Unfortunately, there are no less than five similiar sounding names for MSI socket A motherboards. Some have overclocking features, and some don’t. The K7T Pro (aka MS-6330) does not have multiplier controls. You don’t want this. The K7M Master (aka
There’s been too many signs that can’t be ignored any longer; this doesn’t shape up to be a great Christmas for the computer industry. Gateway’s announcement is the last of a series of indicators that earlier projections were incorrect. I’m
WARNING! This project involves direct connection to AC mains wiring. This is bad enough in the U.S. where house mains wiring carries 120 volts. Elsewhere in the world the wiring carries 220 or 240 volts AC. Home AC wiring carries
The link we posted yesterday about the KT7 and its RMA rates brings up issues we’ve been long troubled by at Overclockers.com. Websites get equipment, often hand-selected equipment by the manufacturer, on which to do a review. Is that equipment
Six months ago, I wrote a little series about Rambus. Again, we’ll have to wait until we get a real Tehama board to come up with a real, fair comparison, but we know that even a dual channel RDRAM system
SUMMARY: Testing CPU heatsinks using motherboard temp sensors may be possible, but the probability of unintentional errors is high. A more rigorous testing regime using thermocouples and digital thermometers is the “gold standard”. I have been working with Andy Lemont
I just tried something out and wanted it to share with other overclockers. It’s a very simple but special mod that might be of use to others. I have an Asus A7V with a Duron 700 @ 950 at 1.85
Okay folks, I have seen and read all the articles on keeping an overclocked processor cool. I have an AMD Athlon 500 that I am now running over 700 MHZ. What’s the big fuss over keeping it cool with oversized
Ironically, these two are a lot simpler than CPUs, so simple that I can easily combine the two. Hard Drives IBM 75GXP Period. Don’t buy a 5400rpm drive to save a few bucks, you lose about a third of the
