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P4 2.4c and DDR 433 Memory Question

On another note, Since this motherboard seems to have issues with certain memory chips at multipliers other than 1:1, should I just look to get some RAM that will run at my overclock at 1:1 Right now I am only running at 250FSB and granted, I would like a little more than that but there is...
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- Post #6
- Jan 15, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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P4 2.4c and DDR 433 Memory Question

Yeah, after reading some more on the ABit boards, it appears they are very touchy with memory at dividers other than 1:1. The PNY definitely doesn't have BH-5 chips which seem to be the ones that actually work above 250FSB at 3:2 and 5:4. On that note, I have heard that the Mushkin PC3500...
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- Post #4
- Jan 14, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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P4 2.4c and DDR 433 Memory Question

Ok, here is the deal. Before I ordered the memory I really wanted online I picked up one stick of PNY PC3500 DDR433 Memory from CompUSA to see what the potential of my system is. The current memory that I have is Crucial PC2700 DDR333 Memory so I was stuck around the 3.0 GHz mark by using a...
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- Jan 13, 2004
- Replies: 6
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

There *IS* a valid, printable 30 off 150 coupon available. It can be found at another site similar to this one by searching for "staples coupon". There is also a 20 of 100 printable coupon but it expired on the 31st although there have been reports that some Staples took in anyway...
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- Post #70
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

Ok.... so a code can be modified and accepted BUT who said anyone was doing it? I am certainly not modifying codes and I don't think anyone else is either. ONe person said that the guy took the online code of 30 off 100 which does exist... that is not fraud.... another peron had the person...
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- Post #69
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

Who said anything about fraud?!? I don't think anyone modified anything.... some people are just getting lucky that the cashier is either taking the online coupon codes (which they can and sometime have done) or they are accepting an expired coupon. Neither of which are fraud, if that...
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- Post #63
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

Allentown, PA and vacinity. ;)
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- Post #59
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

RebatesHQ is the processing center for many rebates. If they say there is a rebate, it is usually good. You are correct... if you can't get the 30 off 100 to work, it would be about 60 dollars. Some people have had luck getting staples to take the 30 dollar online coupon.. others have not.
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- Post #52
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

Agreed! Same here, went through about 4 of them here in Atlanta. I got lucky with the first one but I wanted to get one for my father so I tried 3 others. Nonetheless, he found one in PA for him so it all worked out. ;)
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- Post #50
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

I got one at the Duluth (Atlanta, GA) store right at about 12 when they opened. None of the others had any that I could find. I also told my father about it and he got one in Allentown, PA. I didn't push my luck with the 30 dollar coupon though. QUite happy with 105 out the door. Good...
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- Post #33
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

Internal, external. Yeah, missed that internal part... since the original post was about a 120GB External drive I guess I assumed, rather than actually reading, it was an external. :o
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- Post #18
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot* - Maxtor 120GB 5400RPM External @ Staples: $97.50, $77.50 AR, possibly less

Dude, according to the Staples website there is a $30 rebate on those 40GB 5400RPM External USB2 drives. I don't know if this is the *EXACT* model you got but check it out here. Doh, I should have read, rather than assumed. He said internal drive... just assumed external USB since that is...
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- Post #16
- Nov 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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(Dead) Cendyne DVD-R/RW Drive "$149.99" AR & coupon at OfficeMax

Hmmm, I don't think this is the appropriate place to be asking your illegal pirating questions. In the future, you would probably want to ask the same question in regards to backing up things you already own. Making copies of your friends movies is quite illegal... no matter whether you can...
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- Post #15
- Oct 25, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Dimension 8200 P4 1.8 GHz PC800 RDRAM 64MB Video Card System for just $654 @ Dell Home (after $75 coupon & rebate)

Not to pick nits but the next version of RDRAM is PC1066, not PC1600. PC1600 is a DDR standard. PC800 = 2 x 400MHz FSB, PC1066 = 2 x 533MHz FSB.
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- Post #15
- May 29, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Update-Deal bad*Kingston 512MB DDR PC2100 CL2.5 for $95 shipped

<< WTF does it say KINGSTON 512MB 266mhz DDR@0.01 NR as the item at checkout? 266mhz isnt PC2100 is it? >> PC2100 = 266MHz PC1600 = 200MHz PC2700 = 333MHz those are DDR rates of course.
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- Post #25
- Feb 27, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Update-Deal bad*Kingston 512MB DDR PC2100 CL2.5 for $95 shipped

<< I just called the vendor. The memory you guys are loading up on at $85 plus shipping is KINGSTON PART NUMBER KVR 800 X16 /256 That is a kingston 256 meg stick of RDRAM. 184 pin 2.5 volt. The one that is 512MB DDR CL2.5 PC2100 is kingston part number KVR-266 X72 C25/ 512ECC or KVR-266 X 4C25...
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- Post #20
- Feb 27, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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$169 CARDEXPERT GEFORCE3 POWERPAK GOLDEN SAMPLE 64MB W/TV-OUT, VIVO, DVI REFURB

Every Golden Sample GeForce3 from Gainward is a Ti/500.
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- Post #8
- Feb 25, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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What is the MOTHERBOARD of Choice for Northwoods?

<< ASUS P4B266 for huge overclocks. The new 1006 BIOS allows for voltages all the way to 2.100 volts!! >> Where would one find that 1006 BIOS?
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- Post #14
- Feb 23, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Found cause of Northwood instability!

<< I don't know WinXP, but in Win2k to get to the services, go to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services, NVIDIA Driver Helper Service -> DISABLE. >> Same steps under WinXP as long as you have your control panel in "Classic View". If you are in "Category View", you go to Performance...
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- Post #7
- Feb 19, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Unofficial Northwood database and Overclocks

That sounds pretty warm for 1.7V. I have mine running at 1.75V and it never gets above 44C... but that is with a Sunflower. Even with the stock HS and fan, I never saw anything above 48C.
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- Post #92
- Feb 19, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Unofficial Northwood database and Overclocks

<< Rapier are you not concerned abut the voltage on that??? I get 2.4 at 1.57v and I have read many say don't go over 1.65v or you could kill this thing...electromigration, and a few other things I know nothing about... Have you prime95 stressed that thing? >> I have been running my 1.8a at...
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- Post #90
- Feb 19, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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P4 AVC Sunflower $19 shipped

Got mine and it sure looks like an AVC Sunflower to me. Came in a generic box but there is an AVC logo sticker on the top of it.
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- Post #23
- Feb 17, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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New bios (F5) for GigaByte 8IRXP

Hmmm.. it isn't linked on their website so how did you find out about this?
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- Post #2
- Feb 14, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Gigabyte 8IRXP shutdown/reboot problem

Another rude interaction with Gigabyte tech support. Please note that I did not blackmail them in my email nor did I ever use any fowl language. I simply made them aware of the problem and that people were returning the boards... and made them aware of the rude interaction that I had with the...
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- Post #16
- Feb 14, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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**Update** $132 P4-1.6a (shipped) @ Newegg and Mainboard comparision to go with.

Well, my P4 1.6A and p4b266 should be here tomorrow from Essential Computer. It was 317 shipped FedEx 2 day from there for both (this is not the p4b266-C, it has the audio and the USB2.0). They shipped it within hours of ordering. Now to see if it is a Malay or Costa Rica chip. I already...
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- Post #317
- Feb 14, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Which MB to choose for P4 1.6a?

<< Get an I-850 board, and use Rdram >> Not if you want to overclock it up to the 2.4GHz range. The RDRAM boards and RDRAM don't handle that kind of an overclock too well.. if at all.
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- Post #7
- Feb 12, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Gigabyte 8IRXP shutdown/reboot problem

Wow, you guys are lucky then. I need 1.7v to get to 133MHz... I guess I just got unlucky... like usual. :(
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- Post #7
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is a 300 watt power supply enough for a P4 Northwood?

Yes, 300 watts is plenty unless you are running tons of devices. How do I know... I am running a 300watt supply now just fine.
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- Post #3
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Gigabyte 8IRXP shutdown/reboot problem

<< BigFatGut - you are exactly right. On my 8IRXP if I set the FSB to even "101" it will not start correctly if I have the Vcore set to anything other than 1.5V. Haven't tried any higher than 115FSB since I discovered this problem but it's fine at 115. Warm-reboots, cold-boots fine, Prime95 for...
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- Post #5
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS PB266 P4 NORTHWOOD 1.6A

<< Also, my standard ATX power supply has output rating 250W (max). Could this be the reason nothing happens when I power on? Should I get a P4 power supply? Thanks. >> I serioulsly doubt that it wouldn't boot with a 250W Power supply. That should be plenty enough power as long as you don't...
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- Post #7
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS PB266 P4 NORTHWOOD 1.6A

<< Spike try removing one of those 256 sticks.... read closely in your mobo manual about ram that work with the 845D you can only use TWO double sided stick and one single sided 256 would be double sided >> Actually, the 845D limits you to 4 banks of DDR memory. A single sided stick is one...
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- Post #3
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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**Update** $132 P4-1.6a (shipped) @ Newegg and Mainboard comparision to go with.

<< I am running at 140Mhz FSB on my MWAVE.COM 1.6A... 2324 Mhz! Rock solid on Windows XP Professional with 1GB of RAM. I just got the lifetime warrenty DDR PC133 512MB from MWAVE.COM. I ran RC5 cracker for hours, in a 85 degree room... no problem! I haven't tried to go higher, I'm happy at...
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- Post #232
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Office Depot: Maxtor 60GB 7200 + 128MB PC133 + ATA100 Card = $95

<< sorry cannot edit. The WD 60 gig 7200 RPM sales for $113 here >> That sure does look like an OEM drive at 1steweb which OfficeMax will not price match to. It hast to be a retail box for OM to pricematch, unless you get lucky with an unknowing customer service rep.
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- Post #24
- Feb 10, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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So is the P4b266 the best for OC'ing a 1.6A?

<< Imho go with the asus why? go to www.gigabyte.com =coming soon, <snip> >> Actually, I am the one that posted all the bad things about gigabyte support... but don't bash their website, it is quite good if you type in the right address. http://www.giga-byte.com NOT www.gigabyte.com. I...
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- Post #15
- Feb 9, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Gigabyte, overclocking, rude tech support

You are right, they probably shouldn't make recommendations, but they could certainly acknowledge the problem and fix it in the next BIOS. If they didn't want their boards to be overclocked, why bother putting in the adjustable FSB, memory multiplier, CPU Voltage, AGP Voltage and DRAM voltage...
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- Post #11
- Feb 9, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Gigabyte, overclocking, rude tech support

I agree with you on almost all points. If you don't care about overclocking, the board has been flawless and runs great. Even if you care about overclocking, the board does run great (minus the shutdown issues). As for losing data on the hard drive, no that isn't how it works... you shut...
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- Post #9
- Feb 9, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Gigabyte, overclocking, rude tech support

<< hey has anybody visited their website at www.gigabyte.com? it's really good for a laugh <snip> seems they will be coming soon to the web but then a few questions stand out. do you have to call on the phone to get bios updates?do they send you a floppy in the mail?or is the downloadable...
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- Post #11
- Feb 9, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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gigabyte 8IRXP problem

<< << might be a chipset issue staying away form ASUS dont trust there voltage listings and they kill chips >> ASUS boards kill chips eh? If you would like to pass me some cases, links and proof, I will be happy to pass these on to the people I know at ASUS. Provided you can substantiate...
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- Post #18
- Feb 9, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Gigabyte, overclocking, rude tech support

Nope, I don't think that is it because if I set the voltage to default, it still boots and posts. The processor will boot and post and run in windows at 2.4GHz on the Gigabyte board... it is just that when you do a restart, it hangs and you have to power off and back on again. Once you do...
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- Post #7
- Feb 9, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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gigabyte 8IRXP problem

<< the 8IRXP rocks, still the best 478 board ive used just waiting on a bios update >> Read my thread on here on Gigabyte and their support of overclocking (called them today). Don't hold your breath on a BIOS update.
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- Post #8
- Feb 8, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards

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