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i have an old gateway pc with a p3 500 slot 1. can i get a slocket kit and up it to a 1 gig maybe. will the bios and motherboard support it. this is an OEM system so i am wary thanks

I have been using my leadtek gf4 4600 for a while and have gotten great performance. I have been running 1240x1024 with no problems. When i try to push it to 1600x1200 the game quits (MOHAA and wolfenstein) and i get the message - the OpenGL subsystem cannot be found. Whats going on? <I am one...

I have a P4 on an Abit BD-7 RAID. On the motherboard itself there is a jumper that allows me to select between 100 and 133 mhz fsb. Can i buy a new P4 with the 533 fsb and have it work in this mobo even though it technically supports only 400 mhz fsb. Thanks

Just for fun I tried to Overclock my leadtek GF4ti4600 using the utilities that came with the card. I only tried to bump up memory and gpu by 4mhz. After this my desktop would hang and my screen would pixelate. System specs P4 1.8 ghz Abit BD-7 RAID mobo 256 ddr ram soundblaster live 5.1 400...

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I booted up my home-built PC for the first time. The mobo is an Abit BD-7 RAID and the CPU is a Northwood 1.8 Ghz. I am using the thermaltake P4 478 Volcano heatsink. At idle, (in the BIOS) i am getting 39 degrees Celsius. I have two antec fans that came with my case. Is this temp okay. Thanks...

So what do u think?

Hey guys, I have heard a lot of nightmares, not only on this sight,but on others about freezing during games. So i took the advice of many of the experts here and am looking to cover all ends. My case is an antec SX1040 with a 400 watt power supply. I have two case fans and am even thinking of...

Guys, thanks to all who replied to my last post but i still seem to be hung up on the same question, which P4 DDR mobo. I am looking at the Abit BD-7 RAID. Anyone who has the board or another suggestion please reply. Thanks guys

first guys, i would like to thank everyone who responded to my previous thread. Now I have another question/request, To all you experienced system builders and component owners, how does this setup look. P4 1.8 ghz northwood cpu 256 mb DDR Ram (crucial) Abit BD-7 RAID MoBo Western Digital 40...

I know this is the millionth time this has been asked but... I am looking at a P4 DDR combination. Any motherboard suggestions..I am looking at the P4 FireDragon any suggestions are welcome. Thanks guys.