Recent content by jlambvo

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    6800GT PCI-E running EXTREMELY hot

    So, I FINALLY got around to attempting the process of reseating the HSF with new thermal grease, and think I successfully killed the card. When I first tried putting it in after re-assembling, as soon as I powered up the system a broken-rhythm high pitched squeel/buzzing was being emitted...
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    6800GT PCI-E running EXTREMELY hot

    Okay, just wanted to get some other opinions. Appreciated! Thanks for the guide link, SynthDude, that will be a huge help.
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    6800GT PCI-E running EXTREMELY hot

    Ugh... I have a pair of XFX 6800GT PCI-E cards in my system. I purchased on off of eBay and hadn't had a single problem with the system until playing Oblivion recently, where my system would power off at random intervals. I noticed it was getting pretty hot, and when I enabled "Notify when GPU...
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    SLi general use Q

    If you aren't running something SLI capable, it simply functions as if you have one card. If this is not the case, I've never noticed a difference in performance or stability.
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    Everest vs. AsusProbe Temperatures

    Heh, I just used the arithmetic benchmark in Sandra, and both the CPU and Aux readings in Everest went up by several degrees (CPU went up 8C and Aux went up 4C). There wouldn't be another sensor on the heatsink or something...? Oh well. I've never seen either go above 50 or 55, so it isn't a...
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    Everest vs. AsusProbe Temperatures

    Well, I would be perfectly fine if the 36C temp were right, but all three programs report a different temperature for the CPU. Not sure which one to trust. I am a little concerened if its idling in the mid-40s. I'll try checking the BIOS and assume its the most accurate, unless there's a bug...
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    Everest vs. AsusProbe Temperatures

    I have a question on reading temps from Asus PC Probe and Everest. They both display the same motherboard temperature, but while the CPU reading in Everest is always much lower, it does have an "Aux" reading which is in sync with PC Probe's. Currently for instance: AsusProbe CPU: 44C MB...
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    Good ping but can't browse or download from servers

    Spontaneously working when I got home. I love computers.
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    Good ping but can't browse or download from servers

    I'm connected to a shared cable connection via USB 802.11 adapter. It's been working fine, but a few days ago I started getting this odd problem where is says I'm connected to the router with excellent signal strength, and I can ping WAN addresses just fine (39-50ms), but can't seem to recieve...
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    Damage to mobo from misconnected 1394 leader?

    But if nothing were hooked up to the IEEE1394 port at the time, would damage still occur? Would simply connecting the case's internal firewire cable to a USB header on the motherboard cause damage? I can't find any information on how this causes damage, much less how test for it :(
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    Damage to mobo from misconnected 1394 leader?

    Over the last couple of days, I've had these unusual system lockups. Everything is frozen, no error message or BSOD, I just have to do a hard reboot. Thing that makes me leary is that it seems to correlate to the use of USB devices. I was just plugging in and unplugging a Morantz solid-state...
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    LCD turning itself off and on

    For a few months now, my SGI 1600SW has been randomly turning off an on, like it lost the video signal briefly. I've connected the system to two other displays (an Apple Cinema display and a Sony CRT) and could not reproduce the problem. Nor does it seem to correlate to the heat. It will go...
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    Frames per second - what is smooth?

    I wish someone would remind movie directors of this. When you play back movies in a theatre at 24fps, all the roller-coaster, wild track-the-CGI-space fighter-through-the-asteroid-field crap drives me nuts. I gave up on Star Wars III after about 5 minutes because of the camera work. Even Lord of...
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    ATX12V V2 vs EPS12V vs ATX-GES

    I just had to replace my Antec Neopower PSU on my A8N-SLI rig. Needed the computer right away so I put in the best thing the local techs recommended and could sell me on the spot. It is a 460W EPS12V server-class PSU, and it works fine (just needed to dig out that PCI-E power adapter for my...
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    1600SW turning off and on

    For the last few months, my SGI 1600SW randomly turns off and on, as if it briefly lost the video image (the power LED on the front turns yellow, then green immediately as it comes back on). It sometimes seems to go for days without doing so, and once in a while it happens several times back to...