Hey, what did you use to study for the exam? Like, did you take a course, use a book, or something online?

I passed the A+ exam last year, and this year I took Cisco Networking semester I.. My...

Not necessarily.. I just had a problem a few weeks ago where my hd could not recognize the new chipset when I installed it in a different build..

When I built my first computer, I powered on after I installed the processor.. to make sure that the fan and processor were functional.. Then I powered up again after the graphics card and RAM were...

haha! Same here! Except the original arrived the day after I got the replacement.. lol

hahaha.. yea, those delivery dudes can be like that.. The last thing I ordered from newegg was lost, and It turned out the delivery dude delivered it to the wrong house.

Good luck! Hopefully nothing is dead when you get it.. or doesn't work properly.. or the UPS guy actually delivers it to the right house..

stay optimistic lol:)

haha.. well I'm glad you think so.. I don't even remember what the original post asked :D

I dunno about graphics cards.. I always buy the cheap ones, and I have never overclocked them.. Actually, I don't even think I know how lol..

lol.. true, but you do not notice much of a change (I can't anyway)

You don't need to, but it does increase system performance (well, depending on what percent you oc the cpu.. ~5-10% does nothing)

haha.. ooookay

Ubuntu is the best linux distru, and it runs very smoothly in x64

Yea, intel has always run their processors at really high clock-speeds.. but they are inefficient, and operating at those speeds does not really give them much of an advantage..

don't the intel core 2 duos normally run at about 3 ghz w/out being overclocked? Sorry, I am a bit unfamiliar with intel's cpus

Overclocking is a way to get more for your buck.. You don't really lose much life from your cpu (depending on how u oc it). You can buy the cheaper processor and overclock it to a processor speed of...

Yes, sir.. Ubuntu linux x64

No problems whatsoever :)

Well, considering 32-bit, intel may be better than amd.. But all my operating systems are 64-bit.. and I personally think amd is doing much better in this field than anywhere else..

As for...

aw, heck no.. AMD is still better than intel.. AMD is a lot easier to overclock, a lot cheaper, and they run a lot cooler than intel. And besides the quad core, AMD processors are very competitive...

Yea, the amd chips are much more reliable, run cooler, and are more efficient than intel. You can overclock most amd chips fairly high also.. However, I do like the p4 feature(Thermal Throttling)...

Great. Sounds like an awesome build.. enjoy.

wow, thats a pretty good value.. something like his build would be great for you

Sounds like a decent build, what did you pay for that? I just upgraded my processor to a 4400+ 2.64 ghz and 2 gigs of ram, and it was about $200

Check out newegg, they have the best prices and very fast shipping.. Products are reliable too. I don't think it really matters what type of mobo or processor you get.. However, I prefer amd over...