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    ga ma790x-ds4 and 9950be only runs two cores?????

    You DO NOT have to reinstall the OS, that is a bunch of HOOOEY, big time, this happened to me when I switched from a dual core to Quad.......simple fix to follow......too many times OS reinstalls are recommended when just a little research would solve a problem, this is not to say that there are...
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    [WTB] 4GB DDR2 800 or 1066 NEED IT FAST!!

    I have like 8 gig of good PC6400 (adata), 12 gig of PC8500 (8gig OCZ Plats and 4gig Adata Extreme)..... PM me, I can ship today if you have a payPal account, price will be less than $50 for 4 gig of the PC6400.... laterzzzzz.........................
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    I'm searching for build 728

    get it here: http://www.freewr.com/freeware.php?download=systool&lid=3015 build 728.... found it with a ten second general net search... laterzzzz.............
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    Best 120mm case fan?

    another vote for S-Flex....have three 74CFM's going right now, one on each Freezone and another on the Rad, gonna replace the 120mm in the PS with a 68CFM S-Flex unit to get rid of some more noise.... definately worth consideration.....and they move a good amount of air rather silently...
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    ASROCK 939Dual-SATA II Won't Boot into XP

    i had this happen to me, the volt mod (the bridging) is not done correctly/completely............. on the second application with a conductive pen, bingo, all is well. i resorted to using a magnifying glass, made seeing the connection much, much easier.......... you need to check the...
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    9800 PRO defaults to 9800 settings

    uh, i would be looking at the extensive ATI bios collection contained herein............ i mean, here at the BBS's, main page, ATI bios, can't miss it. baldy
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    Sudden unexplain change in ATiTool...

    i just had my system go weird, got real bad this AM, traced it to ATITool25beta, uninstalled, rebooted, installed version 24, works fine again. i am wondering if there is some background conflict, i had to disable speedfan at startup a few days ago, it was fubaring too, now both work again...
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    X800 GTO² to X850 XT BIOS Mod

    i have tried to read as much of this thread as possible. running with a Sapphire GTO2 right now............ i got adventurous after the pipe unlockage and clockage testing, thinking that the XT bios with higher default clockage would now be the ticket. so i tried the 500/500, great, then...
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    $250: Which Mobo+CPU to go with?

    Asrock 9393 dual + Opty 144/146/148/150 or any of the dual core waffers. monarch has them, they clock like mad 2.97 gig everyday runnings here with an Opty 148.......watch out, prices are going up, the word is out that they are getting scarce..............the Opty's that is.......... baldy
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    $250: Which Mobo+CPU to go with?

    tasty, with Asrock 939 dual and 148 Opty CABYE 0540 you really can't go wrong............ dram idle timer has been fixed, i had it off in bios (learning what stuff is), it is on now, reports a normal 16 in that field now.......................... oh, on air with Big Typhoon and...
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    9800 PRO defaults to 9800 settings

    it may be a np?. reflash with a real 9800pro bios, you will have to find one that is compatible, i remember when flashing a couple of mine that i had to try a couple of bios's before one would 'take'. good luck, tons of bios's on the ATI shelf here. baldy
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    ATi Tool on nVidia graphics cards.

    download it, try it............ baldy
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    Best Performing Motherboard for an AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 S939 CPU

    here is a tasty on air, tested stable so far with loops of back to back 01, 03, and 05. last tweak of setting tras to 10, seems the uli chipset likes that setting, the vcore mod was a snap with a conductive pen. nice tccd stuffs............. this was really kind of a spur of the...
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    Best Performing Motherboard for an AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 S939 CPU

    running with an Opteron 148 OEM CAYBE and Asrock 939 dual and kept the expense down by bringing over my 9800pro until later on. presently @11x270 2.97g, 1 gig of PC4800 Gskill FF stuffs, 1/1 on the ram, likes low volts and high clocks, with Big Typhoon on the CPU. temps @ idle this am...
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