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We had a public auction for buying some pc's and one of the offers lists the Intel E2180. One of the requirements for the CPU is to have 2MB L2 cache and Intel lists the E2180 as having 1MB L2 cache here: http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sspec=sla8y I understand that it has 1MB but the bidder says it has 2 x 1MB. Who is right?

I can't tell you anything about the ds3p, but as I own the ds3 rev.2.0 I can tell you that it runs colder than my previous Gigabyte 8I915P Duo-Pro... All the rest of my rig is the same.

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As read on various places on the net, current Asus p35 boards are quite buggy, not sure if a future BIOS update will solve this issue. Why are you so fond of Asus anyway? I got a P35 based mobo last week (see my signature) and it runs smoothly and most important, COLD!

Actually it is. Since it's an identical board windows doesn't need re-activation

Under the connection properties make sure the IPv6 is unticked

Myself

I wish it was the Q6600, but it's only the E6600... I'll take some pics some day this week and post them under "Pics of your computer" I forgot to say: the RAM is now running at its specified speed, 800MHz EDIT: Actually I found this: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/08/01/tak...50_beyond_4ghz/ and now I'm having second thoughts about getting the 6600....

E6600 hands down. Don't even think twice!!!

There was once a kid who had a wish: when he grows up he wanted to be a great author. When he was asked what he meant by "great author" he said: "I want to write stuff that makes people cry, shout and dispair." Now that he grew up, his wish became reality: he works for Microsoft, writing error messages... _______________ When asked what cybers*x means, three students answer: 1. Law student: what's cyber? 2. Sports student: yeah, what's cyber? 3. Computer student: what's s*x? _______________ Wife: Have you been shopping? Husband: "Bad command or filename" W: But i asked you this morning.... H: "Syntax error. Abort?" W: Not even the new TV-set? H: "Variable not found" W: OK, give me the credit card, I'll go shopping... H: "Sharing violation. Access denied" W: Are you serious, joking or just trying to make me mad? H: "Too many parameters" W: How did I get to marry you? H: "Data type mismatch" W: When are you gonna get paid? H: "File in use. Please try again later" W: OK, this is the last straw, what do I mean to you? H: "Unknown virus" _____________________ Two indians are walking through the woods when one sights smoke coming from the top of a hill. What does it say? asks the first indian SPAM, replies the second... _____________________ Hope you like them...

Guys, thanks for your help and advice. Got myself a brand new Gigabyte P35-DS3 rev.2.0 and I must say it's a baby Now until next month I will have to wait and see the bank balance in order to get the CPU which will be either the 6600 or the 6750. I'd like to get the 6600 but I have to think about living too

Did you try a degauss?

Actually you are required to activate Windows prior to updating it

Clean the drive lens and see if the issue is still there.

Turn that option ON in BIOS

Although Vista "wows" about DX10, spme elements of DX9 are *still* there for backwards compatibility.

Ummm.... Nope

I just noticed I'm sure I copied over the correct string from the address bar in IE but... /me goes to the corner and faces the wall

I searched on google up and down and all i got regarding "disable pe386" was security related, implying virus and rootkit infections.... Care to explain how that command will stop the BSOD's?

If so, I think you should read the rules here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18408

First of all, welcome to msfn ... Second, the settings are related to the application, not the documents, so my guess is that you can't do that...

Try installing the drivers through device manager, pointing the hardware wizard to the location of the drivers. EDIT: Welcome to msfn

AFAIK, yes, but I'm not at work right now to verify the claim

This is what I'd go with myself: CPU http://www.thediscshop.com.au/index.php?pa...t&Itemid=94 Mobo: http://www.thediscshop.com.au/index.php?pa...t&Itemid=94 RAM: (not too much to choose from, unfortunately...) http://www.thediscshop.com.au/index.php?pa...t&Itemid=94 Graphics: (up to the games you wanna play) http://www.thediscshop.com.au/index.php?pa...t&Itemid=94 The rest is up to you, how much space you need on HDD, what case looks more appealing to you and offers enough inner space for cooling and air circulation, etc... PS. For writing DVD's I'd recommend you this: http://www.thediscshop.com.au/index.php?pa...t&Itemid=94 Hope this will give you a start

Ditto