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    ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Core2 Duo with AGP and PCI-E along with DDR1 and DDR2 slots.

    jmclean, i'll take it off your hands. will you take paypal? LMK thanks! i tried to PM you, but that didn't work
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    good cooler for 7800gt?

    what would you guys recommend for the 7800gt? I think I bought an arctic siliencer for my 9800 pro, but the 7800gt seems like it needs a lot more cooling. I'd like something that would let me get a decent overclock, but quiet as well. any recommendations?
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    World of warcraft, major problems

    sounds like the same problem i used to have. i used to have the same thing until i underclocked my fsb from 200 to 190. but i read something about overload on agp bridge using 6800. i also unlocked pipes and vertex for the video card, and overclock my processor....
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    need help picking WoW realm

    i'd like to play on an east coast server that is PVE. i'm also looking for a realm that has relatively even number of horde to alliance ratio. the one i tried last night turned out to be a west coast server and i was lagging very badly the entire time. i've also heard that in some servers...
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    question about fans

    i have 120mm antec fans. thanks for all the advice, i'll try both configurations and test the temps.
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    question about fans

    i have the antec 3700 case. there's a 120 mm fan blowing air out the back right now, but i'm thinking of putting another 120mm at the front grill. should the front fan be blowing air out the FRONT or push the air to the BACK fan? one more thing, is there an easy way to tell which side of the...
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    OC'ing with Rivatuner

    i'm running the 67.20 nvidia drivers w/ the newest rivatuner drivers (ends w/ a 2). if my nvidia drivers are the problem, would it have prevented me from unlocking my pipes w/ rivatuner also?
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    OC'ing with Rivatuner

    i was able to unlock the pipes and 6th vertex, but i can't OC the clock or memory even the slightest. if i try to up the memory or frequency by even the increment of 1, it says that it failed to pass the test. in fact, if i try to even underclock or change the sliders in general, it fails the...
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    thermal throttling...bad?

    i think i read something about disabling thermal throttling when oc'ing the 6800, but i was just curious why. what does thermal throttling do? mine is set to 50% by default. i have successfully unlocked 16 pipes and 6 vertex, but if i try to even oc my memory or core, rivatuner says that i...
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    suggestions for good oc'ing power supply? (need help troubleshooting)

    i've tried upping the voltage for my ram, cpu, etc, but it immediately becomes unstable. i didn't know if it was b/c of my mobo, processor, or ps. the thing is, i've been running it at 200 x 11.0 for the past year 24-7. it wasn't until i started trying to play world of warcraft that i got...
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    suggestions for good oc'ing power supply? (need help troubleshooting)

    i actually have motherboard monitor, but i didnt know i could check voltage fluctuations. i've always used it for just temperatures. thx, i'll take a look at it. does anyone have any guess to whats wrong w/ my system?
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    suggestions for good oc'ing power supply? (need help troubleshooting)

    my specs: mobile 2400xp @2.0ghz NF7-s v2 1 gig corsair xms 2-3-2-6 BFG 6800 oc 160 gig seagate 350W Antec Smartpower (stock ps w/ antec 3700BLQ) ok, here are the problems: 1) cpu is unstable and games crash to desktop when i try to overclock the multiplier past 10.5 or fsb past...
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    trying to fix my comp problems, could i be damaging my comp?

    my system: mobile barton 2400+ @ 2.1ghz nf7-s v.2 mobo 1 gig corsair xms 2-3-2-6 Ram 160gb seagate hd 350w antec smart power ps (came w/ the case) nvidia BFG 6800 OC 128mb my computer reboots when running 3dmark03 sometimes and doesn't seem to run half-life2 quite as well as my 9800...
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    GeForce 6800 Ultra freezing!! *resolved*

    hm...does this apply to the 128mb geforce 6800 OC as well? or is it just for the 256mb 6800 ultra? my system is unstable even when trying to run 3dmark. its a mobile 2400+ @ 2.2Ghz w/ 1 gig corsair xms ram. i turned fast writes off, agp speed to 8x, and the agp apature to 128mb. however, my...