Recent content by Nromncr

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    GTX 295 - Seemingly low 3dmark06 scores

    Yeah, I just read that.. Dang!! I came back to edit my post, sorry all.
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    GTX 295 - Seemingly low 3dmark06 scores

    All, I recently upgraded to a GTX 295 from a GTX 280. My GTX280 got 16600 3dmark06 score and the GTX 295 gets 17780. Just wondering if this seems right? Seems like I should be seeing a bigger improvement, but maybe it's just my over expectations.. Also, for whatever reason, I can't...
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    E6850 to i7 920 - Worth it?

    Good deal.. I have an eVGA GTX 280 SSC edition card, which looks like it's not being manufactured anymore.. Would I be better off going with a GTX 295 at this point and selling the GTX 280 SSC?
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    E6850 to i7 920 - Worth it?

    I'm using an eVGA 680i SLI motherboard, currently.
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    E6850 to i7 920 - Worth it?

    I'm running it at 1920 x 1200.
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    E6850 to i7 920 - Worth it?

    Hi All, I'm looking to help stimulate our economy by upgrading from my E6850 OC'd to 3.6 @ 1066 to a shiny new i7 920 with a Gigabyte X-58 Mobo.. I'm wondering though, would such an upgrade be worth it? I'm using my machine as a gaming rig and have been somewhat happy overall. I'm using...
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    Overclocked E6850, quick temp & voltage check

    Hi all, I have been tinkering with my E6850, trying to push it as far as I can go. So far, I am up to 3.825 with the following settings. I wanted to find out if I'm over doing the voltages for my chip & motherboard (680i) ? Motherboard: eVGA 680i SLI CPU vCore: 1.42 FSB: 1.4 SPP: 1.45...
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    E6800 or Q6600 Question

    Fantastic!!! I will go through this, thank you very much!
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    E6800 or Q6600 Question

    You are correct, it is the E6850.. The reason I am going with that chip is because it is what is in my other computer that is no longer being used. Can you point me to a good tutorial to get to the 3.6 - 3.8 range? Thanks!
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    E6800 or Q6600 Question

    Sorry, I was a bit vague. Really, all I use this machine for is gaming. I've read that the E6800's can get up to 3.6ghz on air, is that not the case?
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    E6800 or Q6600 Question

    All, I have a E6800 and a Q6600 chip. I was wondering which would be the bigger improvement for me? Now, I know that the Q6600 has 4 cores to the 2 cores in the E6800, but understanding that the games I play today do not take advantage of multiple cores, I am trying to make the decision...
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    8800GTX SLI, Q6600 -- Low 3dmark06?

    Great, thanks! How easy is it to push the Q6600 beyond 3.0ghz? I got to 3.0 by upping the FSB to 1333, but are there any easy to follow guides to push it beyond that?
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    8800GTX SLI, Q6600 -- Low 3dmark06?

    All, I picked up a second 8800GTX card for fairly cheap from a friend, and am trying to figure out why I am getting such low (I think anyways) 3Dmark06 scores.. Here's my setup: Q6600 OC'd to 3ghz EVGA NF68 680i SLI motherboard 2GB XMS2 PC-8500 RAM 1 - BFG 8000GTX Card 1 - EVGA...
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    Need some OC advice.. E6850, P5K

    All, I'm looking for some settings on how to get my E6850 on a P5K motherboard to 3.6 stable. I've tinkered with it, but am not having the best of luck. :( My spec's are: E6850 (with Zalman 9700 HS) P5K Deluxe - Wifi (bios 0601) 2GB of Corsair XMS2 (PC2-8500) memory Can anyone...
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    E6850 and P5B-Deluxe WiFi

    All, I am looking to upgrade to the E6850 Core 2 Duo and am wondeirng if it will work OK with the P5B-Deluxe WiFi motherboard? Thanks!