ohh.. so u only clean the fan la? then shouldnt have much prob cos no need to take out the hsf... i thought dust will accumulate between the fins/blade... hehe, thanks bro!

so u took out the hsf? did u reapply thermal paste everytime after u clean it? or the old one will do? i was thinking whether i could just use the hsf without thermal paste, cos temp difference not much...

hey guys, just wondering, would a pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz be much of a bottleneck if i were to install a HD4830 in my system? cos dont have much cash to upgrade proc, so im wondering if my proc is enough to play games like crysis... thanks!

aisey... >.<' ... if L4D also severe bottleneck, then crysis should be worse... let's hope his pentium isn't 3.0 like me as well.. thanks anyway bro!

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Added on June 20, 2009, 11:55 pmu mean those carrying straps where u strap it all over ur desktop and u can carry like briefcase or backpack?

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Jun 20 2009, 11:55 PM

see here and also here

hmm, i wanna ask another noob question, 667mhz and 800mhz ram have much difference in terms of performance?

Great!! Thanks!! no need to upgrade my mobo then...

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Added on June 21, 2009, 5:19 pmeh, sorry, my mobo can only support 533MHz... although the ram itself if actually 667MHz... means the ram will only function at 533MHz right? anyway, uncle google said 533MHz and 800MHz have different performance, noticeable in terms of bandwith, 8.5GB/s vs 12.8GB/s. but normal users wont probably notice the difference, and if there is, only slight.

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Jun 21 2009, 05:27 PM

get a sunbeam core contact freezer, and use it without the fan.. 100% quiet.. the 92mm version should definitely fit into a normal casing...
http://www.goldfries.com/hardware-reviews/...eatsink-review/

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Jun 23 2009, 11:17 PM

not sure myself, but from the review, i guess there shouldnt be any prob... only 60C load temp when OC without fan.. and that's a pretty high OC than the stock.. get the large version if u're worried! everything depends on ur budget too... let the pros recommend based on ur budget..

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Added on June 23, 2009, 11:31 pmand naah, no shirt circuit... why would there be any? if ur system tells u that it doesnt want to start cos ur hsf fan is not connected, just connect any fan to the mobo on the cpu-fan connector..

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Jun 23 2009, 11:31 PM

guys, another noob question here... my mobo is gigabyte GA-945GZM-S2, and it can support 800MHz fsb, although if i turn on the fsb overclock in BIOS, it can run a 1066MHz proc at 800MHz speed. will this affect the 1066MHz proc performance greatly? or not noticeable?

hi guys, i'm not sure if this question belongs here, but i just wanna ask, my fren wanna upgrade his pc for some light gaming (he says he just wanna play Sims 3, and he doesnt play games like crysis, far cry 2, etc)... so i'm wondering, is Pentium D 3.0GHz enough for light gaming? i already recommended him a gc (hd4670 since it's only for light gaming, and his psu is cap ayam)... so does he need to change the proc too?

guys, please help me! i'm setting up a new pc from scratch, and i'm trying to install a new windows. prob is:
-when i try to install vista, the screen will go blank (but the lcd didnt say no signal, it just went black) and the cd-rom will stop flashing after the windows setup components has been automatically loaded.
-when i try to install xp, the same will happen either after the "windows xp" splash screen, or after i press spacebar when it says "press spacebar to boot from cd", or after i press spacebar again when it says press spacebar to setup windows.
i've tried again a few times, but it still wont work. i've tried waiting, but it stayed the same. i've tried using another cd-rom drive cos i thought maybe the cd-rom is faulty, but the same prob still occurs. i've tried formatting the harddisk first before installing, still same prob. changed the sata and power cables, same prob. bios settings, jumper, etc are all at default. please help me guys, thanks a lot! here's my spec:

athlon II X2 240
ECS elitegroup gf8200a mobo
kingston value ram 2gb 800mhz
WD sata hdd 320gb
LG dvd burner
coolermaster extreme power plus 460w

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Sep 14 2009, 03:02 AM

i tried the windows on another pc, and it works fine... but the prob is, u cant install a windows on another pc and then just switch to another pc... the installed windows wont boot in the other pc... i tried it anyway though.. i'm guessing it's a mobo prob... since there is a loose cap on the mobo...
anyone has other ideas?

by the way, when i entered bios, it detects the processor correctly... it says amd athlon II X2 240, L1 cache 256kb, L2 cache 2mb, clock 2.8ghz, nb clock 2ghz, or something like that... but the revision of the processor is weird, it's just some random symbols and weird characters like yua$(*&@$(&$72.

update: problem solved. all it needed was a bios update. thanks guys!

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Sep 16 2009, 02:34 PM

hdmi or dvi i guess...

hey guys, a quick question. which one should i buy:
2GB OCZ PC2 6400 Gold series OR 2GB Kingston Value RAM PC2 6400?
cos i'm using both currently, in different PCs, and when i ran the vista windows experience index thing, the full sized ocz ram with heat spreader only got a score of 5.0, while the small naked kingston managed a 5.9. does this mean that the kingston is a better ram? cos i wanna make upgrade one of the pc to 4gb. thanks!

hehe, didnt know much about those softwares cos never bothered to oc my value rams. thanks anyway!

update: ran a quick test using superpi, and on average, ocz is slightly faster. good-looking ram, with good performance, and good price. too bad they're not widely available in the shops like kingston...

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Sep 17 2009, 01:50 AM

ktek's right, u might lose the dual channel configuration if u put the ram that way. usually dual channel should be between slot 1 & 2, and 3 & 4. but maybe some mobo are different. and different mobo has different recommendations if u only have one stick of ram. my asus mobo says should put in slot 1, my ecs mobo says should put in slot 3. it should be stated somewhere in ur mobo manual... check it out. anyway, if u're not bothered about the dual channel stuff, just put the ram anywhere u like

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Sep 17 2009, 03:30 AM

hey guys, could u help me out here... i was just wondering, if i install an AM3 proc on an AM2+ mobo, would there be any bottlenecking of the proc? i mean if i install the AM3 proc on a AM3 mobo and a AM2+ mobo, will there be any difference in terms of performance of the processor?

allright, thanks!

@Racerx, hi, u said in another forum that an E5200 at 3.2GHz is comparable to a stock E8400. For real? cos if it's real, then i might just save rm100 and get an e5200 instead of a phenom 550 (which is even slower than e8400).. thanks!

hehe, i know... but i managed to get my old e5200 to 3.0GHz on stock hsf... so this time i'm getting a new mobo and a better hsf, and wanna learn to oc higher..