Recent content by dragonfang

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    *** Official Gigabyte P965-DS3 Thread ***

    sorry to dig this up from the dead, but i have a quick question is this board be able to support a 9800gtx?? I've googled all over the place and i found mixed responses- mainly about how nvidia pci-e2.0 cards aren't compatible with some pci-e1.0a boards (which is apparently what all p965...
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    tighter timings or higher async frequency?

    yeah, i just confirmed this today. i actually noticed an average of 45 seconds of improvement on superpi 32mb (i did several tests on each setup) on the 2.5spd (4:5 with 4-4-4-12) setting over the tighter cas3 timings. this is good enough reason for me to have it async, however small the...
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    tighter timings or higher async frequency?

    well, i couldn't get past the fsb hole, so i guess i'm going to stick to 335x9 i tried running the ram at 3-2-2-8 with the normal 2.1v and it passed memtest for more than enough passes but when i booted into windows and opened cpu-z, it only shows up as 3-3-3-8. is this the right reading? i...
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    tighter timings or higher async frequency?

    :confused: that was the way I interpreted it the first time i read the article but this contradicts what accord99 just told me can anyone clarify? im going to try 7x429 after i'm done with the orthos and see if i can get past the strap
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    tighter timings or higher async frequency?

    thanks for clearing that up i wish i can do 400x8, but i'd have to ramp up the vcore to get the same amount of speed as the one im getting with stock vcore
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    tighter timings or higher async frequency?

    thanks for the link correct me if im wrong though, but the testbed they used for their tests was an x6800 that they overclocked to 400mhz fsb. you see the performance increase with the ddr800 vs the ddr600 because with ddr800, the ram is running synchronously with the cpu. however, i can't run...
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    tighter timings or higher async frequency?

    I've been doing some overclocking on my new build, and im closing in on a sweetspot Here's a little background info: c2d e4300 AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev3.3 f12 bios eVGA GeForce 7600GT Corsair XMS2 PC6400C4 2x1gb 4-4-4-12 Corsair HX520 I've been following this guide...
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    Can't run 2x1gb xms2 sticks to run in dual channel

    i did all of the above and the same channel just refuses to work. :(
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    How to: Upgrade your motherboard without reinstalling Windows.

    the method i posted before did not work for me, it would just end in a bsod after the boot screen saying power failure or something like that. I did, however, find a way to change it to acpi multiprocessor. I kept toying around with hals and registry keys for two days without any luck. it was...
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    Can't run 2x1gb xms2 sticks to run in dual channel

    lets just get right to it e4300 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev3.3 f12 (latest bios) corsair 2x1gb pc6400c4 xms2 corsair hx520w evga geforce 7600gt when i first put everything together, with my corsair xms2 pc6400c4 sticks in dimm 1+3, the board wouldnt even post. it would beep continuously and...
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    How to: Upgrade your motherboard without reinstalling Windows.

    so i did a little bit of research and found some stuff about adding parameters to sysprep +winpe and whatnot, but i was sure there would be an easier solution. So I found an easier way it seems on here link this is a much simpler way to change the old acpi hal to the multiprocessor hal. has...
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    How to: Upgrade your motherboard without reinstalling Windows.

    could someone answer this question? i also have the simple ACPI PC (not uniprocessor) hal. I'm still on my old athlonxp and planning to move on to c2d. would i be able to switch from this hal to the apci multiprocessor pc hal?? I tried going to device manager on my old system and tried the...
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    need vid card advice

    need some more input
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    need vid card advice

    actually, it does have the 4pin 12v. but i guess it is pretty old. looking at the date on that psu review- it's release was 2003. i'll just start looking for good deals. that corsair psu does look tempting. and yeah, im aware that fry's usually has pretty sweet deals when the right time comes...