Recent content by Tago

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    Are CMOS Checksum Errors caused by incompatible memory?

    I posted on OCZ's forums asking them and they said it should work. Clearing CMOS fixed it, but the button on my board didn't work to clear it. OCZ had me reset it by removing the battery and that fixed the problem. The Asus rep said "I've never been able to get OCZ RAM to work with one of our...
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    Are CMOS Checksum Errors caused by incompatible memory?

    I put together a new PC yesterday and when I turn it on I get "CMOS Err" on the little LCD thing that came with my motherboard. Nothing appears on the monitor. Asus said it was my RAM when I called them up and that their motherboards don't work with OCZ. I thought I ought to ask here and try...
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    Micro Center: Intel Core 2 Quad OEM 9450 =$299

    edit: Customer support fixed it. I'm impressed by Micro Center's live chat support.
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    Micro Center: Intel Core 2 Quad OEM 9450 =$299

    Thank you sir, order placed. I was about to purchase one for $350 today before I saw this.
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    Newegg has Q9450 OEM

    Does this mean retail will cost $400? Newegg has become much more costly than their competition these days.
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    Tastefully done with a side window

    Check out Silverstone, Lian Li, Antec
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    Gaming sound cards: Is Creative X-Fi the only option?

    Hmm, I did not know that. Well I guess the only real competitor is M-Audio, then. Buy an adapter, or higher-end speakers and headphone amps will have optical in. Most likely you will want to just use the 3.5mm jack.
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    Best solution for two displays?

    Price: Up to $800, lower is, of course, better. Performance desired: Higher performance than a single 8800 GTX Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 Rest of system, while I'm still deciding on a few things, will be: q9450, 8GB ddr2, choice of GPU will determine mobo, rest I don't think has bearing...
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    Trying to find the right LCD monitor for me..

    Check out This thread
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    Best solution for two displays?

    Another question: Does the 9800GX2 support two displays if only one card is installed?
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    A few questions, mostly regarding SLI

    Thanks for the replies, I threw a post up on the video forums about the GPU issue.
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    Best solution for two displays?

    Gaming on one with text/chat/VoIP/browser/etc on the other. and Working on both with ArchiCAD.
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    Best solution for two displays?

    What is the best GPU solution if I need to have two monitors on at all times and still want decent graphical performance? Does Nvidia ever intend to allow multiple displays with SLI enabled?
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    Gaming sound cards: Is Creative X-Fi the only option?

    X-Fi is the only option if you want EAX 5.0, which is only used in a small number of games. Quality wise, E-MU and M-Audio are very highly rated competitors. They have better quality sound for music but most of their cards do not have EAX. Creative has cornered the gaming market through EAX.
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    A few questions, mostly regarding SLI

    So I?m going to be building a new PC when the Q9450s come in. I have a few of questions about the current tech, having not built a PC in about a year. GPU: SLI and multiple displays, do they work together yet? I only need two monitors total. Can I automatically shut off SLI when a game...