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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    Thanks for the replys everyone. Ive been playing with the voltages and i have found a happy medium that gives me system stablilty and acceptable temperatures. And the best part is, my games arnt crashing anymore. So thanks to the people that steered me in the direction of cpu voltages, that...
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    I dont remember if im using the retail HSF or not. What is TIM? I lowered the voltage a little bit and the temp is staying around 75-77c with Orthos running. Now i can get through about 5 minutes of testing with Orthos before it fails.
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    ok...this is actually quite encouraging.. I pushed up the cpu voltage a bit. it is up to about 1.376-1.392 now. When i run orthos it dips back down to about 1.32, but so far it has stayed at 1.32 or above. And so far Orthos has NOT crashed. I am running into a bit of an issue though...
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    I dont have anything to moniter the temp, but every time i check it in the bios, its around 115F. It is set up to give me an alarm at 130F or so i think. I upgraded every major component in the system. everything is pretty new
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    Could my cpu be the issue here? cpuz reports my voltage at 1.31v occasionally dipping down to 1.29v i think the specs on my processor say the voltage is 1.3/1.4
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    Here is the test for small fft, as you can see, error after only 5 seconds. Type: Small FFTs - stress CPU Min: 8 Max: 64 InPlace: Yes Mem: 8 Time: 15 CPU: 3200MHz FSB: 200MHz [200MHz x 16.0 est.] 8/9/2009 10:25 AM Launching 2 threads... Using CPU #0 Beginning a continuous self-test to...
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    Here is the memory i have PQI POWER Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MAD44GUOE-X2 - Retail
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    i used to be up on all that stuff, but i confess im not anymore. How would i determine those things. I dont want to damage my system.
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    Computer constantly crashes while gaming.

    I have a vista 64 x2 dual core 6400+ 4g memory ATI 2600xt video card ECS Z780gm-a motherboard All my problems started when i upgraded to the new hardware listed above and vista 64 I have all the most recent drivers for everything. I have continual crashes when i play games. I play...
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    help with a wireless network and windows xp

    i have just set up a home network on 2 computers. i am running windows xp home edition on both of them. i have a linksys wireless router directly connected to the primary computer and a wireless network card connected to the other computer. i can access the internet with both computers but i...
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    anti-war protesters: please give me a fact that supports your argument

    I am a military member, currently deployed in the middle east. We hear a lot of news about all the anti-war protestors over here, and although I know you are a very small minority, it is still disheartening to many of us to know that we don't have the support of our countrymen. It makes me...
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    Need Advice..what is a good DVD player for my laptop?

    i just bought a laptop and i want to get a dvd player for it. ive never owned a dvd player for a computer before so id like some advice on what to get. im thinking about getting this (Archos External Mini DVD ROM 8x Portable) anyone have any experience with this one? this is the laptop i just...
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    have any of you ever heard of this happing.............

    ummmm......i would if i could, but like i said, whenever i click on anything, including uninstall it just brings up winzip. the computer is completly usless
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    have any of you ever heard of this happing.............

    have any of you ever heard of this happing............. i installed Winzip 7.0 on a friends computer and after i was done winzip associated almost every type of file with winzip. Now when ever i click on anything or try to run any programs it starts winzip. I cant even shut the computer down...