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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    havent decided yet, was most likely going to go for the E8400 @faster, which method did you use to flash ? at boot or windows. thanks
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    hi again.. how do i make sure that my computer is stable or know that it's stable before i go and use @BIOS to flash.
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    with windows running you mean before u get into desktop etc? thanks.
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    :) ok i hope i'll be fine. i'll flash it before i buy the cpu... i know you're going to tell me to stop worrying but has anyone ever had a flash failing ? if so what did u do ? :) im just a bit paranoid when it comes to computers, always thinking of the bad stuff happening before good lol.
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    so should i flash my bios in boot ? if i do everything right (according to the manual) there shouldn't be a problem right ? or is there always a chance that it'll go terribly wrong.
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    Gigabyte Boards and DPC Latency

    my highest spike was 1.9k , nearly 2k. only had 3 spikes over about 10 minutes. wonder if thats bad or good ? 2 spikes were around 900-1000 and one nearly 2 k. my comp seems fine though, well i think it is xD
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    hi, i just read my manual and it seems there are two ways. "Q-Flash" and "@BIOS" Q -Flash is done during the POST where as @BIOS is done in the windows. which is more safer? i read around that in windows it is more risky, but neither is 100% safe... also i think my motherboard has "Dual...
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    thanks for the replies :) im not sure if Gigabyte has something like EZ Flash, but i think it has @bios? cant remember what it was. anybody know of any guides or the best way to flash it ? in windows or with a usb drive when you turn on computer? thanks
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P - what cpu?

    hi all, i want to upgrade my cpu from my P4, and i think it's time to do it. My DS3P is rev 1.0 , with the F4 bios. I'm looking at 3 cpus, E2160, Q6600, E8200. first of all are there any owners with the same Motherboard, rev and bios as mine ? if so what cpu are you using. I would go...