You could probably afford the new Pentium if you don't spend so much on that Raptor drive. But I can't fault you for wanting to keep it!

Definately make sure you get a trustworthy PSU with a good...

If I get the memory error during POST, it'll boot into windows. When I don't get the memory error, I'll get a DLL error while trying to load Windows. Which one happens seems to be random.

On...

Got a friends Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop.

p3 700mhz
256mb ram
Win XP

Before windows can even load, it displays the following:

The amount of system memory has changed. F1 to continue or F2...

board sounds bad to me. Is it just the bios freezing up? Does it freeze if you dont push delete and try to boot normally?

I have a computer that had an Abit mobo and the controller card went out for IDE-0 channel. Replaced it with the board below.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128307

I...

Well for your second link at pccyber, I saw the ram you listed for: $254
This is what I found for $341, registered memory(which I dont think you want):
Corsair 1024MB PC-3200 TWINX-Dual Channel DDR...

Just go to the store and say you need an IDE cable.

Some integrated graphic cards do share ram with the system. Though I wouldn't know if its possible to do it with an agp card.

And unless the software you use was written with 64-bit architecture in mind, an Athlon64 probably won't offer you a real advantage.

Curious, do you know if the naturally speaking software would...

I've been interested with what Intel has on their minds with the dual core.

I run 2 Athlon MP's and a P4 prescott. I'd say I like the Pentium better because I've had less compatibilty issues with it when running games. Also, my room temperature is much lower while running...

2.4GHz with only 128mb ram? My god man, what were you thinking?!

Today, 1gb is probably standard, or close to it.

Not exactly. In a single cpu setup one out-performs the other. In the dual cpu setup, the opposite proved better. I can't remember exactly which one the opteron won. I think the review I read this...

Another reason to only use Win2k

Just looked in my mobo manual. The 4-wire is labeled as "ATX 12v" and the large plug is labeled as just "ATX". Not sure what they do aside from delivering power to something, but mine works fine with...

What's your experience with them? Do you like them or hate them?
I had the first model they put out for the athlons years back. Didn't work too well. All three ram slots worked, but only one at a...

I've been pro-amd since the athlons. Currently I use dual athlon MP chips in my pute-pute. But if I were to build a new system right now, I may go towards intel again. Their newest p4 chips, I've...