I have been trying to test cpu performance using Nbench and have found that I get better results running XP on VMWare system using a quad core than I do on an XP system running a dual core AM2 5200+ or 5000+ . I clocked the same system with the two different processors and was only able to obtain...

Don't get me wrong, been using Athlons forever.....I love them....here is my issue: I just started messing around with Pinnacle Studio 8 to create some DVDs from old VHS tapes as well as some AVI's and MPGs. It takes **forever** to render the DVD. I have heard that P4s are better at this than...

Hey, It's definitely a palmino :-( So I guess a physically unlocking the cpu is the only way? I'll try to change the multiplier (underclock first) and see if it'll change. cheers sham126 "Peter van der Goes" wrote in message

I have just bought an AM2 3800cpu and Asus M2V-TVM mobo, I have seen reports of 3800s cranking out 2.7GHz, hell, I'd be happy with 2.2 or 2.4GHz. Can someone give me advise on which parameters I need to adjust to acheive this, I am running 512mb DDR2 ram infineon 667 and a 550watt PSU. I...

Can someone point me to a processor comparison chart which has most of todays processors as well as going down in power as low as the 2100+ Athlon. I can find charts with just a few entries but someone may know of a chart showing lots of processors. Thanks!

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler KINGWIN Revolution RVT-12025 OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Looks like a very interesting and fairly cheap heatsink (all of the above are clone designs), anyone tried this on a 939 system? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 rms

Can anyone tell me which angle is the best to go when OCing? If I lower the SDRAM delays and CAS latency to 4-2-2-2T, I can only overclock my FSB/memory to 210MHz in the BIOS. If I want to increase FSB/memory to 217MHz, I have to increase the SDRAM delays to 7-3-3-2T. Which should I be focused...

Hi, now that i'm (finally) going to make the upgrade to Socket 939, i decided i'll keep my AGP video card (GF 6800GT) for the time being. So, i'm looking for an AGP only S939 mainboard(don`t want that dual Sata2 thingy), which will allow me to overclock as much out of that 3700+ San Diego i'm...

Hi All! Well, act in haste and repent at leisure goes the saying. I guess I proved it this month. Bit of a cautionary tale. For two years I had a Celeron 1.8 with 60 Gig hard drive and 256 RAM. I got a quality sound card and a network card. It wasn't brilliant but I was happy. Then we had a HUGE...

I have a homebuilt pc with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+ (AM2 socket), cooled by the stock heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu. The stock fan has no mobo controlled speed, though the mobo supports such (Abit NF-M2 nView). Though it doesn't run hot at all, I'd like to replace just the...

I have just overclocked my new XP 2500 Barton CPU (PIB) at 3200Hz on an Asus A7N8X V2 Del MB with CPU voltage as set for 2500, my Crucial PC3200 memory set to 100%, agp set to 66MHz and memory voltage left at 2.6V at with timings 2.5/3/3/7. My pc is running very fast and stable but my cpu temp...

Damn, I'm turning blue waiting for the NF3-250 or K8T800pro based motherboards! Anyone got a source in the Toronto area? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.681 / Virus Database: 443 - Release Date: 5/10/2004

After working fine for over a year, this SOYO KT-600 & AMD 3400 (Sempron?) started rebooting spontaneously. Once in a while. When I swapped in 2x1GB memory in place of 2x512MB, it would reboot constantly, until I backed off the overclock, back to stock ratings. The motherboard monitor shows...

Ok, i have an XP1600 with a volcano 7cu heatsink. I live in a VERY hot climate, so you blue people don't get alarmed cos my case temp is over 15 degrees C. My case temp is around 35-40 degrees C, which is normal here. However, my cpu is running at 50-55 degrees C at idle with vcool!! I have...

Hi, I have a motherboard (BIOSTAR M7VKA) with a AMD-Thunderbird 1000MHz processor and VT8663, KT133. With which processor can I upgrade my motherboard? Can you help me André

Postal Lottery: Turn $6 into $60,000 in 90 days, GUARANTEED I found this in a news group and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now and came across a message just like this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with...

an update... I disconnected my HDD's from the mainboard as well as my CDRW drive. I've added a 2.6gig IDE drive as master on the secondary controller and started installing Windows XP onto that drive. During the install I got another BSOD. Trap was 0000007A - didn't get the rest. I also had...

There must be 5 or 6 AM2 CPU types to buy, I guess the 939 is out and a little help here PLEASE, and thanks...Joe

Naj wrote: I am getting ready to rebuild my computer system to the following: Asus A7N8X Deluxe Mobo Make sure it's a Rev2.0 if you want 200MHz FSB. BIOS 1004 seems to be best for overclocking. AMD 2500+ Barton w/ Thermaltake Volcano 11 heatsink/fan 2x 256mb Kinsgston 2700 RAM...

http://game.amd.com/us-en/unlock_athlonblack.aspx So, what all does this mean to the OC crowd?