Hi there everyone: Not sure if this is the right form for my Q's here but Hope so. I resently up dated my mother board to a " ECS 741GX-M with an AMD Athlon(tm) XP2600+ also has Exteded MMX, the power supply is or should be enough to power this MB at 400W. Now I've checked some of the...

Howdy, I have a stand alone box with my DVD burner in it Gigabyte 7VRX M\B Xp1800 CPU Runs XP Pro No network card or internet connection I just use it for burning Dvd's Problem is that the cpu usage with no programs running is quite often running at 60 -79% I've done a clean install of windows no...

Are Heat Sink fans for socket 754 AMD CPU's compatable with the socket 939 Motherboards? I would like to use a quiet Zalman fan (CNPS7000A-Cu) with one of the new Athlon 64s for socket 939 - but I can not confirm compatability.

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Can anyone please suggest or give some advice regarding upgrading my ASUS motherboard. I currently have 2 AMD2400 MP chips. I want to move up to AMD3200. Is using a single AMD3200 XP better than 2 AMD2400? Does the 2400 run like a 2.4GHz? If so, the 2800 runs like a 2.8GHz? Should I just go...

I want to upgrade my Asus AS7-VM motherboard. It currently has an Athlon 1GHz processor. According to Asus it will take up to a 1.4GHz Athlon or 900 MHz Duron, I don't see why there is a difference in CPU speed. I checked the local computer store and it is only possible to get Duron processors,...

hi, im building a new system and just want some quick recommendations. i've read reviews online about the following processors(pricewatch prices included): $80 - Athlon XP 2800 333 $75 - Athlon XP 2700 333 $73 - Athlon XP 2600 $66 - Athlon XP 2600 333

I'm buying a new notebook in the next few days and I had a quick question. I know how to do a clean install of the OS but once that is done, I need to install the drivers for the hardware in the notebook. I have heard there is a specific order in which they should be installed in, and that the...

am going to upgrade from a amd 1.4 to a amd 3000 xp, please recommend a good board (i like msi). mike i don't want to spend alot also, what is the best amd processor to buy at this time

Can anyone tell me if pc133 DIMMS consume more power then pc100's? I'm wondering if that is the reason for my computer's instability... (motherboard is AMD-756 Viper chipset, built for pc100...but if pc133 uses more electricity, maybe that's what is locking the board? Like using the motherboard's...

Hi, I've been plagued by a mysterious, unpredictable hard-locking condition for about two months now. It is OS neutral--even attacking while FreeDOS is idling! (I've tested with Linux 2.4 & 2.6, FreeBSD 5.2.1, FreeDOS, and whatever memtest86 is) It doesn't seem to be related to any...

"That Other Guy" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:59:39 -0500, "J. Codling" jcodling~AT~jcodling~DOT~com wrote: Auto bus multipliers are a pain and can stop the computer from attaining anything good for...

Hello All, I have a Compaq Presario 700 series laptop. It currently has a Duron 1Ghz in it. I would like to upgrade the CPU. The higest end of this notebook line (Same Mobo) has an Athlon 1.4Ghz CPU in it. As far as I can tell from LOTS of research is that the Mobo can handle 100/133. I'm...

I offer no advice on which to choose. I only offer information to help you choose yourself. Go to toms hardware guide. www.tomshardware.com and look at reviews. look particularly at http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20031223/index.html Also a answer to one of the replys saying about future...

I have not dumped the idea of getting AMD in my notebook just yet because I'm still confused about all the processors they make. You know one of the systems I am interested in is the Compaq Presario 3000 series line. One of those lines in the 3000Z which features the processor from AMD. OK, go...

Hello All, Does anyone know of an adapter to let an amd K6-2 processor run on a Socket A mainboard? First guess is this would be like trying to breed a turtle with an elephant, but ehhh.. what the hell, the question is free =)

My Fan speed for the CPU fan is some 11k. It's a Thermaltake with twin fans around which is the heat sink. The CPU I have is an Athlon 1GHz, but I have it set at 750Mhz because it then runs 5C cooler and I can't see any difference to performance. Now I...

Does anyone know what is an acceptable operating temperature for a CPU is? the SiSoftware reporting tool says I have a CPU temp of 55.1°C is this OK or too high? More specific details:

Hello, I'm trying to max out a motherboard that's rated for AMD Athlon XP processors. It's a Gigabyte K7 Triton based GA-7VKMLS with a 266 mhz FSB which says it supports AMD Athlon XP Processors (but only takes PC133 SDRAM). I want to put the fastest 266 Mhz FSB processor I can find, and so far...

Does anyone know what is an acceptable operating temperature for a CPU is? the SiSoftware reporting tool says I have a CPU temp of 55.1°C is this OK or too high? More specific details: