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A while ago I had ordered some Opetron 885s to upgrade my Sun Java Workstation from its 252s. I did the upgrade, but I fear I nicked the motherboard (or daughter board) getting the heatsinks off (what a disaster those clamps were!) as the machine never booted again (with the 885s or 252s). I...

I have 2 of each, anyone interested? I am thinking 35 + s/h for the 252s and 50 + s/h for the 885s. The 252s were working (motherboard died in the machine). The 885s were bought to upgrade from the 252s but the machine is dead so I didn't get to test them. As far as I know, they are all working...

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/amds-phenom-ii-pushed-to-6-5ghz-3dmark-record-demolished/ Edit: whoops, double post: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1388271

I just made the plunge from my x2 5200 to this 9950 BE (HD995ZXAGHBOX) 125W Phenom. I have an OCZ Vendetta 2 with the rig below, and the 5200 idled around 33C. The 9950 idles around 64C with the stock cooler, and 53/54 with the vendetta. Are these temps normal for this proc? I tried redoing...

940: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=09585N22&vpn=HDZ940XCGIBOX&manufacture=AMD%20DUAL%20CORE%2FGAMING 920: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=09586N22&vpn=HDX920XCGIBOX&manufacture=AMD%20DUAL%20CORE%2FGAMING I think ill be waiting a few months to get one, but damn if I am...

Has 64bit XP been patched in a while? Or was it forgotten about? I concidering putting 64bit windows on my rig and I don't want to use Vista if I can avoid it. May just have to turn it into a Solaris workstation to take advantage of my new ram... :D

I just replaced my wonky Thermaltake 560 Silent Purepower (it was doing werid things, like wouldn't turn on unless it was warmed up for a few minutes stuff - took like 20 trys to turn on the computer). But I noticed it didn't have nearly as high as a max watt draw as the 560 (the 560 peaks out...

So my ASUS M2N32-Sli Deluxe WIFI edition motherboard died after a bios update yesterday. I called to RMA it today, and instead they are sending me a new bios chip! I didn't even realize it was in a socket! I had to pay shipping, but I was told it will be here tomorrow, so that is certainly...

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http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonhd3800/macpc/index.html Does anyone know if that card will work in the late 2005 G5 PCIe model? No where does it say Mac Pro specific, but I can't be sure because the G5's use a different firmware (open firmware) then the Mac Pros (efi).

Did anyones 4850s or 4870s come with power adapters? If so which brand did you buy? My powersupply doesn't have 6 or 8 pin connectors, and I was told the Visiontek comes with the adapter I need but I cant confirm it on the stores website or Visiontek's website.

I am getting a new video card soon. My previous cards have all been mid range, and never needed extra power connectors. I am looking at the ATi 4850 / 4870 which both require 6 pin power connectors. I have a 560 watt Thermaltake Silent PurePower powersupply, its only a couple years old and has...

Hi there, I just did sli for the first time with my 8600s. I found that STALKER ran extremely slow in sli mode, and eventually even caused a blue screen. All of my other current games (gears of war, ut3, supreme commander, etc) run great. I can confirm its a sli issue because running in...

My Dad and I just built almost identical systems. His motherboard is an asus m2n-sli deluxe(570), and mine is an asus m2n32-sli deluxe(590). After instanlling the drivers on both systems, windows lists the drive(c:) as a removable disk (like an esata or usb drive). The drives are on the red...

I am gonna get one of these cards for my new x2 system im building. Reasons for purchase: -Cost -Power consumption -Something other then nvidia for a change. All of the benchmarks put it slighty better then the 8600 gts in dx10 games, and slightly worse in dx 9 games. 10 fps to save a...

Hi there, I have Windows XP Pro (SP2) along with Slackware and FreeBSD on this system. Its a fresh install. My only problem is, im trying to optimize my windows but at boot (the logo and bar), there is a 3 seconds or so where the bar is spinnin but the system isnt doing anything. Ideas? I tried...

I recently got a new case for my beast (http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/sviking/va4000bwssviking.htm), and it comes with audio jacks to jmatch the usb and firewire jacks. I have a sound plaster live 5.1, i think its the oem version (or the standard, I bought it a few years ago) and I would...

Hey folks, Im a little confused about DDR2. The sticks look almost physically the same. Will a ddr2 stick work in a standard ddr motherboard? Could I run pc 5200 ddr2 memory in my DFI K8KT800 motherboard that currently has pc3200 ddr memory in it? -Kevin

Hey there folks, After another sucessfull case mod (remember the w00t b0x?), I thought it was time to show some pictures! This is my crews project (though a alot of work was done personally), the Indy500, otherwise known as Project: FireHazard, for the reason that the early version had a...

Hey folks, This is my first case mod / custom case project ever, and I did it with my closest friends. This isnt my project, its a System-7 project. Done with plexy glass and a wood mount, we tore apart 2 realcases for mounts and parts, and rebuilt this intense clear case. Thus, the w00t b0x...

*Sigh My father bought this amd 3200+ xp for his system last month, and due to FANTASTIC support from the store he wasted an awful lot of money just to figure out that it was the cpu that was bad, and hes an electrical engineer! We went through 2 motherboard (ASUS a7n8x-e delux, and DFI...

Working Sun SPARC LX, 50mhrz Sun4m cpu, 64mb of ram, 2 gig hd (installed with Solaris 6 (Sun OS 2.6)). Working condition, will give Sun Speaker and Microphone (keyboard and mouse as well if required). Looking for a SGI cube (octane) (with monitor + keyboard, harddrive not needed) or a NeXT...

Hey folks, I just got this new 200 gig seagate disk, got it all installed and every thing, its primary master, has windows xp pro on it. I have a strange problem where when it begins to load windows (the windows loading screen with the moving bar), it just sits there for almost 5 seconds then...

Hi folks, My father just purchased HL2: Collectors edition. Currently its on his computer under his steam account. I would like to put his game onto my computer but I have my own steam account on there. If i instlal it under my account, what will happen? Will it work, or say the key is in...

Whats the highest clock possible for an a64 3000+ (the 0.13 s754 one)?

Hey folks, Im in here yet again with a lag problem. My dads system is a: xp3200+. radeon 9800 pro 128mb, 1 gig ram. Can play this game at 10x7 res with hardware shaders 2 and models and textures at medium and runs great. My system is an a64 3000+, bfgtech geforce fx5200 oc 256mb, 1 gig ram. Now...

Hey folks, I had my athlon 2100+ and steam and i had really junky frame rates. I just upgraded, Athlon 64 3000+ (@ 2.2) and i have a BFGTech geforce fx 5200 256 (@300mhrz). Everything else is pretty much standard. Now, im still only getting like 59 fps steady. And it sucks. Is there something i...

Hey folks, My a64 3000+ (s754) and DFI k8kt800pro came in yesturday. I am very pleased with performence, for a budget value board (though lacking features) its whicked fast. Downside is that the stock cooler as we all know it sucks. 45/6C idle, 61/3C on max load, which is expected and well...

Hey guys, I just got my DFI K8KT800Pro and my A64 3000+. Every thing is running perfect, and though this board lacks features, its whicked fast. One feature thats missing is CPU temp monitoring with in the bios. Is there some way I can get a hacked bios with that feature or something? Im using...

Hi folks, Im quite the avid computer guy, having owned computers ranging from sparcs and sgis to pcs and laptops, I would like to take a small leap into the apple market just for fun. Im looking for a g3 / g4 based mac for around 300 bucks (used of course) canadian money. If its barebones thats...

I just posted this in the cpu section without realizing there is a cooling section as well. Perhaps you folks and take a look to? :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey folks, Tomorrow my amd64 3000+ and dfi motherboard arrive. Now...

Hey folks, Tomorrow my amd64 3000+ and dfi motherboard arrive. Now, I am a major fan of Thermaltake fans. There new TR2 series (this one to be exact: http://www.tr2tt.com/products/coolers/m6.htm ), is it a much better cooler then the stock one? I when i had my 2100+, the volcano 7 kept it at...

Hey lads, I just ordered a DFI K8KT800 Pro and an athlon 64 3000+ last night. This board definitly looks like a bottem feeder but its got just what I need and the kingston website said my ram will work with it. What i want to know as this is my first DFI motherboard (I am a major ASUS fan, have...