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by karz
Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:40 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Budget PSU suggestions
Replies: 5
Views: 2421

Re: Budget PSU suggestions

The bundled PSUs in Rosewill cases may be lightweight/light duty types with no PFC and less than 80% efficiency (no such claims in Newegg specs.) Those PSUs may be good enough for light duty home PC use but their reliability for continuous office use may be iffy. I have a good experience with Season...
by karz
Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:55 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Budget Office Monitors
Replies: 1
Views: 1776

Re: Budget Office Monitors

Your budget is good enough for refurbished monitors. You might want to check them out here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007617%204025&IsNodeId=1&name=%2425%20-%20%2450
by karz
Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:33 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA 6Gb/s HDD in SATA 3Gb/s port Question
Replies: 9
Views: 6973

Re: SATA 6Gb/s HDD in SATA 3Gb/s port Question

This may be of help;

http://techreport.com/articles.x/18467/3
by karz
Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:41 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: gateway DX4860-UB32P
Replies: 2
Views: 2081

Re: gateway DX4860-UB32P

i am wondering if the h67 motherboard will support a ivy bridge cpu


I believe it is the newer H77 chipset that supports 3rd generation Intel Core processors (Code-Ivy Bridge).
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/mainstream-chipsets/chipset-h77.html
by karz
Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:09 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Monitor Blackout Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1253

Re: Monitor Blackout Problem

I just noticed that we basically have a quite similar Core 2 platform (assuming it is still the one on your signature). I have gone through a number of Nvidia and Radeon cards on it and I have the HD 6870 on it right now. I have never encountered the problem you posted. Have you tried updating your ...
by karz
Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:24 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Can Anyone Recommend A Good Psu Tester?
Replies: 18
Views: 10261

Re: Can Anyone Recommend A Good Psu Tester?

If no-one else replies I'll post a brief review next weekend if that helps you


I may also find that interesting.
by karz
Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:28 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Is their room for Overclocking on my PC?
Replies: 29
Views: 2694

Re: Is their room for Overclocking on my PC?

Your E4500 definitely has overclocking headroom. However, it depends on your motherboard. Proprietary and most Intel mobos have no overclocking options in BIOS. Please post mobo make and model. And also read more on overclocking; http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13815 Even your 8600GT can be ove...
by karz
Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Where to get TR test method ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1874

Re: Where to get TR test method ?

IPEAK SPT seems to have been discontinued by Intel, thus no longer supported. http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=413&pgno=22
by karz
Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:51 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: SpaceX has done it!!
Replies: 7
Views: 764

Re: SpaceX has done it!!

Kwajelein was a US missile testing facility. They may have use some good/reconditioned missile launching hardware to bring the cost down. And there could be lots of mothballed missile launching hardware in the former USSR that could also be tapped by the private sector for satellite launching.
by karz
Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:33 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: First overclock ended in Problems can you help?
Replies: 5
Views: 1465

Re: First overclock ended in Problems can you help?

What do you think has happened have I damaged my new motherboard or CPU? Since your PC is still booting and running (though apparently slow), motherboard and processor are generally ok. Things that I would check in your situation: 1. In BIOS, make sure that RAM speed is back to default (SPD or Auto...
by karz
Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:58 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Intel E5200?
Replies: 30
Views: 6369

Re: Intel E5200?

e5200 is for real. I have been too lazy to post cpuz screens but i will when i get home tonight. I'm hesitant to oc really far on air but i got it to 4ghz easy the other day on my i45. i run it at 3.56ghz (285x12.5) while vcore is at ~1.295 anyone got any benchmarks theyd like to see in particular?...
by karz
Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:34 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Quiet Cooling
Replies: 3
Views: 1443

Re: Quiet Cooling

You might want to check this: http://www.silenx.com/ixtremaproheatsinks.asp
by karz
Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Too Close to Call...
Replies: 2
Views: 1173

Re: Too Close to Call...

Compaq put a decent enough PSU in that system. It will be fine. The Chief engineer is right. The SR1950NX, with just integrated graphics will never hit 150W on the wall socket. 9600GT will just draw about 61W during gaming. My guess is that your friend's PC, when graphics is upgraded, will just dra...
by karz
Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:06 am
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: ATItool 9600 supported?
Replies: 6
Views: 1901

Re: ATItool 9600 supported?

805 MHZ core Oc is excellent... Are you water cooling your card ? Or even awesome? One overclocking exercise only managed up to 800mHz core speed. Check it out: http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=729&p=2 And somebody posted hitting 821mHz but using a Thermalright HR-03 cooler. http:/...
by karz
Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:43 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: P180 fan noise problem
Replies: 5
Views: 1857

Re: P180 fan noise problem

Inspect the fan blades for a possible small crack. A slightly cracked blade could be causing a bit of wobble at low speed and hitting the housing. As speed picks up, wobble gets minimal and the noise goes away. If the fan blade is confirmed damage or have imperfections. better have it replaced.
by karz
Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:32 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Tried to upgrade to 3gigs of RAM, XP won't recognize
Replies: 4
Views: 2373

Re: Tried to upgrade to 3gigs of RAM, XP won't recognize

Try SPD tab in CPUZ to verify if all the sticks are recognized in Windows.
by karz
Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:28 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: mATX with spdif in?
Replies: 6
Views: 1567

Re: mATX with spdif in?

Does anyone know if there is an am2 micro atx board with optical audio input onboard? I know this is alot to ask but i find it incredibly handy as i use a 5.1 logitech system as the primary audio in my livingroom and it would be sweet to be able to feed my ps3 optical into the pc for 5.1.... SPDIF ...
by karz
Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:04 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Think my PSU is busted ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1627

Re: Think my PSU is busted ?

Well thats almost too easy :) Assume it wont wipe my bios itself, just the settings ? Just the settings. That's right, it is really the CMOS settings in BIOS that you can easily change/reset and NOT the BIOS itself. Quickest setting is the "Fail-safe-defaults". Then you can tweak from the...
by karz
Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:59 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 9800 GT VS. 9800 GTX
Replies: 7
Views: 8656

Re: 9800 GT VS. 9800 GTX

Meadows wrote:
Karz, bear in mind that just like you can overclock the GT, you can also boost the GTX, so it remains on top by a healthy margin, all avenues considered.


Yeah, right. Since 9800GT is just the stripped version, it would never really catch up with the real thing which is the 9800GTX.
by karz
Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:25 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Motherboard with no VGA, how does it work?
Replies: 7
Views: 1847

Re: Motherboard with no VGA, how does it work?

The only test you can do with a partial build that has no integrated graphics or a discrete video card is w/ the error beeps. The build should give the video card error beeps (like 1 long & short beeps). It would at least indicate that everything is generally working, thus detecting NO video car...
by karz
Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:52 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 9800 GT VS. 9800 GTX
Replies: 7
Views: 8656

Re: 9800 GT VS. 9800 GTX

9800GT is just a stripped down version of the 9800GTX. Your 9800 GTX is still the better performer. However, an overclocked 9800GT performs quite close to the GTX. Here's one review: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gigabyte_9800gt/6.htm
by karz
Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:19 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Post your jokes here!
Replies: 765
Views: 292321

Re: Post your jokes here!

sorry i must be retarded, but i dont really understand this joke? the toilet was empty? what does that mean? Definitely not retarded. Perhaps you have not yet experienced embracing the toilet bowl when practically dead drunk. I'm just not good at my first attempt. Will try to improve next time. Kam...
by karz
Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:37 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: uATX board with PCI-e 2.0 chipset
Replies: 14
Views: 1479

Re: uATX board with PCI-e 2.0 chipset

[ and having a spare pciex16 just in case at almost the same price makes more sense (to me) than having another pci/pciex1 slot... That is the point. Maybe I end up not using it. But there is a small probability I will. "Better have it and not need it (yet) rather than need it (badly?) but not...
by karz
Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:15 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: how much ram can XP have?
Replies: 5
Views: 2347

Re: how much ram can XP have?

MF Villain wrote:
hi my friend recently baught 4g of ram for his pc(on xp) but its only reading 2.5g, why is this, i thought xp could atleast handle a lil over 3g.

is there something he has to configure?


Just curious, is CPUZ (SPD tab) detecting all of the modules and reading the module sizes correctly?
by karz
Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:49 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: uATX board with PCI-e 2.0 chipset
Replies: 14
Views: 1479

Re: uATX board with PCI-e 2.0 chipset

kuwaiki wrote:
And any with 2x PCI-e 2.0 ?? :wink:


So far, I'm only aware of the DFI LP JR P45-T2RS. http://en.expreview.com/2008/08/18/dfi-introduces-micro-atx-p45-with-crossfire-support/
Link may be temporarily available for non-subscribers then locked afterwards.
by karz
Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: uATX board with PCI-e 2.0 chipset
Replies: 14
Views: 1479

Re: uATX board with PCI-e 2.0 chipset

How about these: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=761
by karz
Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: HTPC Help
Replies: 14
Views: 4034

Re: HTPC Help

This HTPC reference might be of help: http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/guide-200804.ars I think P4 thermals would be less ideal for HTPC. E7200 would be great. For a purely HTPC rig, even the ATI HD2400 would be fine. The HD 4850 would really be good for gaming but could draw unnecessarily high w...
by karz
Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:36 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Think my PSU is busted ?
Replies: 8
Views: 1627

Re: Think my PSU is busted ?

Hey all, Is it a faulty PSU or am I running too close to the top range of it's capacity ? I've also had an irregular issue with the system loosing it's BIOS settings when I reboot and I have to re-enter it all. Related or not ? Cheers ! PSU may not be the problem. FX-55 is 104 watter. 7600GS draws ...
by karz
Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:56 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Intel E5200?
Replies: 30
Views: 6369

Re: Intel E5200?

we will see what happens, i got ballistix memory before i heard from the naysayers here. i might not be able to run it at the 1066 it claims. i havent overclocked since i had my barton 2500 and unlocked 9500 sapphire so im a little rusty. i wonder if my biostar i45 will pull through, i got the open...
by karz
Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:14 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: New pc shuts down
Replies: 1
Views: 718

Re: New pc shuts down

I spent all day building this PC, I hit the power button & the machine starts up then it turns off.. WTF.. I bought a Gigabyte DS3P MB / Quad 6600 cpu. The system turns on, the fans spin the light on the MB comes on, but just as quickly as this happens the light goes off and the fans stop spinn...

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