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    need advice on pc upgrade plz!

    specs are intel dx58so 6gb mushkin ddr3 1600 xfx 5870 1gb intel 920 core i7 @3.5ghz corsair 750 watt psu 500gb seagate hdd samsung t240hd lcd 1920x1200 res i have been out of the loop since i got this rig , but i would like be able to play bf3/diablo3 when they come out on max res and...
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    pc wont boot up

    system specs core i7 920 intel dx58so mushkin ddr3 1600 6gbs xfx ati 5870 corsair 750 watt psu i had my 2 hdds setup in raid , but when i had to take my mobo out to install my new cooler i mixed up the sata ports , so my pc would start up and instantly restart, but then it would boot...
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    i7 920 to 4ghz help

    well i am still a bit concerned cuz my dram freq is at 600hz and the nb freq is at 3600hz should i try downing the qpi voltage and it does take my 2 trys to boot into windows sometimes, like it starts up and right before windows it restarts then it goes into windows fine and works fine but...
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    i7 920 to 4ghz help

    i have hit 4ghz now on 1.3v but my qpi voltage is at 1.4v its stable but idle temps are 48C and 60C load when i game
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    i7 920 to 4ghz help

    so i lowered the mem multi to 6 and the uncore up to 18 the cpu voltage is down to 1.3 v but the qpi voltage is at 1.4v temps on idle are at 50C with prime95 it was hitting as high as 88C :(
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    i7 920 to 4ghz help

    i am on liquid cooling , not air , i dont have PLL option on my mobo what should be my mem and uncore divider at? thats the part i dont really understand and vtt voltage i have cpu voltage/ioh voltage/ mem voltage/ and qpi voltage options thats it
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    i7 920 to 4ghz help

    speedstep disabled and ht is still enabled i am still a bit confused about the way mem divider ratio works what should i be setting it too
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    i7 920 to 4ghz help

    my pc specs are i7 920 d0 steping intel dx58so mushkin ddr3 1600 6gbz ati xfx 5870 1gb corsair 750 watt psu antec sonata 3 i am using the corsair h50 cooler for my cpu the cpu is currently overclocked to 3.8ghz and its stable , i did run prime95 for 6 hrs and it didnt fail the max temps...
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    xfx 5870 flashed to asus bios , still cant volt mod

    yea i dont know , thought it would be a cheaper way to get 2 cards with good performance i do have an offer for 400$ for my card right now and the msi 460gtx cyclone is 250$ at ncix
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    xfx 5870 flashed to asus bios , still cant volt mod

    just a question , what would be a better route to go , keep my 5870 and crossfire it either with a 5850 or another 5870 or sell my 5870 and buy a 460 and sli` 2 of those? i want to play ff14 and sc2 are the 2 main games i wana play max settings
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    xfx 5870 flashed to asus bios , still cant volt mod

    my card is an xfx , i already reflashed it back to the xfx stock bios just oc`d using CC to 890/1290 i guess i am gona have to live with that is this a decent score for 3dmark06 -22555 for my system and 19.5k on vantage core i7 920 @ 3.ghz 6gbs of mushkin ddr3 1600 intel x58DSO
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    xfx 5870 flashed to asus bios , still cant volt mod

    :( so thats pretty much it , should i revert to the old bios or is it fine with the asus one?
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    xfx 5870 flashed to asus bios , still cant volt mod

    i flashed my xfx 5870 last nite to the asus bios the flash worked fine , but i still cant adjust the voltage in msiafterburner i can oc with CC to 925/1300 but i want to oc more. anything else i need to do or this is it for my card?
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    Which one of these coolers should I buy to OC my i7 920?

    u think its better then the h50?