Out of curiosty, why do you have to cut power to the mobo? My mobo has a jumper that you can switch in order to clear the cmos. j/w..... -Alex "Dion L Heap" wrote in message ... "dryOtto" wrote in...

I have a dual AMD Tyan system - and I reckon the chips and especially the northbridge chipset could be cooler. Unfortunately my case is pretty average for air circulation - its design allows only 2 fans. What fan/heatsink combos are excellent for Amd MP's and chipsets? Thanks.

I changed from T-bird 1.4ghz (266 fsb) to T-bird 1 ghz (200fsb) on Tyan 2390B and when I booted this up, the post showed 1,333 mhz! Whoa... a big fsb jump! I let it boot into Windows. No problem! I haven't used this board for about 2 years. It doesn't overheat even with using stock AMD...

Mark, You say that you have gotten the POST to work - did you have problems? I have the same board and have yet to get the POST to work. I have RMA'd it back to the reseller and they say it works fine. I have tried everything I can think of to get it to work and was wondering if you had some...

Well, sadly I'm thinking about replacing one of my trusted KT7 boards with a DDR model. Don't have much experiences (0) with the newer rams. Been doing some research and I'm looking at Buffalo tech. Either PC3200 or PC3700. Both of these appear to use the Winbond chips and reviews of the PC3700...

Hey all, My local computer shop sell the Thermalright line (among others) of cpu coolers. http://www.memoryexpress.com/FrameCPUFan.php (keep in mind, these are cdn dollars) I am looking at the SK-7, but am not sure if I will need a fan and, if so, how many cfm's to go with.

What is the diffenece between a palomino and a thoroughbred? and is one esier to overclock than the other 1 cheers..

Hi all I've been thinking of upgrading my aging Duron 900 & I've seen a good offer for an AthlonXP2400+ & an ASRock K7VT2 MB, just wondered if anyone had any experience with overclocking on this particular MB, is it any good, can I expect to get any higher speeds out of this processor with...

In article , arif_777 says... Hi, What is the maximum CPU temperature over a 'prolonged' period over which the Barton 2500 XP shouldnt be run ? (I am after a quiet PC and would like to reduce the heatsink fan speed rather...

Toby Groves wrote: What's the typical overclock you can get out of these things, and what percentage of them will hit 200FSB? Depends on a whole host of parameters. Typically 2.2GHz on Air, 2.4GHz on water and probably over 99% will hit 200MHz FSB Ben

Which is better for Corsair XMS PC 3500? Is 7-3-3-2 or 6-3-3-2? Thanks. -- Asus A7N8X deluxe rev. 2.0 AMD XP 3200+, 400fsb Corsair 512 meg x 2, XMS PC 3500 Radeon 9800 Pro, 256 DDR

Greetz all, how is the retail Barton heatsink? I'm thinking of building a test AMD system for stock use, maybe a little Overclocking. Thinking about expense, is it worth buying a separate cooler or starting with the stock HSF? Wayne ][

ok my motherbord is a fic az11 i have AMD Duron, 801MHz, 64KB wandering if somone could even tell me the basics on how to pump more juice out of the lil ****er.. thnx joe

Hi all ,i've got an XP2600 throughbred b processor running on an Asrock K7S8X mobo (cheap i know). What would be my chance of getting it to run at the same speed as an XP3000. It's currently showing as an Xp2700 running at 2200mhz . 6.25*352.

All the palomino's are locked. You have to close all the L1 bridges to change the multipliers. "Ed" wrote in message ... I have a palomino 2000+, tried to change the default multiplier of 12.5x to 13x. The mobo supports up to...

Hi, I am considering buying a funnel adapter (PcToys Funnel Maxx 60mm to 80mm) to put a larger fan on my cpu, I presently have a retail Heatsink\Fan installed on a Barton 2500+ (the combo that comes with the retail cpu). I am considering using the funnel adapter to get more air on the Heatsink,...

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...

can i use an athlon thunderbird c 1333mhz on my Asus A7V133-C motherboard (PC133 sd-ram)?

My Question Is Would It Be Safe To Overclock An Amd Athalon 950 And If So What Is The Safest Way To Do This Wihout Burning Somthing Up?

My Question Is Would It Be Safe To Overclock An Amd Athalon 950 And If So What Is The Safest Way To Do This Wihout Burning Somthing Up? I Have A Socket A Athlon 950 And An Epox 8KTA3PRO Motherboard.