Recent content by Saldrin

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    SATA1 and SATA 2

    Thank you both for the replies!
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    SATA1 and SATA 2

    I'm presently running a few SATA II 320s and I'm thinking about throwing an older 120g SATA I in for my "backup docs". I running out of space. Will doing this "slow down" my SATA IIs? Does the slowest drive control the speed of all drives like in PATA? I'm using a striker extreme mobo...
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    I killed my Striker Extreme

    The battery remove method worked :) Don't know what the deal is with the clear cmos button on the motherboard, but I don't think they are working... The power and reset switch work great though and I went through some troubleshooting steps... Thanks for the tip! The old tried and true...
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    I killed my Striker Extreme

    This morning before I went to work, I enabled the SLI memory option (Corsair XMS 6400C4) and set it to CPU 0%. Wasn't trying to accomplish much... I rebooted, all was fine. I come home from work, turn on the computer and the internal lights kick on for a second, then nothing. I double...
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    evga 680i Overclocking itself?

    Nevermind, I found the answer on the evga.com FAQ. It was an issue with an older version of nTune.
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    evga 680i Overclocking itself?

    I'm working on a buddies comp, he is running the evga 680i motherboard with a c2d 6600, 2 gig ddr2 800 ram and I'm having a hard time tracking down what is causing this issue. Everything in the bios seems to be setup right and when I boot into XP and open up the nVidia control panel it all...
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    What is the Best Gaming Controller??

    Looks like you do the same thing I do: gamepad in left, mouse in right. Scary thing is, I loved Microsoft's sidewinder usb gamepad, but they discontinued that years ago. I've been using a logitech rumble pad, had two triggers, nice for attacks and secondary attacks, but I found it to get...
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    Striker extreme 0802 bios

    I'm having problems with my mobo, something is fishy with my USB, particularly with my usb mouse. When I boot up, my mouse (copperhead razr) is "dead", and I need to unplug-replug but into a different usb port for it to be recognized. I've also been BSODing on reboot. I was finally able to...
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    *** Official eVGA 680i Thread ***

    I am , and I'm having a few "quirks". Started a couple of days ago. I would start up my comp, and my mouse would be "frozen". Unplugging it and plugging it back in resulted in a BSOD with no entry in the event viewer. Reinstalled the drivers and reapplied them to the mouse, IIRC the mouse...
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    680i Your Killing Me

    I just read about some of the 680I issues today and I'm shocked. I pieced my my Striker Extreme together like two weeks ago, set up my nvraid and memory and its been running solid ever since. I guess I got lucky. I have not attempted to OC anything yet, as I'm still loving the stock...
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    Nvidia 4600 and 1680x1050

    I just picked myself up a 22" wide screen LCD and my wife loves it. I'm too lazy to carry it over to her desk and see if her card will support it. She still is running an AGP system using a 4600ti. I have a 5700 laying around somewhere in case she needs it. All she really does is browse...
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    I cant say im suprised

    I'm not impressed. Now if the DoJ looked into the nations 4 cable companies... or it is 3 now... and asked why prices are close to $200 a month especially including the subpar internet, I would be impressed. How many millions of people paying at least $100 a month and we *still* can't get...
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    Striker Extreme Available

    I hope by cherry picking, you mean selecting the good ones :) I've been pondering why that are so many OEM versions and the Asus supply was nil. I managed to snag one from newegg also on my every 4 hour "is it in stock yet" vigil and to my surprise it was. I really had no intention of...
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    *** Official eVGA 680i Thread ***

    I've been using Asus ever since I can remember with an occasional Gigabyte here and there... The thing that is really catching my eye is the lifetime guarentee. The only issues I have seen, besides the sound issue with sli+ 8800s (fixed) have been overclocking complaints. That does not...
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    *** Official eVGA 680i Thread ***

    Need advice please. I'm stuck between this board and the p5n32-e. Are there any major differences besides board layout? I'm miffed about the eSATA ports and frankly I'm not going to spend an additional $150 for the ports and some stupid lights, so the striker is out. I spent $1 on batteries...