Recent content by jvwheel

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    RAM and XP Pro 32 Bit

    Thank you very much. I am building a new system and am not ready to install Vista at this point but want to be ready in the future. To that end I am considering 2 x 2 gig sticks of Mushkin DDR2 memory, http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146690 I like the timings and...
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    RAM and XP Pro 32 Bit

    Does anyone know how much RAM XP Pro will recognized and use? Also what happens if one has more RAM installed than XP Pro uses?
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    Q6600 or E6700 for Photoshop PC

    Does anyone know if the Quad chip is actually faster than the dual processor in actual applications? (E6600 vs Q6600). If it is is it only faster in applications designed for Quad Chips. Also have the OCing problems with the Quad chips in the SLI 680i boards been resolved?
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    Intel CPU's have OC black box

    From personal experience Newegg will back out your RMA and recharge your card for the returned product.
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    Setting Memory

    Thanks again Trashman; I visited that site; those guys seem really knowledgeable about this rig so I will stay with that forum and seen if I can get help long the way. This OC thing is interesting and appears to be very involved; I enjoy the technical aspect. Thanks for taking the time to...
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    Setting Memory

    Trashman, Sorry for the delayed response; I am in the middle of painting the Dining Room for the Lady of the House and prepare for my work on the new build tommorrow. Yes, I have tried to do a manual change in the BIOS but only in conjunction with the overclocking attempts. I have never tried...
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    Setting Memory

    Does anyone know how to set the correct memory timing on a ASUS Striker Ex MoBo? I have tried to learn O/C-ing and so far have failed at all attempts to O/C my system and would now be happy to just start with getting my memory to run at the rated speed. I ran mem-test and the memory shows no...
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    ASUS Striker MB

    Does anyone have a suggestion for memory for the Asus Striker MotherBoard. CAs 4 would be fine; I don't want anything extreme ( or too expensive)
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    Has anyone ever bought hardware from this vendor. There appears to be some good prices but I can't find a rating for the

    Has anyone ever bought hardware from this vendor. There appears to be some good prices but I can't find a rating for them anywhere. Please post if you had had any direct experience. Thanks JV
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    core 2 duo-need input

    Does anyone have any input on a better combo; Would a person be better off with the ASUS Striker and a E6400 or an eVGA MoBo and the E6600. The money works out to be even. I was going to pull the trigger on a eVGA mainboard but have second thoughts after reading that it slowly consumes memory...
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    EVGA 680i and Quad Core overclocking

    tylerw13, Have you exchanged the board and have the new revision up and running; if so do you think the new board is superior to the old one? Do you think eVGA addressed other issues as well?
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    New Game Build

    yh125td: Thank you so much for that tip on the PSU. The two connector per 8800 card totally escaped me. I remember seeing them but it never clicked. I have put the Silverstone PSU on my list. I have pretty much decided to go with the EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX...
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    New Game Build

    I have located a 700W Modular PSU in my price range; does anyone have experience with this PSU? COOLMAX CUG-700B ATX 12V( V.2.2) 700W Power Supply 115/230 V JV
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    New Game Build

    So I think I have narrowed the components down to: ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX or EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX (Favoring this board) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4 GHz EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX...