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Great, thanks for all of the tips guys, I'm going to crack the case and re-seat that sucker!

Awesome, I shall stick with that choice and see how it goes. Do you think that the Zalman model I chose will work with Phenom?? I would think if it works with my current AM2 CPU it should work just fine for Phenom. Here's the model...

By the way correct me if I'm wrong, but my conception is that Zalman is considered to be the "best" company for Heatsink Fan Units. Is that true to some degree??

Hey Rob, thanks for the tips. I will have to check out my interior and see what I can do. You know, I'm also planning on upgrading my CPU to a Phenom 9750 and then I'll probably buy a Zalman CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler to go with it. I think that might help! :) I'll let...

Hey All - my current rig specs on in my sig. Lately, in the past few days or so, my rig has begun spinning the RPMs on my CPU fan at a much higher rate than normal. Using the ASUS PC Probe monitor, I usually find that under normal usage, my RPMs are at about 4600 on average. I have no idea...

This topic might be boring :) Well try this... what about overclocking my current CPU? It's in my sig along with my setup. I have NEVER overclocked before because I didn't know too much about it and I was afraid I could crash and burn my system. Now that I'm more comfortable with my...

Hi guys, I am thinking about upgrading my CPU by spending the least amount of money. I may upgrade to an Athlon X2 6400+ to max out my current setup. Obviously, I'll probably need to get an after market CPU cooler from Zalman or some other vendor. I am thinking about this one. My main...

Okay so what I'm hearing is that if I'm going to upgrade at all, I should go ahead and get Phenom instead of a powerhouse X2 or FX, despite the the few shortcomings of the AM2 architecture. Do you think I will see a significant performance increase if I upgrade to Phenom? As some were...

For instance I am thinking about upgrading to one of these two CPU's. These seem to be the best CPU's NewEgg has to offer in the Athlon X2 and FX platforms. Here's what I'm thinking about: Athlon FX Athlon X2 The alternative, like I said in my previous post, is to wait until ASUS releases...

Great insight guys. So my next question... Would it be worth it for me to buy a phenom cpu and upgrade to that arch? Or would I be better off upgrading to the fastest Athlon X2? Or Athlon FX? I am trying to make the decision. Of course, I was excited about Phenom, but with this new...

I have a 320GB Seagate HDD in my main machine. Then I've got a 500GB LaCie NAS drive that I use for backup. Love it.

I love SSDs they're awesome!

Oh my God, thanks guys! This helps a ton! BTW I totally forgot I posted this thread until today! So busy! But I do love the forum.

Hey thanks. Yeah, I think I may just have to replace the drive. If I do replace it i'm thinking about buying a LG Super-Multi DVD burner with a SATA interface. That way I won't have to mess with the stupid IDE cable anymore....

Hi everyone, quick question for anyone interested: I have a Plextor PX-750A DVD Burner in my machine that won't burn discs after a storm hit. The whole machine went out and I figured if I replace the PSU it would be okay, and that was true. I upgraded the PSU and the OS and everything else...

Hey Guys! I built a pretty fast AMD based system back in January. My mobo is an ASUS M2N-E with an AM2 CPU socket. Right now I have an Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in there. I'm just wondering, even though my mobo rating won't say Phenom, when AMD comes out with their new chips, will I be...

Cool Rob, thanks for the info. I'm taking a class on UNIX right now so that really helps a lot with Linux of course. I'll probably try Ubuntu soon. :)

Also, can anyone give me a tutorial or link on how to setup XGL desktop effects once I get linux up and running?? Thanks!

For those of you who run Linux and are more familiar with it than I might be: I have Ubuntu 6.06, openSUSE 10.2, Freespire 1.0.13, and Fedora Core 6 and I'm just wondering which of these (or even other options) should I install on an extra internal hard drive I have on my old Dell. My...

I think Vista is the next generation of operating systems. I love linux and macs as well, but due to XP having so many security issues, I couldn't wait for the next step. I've read a lot of reviews from Paul Thurrott, PC World, and other sites that have tested Vista and even though it takes...