Recent content by Paparazzi

Thanks Lord Nem ... Enabled them both :) imoen ... the model no. is Creative D15655 ... not sure, but maybe they are ones that come with some IBM machines! .... I now put back the serial external modem and that works fine ... its just the creative one that is creating a problem.

Hi folks, Thanks to many of you'll I had set up my PC a while ago! Was just going throught the MoBo manual, and was wondering what these two items were and if I should enable it or disable it. 1) Advanced Features > Quick Booting - Allows to boot within 5 second! 2) S.M.A.R.T Function ...

Thanks broar94, that certainly fixed it :) ... yeah, that site says that the issue should not be there in newer drivers! ... thanks for that! Sorry for not writing in earlier, but I was taking a look at the various softwares ... and came up with the following: Wonder if those are ok ... the...

Thanks to many of you'll, Ive now got my PC setup ... E6400, MSI 965P Neo, 7300GT, 1x1GB 667 DDR2, LG DVD R/W, WD 160GB Sata and a decent case :) I started of by installing Vista RC1, but have now gone back to the tried and tested XP Pro ... yeah, lack of sufficient drivers was causing distress...

Oh! my God! ... didn't see that ... and he's just 17, joined in May of 2005. Working it backwards, thats about 560 days since he's joined at an average of 8.13 posts per day! Boy :huh: how do you'll get time to fool around with the hardware if so much time is dedicated to forums and serving...

First of all thanks for all those quick replies ... honestly, I expected the replies only later today or maybe even tomorrow! Anyways ... 1) Thanks for the info :) I was thinking about getting 2 512s and thought that in about 2 months when my Co. start dumping older PCs, I'll swipe 2 of the...

Oh! ok! I lied, its more than a couple, but nevertheless ... please help ... will get my Mobo and all parts required this thursday! 1) Which do you guys thinks is better a 2 x 1GB ram or a 4 x 512Mb ram ... ofcourse all of these quetions are in relation to the board referred! 2) I've got this...

Well, its just not enough to beat it in performance ... it got to beat it in price too if it has really got to be a winner!

damn! those prices are really high! & I thought that Kuwait is far more expensive! Out here, I can get it at: E6400 Rs. 11,080 MSI P965Neo Rs. 5,385 Giga P965-S3 Rs. 6,925 Giga P965-DS3 Rs. 10,700

Oh! ok! Thanks for that info too! Yeah, I guess I'll never get to that stage where I'd have to put in two of the Ati cards (graphics ain't it???)! I found two different shops one selling the ECS and another the MSI ... both the shops were selling theirs for KD.35/- ... thats about Rs.5390/-...

Thanks a lot Alias :) So pleased to receive that kind of help where each query was answered without too much complications! A little thing I'd like to ask ... what is this "crossfire" you referred to twice in the reply? ... and, like I mentioned, I was thinking of taking the E6400 up a little...

Hi all, Did a lil bit of window shopping this evening bearing in mind the tips you'll had provided :) in the thread ... and this is what I came up with: Mobo ... the only ones available in Kuwait (where I live) ... I mean besides the Intel DQ965GF were the MSI P965 Neo and the one from...

Thanks for those replies :) Yesterday, I got stuck in a meeting and could not check out the available Mobos :( Nice to know that upto 2.8 the stock fan should be good enough! I really do not do processor intensive things ... basically, my son uses it for his games (he is finishing his 7th...

thanks iosoft! the HSF ... I understand that the HS stands for Heat Sink, but what about the F is it for "Fan"? Will do a minor research later today and will then come back tomorrow with a lot more questions! Thanks once again

Hi folks ... Have been lurking around here for about an month and a half I guess and have just about learned that what I need is a E6400 processor with a lil bit of OC. Now, I know lil to nothing about OC. As for boards, I live in Kuwait where we do not have too many options! First thing...