forking virus? A pun. fork() is how a unix process replicates itself. Also, a couple of letters could be changed to describe what we really think of viruses and virus writers. I've always wondered why big companies don't go after them with the same zeal that they do others: bootleggers, music downl...

plus, i noticed the folder "AAWTMP" doesn't exist in my "Local Settings\Temp" folder It could be that "Show Hidden files and folders" is not enabled in Explorer:Tools:Folder Options:View For a quick check, from the Cmd Prompt, use "dir /a /s \crack*". You should probably quarantine this machine whi...

Good to know.

I paid ~150 for one the first SATA Plextors - oh well... Still wish they would bring back their slot loader.

Looks like your tagline needs to be updated.

And there's no embargo, so if you have any questions, Ditto other comments - especially heat output. Approx. cost would be useful also. I'm very interested in how a fanless 2600 compares to the fanless 8600GT[S]. I have a 690G MB and will be adding an ATI GPU for a three monitor setup (NVidia 6150 ...

HD temp is 56C according to Speedfan. Ouch. Some would say this is just fine but IMO this is playing with fire... I get uncomfortable (rightly or wrongly) with an HD temp > 40c. What average temp does Speedfan report with the SMART "in-depth online analysis"? It's 36 for a WD320AAKS. I recently mov...

My question is whether I should add a fan to my U120X or not and if these temps. will affect the life span of my CPU. When the Nexus runs at full speed, I can easily hear it. There's no motor noise, but there is a whoosh that's audible. It's controlled by the BX2, and it only runs at full speed whe...

Thanks for your replies, very helpful. I would go for the E6600 between those two. I think I have decided to get the E6850 (3 GHz stock) when it is released ~$266 in July (ZipZoomFly is currently selling it as a preorder). You might want to check out this thread first. Depending on usage, the Q6600...

i just sold this board to my friend. i love it. it is the perfect matx board. has everything i wanted. Hate to ask the obvious but... why did you sell it if it's perfect? something more perfect out there? So, has anybody had any experience with the AN-M2? or are we waiting for socket AM2+ to be rel...

Unclear as to whether the question is to replace the rear fan or add another somewhere. I've sampled both fans mentioned and at the same rpm with the Nexus being "quiet", the motor noise (ticks) can be heard from the Scythe 800. The Scythe 1600 seems to have a better (lack of) sound undervolted but ...

On the other hand, if the decision can be postponed for a month, a 6700 will be close to today's 6600 price. The price of quads will be less stratospheric also. But you could still wait, get the 6600 and have money for other goodies.

I've yet to hear any confirmation, which leads me to believe -- as others have suggested -- that the problem was stemming from a different component. That seems reasonable - hard to imagine that this wouldn't be more widely reported if it was widespread. Nice temp. In an NSK3300, I have a Gigabyte ...

I've heard reports of some "squealing" sounds coming from it - I'm waiting for some time to go by for more reports of this (or not).

You might check out the ASUS version - or wait for the reportedly low power consumption 65nm 2600 from ATI.

The NFM2 is my favorite mATX MB mainly because of the highly configurable BIOS - control of two fan headers, etc. - better than many full size MBs. Also, SpeedFan is more aware of Winbond super I/O chips. Let's hope that abit doesn't muck with this on their new one.

line wrote:You mean AN-M2HD?

Yes, thanks. This doesn't show up on their US site for some reason.

Interestingly, the ETA for the NFM2 on newegg has disappeared.

Just noticed that newegg has an ETA of 06/04/2007 for these boards to be back in stock - we'll see... Can't decide whether to get another or wait for the 7050 version - if there is one. It's odd that newegg has been out of stock for so long - wonder if abit is having problems.

I put a couple of Scythe 2100rpm (3610KL-04W-B29-F51) in the front of a NSK3300 which is sitting next to the monitor. Argh, the roaring... I almost returned them but used a FanMate to determine what speed was acceptable. Using MB monitoring (abit NF-M2), they faded into the background below 950rpm. ...

The effect of CnQ can't be underestimated. Although it's usually enabled, even during testing, I disabled it and found that the 51w usage at idle jumped to 64w: CPU 1.12v -> 1.34v. Still not big usage but 25% higher. I don't know if there is an equivalent option for the Pentium 4. Oh, multiply power...

I recently tested several of the components mentioned here and haven't lost my notes yet so I'll share. First, I believe the picture above is indeed the 8600 - it looks the same as the one I'm holding in my hands. In WinXP, it's marginly faster than the 7600GT fanless (discontinued dual-slot) Gigaby...

My two favorites are from tech support of a PC to mainframe communications company (back before SLIP) I used to work at. 1) Customer had installed our comm card and was complaining of intermittent problems. Turns out they had installed the card on the slot instead of in the slot. 2) Customer had no ...

Hello I've just got finished building a new box using this motherboard and I'm having some problems. I would suspect RAM. You know the drill - try the RAM on another board/try other RAM on the NF-M2. I can't tell if you're running one or two sticks - if two, try each individually. I've used Corsair...

newegg automatically raises prices on popular items. they've been criticized for this in the past. The funny thing is when people complain about prices falling right after a purchase - something I've experienced also. Of course, RAM purchasers from last spring/summer are gloating now. If one watche...

rei wrote:did you install nvidia ide drivers wrt to the burner?

No. It's my understanding that neither these nor the nVidia USB drivers aren't needed anymore like they were pre-SP2/SP1. In general, I try to install the bare minimum on machines.

In retrospect, the SA is neat (along with the 8MB cache) but not enough to justify the price. I've been purchasing $30 IDE drives lately - which seem to be creeping up in price at newegg - might be preparing for the after xmas sale.

#3 is also what i'd be interested in most. Successfully burned most of a 4GB disk with a HSSTcorp IDE on PC1, read with Plextor on PC2 and copied back to PC1 over the network for successful comparison. This DVD was closed (habit from bad experiences 10 years ago) so can't comment on ability to add ...

rei wrote:thanks. odd. the website lists nforce 430 mcp problems with the 755 one.

I don't know if I misled but, I haven't done any of the three yet.

have you tried to burn/read burnt dvd discs? I watched a movie from it after installing Nero 6 OEM (Plextools was _not_ installed). I need to backup a few GB of stuff. Which is of most interest? 1) burn with Plextor/read with Plextor 2) burn with Plextor/read with IDE Samsung or Sony on another PC ...

The NF-M2 replacement finally arrived - loaded XP from a Plextor 716SA without a problem. It's kinda nice not having any IDE cables in the case. The AC Freezer 64 Pro refuses to seat squarely on the CPU. It's on top of a 4800+89w (found a deal on an OEM open-box at newegg) running at 27C (amb.73F) w...

The NoiseMagic NMT-3 has been working out rather nicely on a 12cm side case fan. An automatic speed control device that controls RPMs between 28-42C, 5-12V, it relieves the need of thinking about adjusting the fan for heavy usage. It's been discussed in several places on SPCR. There's also a NMT-2 (...

don't know if Dell is verboten, but I've noticed some units that come sans Windows (FreeDOS) on their website. It's a pain to find but I think it was in the Small Business section. At the very least, it would be something to compare with. The SFF version should be pretty quiet. A low profile GPU cou...

Has anyone used a fan cable Y-splitter off a MB connector? It might be useful to have the MB SYSfan control two 80mm fans. I tried the HD cooler - Vantec ICEBERQ. It brought down HD temp from 38 to 28 and oddly, GPU temp from 56 to 47. This is all great except it's now a little less noisy than my ol...