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by kieofwoo
Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:29 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: FiringSquad article on "Catalyst 4.3"
Replies: 3
Views: 594

but where are the omega's?
by kieofwoo
Wed Mar 17, 2004 11:54 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: 2500 Mobile Barton
Replies: 2
Views: 614

people are getting over 3GHz with the chips manufactured this year!!!

makes me wanna get another and some serious cooling! :D

mine "unfortunately" hit's the roof on my setup at 2.5GHz although the same steppings do 2.7GHz with phase change cooling

definitely a superb chip considering the price ...
by kieofwoo
Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:58 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: amd mobile 2500+
Replies: 6
Views: 696

if you're running at 3200 speeds already, I'm not sure that the XP-M would be a great upgrade and you only guaranted a 200MHz increase, although it could be as much as 500MHz with the right chip and good air cooling

Depends if you are looking for a upgrade in performance or something to play with ;)
by kieofwoo
Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:57 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: amd mobile 2500+
Replies: 6
Views: 696

you can use this chip in any board that will take a regular barton

it will run comfortable at 2.4GHz and if you are lucky with the particular chip you recieve, you might be able to reach 2.7GHz with enough voltage and cooling

one more factor is that these chips run cooler than regular bartons ...
by kieofwoo
Wed Mar 03, 2004 6:53 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Which v. of Prime do you use ?
Replies: 7
Views: 1404

i've noticed the same thing with prime95 v23

although the system is stable real world and other benchies, prime would require extra voltage...

haven't tried prime95 v22 but I suspect I would get the same results as you
by kieofwoo
Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:38 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: The new LCD...
Replies: 24
Views: 1897

well all that matter to me is that there ain't no ghosting on my 20ms Hyundai Imagequest Q17

(this screen was found to outperform many 16ms screens in the ghosting department :D )
by kieofwoo
Wed Feb 25, 2004 12:40 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: The new LCD...
Replies: 24
Views: 1897

ah maybe that's it - I've only ever used dvi - seems points to do the digital to analogue to digital when you can just do digital.... :rolleyes:
by kieofwoo
Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:38 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: The new LCD...
Replies: 24
Views: 1897

funny you should say that as i used to have a 25ms screen - and i never noticed ghosting either.


my current screen is 500:1 and is bright enough to light up the room at night :D

in fact it takes a while for your eyes to adjust to such a bright screen but now i love it. so i understand that bright ...
by kieofwoo
Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:29 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Dual channel ram not equal?
Replies: 16
Views: 1392

to backtrack a little, I'm running 2 x 256 and 1 x 512

when I first installed the memory, I put them in teh wrong slots so that i had 768 in one channel and 256 in the other. However the bios still said I was running dual channel, go figure. It seems that before i was 512 in dual and 512 in single ...
by kieofwoo
Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:22 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: The new LCD...
Replies: 24
Views: 1897

how come you didn't go for the Dell 2100FP (i think that's what it's called)

people seem to be going loopey over them... with it's super fast 16ms response time
by kieofwoo
Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:42 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Dual Display on 9800Pro
Replies: 11
Views: 1263

i'm pretty sure that powerstrip will let you spread the taskbar

if it doesn't then objectbar will http://www.stardock.com/products/objectbar/
by kieofwoo
Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:11 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Dual Display on 9800Pro
Replies: 11
Views: 1263

have you tried powerstrip? - http://www.entechtaiwan.net/ps.htm - I used to use that one as well
by kieofwoo
Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:41 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: it time for Mobile 2500+ ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1030

well after the initial rush to oc to the max, I'm now letting it burn in at 2.4GHz

next week some time, I'll have another play with it and if I see anything interesting happening, I'll report back.
like I said above, I don't really want to go to higher than 2V (currently 1.66V), but i'd also like ...
by kieofwoo
Sun Feb 22, 2004 9:34 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: it time for Mobile 2500+ ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1030

Ok, I've got it installed in my NF7-S. It's a 2003, week 40 stepping. This cpu will run in any mobo that supports a barton 2500.

Currently I'm gettin 2.55GHz stable, but that requires 2.0V. It seems that that is about the workable limit for this stepping based on my and some others' fiddling.

I ...
by kieofwoo
Sun Feb 22, 2004 9:20 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: It's time to work on my graphics card...
Replies: 7
Views: 650

Originally posted by Mytflyguy
When I get one for my 9800 Pro I'm gettting this bad boy ...



http://www.svc.com/vgasilencer-rev2.html



Check out the reviews on the link


that's the best one, unless you want a fanless cooler, in which case get a zalman
by kieofwoo
Sun Feb 22, 2004 9:18 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Dual Display on 9800Pro
Replies: 11
Views: 1263

you can get 3rd party software to allow you to have the taskbar across both displays (truetaskbar?)

But I need to have an extra long taskbar personally...
by kieofwoo
Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:27 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Best bang for the buck?
Replies: 10
Views: 989

Originally posted by cy
How about MBs? :)


They are designed to run at 133/266 FSB and a mulitplier of 13. So if your socket A mobo supports that then you're good to go.
by kieofwoo
Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:41 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Best bang for the buck?
Replies: 10
Views: 989

Athlon Barton 2500 Mobile - many people getting 2.7GHz on air with this cpu... :cool:
by kieofwoo
Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:56 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: it time for Mobile 2500+ ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1030

sure will ;)

I'll probably try to take it to the limit just to see what it can do on my setup, but am thinking that I'd rather have quiet than an extra 100MHz... (atm can only hear hard drives)

People are getting outrageous clocks on these - apparently these are creme of the crop bartons, as they ...
by kieofwoo
Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:15 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: it time for Mobile 2500+ ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1030

i'm gonna be trying this out next week :D
by kieofwoo
Mon Feb 02, 2004 8:34 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video Card Guru's: Gigabyte or Sapphire?
Replies: 8
Views: 1086

sapphire rocks for me :)
by kieofwoo
Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:21 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Newbie Raid question
Replies: 3
Views: 496

Thank you oh wise cat :D

It seems I was getting my raid 0 and my raid 1 mixed up. This is actually good news to me because now I have twice as much space as I thought I had!!

I will be careful to keep all my valuable data backed up, I just had a drive die on me so I appreciate the importance of ...
by kieofwoo
Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:32 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Newbie Raid question
Replies: 3
Views: 496

Newbie Raid question

I just set up my first raid (0) array using 2 WD SE's and the Highpoint controller on my Abit KR7a board.

The drives are 80GB each and I'm pretty sure I set up the array correctly (there's not much too it when you just use the Highpoint BIOS).

But the RAID drive appears as 160GB.

Shouldn't it be ...
by kieofwoo
Sat Nov 15, 2003 5:53 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: super vibrating hard drive!
Replies: 3
Views: 742

damn - well I hope I don't have to RMA the next one :(
by kieofwoo
Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:56 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Wtf!!
Replies: 13
Views: 1366

I have a similar problem - my maxtor suddenly started making very loud noises when it was seeking. I'm convinced that this is the death toll as last itme I heard that noise was on one of those IBM drives, which promptly died.

So I transferred everything off and the went to do the rma, did the scan ...
by kieofwoo
Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:51 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video Cooling
Replies: 15
Views: 1332

Well I bit the bullet and got a Zalman ZM80A.

It's now installed and appears to be working fine with a fan blowing over it.
After several hours, the case temps have not increased :)

I do have a 120mm exhust fan next to the graphics card though, which I sure is helping.

I was a little concerned ...
by kieofwoo
Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:46 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: super vibrating hard drive!
Replies: 3
Views: 742

super vibrating hard drive!

A question for all the hardware gurus here:

I just got me another WD SE 80GB hard drive. I installed it next to my other WD SE drive. Now everything appeared to be ok until I noticed vibrations coming from my compter.

I traced them back to the new hard drive - it's really vibrating alot. So much ...
by kieofwoo
Wed Nov 12, 2003 9:58 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Video Cooling
Replies: 15
Views: 1332

the Zalman ZM80A – HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler looks good

Anyone know how well it works without a fan to help it?

I have a GeForce3Ti with the noisey stock fan on it
It's only mildly overclocked atm, but I don't really mind going back to stock speeds if necessary.

The airflow in my case is pretty good ...
by kieofwoo
Mon Nov 10, 2003 7:17 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Remote Computer Use
Replies: 7
Views: 910

I like TightVNC - http://www.tightvnc.com/

it was sourceforge's project of the month in september!
by kieofwoo
Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:34 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: WD vs. Seagate?..
Replies: 16
Views: 1211

For what it's worth I've also heard that the Seagate's are quieter than the WD's, but quietest of all are the new Samsung Spinpoint drives

- Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
- Capacities: 160GB
- Interface: Ultra ATA/133
- Average Read Seek Time: 8.9 ms
- Buffer Size: 8 MB
- Data Transfer Rate
Media ...
by kieofwoo
Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:03 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: disappearing hard drive - partition table error
Replies: 3
Views: 629

i always ask those types of questions!

anyway thanks for the reply - I was getting lonely ;)
i'm gonna back up all important stuff to cd-r asap and then see how the drive fares. One more warning though and i'm pulling out the credit card
by kieofwoo
Thu Oct 23, 2003 7:23 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Nvidia 52.16 Drives -Release Date October 23,2003
Replies: 10
Views: 814

really - I can't say that I made any proper before and after comparisons... do the other experts here agree? what's the consensus on these?
by kieofwoo
Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:04 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Nvidia 52.16 Drives -Release Date October 23,2003
Replies: 10
Views: 814

thx - I still have 45.23 installed
by kieofwoo
Thu Oct 23, 2003 1:18 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: disappearing hard drive - partition table error
Replies: 3
Views: 629

All cables etc are fine
Used maxtor's diagnostic tool - simple and advanced test - passed with no errors.
It appears to be ok right now.

Question - how long before it completely dies? Hours? Days? Months? ...
by kieofwoo
Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:36 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: disappearing hard drive - partition table error
Replies: 3
Views: 629

disappearing hard drive - partition table error

Argh I just had a big scare - when I booted up today, windows could not seee anything on my 2nd hard drive - it didn't even get the volume name. When I tried to examine it with partition magic, it said there was a partition table error.

But after I rebooted, everything seems fine again.

So was it ...
by kieofwoo
Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: At what point does the Bush presidency become intolerable?
Replies: 133
Views: 9304

that comment does not make any sense

the UN are a group of nations that vote on issues

the members of the UN voted that they did not wish to go to war with Iraq

their authority was undermined when the USA and UK decided to go against what the UN has decided
by kieofwoo
Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: At what point does the Bush presidency become intolerable?
Replies: 133
Views: 9304

Personally I don't rate "european" rules either - my reference to the creation of Iraq - that was a few european countries that sliced the Ottoman empire into various countries.

You seem to say that no single country's rules are good rules. Yet then you say that the US should set the rules. My ...
by kieofwoo
Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: At what point does the Bush presidency become intolerable?
Replies: 133
Views: 9304

I forgot about this thread but a email reminder just arrived! Sorry if I am repeating some things but can't face reading through thte whole thread :rolleyes:

Originally posted by torsten
You asked three questions:

1. To prevent Islamofascists from aquiring weapons with which to terrorize the ...
by kieofwoo
Sat Aug 23, 2003 5:30 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: At what point does the Bush presidency become intolerable?
Replies: 133
Views: 9304


All that said, I don't agree at all with the foreign policy criticisms. Bush, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and crew have been pretty damn strong in the face of all the ridiculous PC whining we've had to endure over the Afghanistan and Iraq issues. We need to do more in the middle east, not less.

Why is ...
by kieofwoo
Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:37 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 sound card
Replies: 11
Views: 685

Originally posted by downhill
UOD, do you have any more links on this card? Sounds like a pretty cool piece of hardware.


here ya go:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1054770,00.asp

http://forum.rightmark.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000206.html

All in all, not much good


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