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    air cooling for QX9770

    case i'm using is LIAN LI PC-P80
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    air cooling for QX9770

    ended up using a ZALMON 9700, which solved my heating issues. seems to be stable now. it looked like the zerotherm nirvana was mounted correctly, so i'm not really sure what the problem was.. has anyone tried overclocking QX9770 with a ZALMON or something comparable?
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    suggestions on overclocking gtx 280

    hey i'm experimenting with my gtx 280 and was just wondering what kind of stable overclock i should expect. i'm using regular fan cooling. right now i'm running 685 core & 1185 memory. does anyone know how high i could get it without serious heating issues? what is the max temp for this card...
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    air cooling for QX9770

    I'll post voltage later.. If I decided to go with water, does anyone have any thoughts/experience with a hybrid system similar to: ZALMAN Reserator XT BK
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    air cooling for QX9770

    i just built a new system on a 790i chipset with an intel QX9770. I'm currently using a ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 for cooling and I've been having heating issues. With nothing running except vista, core temps are ranging from 42-46. As soon as I do anything CPU intensive, all 4 cores are...
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    2-way SLI with GeForce GTX 280 1GB

    I'm trying to configure my new mobos with a 2-way SLI using EVGA GTX 280 1GB.. I'm using an EVGA 790i chipset and I have two questions.. 1. Will NVIDIA's drivers for Vista do 2-way SLI or only 3-way SLI? 2. Do I need an SLI connector? -- I'm having a hard time finding a 2-way connector...
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    Suggestions on overclocking new ASUS mobos

    no man, i'll get the ah heck to work... it's just a questions of cramming two cards in one slot. that or i could just glue it to the side of my case. ha ha.. yeah... think i'll go with this chipset then and use DDR2 memory instead: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX
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    Suggestions on new ASUS mobos

    think i'll go with this chipset then and use DDR2 memory instead: EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX
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    Suggestions on overclocking new ASUS mobos

    Hi! I'm building a new rig and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the mobos and other components I am considering. I plan on overclocking cpu and gpu. Has anyone had any issues with a configuration like this? Trying to decide between these two boards, any thoughts?..: ASUS...
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    Suggestions on new ASUS mobos

    Hi! I'm building a new rig and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the mobos and other components I am considering. I plan on overclocking cpu and gpu. Has anyone had any issues with a configuration like this? Trying to decide between these two boards, any thoughts?..: ASUS...