Brian Frank

Ahh, silly me. My freakin USB card doesn't like high FSB's, which is a bit of a problem since I've already given up the on-board USB due to the KT266 chipset.

Hellafax, you shouldn't need to reinstall. XP should detect the CPU's as new devices w/o you having to do anything (other than phsyically install them). New CPU's don't require a reinstall under XP. XP isn't like it was in NT.

Quote: 2 years? no kidding? No kidding. It was our senior banquet (went to a private school which didn't have dances or proms) and it was really akward as it was a blind date. I really should've asked one of the girls in my class then...oh, well I can't go back and change it. ;( I've never really considered meeting chicks online, but I have been eyeing a few around town. Now, it's the nerve I have to work up, hehe. At least I have a better chance of telling that it is a chick I'm talking to. I'm not that desparate for a girl, but it is rather depressing to know it's been almost 2 yrs since my last one.

Definitely look for something used, as brand new SCSI and dual processor stuff is mucho dinero.

I've never had a bass test in the speaker test. I don't think there's supposed to be one. I'm not worried as I have it in everything else.

I'd like some free stuff too, for reviewing so I don't have to shell out of my pocket. New hardware=fun.

I'll probably wait for a new board, but I may look into the Epox KT333 board when it hits. That or the 8KHA+ in the future. But first, when I get my tax return, I'm getting a new monitor.

You sure you got the bass adjusted on the sub and/or audigy?

That's one of the best all-around cooler comparisons I've seen.

Even with all the games installed, that thing ain't worth $5 grand.

I know power strip works, but I don't want to have to pay $30 for some overclocking software, when other stuff is free. You may have to try several suggestions they have @ Rage3D to get it working.

If you can stand some noise, the Vantec CCK-6027D. It's 20 bucks and is a copper cooler with a 5500RPM fan. It's not a jet engine, but you can hear the fan. I'm very impressed with this fan. Most reviews I've read, and one I wrote over at TechWareNet (see link in sig, no pimpin' intended;)) can be summed up like this: It's cheap and cools well.

I don't know, but I don't see why not. The Nforce is a good chipset for mATX boards. I'd hope they would, but I'd have to look on their site.

I'm using Winzip 8.0, and it seems to be doing just fine.

Or you could try the mighty Swiftech MCA 462A, if you want to do this moderately cheap.

Have you tried switching the slot the Audigy is in? Got the latest drivers from creative?

Holy bat-crap, Batman! 8)

That'd be cool, and I live where I can use refridgerent for cooling and it'll be legal.

Might also wanna try setting the CPU back to the defaults too. Tyan doesn't really make overclocking boards, and that may be where you're running into trouble.

3 Maxtors here that were RMA'd. One of those became mine if I'd RMA for my dad, which I did. So far, Western Digital seems to have been the best in recent times.

In my RAID setup, I just leave it as one huge partition. Works fine. I probably could partition it, but it's almost more of a hassle to so I just leave it as one big one.

Not that I'm gonna buy it, but I wouldn't expect much over $300 for that system right now, being used and all.

I know it's in beta testing currently, but not much else. I haven't really been paying attention to Win2k as much since I went to XP.

I'd seriously just upgrade my video card instead of a new CPU/MB combo. The Radeon 8500 can be had for around $200, and it is a freakin' awesome card. I've used it before, and ATI has done a major turnaround in the driver development area.

As bad as people bash Via, I've been rather pleased with their chipsets for what I do. I haven't run into any major issues, other than a few Nvidia drivers, and a few cases of user error. ALi just doesn't have what it takes, at least from what I've read.