PC Upgrading Questions

[MrBaggins]

Ok.. just as long as you're sure its the right motherboard model.

[Sava]

I read exactly what the admins told me to read to them and they showed me a pic and confirmed it was my board. If not... I'm gonna cry.

[tinyp3nis]

at all this.
Seriously thought, I hope everything goes well or this will be some wierd "free" "upgrade".

First of all, we are talking about the K7T266pro2(-RU) MS-6380 V2 and NOT any of the other boards like the K7T266pro or the K7T266pro2-A series!!!

Let's hope it's the right mobo.

[blackice]

Exchange you cpu and mb for a xp2800 pro. or better $89.00 cdn.
Exchange the ram, $50.00 cnd.

Done.

[Sava]

YES IT ****ING WORKED... UN-****ING-BELIEVABLE...

I'm now at 1.47Ghz, and Windows XP actually recognizes my processor as an Athlon XP 1700+

I remounted my processor fan, and used thermal paste. It's now running at 41-43Celsius. I did that mod (I WAS SCARED AS ****) and despite it being terribly frustrating (the condensonator was 2mm x 1mm), I pulled it out without damaging anything!

I wish to thank all of you who helped me out. You pointed me in the right direction and now I am utilizing my processor to it's potential (although I could overclock, but I'm leaving it as is).

THANK YOU

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by MrBaggins
Your PSU might not have enough stability or load on the 3v line to run the RAM well... can you adjust the DDR voltage in the BIOS?

Um, that sucker is rated at 350W. Okay, so that rating isn't carved in stone, but still.

Originally posted by MrBaggins
I've never had any power ralated problems since I've standardized on PC Power and Cooling PSU's. They're the only American made (parts and construction, IIRC) PSU's on the market and the quality and tolerances show. They are much nicer (abeit a bit more expensive) than Enermax or Antec ones for instance.

Nothing wrong with Enermax or Antec ones. They are quite heavy duty.

[MrBaggins]

Originally posted by Sava
YES IT ****ING WORKED... UN-****ING-BELIEVABLE...

Great to hear.

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Um, that sucker is rated at 350W. Okay, so that rating isn't carved in stone, but still.

Wattage ratings are maximum ratings, at room temperature. The higher the temp, the lower the rating. Better components and better heat sinks (in the PSU) mean better tolerance to this effect.

Nothing wrong with Enermax or Antec ones. They are quite heavy duty.

Voltages are never always exact coming off a PSU. Enermax and Antec have 5% tolerance for voltage fluctuation (and I've seen 2 bad units in 6.) PP&C has 1% tolerance (and I've had no bad units in 4.) Not enough to be stastically important, but anecdotally enough to convince me to buy PP&C instead... not least because its supporting the national economy.

The only time I've ever seen perfect power delivery was a Compaq in a data center, running off a APC Symettra, powered by a 20 ton Liebert. That thing never deviated from 12v and 5v, according to the SNMP log.

[Cruddy]

Irrelevent post, didn't realise all was OK, DELETE please.

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by Sava
YES IT ****ING WORKED... UN-****ING-BELIEVABLE...

* Cruddy applauds Sava's bravery in the face of uncertainty