Recent content by Gigem

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    IP35-e (BIOS 18) with an e7400, no multiplier?

    So upgraded to an e7400 today, and had to flash my Abit IP35-e to BIOS 18 to get it to recognize my chip, and now I can't find the multiplier in the Soft Menu. It seems to be stuck on 10.5, although if I put the FSB at, say, 400, it will tell me the estimated clock is 4.0 (10x), but then if I...
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    Computer Stalls or Blue Screens w/in 5 minutes, even in BIOS

    Ok... sorry it took so long but I have been spending all day on this with no success... Everything looks fine visually. The mobo and capacitators are all fine and clean. I tested lots of peices to eliminate them, and finally found that it was either the power supply or the mobo. Having...
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    Computer Stalls or Blue Screens w/in 5 minutes, even in BIOS

    So my computer I built about 8 months ago has started to blue screen and/or freeze alot (around every 3 hours, but more frequently lately) over the last 2 weeks, with messages such as IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, which I know is a driver problem. However, today, I turn on my computer for the first...
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    Ultra-120 Extreme Question.

    I'd hold off. When I got mine, the bottom was rough and I thought that was what was holding mine back. I have lapped the sucker twice, reseated it over a dozen times (vertically and horizontally), used 3 types of thermal paste, and used many different fans on it (both 1 and 2 at a time) and my...
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    Will the HR-05 SLI fit on a DS3?

    bump, anyone know?
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    Will the HR-05 SLI fit on a DS3?

    What the topic says, I have a non-SLI board, but I can't use the normal HR-05 for my northbridge because of my ultra-120. I think I read somewhere that the SLI version would work and allow me to put a 80mm fan on the cooler facing away from the CPU as well, but any documentation I can find...
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    PSU DoA?

    I am helping my brother build his new computer, and we finally put it all together. However, when we tried to turn it on, as soon as we flipped the swtich on the back of the PSU (before the computer was turned on or anything) the PSU would let out this very high pitched whine. Also, nothing...
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    Ultra-120 Extreme just got dropped off - major problem?

    Mine can rotate easily more than 5 degrees either way, probably around 15-20. I wish I had your temps at that vCore though. Oh and for aigo, my ambient is around 24C. Maybe my base isn't flat, and that is why it can rotate? Should I try to lap? I'm running out of my expensive thermal paste...
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    Ultra-120 Extreme just got dropped off - major problem?

    Mine doesn't have a scratch, but if I remember it wasnt all that smooth, certainly not close to a mirror. I'm also concerned it's not seating properly. With the backplate and spring screws it should be perfect, but my results just aren't that good. I'm putting 1.425v in my C2D, but my idle...
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    7600GT VGA cooler compatibility

    what is the price on that? The best thing about the one I showed is it's 18 bucks
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    7600GT VGA cooler compatibility

    The stock cooler sucks on my eVGA 7600GT, it's the only loud thing in my system. I'm looking at getting a VGA cooler, but 95% of them don't mention the 7600 series in the compatibility list, even if it says it is compatible with all nVidia cards. Example...
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    Help me set up my case

    I know this question is dumb, but I'm second guessing myself. If I'm staring down at a yate loon that is spinning counter-clockwise, is it blowing back up at me, or downward?
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    How to lower the speed of my Yate Loons?

    If you don't want to pay for a controller you can 7v mod them all, it's what I did. Google 7v mod or something like that and you'll find a guide, the Yate's become silent and still move good air. Basically you move the ground wire from the 0v slot down to the +5v slot by switching the pins (I...
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    How long will my card last?

    I didn't volt mod it, I just used RivaTuner to adjust the settings in Windows. And by "long run" how long would it last you think? I'd only want like 3-4 years, and the card idles at around 52C.
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    How long will my card last?

    I have a eVGA 7600GT, which I have overclocked to 651/1548. I realize this is a huge OC, but the card seems stable up to around 680/1560 for me, and when I back it down to my current settings the card never goes above 78C, even in 3dmark06. Is this acceptable? I have heard GFX cards can die...