 07:42 AM
	[Sound Cards] Problem with onboard sound card Last matching post: Sounds good. And be sure there are not any yellow flags in device manager for devices without drivers. If nothing helps to get the OS [...]			eboni	7	644	notherdude 01-13-2008 at 08:37 PM
	[CPUs] Opening Task Manager Reduces CPU temps??????? Last matching post: This is the second instance of this here recently. Dnetc.exe was the culpritin another thread too. If instead of hitting ctrl+alt+del you [...]			krazynutz	21	728	shadow703793 01-12-2008 at 10:58 PM
	[CPUs] Prepost Reboot Loop.... I need some help guys Last matching post: Does anything appear on the screen at all? Any beeps? Error lights? Do fans spin a second and then stop? Please describe exactly what ha [...]			weskurtz81	21	804	endyen 01-04-2008 at 10:20 AM
	[Other Components] OMG i just got a virus PLZ HELP Me!!! Last matching post: At this point you are gonna have to take the entire PC and throw it into the mountain of doom. It's our only hope! Sorry, cheap shot. I'd [...]	2		Maverick7	52	1225	JackNaylorPE 01-02-2008 at 02:39 AM
	[CPUs] The Real Reason Behind AMD's Downfall Last matching post: 2nd team. 72 Miami and they won the super bowl too.	4		sedaine	152	4222	rodney_ws 01-05-2008 at 04:05 AM
	[CPUs] First Build - Retail Heatsink Fan - Seated correctly? Last matching post: OK, now it all makes sense. Please read carefully: You start the pins fully extended! Not lowered. The misunderstanding is in this 'l [...]			treehuggerguy	14	668	hitmanheart 08-15-2008 at 07:31 AM
	[CPUs] Turion hits 2.4GHz Last matching post: Is this from Alex Jones?			BaronMatrix	36	1545	intelamduser 12-23-2007 at 08:38 AM
	[Other Components] computer won't boot at all... Last matching post: "Scanning Bios Image in Hard Drive...". EDIT: Actually it sounds like the BIOS is corrupt and the pre-bios or boot block i [...]			roblob	4	743	g-paw 01-11-2008 at 12:26 AM
	[CPUs] CPU bad out of the box? Last matching post: Agreed. Keep checking everything else. The cpu COULD be bad but it is highly unlikely. Motherboards come in DOA rather often. Check out [...]			Timmah120	11	505	joefriday 12-19-2007 at 05:29 AM
	[CPUs] AMD Admits Phenom a Disappointment Last matching post: This is also called 'doing business'. If Intel were to sell there inventory at a loss to run AMD out of business that might be a diff [...]	3		Kamrooz	136	3664	Jake_Barnes 12-17-2007 at 04:13 AM
	[CPUs] got bad symtoms from my new computer help Last matching post: The old Vantec Tornado! I have one too. I can't believe that at one time I was willing to hear that constant racket in exchange for a fe [...]			jhyukkang	21	531	danmarhk 12-08-2007 at 03:13 PM
	[CPUs] So am I supposed to twist AFTER pushing down the pins for LGA775 HSF? Last matching post: whoever said 'just push' is correct if and ONLY if the things are turned into locking position when you push. Don't assume they will be beca [...]			EricVPI	35	653	Zorg 12-03-2007 at 05:48 PM
	[CPUs] Forgive me...Monitor forums aren't nearly as active... Last matching post: link not working			Thanatos421	26	854	Thanatos421 12-17-2007 at 05:36 PM
	[CPUs] Computer will not boot *HELP* Last matching post: This was an error code. The number of beeps tells you what is failing. Likely to be either RAM or video card. hmmm, sounds like [...]			cpres	6	359	cpres 11-22-2007 at 12:14 AM
	[Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU voltages, do I have a problem? Last matching post: Agreed. Your voltages are very normal.			regchamp	3	205	XMSYellowbeard 11-02-2007 at 06:30 PM
	[CPUs] toms hardware intel fan boy? Last matching post: Toms is not in the business of giving equal time to all comers. They write about the stuff enthusiasts want to read about. Right now we are [...]	2		Naw-yi	74	1599	caamsa 11-05-2007 at 03:07 AM
	[Other Components] CRT is blown, buy a LCD or? Last matching post: LCD. CRTs still have their advantages but on the whole LCDs are a better choice.			ROCKY2	23	1026	RetiredChief 10-22-2007 at 05:47 PM
	[CPUs] Big dissapointment about QUAD CORE. Last matching post: Ha, ha! Just exactly like my friend. Engineer my a$$. The nerve of these guys.	2		reflexus	77	2759	dobby 10-21-2007 at 03:06 PM
	[CPUs] This evening i will buy a computer but... Last matching post: The NOX PSU 'looks' nice, what with the LEDs and modular cables and good looking specs but has anyone actually reviewed it yet? Is it a rebr [...]			adri234	12	419	notherdude 10-18-2007 at 10:54 PM
	[CPUs] Vista 64 crashes and blue screen dumps Last matching post: Sorry if this has been suggested already, long thread, but does the system crash when two sticks of RAM are in it? I know you applied the pa [...]			bassa	33	6181	dolynick 10-16-2007 at 09:36 PM
	[Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] good psu under 35$ Last matching post: Yea, to save on a PSU you're gonna need to look for something like the Antec on sale or with a rebate and even then it won't be $35. Do not [...]			jhyukkang	21	642	SEALBoy 10-21-2007 at 06:45 AM
	[CPUs] INSANELY SLOW Internet Access at College Help? Last matching post: If everyone on campus was getting 32k speeds there would be mutiny, no? It must be something localized, possibly on your PC only. Ask other [...]			djstone86	20	829	qwertycopter 10-12-2007 at 12:12 AM
	[CPUs] Session3_Initialization_ Error Last matching post: You mean you don't know what a session 3 error is? LOL Just kidding, me neither. What point EXACTLY does the error come up. Right after l [...]			fraggelrock	3	475	micheljq 10-01-2007 at 10:11 PM
	[Other Components] anyone know how to use superold pc? Last matching post: nevermind my first post nice find. I got an old Gateway with a 700 mhz Athlon and 128 meg the other day in a similar neighbor throw away [...]	2		jhyukkang	81	2433	chrispyski 10-05-2007 at 09:11 AM
	[Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power related problem? Last matching post: just saw your new post, any better?			painterh	10	495	evongugg 10-09-2007 at 01:06 PM
	[CPUs] Core 2 Duo E6750 or Athlon 64 X2 6000+? Last matching post: Well, no offense, but the fact that the core 2 chips are kicking AMDs ass has been the biggest tech story of the last year. They kick em [...]			vasanx	39	2832	jtt283 09-26-2007 at 08:14 PM
	[CPUs] is it worth lapping ur CPU? Last matching post: Non OC CPUs simply do not fail, certainly not from heat and certainly not in a CPUs effective lifetime of a few years at best. If the odd on [...]			mario2008	24	1271	bornking 09-22-2007 at 07:12 AM
	[CPUs] How do I test CPU? Last matching post: Agree that CPU is not very likely your problem. But be advised that the power supply is quite often the culprit in these cases. The fact tha [...]			clawrence	3	1453	clawrence 09-18-2007 at 03:53 AM
	[CPUs] Pissed!!! Everything fried.. What's a good CPU fan? Last matching post: My son had the same thing happen to him - water leaked, big meltdown, lost a MOBO and a lovely opteron. Thankfully everything else survived. [...]			localcpuguy	48	1813	kcwa 09-22-2007 at 11:53 AM
	[CPUs] Where are the Frig%$^ COMPARISON articles? (Quad Vs Quad) Last matching post: I think too few reviewers got the chips. And then, IIRC, Anands setup stopped working shortly after they did their preview/review. I too exp [...]			The_Vorlon	11	913	Sailer 09-17-2007 at 10:33 PM
	[CPUs] Corruption on files - any ideas Last matching post: Albie, just want to rule out one obvious possibility - I trust you are aware that many large RAR archives you DL off say, newsgroups or torr [...]	2		Albie999	69	1326	cyberjock 09-17-2007 at 06:14 AM
	[Other Components] Sharp 32" 1080p LCD as a computer monitor Last matching post: Sweet! A while back the Westinghose 37" LCD 1080p was the hot crossover panel (for lack of a better term). They had refurbs selling for [...]			miahallen	46	6272	05-26-2008 at 08:20 AM
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