Recent content by peter21

Where in Canada are you situated, if you are in Toronto, Waterloo or Kingston you could check out Canada Computers they have some of the best prices in Canada(I'm not sure if they ship). URL is www.canadacomputers.com www.bytewizecomputers.com - does ship all over Canada and has decent prices...

Thats way to hot!! Call the fire department!! You should be running 5 degrees Kelvin, no more! Just Kidding, the temps look really good especially for the Prescott. Side Note: I used to live in town called Prescott, my uncle still lives there. -------- The only thing that i truly know...

If video games are your main concern then the upgrade to the 6800GT will give you the biggest boost period. Get the 6800GT now and in the future upgrade the Mobo/CPU. I know you are worried about AGP but trust me it will be around longer than you think. -------- The only thing that i truly...

Here is step by step instructions on how to apply Heatsink compound with pictures!, right from Artic Silver. <A HREF="http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm" target="_new">http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm</A> -------- The only thing that i truly...

If you are using the retail HSF that comes with the P4 and are not planning to overclock the easiest thing to do is use the Thermal Pad that is on the Heatsink already. If you do plan on using the Heatsink compound remember to take off the pad from the heatsink, i find using nail polish...

ASUS A7V8X-MX VIA KM400 more info - $80 Athlon XP 2000+ RETAIL BOX - $83 256MB PC-2700 DDR333 - $53 313-4 Mid Tower w/ 350W PSU Grey - $33 Grand Total: $249.00 All prices were taken from <A HREF="http://www.canadacomputers.com" target="_new">http://www.canadacomputers.com</A> -------- The...

<A HREF="http://www.bytewizecomputers.com " target="_new">http://www.bytewizecomputers.com </A> sells the Upgradeware adapters. They are very reliable and i think they ship to alot of places. -------- The only thing that i truly know... is that i know nothing at all.<P ID="edit"><FONT...

SoDNighthawk i assume you live in Ottawa right? I believe i live close to your cottage, i live halfway between Ottawa and Kingston on highway 15. I dare you to come and try out my P4 rig. I have a P4 3.0C, properly paired with two sticks of Corsair XMS 3500 running at 200MHz DDR at CL 2. I'm...

Taking it out and putting it on wood is fine, and like another poster mentioned put a thin layer of heatsink compound on the die only. I like to use an old credit card and layer it nice and thin. Also you should think about getting a good heatsink compound especially if you are overclocking like...

Ok that was funny!! -------- The only thing that i truly know... is that i know nothing at all.

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!! -------- The only thing that i truly know... is that i know nothing at all.

The fact that Microsoft is creating a 64 bit edition of Windows proves that Microsoft at the least thinks theres some merit in going 64 bit. -------- The only thing that i truly know... is that i know nothing at all.

Well we finally did it!! I can finally play Quake 3 over 400 FPS, at a decent resolution :) Anything below 400 frames per second is terrible, the chopiness is terrible. -------- The only thing that i truly know... is that i know nothing at all.

Have you tried looser timing's for your RAM? Higher clockspeed is more benficial than tighter timings. I read an article where running memory at the most aggresive timings gave you the same performance as using the worst timings and raising the clockspeed only 3-4 MHz!! This was tested with...

c0d1f1ed its not about the performance or practicality. It's just fun to do projects like that, modding the equipment and making it work is the point. Thats what makes us geeks! -------- The only thing that i truly know... is that i know nothing at all.