Posts by jkj

looks like a nice enough system you may want to look into programs like notebook hardware control that will increase your battery life by undervolting on that 6 cell. Also the forum has a couple of ways to cool your video card that would...

lcds only display their native resolution well so you need to decide what you like before you buy.

I realize it will disable dual channel, but is that really that much help anyway? Any performance graphs? I was really just unsure if the motherboard will handle 533 but it seems as if it will. I was under the impression that dual...

Thought maybe this would help Chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NorthbridgeIntel i915PM/GM/GMS rev. 03 SouthbridgeIntel 82801FBM (ICH6-M) rev. 03 Graphic...

so will they void your warranty for thermal compound? Obviously if you have warranty work done you will want to remove the pin. Can the pin mod be accomplished safely without Artic silver? Oh and back to the ops topic. My 8600 lasted a...

I just bought the transcend 533 MHz ram (1gb)to go with my current ram. I plan on using one of my 256 MB sticks and the 1 gb to combine for 1.25 gbs. This won't cause a problem with the transcend ram having to only run at 400 until I can...

Anybody tell me what the difference is and if it matters?

Oh and will the ram currently in the machine handle 533?

Quote: Originally Posted by Freak4Dell Buy 2GB of Transcend RAM for $140 from Newegg, and you're problems are solved. Where do you see 2gbs for 140? I see 1gb for 100ish. Show me a link if you can edit nm...

BTW I just checked and I have the 725 with 400 MHz FSB. Can I pin mod it to 533 safely? What material should I use for the pin?