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Some Questions....

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/some-questions.36239/

GeekyBoy
GeekyBoy Original post #1
Sep 12, 2006 at 4:45 PM
Here are some questions:
1.How is the MSI K8MM V Board?

2.Is the ASUS A8N VM board good?Can it run Vista with Athlon 3000+ and onboard graphics and 512 MB RAM?

3.In ZoneAlarm,how can I block files of the ".tmp.exe" extension from accessing the internet automatically without asking my permission?

4.How can I upgrade my BIOS through ASUS LiveUpdate?

5.What are the prices of the 6600 and the 7300gs?Which is better?
GeekyBoy
Sep 14, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Please someone reply!!
coolsunny
Sep 14, 2006 at 1:56 PM
2.ASUS A8N VM CSR better. u need atleast 1 gb ram & good grafix card.
4.i updated my bios yesterday. go to www.asus.com download new bios drivers.
intall ASUS LiveUpdate.run it>select update BIOS from a file. then proceed.
reply after doing so.
GeekyBoy
Sep 15, 2006 at 7:53 AM
Yes,I have upgraded the BIOS to version 0702 but I have noticed a slight performance drop and lower benchmark scores than with the earlier BIOS 0506.What can I do to counter that?
coolsunny
Sep 15, 2006 at 11:46 AM
is the cpu temp get lowered.mine get lowered by 6-7 degree.
r u overclocked previouly?the bios get default setting after that.
Stalker
Stalker #6
Sep 15, 2006 at 4:31 PM
5) i would go with the 7300gs.......
price will be around 4k.......not sure though
shaunak
shaunak #7
Sep 15, 2006 at 5:51 PM
1> Sure it can. you wont get aero with the orboard though. you can even run it with 384MB [tested and it works]
heres the proof:
*img226.imageshack.us/img226/2171/capturekq2.jpg
GeekyBoy
Sep 15, 2006 at 11:39 PM
shaunak said:
1> Sure it can. you wont get aero with the orboard though. you can even run it with 384MB [tested and it works]
heres the proof:
*img226.imageshack.us/img226/2171/capturekq2.jpg

I've got the Geforce 6100 IGP!!
nishant_nms
Sep 16, 2006 at 12:05 AM
btw which release it is Beta2 or RC1
GeekyBoy
GeekyBoy #10
Sep 16, 2006 at 12:07 AM
nishant_nms said:
btw which release it is Beta2 or RC1

What do you mean?The Geforce 6100 is an onboard graphics chipset.