I didnt like my mx1000, i lifted the mouse to frequently and the laser always went to sleep. Sold it to someone who uses a realy high sensitivity and doesnt move the mouse off the table at all, hes extremely happy.
Waiting on my mx518 atm... R.I.P ms intellimouse explorer 3.0 :)
I had an mx1000 mouse, I just couldnt get used to it after using a MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0a for years.
The main reason behind me getting rid of the mx1000 was that I have a habit of lifting the mouse just high enough to make the laser switch off. Explorer never seemed to do that.
It...
I ended up unscrewing and removing the cover on my fan/heatsink which helped prolong its life a little bit, but when it seized completely i removed the fan (along with the cover) and mounted a 40mm fan on top (so dodgy) which kept it cool enough for a while (noisey!!), now I have a zalman nb47j...
I too have had a couple of bad experiences with ASRock using two identical model boards G400PRO (very early ASRock mind you) but while doing a budget system upgrade for a customer, I used a newer ASRock board (P4/via chipset) it was rock solid.
I think your bad luck may have come hand in hand...
I would recommend the X2 3800+
Ive recently bought an X2 3800+ after using a 3500+ for about 6 months and it is so much faster. I also have it running fine at 2.25ghz rather than the default 2.0ghz clock speed.
My board is an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, good board only one problem, the chipset...
G'day anandtech forum members,
I will be changing my cpu (currently a 3500+ clawhammer) to an Athlon X2 3800+. I have updated my bios to the latest available (a8n-sli deluxe) so it is ready to take an X2 processor.
Just a quick question, will I need to reinstall windows (currently windows...
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