I have to stop

[CompSnake]

but only for a few days, my computer has slowly started to get hotter, im gonna shut it down for the nite, i think its just about to go

[bluegreenshxt]

o...what temp is it at??

[Avid6eek]

Buy a $2 can of compressed air, turn it upside down and blow Liquid O2 into your case....that'll cool it down to around -10F <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Caveman Basser]

Poor Noodles... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Take the cover off and put a 20" box fan next to it on high.. That works. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

CompSnake how hot does yoru computer get? you're not overclocking right?<BR><BR>Oh well, anything you can spare is greatly appreciated.<BR><BR>Caveman Basser man, you're on my ass now! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> MUST BAN! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> <BR><BR>J/k of course! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

Caveman is moving fast...damn those mulitple PC users!

[Colin]

<br><br><< <i>Caveman is moving fast...damn those mulitple PC users!</i> >><br><br>Haha, you're telling me! Well hopefully he can give recycle a good run! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

Recycle has been slowing down....he used to be more than doubling my score, but he hasn't maintained that pase....Now I usually stay at about half his score.

[recycle]

hhahaha... well i would like to see someone pass me up cause that would help out the team alot... but in the mean time i'm all by my self. plus i got my 2100+ and my epox nf2 board ><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> today!!! i can't wait to get home and hook it all up too bad i'm still waiting for my r9500 to finish RMA'ing

[bluegreenshxt]

ahhh..sigh..im barely managing to maintain 7th...arrgh

[CompSnake]

my mobo temp has jumped to 57c, it was siting at about 45 before

[Findarr]

WATCH OUT, NOW.....I've got 3 comps working hard!! My P3 1gig, the wifey's P3 700, and her NEW P4 laptop @2.53 Ghz, lol. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>Findarr

[clayts]

My overclocked XP 1800+ hs been running at 60 degC for ages, I have just bought a bigger fan and it now runs at 51 degC.<BR><BR>

[Joe]

<br><br><< <i>Poor Noodles... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Take the cover off and put a 20" box fan next to it on high.. That works. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"></i> >><br><br><BR><BR>you think thats funny, ... i have done it before <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> lol .... ok it is funny.... but effective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

Bahhh....Multiple system users! My PC is still the fastest single F@H PC out there by far <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

[Caveman Basser]

<br><br><< <i><< <i>Poor Noodles... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Take the cover off and put a 20" box fan next to it on high.. That works. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"></i> >><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>you think thats funny, ... i have done it before <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> lol .... ok it is funny.... but effective <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"></i> >><br><br><BR><BR>No I don't think it's funny at all.. I have actually done that while nursing a heat problem myself. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">

[clayts]

Shiznit - just wait till my bonus comes through from work, your 2.4 is gonna' look like a 386 (without a turbo button)<BR><BR>for those of you who are not old enough to remember 286's and 386's had turbo buttons, without the turbo they ran at 4 and 8 MHZ, and with the turbo, they ran at 16 and 13 MHZ, now that is serious overclocking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>Shiznit, I am coming after you, you had better hide, overclock or get your wallet out and buy some serious kit.<BR><BR>I am 450 behind you, but watch this space <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[clayts]

Shiznit - just wait till my bonus comes through from work, your 2.4 is gonna' look like a 386 (without a turbo button)<BR><BR>for those of you who are not old enough to remember 286's and 386's had turbo buttons, without the turbo they ran at 4 and 8 MHZ, and with the turbo, they ran at 16 and 13 MHZ, now that is serious overclocking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>Shiznit, I am coming after you, you had better hide, overclock or get your wallet out and buy some serious kit.<BR><BR>I am 450 behind you, but watch this space <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

No fears Clayts....you have a whole lot of catching up to do. Howard BAM is my biggest single system threat as he's running overlclocked...aprox 2600-2700. He has yet to show any sign of catching up. I'm pretty sure I'm maintaining my single system lead. In the even that I see a single system catching up to me, I will upgrade to a Barton 2500 and OC it to around 3000-3200 <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Bring it on...all this competition is good for the team.

[Joe]

lol ... remember 286's and 386's .. i remember 80/86's <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> .. and old computers <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

[zaltec]

I loved my Sinclair ZX80! And then the Commodore 64...man I played the crap out of that system<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Avid6eek]

The first computer I ever used was a Pentium 100Mhz. I'm not familiar with the 286/386/486 Era. I do however know all about the turbo button <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> I have an old Computer in my attic. its either a 286, 386, or 486 but I have no idea how to figure out which one. It has a monitor (green) and all. I'll probably sell it on ebay one of these days along with the Compaq 100Mhz system <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[bluegreenshxt]

shiznit..how old are you?? you dont remem the 286/386/486's??? heheh...i remeber my first comp...taht was some 13 years ago..dunn even know what comp it was...i think it was worse than a 286..but heck..i was like 3 back then...LOL..well then my next comp was a 486...haha..i remember those..sigh..next was the pentium 133 then alot of amd's... 233,300,333,450,700,900,1800+..hehehe...sigh..thos e good ol'days...

[Avid6eek]

lol...I'm 21. I didn't use computers very much until I was actually in high school. I didn't build my first one until about a year and a half ago. It's kind of like an big hobby of mine now. I read about this kind of stuff for at least an hour everyday <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Talk about having no life. My system upgrade path includes:<BR><BR>Pentium 100Mhz<BR>Pentium II 450Mhz <----My first computer!<BR>Athlon XP 1600 (OC 1800) <----First computer I built<BR>Athlon XP 2400 <----Current Rig<BR>Barton 2500 (OC 3000) <----Next upgrade if people start catching me at F@H<BR>Hammer <-----If it ever arrives...my next total system revamp<BR><BR>I've built many other computers inbetween, they just weren't for me <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> The biggest jump in performance was going from the 100Mhz to the 450Mhz. If only performance increase so drastically now a days. I see no real difference between my Athlon XP 1600 and my 2400 except for in benchmarks.

[BAM!]

LOL..... i haven't been catching up cause all the games i've been playing!!>.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">.. i just just beated unreal II tonight.... that was such a great game>>>... short but great tho... i am now concentrating on C@C general.. i have to say that game is about the only application that actually utilize all my CPU power. on top of that i still have to overclock my video card to keep the best high quality/resolution gaming experience. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> anyways... maybe i'll catch up wit ya someday shiz!!... maybe not... tho we're dong well as a team tho. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> i should be getting splinter cell next week.. .oh man.... when that comes.. i dont think i'l even have time for F@H anymore... i got my graphic design projects to do and then that game to beat!!! man....

[clayts]

The first computer I had was a 286 running at 12 MHZ with 40Mb hard drive (which wa the size of 3 of todays hard drives) 256k of memory. a 5.25" floppy dive and a monocrome (amber) monitor.<BR><BR>I had it for ages. riginally it was running MS-DOS 4.2, ten I upgraded to MS-DOS 6 and then to Windows 3.1<BR><BR>my upgrade path goes<BR><BR>286 - 486 - Pentium 1 MMX - AMD K7 ??? - Pentium III 733 - AMD XP 1800+<BR><BR>As you can see I keep them for quite some time.<BR><BR>I also have a green screen 8086 in the loft, it i a very big paperweight

[Avid6eek]

I used to use the same system for a long time. I wouldn't upgrade until CPU's where about 4X faster than what I was running. Now I think 500Mhz is a good enough reason to upgrade. As processor speeds start to increase faster and faster, I will probably switch to 1Ghz as being the standard for upgrades.

[Colin]

My first computer was an Intel 486 DX/33 overclocked to DX40. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I still remember moving the FSB jumper, that was a lot of fun... <BR><BR>It had a whooping 4MB of memory and it cost me like $200 CDN to upgrade to 8MB! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0"> Haha, how times change so quickly. I think I still got that box at my parents house somewhere in the basement...

[Caveman Basser]

Damn none of you had an Atari 800?? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[Colin]

<br><br><< <i>Damn none of you had an Atari 800?? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"></i> >><br><br>I had an Atari 2600! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> It was an awesome gamer back in teh day. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

[Caveman Basser]

yeah me too and a Colecovision and Intellivision.. but the Atari 800 was my first PC.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">