Recent content by Svtman

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    Network question

    +1
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    What the hell do you call this....???

    With our luck Crysis would still drop a full fledged Dookie on that box.....
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    Penryn QX9650 and Asus Striker Extreme 680I

    Nah I have always gone the way of ASUS because I have never had an issue with on of their motherboards. As far as the LED on the back goes they can get rid of that and give me an external BIOS reset switch. Actually i'm thinking of selling everything and going the was of an overclocked spider...
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    Penryn QX9650 and Asus Striker Extreme 680I

    I should be enjoying it right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If the new BIOS works out I wander what I can get for my QX6850?
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    Penryn QX9650 and Asus Striker Extreme 680I

    I have no problem with picking up another board, but I have 2 8800 GTX Ultras..... I want my cake and eat it too...
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    Penryn QX9650 and Asus Striker Extreme 680I

    :|So I got my 9650 in friday, lapped it today only to find out after installing it that it doesn't work with 680I chipsets! Funny thing is all the QX9650 ES samples seemed to work fine with this board in reviews. Seems like everyone else locks up like me only after 30 seconds of being in the...
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    New QX6850 Build and odd CPU temps...

    I know this is a simple question for some, but for the life of me I can't seem to find the best way to apply paste. Arctic Silvers website says to run a straight line across the cpu and others say to apply a then even layer with a razor blade. Which method would you recommend? I'll try their...
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    New QX6850 Build and odd CPU temps...

    Hello all, I have just built a new system to replace my 3 yearold rig. Here are the specs ASUS Striker Extreme QX6850 3.0ghz stock for now Tuniq Tower 120 and Arctic Silver Ceramique paste 4GB 2x2GB Corsair TWIN2x4096-6400c5dhx 2 Rapor X 150GB 2 WD Caviar 750GB 2 MSI 8800GTX Ultras...
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    G92 taped out boys

    It makes very good business sense to do this, but it sucks for those of us who want to spend the holidays building/playing games with a new highend card..
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    What to do with Quadro 5500 FX???

    I agree..... I think I just needed to hear it from someone else. Thanks...
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    What to do with Quadro 5500 FX???

    This card is brand new never opened. I have two 7800GTX's right now and i'm thinking of selling this card to buy 2 G92's when they come out. Now if I were to keep it how much faster would it be than my two 7800GTX's? Thoughts? Thanks
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    What hsf would be best for OC'ing XP2700???

    I posted the link in the other thread. Have you looked into the Coolermaster HHC-001??? I have it on my XP2700+ and I have it clocked to 2520mhz at the moment...
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    Overclocking? A7V8XD,XP2700+,CORSAIR 3200 CL2

    Here is the article, LINK for unlocking
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    Overclocking? A7V8XD,XP2700+,CORSAIR 3200 CL2

    I have read article showing how to do that with the xp2700+, I will try to find it for you.
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    Overclocking? A7V8XD,XP2700+,CORSAIR 3200 CL2

    Whooo hooo i'm up to 2503mhz and counting........