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KT3 Ultra differences?

a couple follow up questions for anyone: 1. does the nec usb2.0 controller on the msi boards have any overclocking issues? this is probably my biggest issue b/c if it doesn't, i may just get the higher end board (the ARU one) b/c its the same price as a pci card. but i am poor and need the...
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- Post #3
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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How to remove xp1600, remove old thermal pad, and reinstall?

I have a xp 1600 in one box with an antec jet cool on it (copper core, using thermal pad that came with it). I want to swap it out with a duron 1.1 and put the xp in a kt3 ultra in another system. my question is, when I remove the xp, how can i remove remnants of the thermal pad for the antec...
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- Jun 20, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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KT3 Ultra differences?

Right now i'm pretty sure i'm gonna go with the MSI KT3 ultra, but I need some suggestions on which way to go. Newegg has the MSI KT3 ULTRA (MS-6380E-010) for $81 shipped and the MSI KT3 ULTRA-ARU (MS-6380E-020) for $114 shipped. As far as I can tell the differences are -020 model has the...
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- Jun 20, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Motherboards
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ATI All in Wonder Remote question

fiera, have you been able to get your remote to control winamp. on mine it seems like the media control buttons (play, pause, stop, etc.) only seem to work with the MMC software. also, it seems as though you can only program the A,B,C, etc buttons with specific commands, and not map them to...
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- Post #5
- Jun 13, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Thoughts on a new Entertainment System

theres a thread somewhere in general hardware or hot deals about a creative labs PVR card for 99 thats supposed to be pretty good. doesn't have guide support, but most posts on it regarded the quailty as pretty good. i think theres a forum thread on it at avsciences or some av forum site like...
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- Post #5
- Jan 7, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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GeForce4 to be announced Feb 5th

Good for those that haven't hopped on the GF3 Ti 200 bandwagon yet, you can get'em for around 150-160 now, GF4 should only help that drop a little. GF3 Ti200 for same price as current MX's? Me likee.
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- Post #3
- Jan 4, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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ME WANT SCSI!!! (answers and opinions needed)

kind of an aside: can anyone here compare the responsiveness and performance of a single scsi hd setup (hypothetically with a tekram controller and 10k III) and a ide raid 0 setup (prob w/ WD drives). i am debating doing either a single scsi or raid 0 ide setup, and i have a 100 gb WD for my...
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- Post #21
- Jan 3, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Good Source For Barebones Systems?

i would try mwave dont know if they have nforce mobos, but pretty sure they do under barebones section. ya, btw, i dont work for them
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- Post #3
- Jan 3, 2002
- Forum: Barebones
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I need a tower with complete........

i like some of the barebones setups that Mwave has, you can choose from some decent mobo/proc combos, throw in a cdrw if you need, its fairly decent. all that said i would just buy the parts and assemble it yourself tho. all the ladies really dig a man that assembles his own pc's [riiiiiiiight...
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- Post #19
- Jan 3, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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What's the best case that I should get?

i got the antec sx1030b knockoff from newegg for right around $100 it uses the same OEM supplier as antec, chieftec, and all the others, but has a 350w Enermax for PS. i really like it, tho in retrospect the paint job is a little funky, don't get me wrong it looks great, its just a little...
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- Post #10
- Jan 2, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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what is ideal a set computer(new build) with $1100 bucks

Don't have time to check prices, but here's a quick run down, i've been pricing this for awhile, so i believe this all to stay under your price mark. Shuttle AK35GTR - about $130 Alpha 8045 heatsink - about $30 Artic Silver II - about 5 bux 80 mm Silencer - $9 pc power and cooling Athlon XP...
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- Post #8
- Jan 2, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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NForce/GeForce2 MX/Klipsch 5.1

true... but i also read that since the gf2mx core is integrated it can acheive agp 6x level performace due to the internal handling of memory textures, you are still limited by the fill rate of the gf2mx core tho so gf 3 @ agp 4x = still best : )
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- Post #3
- Aug 9, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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front multimedia port extenders for 3 1/2" bay

bump-a-roni....the san francisco treat
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- Post #7
- Jun 26, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Where can I buy Panaflo fans in Canada?

well, they only have 1 60mm delta, but they carry a lot of sunon and ys tech and are in canada. http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Bigfoot&Category_Code=0100 hope that helps some.
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- Post #3
- Jun 26, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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best decently priced router for college dsl or cable?

hey all, i'm heading to college next year and will be hooking up w/ either dsl or cable. i'm looking for a good router to throw in my network mix for next year, not only for security, but to hide multiple machines behind 1 ip ;-) right now i'm looking at the Netgear rt314, the EtherFast...
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- Jun 26, 2001
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building

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