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Comcast just pushed the new config files a few minutes ago. I have the Gold service so I am now cruising along at 6000/768

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do a search for the NEC 3500, i just got it and it ROCKS! fast and stable, not a coaster yet! its only like 70 bucks too!

The NEC drives are the best overall DVD burners, especially with marginal media. I have the 2510 and 3500 and I have NO problems with playing the discs on any stand alone DVD ...

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I hope Nvidia gets their act together with the NV40. Strong competition leads to better performance and prices for us. Well at least their Nforce chipsets are doing well.

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It was time to upgrade from my Gforce 3 card. After doing a great deal of research I decided to try my luck with a 9500np built on a 9700pro pcb. So last week I ordered a Sapphire 9500NP OEM from Newegg. After the usual prep( lapping HS, AS3) I cranked up the computer and ran default benchmarks ...

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Sapphire cards are very good. They also make the built by ATI cards. The 9700pro is a great choice. A 9500NP modded into a 9700pro gives your great performance but, and this is a big BUT, only 50% of the cards successfully softmod.

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The only difference between the 9800 pro and NP is the clock speed and the memory used. The pro uses 2.8ns Samsung and the NP uses either 3.0 or 3.3 depending on the card manufacturer. The 9800np is the best card to get for under $300.

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Here is a link that has a tutorial on how to do chapters.

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/author

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Easy one, 9800 pro

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I own both boards and they both perform great. The NF7-S is better for heavy overclocking. Why? Here are a few reasons.
Abit bios offers up to 2.3 vcore. The Asus is only 1.85
Abit has 3 phase power. The Asus has 2.
Also the Asus ver 2 still suffers from the bios-save death problem, The Abit does ...

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The only component you may want to change is the cpu block. Take a close look at the Dtek Whitewater. They just started shipping and it will easily outperform the Maze 4. Everthing else looks great.

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I have used many different mail order companies and Newegg by far is the best. They bend over backwards to satisfy their customers. It is too bad companies like Newegg are few in numbers.

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Your putting together a kick butt H2O setup. I am currently running a similar setup with a large auto heater core mounted out of my box with 2 120mm fans in a push-pull configuration and a homebrew res with a 1" diameter tube feeding the pump.
Stew's newest creation, The Cascade, is the best yet. I ...

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Abit NF7-S rev 2.

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Everything you listed will work great. The Whitewater is the best block you can buy. I use a original "Cathar" all copper Whitewater and it was 5c better than the Maze 3. For the pump I have tried Danner and Via aqua pumps but found that the Eheim is the best available for longevity and produces the ...

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For general use the 32k cluster works well. It all depends on what your storing on the array. The benefit of a 32 vs 64 is less wasted space when storing smaller files. On the otherhand If most of your files are larger then 32k then Running too small a cluster adds overhead to the system which ...

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The Hydrocool is a well designed setup. A DIY will outperform it but if you want a no hassle system it is well worth the price.

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To get a really good score in 3Dmarks you need to increase your FSB. My good ol Gforce 3 gained over 2000 pts when I went from a 133 to 222 FSB.

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I overclock my system for two reasons:

1) More bang for the buck

2) I do Video editing with special effects and the extra power really cuts down the rendering times.

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I have used HP for years up until a few months ago. I just purchased a Cannon I850 and it is far superior to the current HP printers. Color output is close to a photolab quality and It is cheaper to use. I get more pages from my black cartridge then I did with the larger HP cartridges.

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To achieve the temps you want The minimum wattage I've seen used for a Athlon is 168 watts. Anything less will result in poor results while the cpu is under load. Also keep in mind you need to run a cold plate with the Tec.

I strongly suggest you look into using a dedicated power supply to power ...

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PerfectDisk 2000.

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Do you mean Outlook runs slow? That is the only office app that I have seen that slows down with Messenger. To turn it off in Outlook go to Tools>options and deselect Enable instant messenging in Outlook.

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A 120 watt Tec is too small for the Athlon. You should use a 226w. The Pelt wattage is the maximum amount of heat the TEC can pump from one side to the other when the two sides are at the same temperature. As the temp difference between the sides go up the heat exchange rate goes down. In general a ...

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Here is a link with specs for various cpu's. There is a max operating temp but as for optimum temp running the cpu as cool as possible is better.

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I would avoid that system. It uses the cheapest components possible and it's performance is poor compared to other commercial kits. DYI is the best way to go to obtain highest performance for the least cost.

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The best editing software is Adobe Premier. It is a bit costly and has a steep learning curve but is extremely powerful and has tons of tools to do anything with DV.

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Corsair and crucial are both good. For Overclocking or using aggressive timings the Corsair is better. For example my other box is using Pc3200 running 204@4-2-2-2 timings with 2.6V. It is hit or miss to get crucial to run at those timings. The quality is much better with Corsair.

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You can get more performance out of your system by running more aggressive memory timings. I am not too sure what the Crucial 3200 will run at so I suggest starting at
cas latency=2T
Active precharge delay=6
ras to cas delay=3
ras pre charge delay=3

Run stability tests, if it is stable you will ...

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A Barton running 2280@208...Ya that is a real nice

. Your performance is roughly equal to a XP3300~3400.

Now all you need is a Ati 9800 pro and some water cooling.

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For a inexpensive alternative the Hyper X ram is ok for a slightly OC'd box. For any real OC and performance the Corsair is the way to go and is well worth the price.

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I see Nvidia gave up on a 128 bit memory interface after Ati soundly beat them. I hope the NV35 ends up to be a great performer. Healthy competition between companies benefit end users with both price and performance.

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100% is the correct setting for best performance.

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You Cannot go wrong with either the SLK800 or 900. For a fan the Antec Smartfan is quiet with decent flow. If sound does not matter consider a Vantec Tornado. Huge cfm but very loud.

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In most areas Comcast has changed the caps to 1800/256. Here in central Jersey they upgraded my service March 2nd. They quietly raised the download to stop everyone from complaining that they were not getting a full 1.5 down.

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I am going to upgrade sometime this summer. Whatever is the best at that time I will buy. Both Nvidia and ATI make great cards so brand does not matter, just performance. My Gforce3 still plays everything just fine and I can break 12K 3dmarks so I am in no rush to upgrade.

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Originally posted by THEshaggy
Its the FSB. Barton's have serious trouble with FSB OC's

All 166 fsb chips seem to have a problem with a high front side bus. For the A7N8X setting the MB jumper from 133 to 100 solves the problem. Since you made it to a 3rd loop of 3Dmarks the problem may be with ...

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2700=166 fsb At advertised memory timings.
3200=200 fsb

For the $20 get the 3200. With the 3200 you will have ram that will serve you well into the future.

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Your temps look very good. The new Barton cores seem to OC pretty well. With more juice you should be able to run 2.3 Ghz without a problem.
For stability I suggest you run Prime95 in the backround and loop 3dmarks for a few hours. The best test is to play your favorite games. No crash=stable.

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EMS Free Surfer MK II is a great pop up stopper and it is free.

http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/fs.htm

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Go HERE for a complete guide to every bios setting.

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