Recent content by DSDchemE

Yup...got all those and more. If it's got an "enabled" box next to it, it's checked (I enabled them after I got cut off, so no...I didn't do something stupid and download a virus). So ... anyone know where I can get the .NET framework if I can't get it through Windows Update? I can get the...

Naw...really? It's as on as possible. In the Internet Security page, everything, whether its got to do with ActiveX, is enabled. And I mean everything. The trusted sites list has every combination of the words microsoft, update, and window I can think of in addition to the ones they tell me...

I doubt anyone here has the answer, but whenever I go to the Windows Update site it either says I need to enable ActiveX controls (I have) or add windowsupdate.microsoft.com to the Trusted Sites list (I have). The Updates worked fine until just recently, and I haven't changed the settings at...

Yeah, it's a compatibility issue. Your motherboard has a PCI-Express slot for graphics. The 9600xt requires an AGP slot. It's like the difference between a Athlon motherboard and a Pentium 4 motherboard (you can't fit the Pentium chip into the Athlon CPU slots). Either you need to pick a...

OK...I got it down to about 39 C idle by changing the fans around and opening my room's AC vent (it was closed since I was away at school so the room temp was unusually warm = higher case temp = higher CPU temp). Thanks for all your help.

Condensation at low temps = same thing that happens to the outside of a cold water glass. It isn't at just below room temperature though. It's usually considerably lower and depends on the humidity (I'll spare you the chemistry, but it's got to do with the vapor pressure). On the other...

whoops...looking at the Arctic Silver instructions online, I think I may have put too much Arctic Silver on. I had an opaque layer across the whole thing, as I was worried about putting too little. Should I bother cleaning it all off and starting over, or is about 40 C idle OK (after the...

That looks like almost exactly the setup I just got (I got the X800XL). Unfortunately I can't let you know good it works, since I haven't installed an OS yet (waiting for a floppy drive for SATA drivers), but it seems to be working fine so far. Good luck.

Hmm...ok...a couple questions then. My intake fans are currently in bottom-front and bottom-side. The outlet is in the back (typical spot). I have a fan spot on the upper-side just above the level of the CPU fan (it used to be a duct, but I removed it since it was only half over the CPU...

I just put together my computer (haven't installed Windows yet), and I was wondering what temperature the CPU (AMD Athlon 64 3500+) should be at idle. Also, what is the max temp it should run at under load? I'm not planning to overclock anytime soon, so that's not a concern. Currently (with...

OK...that's good to know. Unfortunately my network connection is really slow (I ran over my bandwidth and got knocked down to sub dial-up speed) so I can't really hunt for info for you. However, you can probably google reviews for the Xpress Mobility chipsets. Half-Life 2 is one of the...

As far as I know, the type of computer doesn't matter (may be wrong though). It should just depend on what network card is installed in each. Why should there be a difference?

Sound like you're on the right track, at least.

Congratulations...don't worry, it won't be the last time you fix something by accident (that's the only way I know how). ;-)

OK...thanks, holydeadpenguins. That's really my only concern, putting on too much (or too little) thermal cement and shorting (or frying) my CPU. [Sorry for getting off topic, but] Any advice as to how much to use (Arctic Silver 5 on an Athlon 64)?