I'm a little ****ed about this. Newegg has raiseed the price of the TR2-M1 cooler from $8.99 to $15.99. The only reason I can see for this is the popularity and the five star ratings in 40 reviews. This cooler can still be bought for $8-$12 elsewhere. The TR2-M2 is now $3 cheaper than the M1, but...

I've been thinking about getting water cooling for my AMD 4200 X2, but have been reading reviews that say they're only getting around 3 to 6 degrees lower than with fan\heatsink. My case has 5 80mm fans and one smaller one (50mm, I think), not counting PS/CPU fans. I live in OR where it does get...

the sempron is just crap... so want to see if i can still get a 2500+ somewhere... cheers -- Design is all about life improving.

I read a few days ago here about a guy overclocking his cpu according to the "expert advice" from clowns like "misfit" that roam here. And he apparently blew it. Since this guy was using a celeron, he obviously doesn't have a lot a money to waste like the rest of us, or it was a "hand me down". And...

What is the best stuff to use to remove AS5 from a CPU core and heatsink? I'm in the UK. Also, what cloths or similar would I need to use? I followed the instructions on the AS website to set my PC up but the temperatures are always higher than the 'putting a grain sized dollop and then using a...

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/17/AMD_appoints_new_CEO_as_losses_continue_1.html AMD has replaced Hector Ruiz with Dirk Meyer as its CEO, as the company reported its seventh consecutive quarterly net loss on Thursday. AMD's board has elected Meyer to the CEO spot effective...

Hi! I've tried to get and answer or find information about this, but without success so far. It's quite simple, I'm about to chose ram for my A7N8X-Deluxe (w. Barton 2500 to be run at 200Mhz). I've decided on Kingston Hyper-X, just not what sticks to use yet. I will get 2*512MB (PC3200, to be run...

rAD wrote: Is your house a mess? Is the kitchen sink full of foul-smelling water? Is Nope, I just spent 4 hours cleaning the kitchen and the living room. going top to botton from the cooker to the cupboards. your grass over 6" high? Do women think you are "immature"? When was the last...

I have a mobile Barton 2600+ and have a few questions about overclocking and the FSB ... 1) If I raise the FSB without raising the default CPU speed, do I still need to boost any voltages? Could I go from the default 133x15 to 200x10 without needing to change the voltage settings? I have PC3200...

I run XP. About 7 or 8 months ago I was going to upgrade my ailing 700MHz Duron for a Barton 2500. But has the attractiveness of the Barton 2500 approach disappeared on account of Athlon 64 now being more popular these days? I don't know much about Athlon 64 expect I have heard...

I have recently bought an XP 3200 Barton 400Mhz processor. I also have 400 Mhz DDR Memory. However windows shows that my cpu has an external clock speed of 200Mhz. As a relatively newbie can any one explain to me in simple terms is this correct or do I have to adjust my BIOS. TIA Dave

Originally I was going to build with a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP with a Intel P4 2.4 MB/processor but I'm hoping to buy the Asus A7n8X and 2500+ Barton for 1/3 the price of the Intel/Gigabyte combo and then overclock (I've never tried overclocking before though). I'm not anti-Intel, I just want to save...

Im after a socket 940 Chip and am unsure which chip to purchase. I could get a FX5x chip or the Opteron. What is the difference between them? I know the FX is aimed at games but surely there cant be that much difference as I can get a opteron chip quite cheap. How do the opteron chips perfom...

What options should be changed under (c)onfiguration for a really thorough testing of the modules - I am trying to determine if a module is defective... Also, I changed a setting under "Memory Sizing" from BIOS-STD to BIOS-ALL and I immediatly got a ton of errors. Is this normal?

Is the Volcano 7 alright for using with an overclocked XP2500+ Barton? I'm using the Thermaltake ducting mod too if that helps. TIA neopolaris

I've got standard cooling (but i might upgrade that later). How much can i overclock this? Would it be better to try and sell my 2700 and get a barton2500? I don't really want to do that, but I also want to get the most bang from my buck.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-144-026&catalog=7&depa=1 Aspire X-Dreamer II- Mid-Tower, Steel (also available in aluminum), 350W, Fans: 1 front, 2 rear, 1 side, 1...

Not too happy a bunny ! I have just had delivered what I thought to be a nice speedy 2500+ and a GigaByte GA7-NNXP only to find that AMD have moved the target and locked up the 2500. My chip is the retail version AQZEA 0341 RPM and I gather this is now locked?? If this is true (and I can't check...

Just building a new spec PC and dont know whether to go for the cost of a RAID Array. Will be using PC for games and video editing mainly and will definitely be overclocking : ) The components a- Xaser 2000A case Enermax 430 W PSU Abit NF7-S Mobo Barton xp 2500+ CPU 2 X Crucial 512 Cas 3 memory

got the motherboard (soltek SL-75MRN2-L) and chip (barton 2500 retail) and it posts, goes into bios etc, but the ******* wont boot windows...wtf? temp is like 98F, everytime it goes to load windows a super ultra quick blue screen appears and it reboots...cant even read what it says....i've cleared...