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I cannot give exact numbers because Brisbane's on-die temp sensor is screwy. Core temp says ~33.5C idle on both cores and around 45C max load on both cores. If I had to guess it's closer to 43.5C...

Here's my current system-- water cooling in mATX rocks. :) Tricky, but it rocks.
Were it not for the HDD, this machine would be fully silent. I've since replaced the Phantom PSU with an Enermax...

Well I decided on ATX some time ago; I just need to know ATX boards that feature ALI chipsets.

Hmm.. do you have any board recommendations that are mATX? AT won't fit any case I am looking at and will limit my expansion capabilities. Very useful info-- thanks :)

We already know Socket 7 was the greatest socket ever produced. But just what is it really capable of? ...

The Goal: The ultimate Socket 7 system, built almost a decade later, combining the best...

Hello! I'm embarking on an unusual project involving Socket 7 and some extreme cooling. Use your imagination ;) For those unable, I'm assembling a thread at the moment with more details.

In the...

Since when is the Inquirer a reputable source of info.. I've seen loads of BS from them before to my recollection. At any rate, this is bad news for AMD's market share to be sure, to quote AMD they...

Brisbane X2 4000+ w/ a Biostar TA690G checking in. OC'd stable to 2887 MHz; can reach up to 3055 MHz but not stable in S&M so I don't really trust it there. Using custom liquid cooling (black ice...

TA690G works again-- no idea why. Oh well. I too had a TForce-6100 but it was a 939 board, not AM2. It achieved some impressive speeds. It too had an "engineering sample" video BIOS but the board...

Two things; #1 I'm pretty sure it'd work since the PLL shouldn't NEED to lock, but you'd need to hold the frequency stable wherever you are generating it.. and #2 I'm not so sure there's really a PLL...

The big issue here seems to be it's not possible to raise the CPU clock generator frequency above 200 MHz with this board due to BIOS limitations. So, why not build an external circuit or generator...

People seem to assume no one is buying AMD hardware because they're not on top. Such is not the case. Your average consumer thinks with his wallet first and benchmark numbers second, if he's even...

Or at least learn to type in coherent sentences that aren't 100% acronym. AMD survived much worse times like back in the days of K6/K6-II/K6-III. I've always built PCs on a tight budget and worked to...

I don't think I'll bother with RMA because #1 I don't have 7 months to wait and #2 I'm not so sure I want another TA690G...

Yeah but I saw a customer comment on Newegg with the exact same SATA connector leprosy issue my board has. :( To be on the safe side I'd like to hear some more recommendations if possible.. for...

I'm not leaning toward buying any more abit products til they clean up their act. This one is too unstable and connectors falling off from touching the SATA cord connected to them with no force...

I tried a 2nd PSU with the same results. Plugging another board w/ other components identical (X2 4000+ Brisbane, 2 sticks of Patriot DDR2-667 1GB, eVGA 8600GT) worked as well. But the TA690G won't...

I'd really prefer a board that has either 2 PCI slots positioned such that the GPU cooler won't block one of them, or 3 PCI slots... the TA690G is an example of how I like it laid out ... otherwise I...

Normally with my PSU (Antec Phantom 350) it would light up the LEDs immediately when I turned on the line switch. Now they won't light up at all; I used the board power button and that don't work...

Hello; I just had 2 disastrous experiences with mATX AM2 boards. First was the Abit AN-M2. For all its good looks and good OC performance it's a poorly built board. 3 of 4 SATA ports broke off when...

I'm presently living in Northeastern Japan... very long, somewhat cold winter. Hovers around 32F/0C most of the time but there are FEET of snow at a time. I keep my PC by the window, but honestly...

I'll probably give this custom BIOS a try tonight and see if it helps at all. Changing MAL and memory timings in my current BIOS, dated September of this year, worked fine (or seemed to) as it let me...

Where are these modified BIOS'es and what do they change vs. the stock biostar versions? Thanks.

Well, in an AMD system where RAM connects to an MCH on the CPU die, there is no reason for the motherboard to limit RAM compatibility. Especially not to have a maximum of 1 RAM slot occupied, and...

I'm glad to see DFI has kept up their proud tradition of making sh*tty unreliable enthusiast boards...