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I OC my opty 165 to 2.4GHz on my Asus A8N-E mobo. Room temperature is 25C and the Asus probe program is showing mobo temperature of 35C!? (even I have just switched on my computer) Does that mean the temperature sensor calibration is wrong and I can minus 10C from all the temperature reading...

Thanks again for the tips, Covered_in_bees. I am now running stress test with two Prime95 and the core temperature is staying at 55 to 56C in the morning time. Is that acceptable? Actually if I run the test in stock clock, the temperature is not too far from what I am testing now. The room...

Great readings there, Covered_in_bees. Thank you!! I managed to OC my system to 2.4G (267MHz x 9) with HT multipler =x4. I am a little worried about the RAM since it is now running at 222MHz (267MHz x 333/400, that's how Asus present the memory clock divider). Any advice to further OC...

Hi guys, Finally I have built my game rig (At last!!). Now I want to overclock the system to get the most out of it. My computer is using the following parts: Opteron 165 Corsair XMS Twins (2 x 1 GB) 3200C2 Asus AN8-E I start with BIOS setting reference: RAM setting is manually set to...

Thank you for the reply, doolittle. You are right, I used another Windows CD marked with SP1 and the partition size is correct now! Cheer, Alex

Hi guys, I just got my new rig built (Asus A8N-E mobo) but have a problem when installing Windows XP. My system has a 250GB harddisk and the system bios shows it correctly. However, when I run the installation, the setup program only see the harddisk has only 131GB. Any idea? Cheers, Alex

Thank you all for the advise, guys! I will check out the availability of the suggested items. Cheers, Alex

Hi all, Did some research and finally wrote down a list for my game rig. I am going overclock this system like no tomorrow. 1. CPU: Opteron 165 with stock heat sink. (Brought already, and it's probably the last one in town). 2. Mobo: Asus A8N Sli Premium. (I don't really need SLi but I heard...

Thanks for the answer Mitch074. I am reading the downloaded manual of the mobo. It doesn't mention anything about manually changing the clock speed. May be I don't understand the mobo completely but does it really allow you to overclock your processor? Cheers, Alex

Some more questions, guys. 1. The Asus mobo does not say it support the Athlon 64 X2, so will it support my dual core Opty 165? 2. Is it important to have SATA2 support? The Asus board seems only support SATA. (Ok I am not sure what I am talking about here, the mobo manual is confusing me)...

Thanks for the advise Ultraviolet. I think the Asus A8N-SLi (no Deluxe or Premium, they just cost too much for my budget) is what I am looking for. Too bad I cannot find the DFI LP U over here. About the RAM, if I get the Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2 (MY-079-CS), will it...

I am shopping for my new game rig components and the buying list as follow: CPU: AMD opty 165 Mobo: ??? RAM: 2 x 1 GB stick Video: Asus 7900GT I guess the rest is not vital to the game performance. I plan to OC the system and was looking for the DFI LP NF4 U mother board. Too bad it seems the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Hi guys, I haven't updated my motherboard driver for a long time and tried to install nForce ver 5.1. The setup get to the setup wizard screen ( the one right after the splash screen) and the program just closed...