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It's a 620 watt Enermax, so that should be more than enough. Possibly faulty though. I'll have to find a good fan speed and current output monitor software of some sort. Asus always has a decent PCProb with their MB's, MSI doesn't seem to have it.

I use Spybot and Zonealarm also, like em both, but ewido is new to me, thanks for the tip. Go Oilers!

Had a couple stop errors happen so far on my new computer. First was when I was trying out Far Cry, but I had every setting cranked, and I thought at the time it was probably just an unstable setting on the game. But I just had it happen now, and Microsoft has no idea. When it goes, it just goes black, no BSD, fans all speed up like they do when coming out of low power/heat setting. And she restarts. Cock. Error caused by a device driver Thank you for sending an error report to Microsoft. Error report summary Error type : Windows stop error (A message appears on a blue screen with error code information) Solution available? : No (see Next steps) What does this error mean? : Windows has encountered an error from which it cannot recover and needs to restart Cause : Unknown device driver Computer symptoms : A message appears on a blue screen with error code information (for example: e.g. 0x0000001E, KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED) Additional steps for you to take : Important: Please continue to send error reports so analysts at Microsoft can study and try to correct the problem as quickly as possible Information about this error You received this message because a device driver installed on your computer caused the Windows operating system to stop unexpectedly. This type of error is referred to as a "stop error." A stop error requires you to restart your computer. Next steps We have analyzed your error report and at this time are unable to determine the exact cause of the error. However, Microsoft will continue to analyze this error report to try to determine the specific cause of the error. If we are able to find the cause and correct it, and you encounter the same problem, you will receive an updated response that includes instructions for resolving the problem.

Built myself a new computer, and am about to re-install the antivrus software. Was going to go with AVG again, but thought I'd ask you gents first which is best freeware out there first? Having good luck with AVG so far, and have no reservations to using it again. Spyware?

Which is better betweeen the two, + or -? I've only tried Verbatims +R's, and had fair luck with them(both 8 and 16X). Haven't tried their -R's though.

Tip one for us!

I call BOYCOTT!

Sweet!

Lets hi-jack this post into another Xbox VS PS fight!

Smells sweeter for some reason, is that cabbage?

Is this perfect or what, holds the beers, lights the darts http://www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?Pag...uctID=6663&SID=

Bastard. Think I'll just buy them on used laser discs from ebay instead, I'm sure the old Pioneer player is up to it.

Right on. Might convince a religous "lid leaver opener" like myself to close it

That's for the 1650 not the 1655 my Friend.

Here's a link to the new 1650 firmware BCHC

I'll be saving for the 60GB version also. Talking about PS2's, I paid $450 for my first PS2, 6ish years ago, and remember others paying 500+. So considering what is in the machine, it's not that big an increase. The PS2 is what a 333mhz processor, 32mb video card etc, nothing compared to what the 3 has, for only $1-200 more, now, and the price will drop, significantly eventually. Considering that with the 360 you'll need to buy a seperate HD-DVD player to be a comparible machine, I bet the prices will be nearly identicle. Hell, a bare bones Toshiba HD-DVD player is $600! I bet BluRay players will be just as much, to get a console and a new format player for $6-700 seems not unreasonable. But if it were $200 I'd not complain

It is probably your media. I got into a 50 disc spindle of Verbatim +R 8X discs a week ago, had 7 duff discs out of 15 so far. Same error as you've got, same media ID MCC-003-00. Have a look at where it quit burning on the disc, on mine it's burning not quite a GB, which translates into about a cm of burn. At the edge of where it quit burning, there are 1-2 dye "splashes"(looks like there was a tiny explosion in the disc), noticable to the naked eye. Nothing visible before burning though. Let us know if you see the same thing. Bot mine at Staples in Canada, I'll be taking up Verbatim on their lifetime warranty, also have a +R DL they're getting back, my Pioneer didn't do a nice job at 8X with it's new firmware.

Saw it on another site, a Borg smilie! We need one here, who's the resident smilie man?

Pulled my 3520 out, last 3 firmwares I tried made a great burner mediocre. If it had faster DL burning I'd probably have spent more time going back to older firmware .

Even there, the value line discs I've got in the past were packed almost exactly the same as the regulars, tape wrapped 100 disc's. The round white paper insert is supposedly different, ie doesn't say TY anywhere, also supposedly says 4X(TYG03's may be diff. as they don't burn well under 8X with some older burners), but I didn't keep any to verify. Like you say, I personally have had no probs., others have, but who knows, that may be once again a soft tissue problem.

I wish I had a money press...

I wish I had a comic book guy...

Nice!

I keep hoping they'll drop the paper $5, and replace it with a coin. I think Weird Al was talking about our old $5. I see the US paper money now has some colour, not just the plain green on all bills of old. Always had trouble with their money, I tipped a $10 bill in a coffee shop down in Idaho once, dropped it in the tip jar thinking it was a $1. Was too embaressed to pull it out.

Did some digging, and apparently all new Value Line will be TYG03's, printables and non. I'm wondering if it's time to start stocking up on "Premium Line" TYG02's (ie if they've stopped production and moved on to strictly 16X media now). I would hazard a guess that there's millions of them in wharehouses though.