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  1. squidman

    Going to buy arctic silver. Got questions!

    I just put some. 3 degree drop so far.
  2. squidman

    Motherboard noises heard on speakers.

    Just mute the cdrom and line in. youll be fine! Good luck!
  3. squidman

    I'm looking for discount PC stores,that accept international credit ca

    ??! As long as you have a Visa, or MC (with PROPER AND CORRECT BILLING adress) you should have no prob! I've ordered a lot of stuff from US with my Visa card - no problem (i live in Russia)
  4. squidman

    Going to buy arctic silver. Got questions!

    But alcohol leaves white residue! And since my old paster is white silicone - it can be easily wped off with a dry paper towel! Thanks for advice!
  5. squidman

    Going to buy arctic silver. Got questions!

    Hey everybody! I finally found out where they sell arctic silver here in Moscow! Gonna go get in couple of hours! So i have a couple of questions: 1) arctic silvers website suggests the use of acetone to clean the contact surfaces! Cant i just use the paper towel instead, like i always did? I...
  6. squidman

    K7T Impossible OS install

    I had a problem similar to yours. Mine was because my memory stick was incompatible, ie, the system WOULD run, but would freeze/crash somewhere along the installation of OS.
  7. squidman

    Desktop Icons

    Just select the icon (shortcut), (you also must have your Y icon or N icons saved on both computers, and know the path), then "Change icon", then type the path to your Y or N icons. Thats it.
  8. squidman

    CPU Damage?

    Yes, SiSoft sandra gives me "normal" numbers, ie those that are in 50 pts. range of other benchmarkers (who benchmarked the cpu) (I think its 7800 for cpu (SSSandra), and 6350 in PCMark 2002). Yes, there are no errors whatsoever. Run games and programs fine. Also, ASUS has a C.O.P that...
  9. squidman

    CPU Damage?

    I have an Athlon 2600+
  10. squidman

    CPU Damage?

    Hi, what does it take to "permanently" damage the CPU? Not so long ago, i installed the heatsink incorrectly (no contact between CPU and the sink) and the CPU temp rised to 81 degrees (i was in BIOS). My mobo has the Cpu Overheat Protection. I shut down thew PC immediatly (it didnt do...
  11. squidman

    Athlon XP 2600+ (333FSB) or P4 2.4ghz (533FSB)?

    I agree with paparazi. Case cooling is important. Another interesting thing: yesterday, i had to run my pc with the side door open. Temperature of CPU increased by 5 degrees, and mobo by 6!. Put the lid back on - i dropped to qhere it usually is. Interesting. Marvel of a good case engineering...
  12. squidman

    Athlon XP 2600+ (333FSB) or P4 2.4ghz (533FSB)?

    Odd. I run my stock cooler at 45 degrees on 2600+ (333). And im a gamer.
  13. squidman

    Is my memory runnig slow?!

    The RAM is Samsung 2700 7-3-3-2.5 Everything runs at 166mHz. Im also surprised, that Tomshardware got 5800 (!!) marks, while ExtremeTech got 4900 (same ram). I tend to believe ExtremeTech, because theres no way, that Corsair (running at 166) XMS could be FASTER than Rambus 1066!!! Probably a...
  14. squidman

    Athlon XP 2600+ (333FSB) or P4 2.4ghz (533FSB)?

    Yes, the battle of th' titans. Obviously, Intel owes it all to good marketing. Its success, i mean. I don't recall AMD commercials at all. But heck, i've started off with intel (486), then AMD (K6), then Intel PIII (CuMine), and now - the thoroughbred Stepping 1. After the 486, my choice between...
  15. squidman

    Is my memory runnig slow?!

    Hi, I have a question: I have an a7n8x dlx, and 512 mb (2x256mb cl 2.5) memory. PC Mark 2002 gave me about 4500 memory points, while other people (but with cl2) were able to crank 5300+ on the same chipset. I am really confused: is there a BIOS setting i might be missing, or what. I know for...
  16. squidman

    Athlon XP2000+ temperature

    I did too (for experiment)! I unscrewed my stock AMD fan (without bothering the sink) and screwed the one from my old Cooler Master cooler (The cooler was HCC-1. It is bigger, CuAl, NOISIER, has an airflow of 28CFM and RPM of 6500, but proved to be WORSE (because of thick fins of the heatsink)...
  17. squidman

    Dead System???

    RAM chips dont go "bad". THey either work fine, or they don't work at all. It was somekind of software corruption.
  18. squidman

    Athlon XP 2600+ (333FSB) or P4 2.4ghz (533FSB)?

    Hold up! Toms CPU is an OLDER 2600+ with a 266Mhz FSB!!! In reality, the new 2600+ with 333Mhz is AS FAST as 2700+ with 333. So look at 2700+, not at 2600+. The difference between 2600+ (stepping 1 with 333Mhz) and P2.4 is obvious. 2.4 is slower when compared to 2600+, and 2600+ is as fast as...
  19. squidman

    How do i find out if i have a 3d card i have this

    He probably has the Intel integrated Graphics, and the game he runs has OpenGl HW acceleration, with which Intel's cards have problems (even with the newest drivers)
  20. squidman

    100% use of CPU after Hard Disk Replacement

    You said you've done a clean install, correct? So do it again. BUT, first install fat32 file system (you'll be prompted to do so during XP Pro install). And look, how "busy" is your CPU. If its at "0" or so (should be at zero), start installing your drivers/software ONE AT A...

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