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    Is this compatible?

    I have a CNPS9500 - it's a good cooler. It will fit on the socket, and it should do a decent job of cooling a quad - although quads are very hot.
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    Questions about water cooling

    If you're going for silence, the most important thing is to have a big radiator (to maximise the surface area). Of course, you still need the rest of the loop to be decent. An MCR320 (or PA120.3 if money isn't an object), with some 800rpm Scythe S-flex fans should be good. With a decent...
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    Q6600 G0 - are these temps high considering the environment?

    If the voltages are within 5%, they're fine. The stability of the voltage is more important than the exact voltage.
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    Whats the best way to get rid of fingerprints on glossy cases?

    QFT. I just use a lint-free cloth - the same type on use on my $1500 camera's lenses.
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    Advantages of fatter 38mm fans vs 25mm

    It's kinda like having fatter tyres on a car - they let you put more power on the ground. A 38mm (thick) fan will be noisier than a 25mm at the same rpm, but it will also move more air. So if you want quiet, you're probably better with 25's. But if you just want performance, 38's are your...
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    Ambient Temp & Core Temp

    32C is "really hot"??? 1) 37C is fine. Anything below 60C (under load) is fine. 2) You cannot cool your CPU below ambient with air/water - you would require a refrigerated/peltier system. 3) Huh? 4) ^^^See first answer.
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    quad 2.4 G0 keeps fluctuating in core speed

    ^^As the two posts above me have said - these features only reduce your speed (and therefore power and heat) when you're not maxing out your CPU. Unless they're causing problems, leave them on.
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    8500/8600 vs 6800

    The 8600GTS will be better than the 6800, and it's Dx10 capable (though it doesn't sound like much of a factor to you).
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    Vista: Change in resolution makes the display go crazy

    There are a few massive threads over on the nVidia forums about this. It's primarily a driver issue (just on the 7900 in Vista) - and nVidia doesn't want to fix it - if they do that, you're not going to buy an 8800 anytime soon. Drivers may help, but there are no promises.
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    Gateway 1975w w/GeForce 6600 troubles

    Do you have multiple monitors or something like that setup?
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    8600gts or 7900gs

    The 7900 will give a bit better performance, but the 8600 will use less power and have less heat/noise, plus it is Dx10 capable.
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    G92 taped out boys

    I'm just waiting for the G92, before I buy a Quad-Core rig.
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    dual core recommendation

    Well 'back in the day', I paid $300 for an X2 4200+, and I don't regret it. The jump from Single- to Dual- core is great ... you won't regret it.
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    Core 2 E6850 vs Quad Core 6600?

    Q6600! How can anyone vote for the E6850 over the Q6600. The slightly lower clocks and OC potential are nothing, compared to the extra two cores.
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    Windows Vista's Sleep mode burns my CPU

    Do you have the latest BIOS, and the latest MoBo drivers installed? Also, where is the CPU fan plugged into? The CPU-fan plug on the MoBo?
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