Recent content by renethx

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    Reviews of MBs with SATA III / USB 3

    That's not correct. - GIGABYTE 770TA, 790FXTA, 790XTA, X58A; ASUS P6X58D Premium: Each of NEC D720200F1 and Marvell 88SE9128 [GIGABYTE]/9123 [ASUS] chips uses a PCIe 2.0 5.0GTps x1 lane (in AMD 770, 790FX, 790X, Intel X58 chipset respectively). - GIGABYTE P55A (all models); ASUS P7P55D-E...
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    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P...GIGABYTE SATA2, whos chip anyway?

    GIGABYTE SATA2 = JMB363 for the two purple SATA ports and the PATA port.
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    I updated the original post using vBulletin's BB Code for better readability. :) There is no change in contents.
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Which BIOS version are you using?
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    I have been using three 1TB drives (WD and Samsung) with no problem. But they are data drives.
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Currently GeForce 9300/9400 is the best IGP. For example, - GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H or MSI P7NGM-Digital (lacks S/PDIF and eSATA ports in the rear panel) - Core 2 Duo E7400 or Pentium Dual-Core E5200 - DDR2-800 2 x 2GB 9300/9400 also supports 8 ch LPCM audio over HDMI, good for HTPC...
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Mine had been running 16 hours/day everyday for three years until it died.
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    The *Official* MSI K8NGM2-FID GeForce 6150 Motherboard Thread

    Mine died too recently. One of the capacitors blew. I haven't tried replacing it. I have a spare K8NGM2-FID board and I am using it now.
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    Nvidia chipset for AM3: 980a

    SLI Version: MCP82 = nForce 980a SLI Expreview - NVIDIA never leaves mobo business, preparing MCP82 (October 16th, 2008) So the official name of MCP82 is nForce 980a SLI. MCP72 is nForce 780a SLI. IGP Version: MCP85 Expreview - NVIDIA prepping MCP85, mainstream board for AM3 CPU...
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    GeForce 8200 chipset: Install both NVidia HD audio driver and NVidia HDMI driver?

    If you can't see "NVIDIA HDMI or HD Output" something in Sound dialog box, you can't select it as the playback device and you will never here HDMI audio. What about Device Manager? Do you see "NVIDIA High Definition Audio"? Check BIOS setup too. Advanced > Southbridge chipset Configuration >...
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    GeForce 8200 chipset: Install both NVidia HD audio driver and NVidia HDMI driver?

    Launch the Sound dialog box from the control panel. Is NVIDIA HDMI Output correctly plugged-in? Is NVIDIA HDMI Output selected as the playback device? Test the device. Can you hear sound? Some TVs don't support DD/DTS. You may hear PCM sounds (usual Windows sounds), but you may not be able to...
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    GeForce 8200 chipset: Install both NVidia HD audio driver and NVidia HDMI driver?

    Just install the latest 15.24 nForce 780a/750a/730a/710a/GeForce 8 chipset driver (uninstall older drivers first of course). This includes the latest HDMI Audio driver 1.00.00.33 (unzip it, go to the directory HD Audio and read nvhda.inf). The driver also includes a display driver, but it's an...
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    Not sure if my mobo has SPDIF out...

    A drill (make a hole for RCA terminal in the slot cover), a screwdriver (attach the RCA terminal), a long nose pliers and a utility knife are enough. (If you have a tool kit, it's even better.) The only difficult part is peeling insulation off the end of the wire (use the knife; easier if you...
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    780g or 790gx for HTPC?

    Multichannel LPCM is necessary for HD contents (Blu-ray) and you will need a recevier supporting HDMI. For DTS/DD, HDMI from 780G/790GX is enough. Good SD post-processing is necessary for better picture quality from the standard DVD (780G/790GX is a bit poor in this respect). This may not be...