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audigy + kt266a = mp3 skip??!!!

I used to have this problem w/ a kt133 & sblive and I'd never thought I'd have it again w/ this combo. Using XP, clean install, updated chipset, audio drivers and sp1. Could this be the result of FSB O/C? If you're thinking about the mp3's, they're fine, tested them in another pc.
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- Jan 30, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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Athlon 2000+ running at 55C safe?

It's a bit high, but as long as your computer's stable at that temp don't need to worry.
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- Post #8
- Jan 7, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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AMD CPU... having problems.. help please

Look at your mobo manual or manufacturer's website if its a KT133 no dice running the FSB at 133. If its a KT133A or higher you might need a better power supply. Try using 3dmark2001 se and set it to loop, to test for stability. Although your best bet is you have an under- powered CPU or a...
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- Post #8
- Jan 7, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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POLL!! favorite motherboard brand

You've got hand to hand it to ASUS. Best quality out of the box, although the price sometimes is way too high.
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- Post #30
- Jan 7, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is there a mobo brand you swear by?

So far after building systems for a couple of computer rental shops, I'd go w/ ASUS. Nothing beats their reliability, stability, and set of features. But if your scrimping try ECS a no frills, basic, stable board...
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- Post #9
- Jan 7, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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cmedia 6.1 onboard vs sblive!

I've tried both and if your just playing games & mp3s then just use the cmedia chip. Cmedia is compatible w/ eax and even a3d.
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- Post #10
- Jan 2, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Overclocking on ECS k7S5A

Your lucky. Wish my old t-bird was that easy to OC. It wouldn't even reach 105 FSB. *sigh*
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- Post #20
- Jan 2, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How to clean copper heat sink?

thanks for the info. i guess i need to dry it by putting it in front of a desktop fan. wouldn't green colored corrosion develop when the copper gets wet?
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- Post #6
- Jan 2, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How to clean copper heat sink?

I've open my case monthly to clean it and make sure no dust builds up on my hsf or case fans. I currently have a Ttake Volcano 7+ and the top of fins is so full of dust. I've used clean paint brush to try sweep the dust away but there's still a layer that's just stuck there. What's the best...
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- Dec 31, 2002
- Replies: 11
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Overclocking on ECS k7S5A

The chb1129f.zip bios is the version that enables Fast Writes. Fast Writes along w/ Side Band Addressing are features of the AGP bus to improve data transfer. If you want these features enabled it must be both supported by your video card and mother board. Most video cards have these features...
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- Post #18
- Dec 31, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Overclocking on ECS k7S5A

Hey NimBus!!! What I OC'd was an Athlon XP 1700+/1463 Mhz to 1573. Using the bios from OCWorkbench, I was able to increase the FSB and mem speed from 133 to 143. Not much to write about but at least a modest OC. Hmm your T-Bird 800 is probably an A model the one that runs at 100 FSB. I had a...
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- Post #17
- Dec 31, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Thumbs up to K7S5A!

I'd replace your PSU w/ a more reliable 350W branded unit. I had the same board but equipped w/ an Athlon XP 1700+, Geforce3 Ti200 and 2 sticks of generic 256 PC266 DDR. It worked great, and feeling adventurious I downloaded a copy of Cheepobios and was able to do a modest OC of the bus from 133...
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- Post #3
- Dec 31, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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STUPID A7V333!!!

Had the same problem w/ a T-Bird 750 and A7V. It acted flaky and would demonstrate a lot of errors. A friend suggested I increase the voltage. I did and it worked flawlessly.
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- Post #10
- Dec 31, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Weird CPU Voltage Reading...

I guess I'm just jittery after loosing two hds and a mobo because of cheepo power supply before the holidays. Guess you're right after all--after rebooting the bios readings were quite different from the two programs mentioned.
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- Post #5
- Dec 29, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Weird CPU Voltage Reading...

I installed ASUS PC Probe. The core reading was the same as mbm. But for the +12V was at 13.20, making it alarm incessantly. Hmmm how can booting into windows change the reading from the sensors? This is the 1st time I've eperienced this.
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- Post #3
- Dec 29, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Weird CPU Voltage Reading...

I used to have an ECS K7S5A mobo that I used to OC my AthlonXP 1700/1466 to 1573. Using MBM the CPU voltage reading was 1.70 V. I've replaced the board w/ an A7V266-C and able to achieve an OC of 1620. Weird thing is that MBM and sisoft sandra reports the voltage to 1.84 V. I looked at the...
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- Dec 29, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which is better ECS K7S5A or ECS K7SEM?

Go w/ the K7S5A. You can get an unofficial bios that you can use to flash your board. Makes for good OC. Make sure that you have a good PSU. I was able to push the AthlonXP 1700+/1466Mhz to 1622. You can find the bios by the doin a search.
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- Post #6
- Dec 29, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Nforce2 now or wait for KT400a?

Somehow I'd agree. I used to have an ECS K7S5A that I've replaced w/ an ASUS a7v266-c. Some this board feels more sluggish than the old one.
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- Post #5
- Dec 29, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Computing for P4 speed...

Honestly can there be any applications besides benchmarking utilities that can utilize the bandwidth provided by the p4's bus?
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- Post #7
- Dec 29, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Computing for P4 speed...

Thanx. It answered question. Just weird to think that intel is always giving the fsb's effective speed. Talk about marketing.
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- Post #4
- Dec 27, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Holiday Blues...

The day before X'mas while playing Morrowind I notice a burnt smell coming from my PC, then it dies. Looks like the PSU's fried. X'mas passes I go to have the PSU replaced, upon testing my rig it seems it has taken my 2 HD and mobo along w/ it. What a way to spend the holidays. I swear no...
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- Dec 27, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Computing for P4 speed...

I've had an athlon system for the past two years, and haven't been in touch w/ systems from intel. I know that computing for the CPU speed is a product of the FSB & multiplier. What about in the case of the P4? Is it the actual bus frequency or the theoretical speed (fsb * data rate). A...
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- Dec 27, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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A7V8X or A7N8X?

i took the plunge w/ the audigy. it does sound better compared to my previous sblive. i'll just need to get the a7n8x deluxe when i've got more cash to burn.
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- Post #8
- Dec 27, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Arctic Silver 3 conductive?

Thanx for all the info. I took the risk and used as3 so far it's ok. Just need a sensor to find out what temp the core is running at.
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- Post #11
- Dec 27, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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A7V8X or A7N8X?

I currently have an AthlonXP 1700, ECS K7S5A, & 2 generic 256 MB PC266 DDR, & a SBLIVE OEM. I'm thinking of upgrading my motherboard and sound card. My choice boils down to either A7V8X w/ SBLIVE Audigy or A7N8X, making use of the built-in sound. I'd like to know your opinion if the built-in...
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- Dec 22, 2002
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Motherboards
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Arctic Silver 3 conductive?

I have a Inno3d geforce3 ti200 oc @ 240/475. Living here in the Philippines already makes up for a high ambient temp. I was thinking of putting Arctic Silver 3 on my on the vid cards heatsink. I've read somewhere although I can't remember that putting Arctic Silver 3 shorted a card because it...
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- Dec 22, 2002
- Replies: 14
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Can't install RedHat 8.0 on ECS K7S5A...

I've just downloaded the RH 9.0 ISOs and have burned it on disk. When time came to install on my machine the kernel messages would take a long time on the part detecting the CDROM drive. A message about losing IRQ or something. Weird thing is I have a previous installation of RH-7.3 on this...
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- Oct 20, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Can't use agp 2x!?!

Oops!!! Wrong title should have been can't use agp 4x.
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- Post #2
- Oct 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can't use agp 2x!?!

I've got this old trusty rig for a year and a half, which consisted of an Asus A7V, Athlon 750, 512 MB ram and Voodoo3 3000. When I was able to upgrade I passed of my old rig to my brother, but not before upgrading the CPU to a Duron 1200 and replacing the video w/ an Inno3d GeForce MX400...
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- Oct 20, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Athlon-C 1330 Mhz on an old A7V board

great! i guess there'd no prob w/ bios support or anything. i still don't want to get rid of it, it's still a great board..
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- Post #3
- Mar 15, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better choice for amd cpu?

what would you guys think would be a better fan/heatsink for an athlon xp 1800+? global win sak38 or thermaltake volcano 6cu+:confused:
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- Mar 15, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Athlon-C 1330 Mhz on an old A7V board

i'm currently stuck w/ an A7V board (KT133) and an AMD 750 @800 w/ 512 MB RAM. I'm currently thinking of upgrading the CPU and the only ones I could get my hands on are athlon-C running w/ 133 Mhz bus or duron processors. changing boards is out of the question, only have enough money to change...
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- Mar 15, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Opinion on Samsung Hard Drives in general?

don't even think about it. heats up quite fast and very bad performance.
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- Post #4
- Mar 15, 2002
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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speakers to recommend...

i live here in the philippines & the choices for pc hardware is quite limited. i'm trying to replace my current speakers ACS-56, and I've narrowed my choices down to the Altec Lansing 4100 or Creative Inspire 5.1. my budget is quite tight and some of the speakers in the same price range i've...
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- Mar 15, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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ASUS A7V - ATA100 prob

make sure that the drive is detected at bootup. use fdisk in dos to partition your drive, reboot then format... :cool:
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- Post #4
- Mar 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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sblive crackling in W2k

i have a sblive sound card hooked up to an a7v mobo. it works fine under winme and win98, but when i installed w2k it crackles. all the drivers are updated from the via 4in1 patch, w2k sp2 and sblive w2k drivers. anybody got a clue? :confused:
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- Jun 22, 2001
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poll: sblive crackling in W2k

i have a sblive sound card hooked up to an a7v mobo. it works fine under winme and win98, but when i installed w2k it crackles. all the drivers are updated from the via 4in1 patch, w2k sp2 and sblive w2k drivers. anybody got a clue? :confused:
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- Jun 22, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poll: sblive crackling

i have an sblive connected to an A7V mobo. it works perfectly in WinMe & Win98. But when i installed Win2k the sound card occassionally emits a crackling sound. i've installed the latest service pack for w2k, latest via drivers and sblive drivers, but it still didn't help. anybody got a...
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- Jun 21, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poll: sblive crackling

i have an sblive connected to an A7V mobo. it works perfectly in WinMe & Win98. But when i installed Win2k the sound card occassionally emits a crackling sound. i've installed the latest service pack for w2k, latest via drivers and sblive drivers, but it still didn't help. anybody got a clue?
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- Jun 21, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building

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