Did you try bending the pin back into place? It's a common occurrence and nothing earth shattering, unless you've actually managed to snap it off.

Unless the motherboard is a super socket 7 type, I'm afraid you've hit the end of the road.

If it is a super socket 7 board, then you can try and find some AMD K6-2s or K6-3s.

What system do you have there drago865?

I'm not saying you deliberately are jaishanker. It's just that your comment was stating all modules of different speeds will not work together, regardless of type, which was a bit misleading,...

Bit misleading there jaishankar. You can mix modules of different speeds - the higher rated stuff will just run at the speed of the slowest module. See here...

Commonly printed between the white PCI slots, but it should be fairly easy to see.

Have you tried popping the case open and looking for model text printed on the motherboard itself? Regardless, a board from that period will only take SD-RAM, but be wary of using high capacity...

Water cooling isn't all it's cracked up to be. Read through some reviews and what not and you'll find a water cooled setup isn't much better than something on air. Overclockers may get better...

You heard the man. ;)

What's graphics overclocking like? (http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/44BF2F43466D9766CA256EE0002C8398)

What exactly are you looking for in a system joelynx? Are you a regular gamer or just an office user? If you're just using the PC for a bit of word processing and internet surfing then you might want...

Take note of the article I linked earlier - more importantly mixing different brands.

Yep, it's backwards compatible - it'll just run at the slower speed. I've got a PC3200 stick running happily alongside PC2100 sticks in a KT266A system.

The motherboard doesn't have to support the higher rated modules - the RAM will just run at a lower speed.

See here (http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/666CC2DB9F43C331CA256EA0003CA1BA)...

Actually, you might that the Opteron is the overclocking king. ;)

Best to look up overclocking websites (such as OCAU (www.overclockers.com.au) here in Australia) for more information on this.
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It's highly recommended that you run memtest86 for quite a while, say overnight (8hrs+).

Let's just stick with that eh? ;)

Pete, you haven't mentioned your motherboard or emachines model. You may not have an AGP slot at all, so we need to know a little more about your system.
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Hi kingofpower,

It depends on your budget - gaming laptops can be very expensive. If their main purpose is for schoolwork, then that's what you should aim for. You can purchase rather basic models...

Hi Richard. Apologies for the thread deletions, but it's best to keep all of these questions to just one topic - they are related after all. I've also compiled your two answers into one goldeagle.
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Ok, it would seem that you've got the heatsink mounted incorrectly. See this article (http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/6F2688FA4B8B60CFCA256EA6004346A0) for tips on proper heatsink...

Whoa, that is crazy-high. 30-40 would be a safe temperature for the motherboard, but yours is way past that. Is the motherboard cooler a passive cooler, and if not, is the fan spinning? Regardless,...

Thermal paste isn't necessary if a thermal pad is already present on the heatsink. Granted, paste can be better, but not as much as 60%. Was the heatsink correctly mounted? Did the pad have a plastic...

larrenfitz, this question was originally posted early last year. Chances are the creator has long since moved on. Your post is helpful, but please refrain from resurrecting old threads again in...

Well hey, whatever catches your fancy!

Bass? From internal speakers? Heavens, I'd pay to hear that! ;)

If you're looking to pimp your PC, I suggest you look into other avenues of modding, such as fancy lights, plexiglass panels, neat...

No.

However, there are boards available from ASRock (http://www.asrock.com/) with both socket types.

Your card isn't too bad, but what kinds of games are you trying to play?

I can't really recommend a new CPU for your current motherboard. The only other, faster model available is a 3200+, and the performance difference would be negligible. Even so, a 3000+ is still a...

2.16Ghz is the correct operating frequency for your Athlon XP "3000+". I seriously doubt that your CPU was running at 3.2Ghz and if it was, you've probably got a new overclocking record on your...

Bit of a contradiction there mate. ;)
They're taking Micron chips and slapping "Crucial" on the top. Admittedly, it is the same company, but with some different marketing and rebranding.

Well,...

If the 24 pin connector doesn't snap in two, you'll probably need one of these (http://www.frozencpu.com/psu-112.html?id=4nKHtdMm) (provided your new PSU is still all right!).
Newer AMD motherboards...

The floppy controller cannot be replaced or fixed by you, being integrated into the motherboard. The board would have to be sent back to the manufacturer, and it looks like you have a rather old...

The A64 series of processors will happily run 32-bit applications, so you don't need a special 64-bit OS. The only issues you may come across are finding Linux drivers for your other hardware.

Did you install the drivers for the onboard network card (likely included in the nForce chipset drivers)? Is it enabled in the motherboard BIOS?

You'll find that to be a common fix for many video card issues, with a negligible performance difference (it's recommended the option be turned off regardless).
Was that with the 6800GT as well? If...

I've seen it the other way 'round kc0arf! :)

I've not played with the XP64 myself, so my advice is merely informed guessing. Do you have 64-bit compatible drivers loaded? I'm not sure if the...

Personally, I wouldn't bother upgrading it. Maybe throw in some more RAM if you want a better operating system, but other than that, I would just keep it as a spare box for testing or running older...

No.
I would concentrate on the graphics card, which may or may not require a platform replacement (depending on the chipset and interface you choose).

What is your new motherboard? If your RAM requires 2.6V to operate, then you may experience instability if there aren't enough volts. However, most recent boards should be able to supply enough, with...

Oh my, heavens no. CPUs have been stuck in a bit of a rut lately, with the only major development recently being dual core models (which don't help all that much yet unless you're doing some serious...