Recent content by Trizik

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    ACPI SRAT Table, ACPI APIC support, and AMI OEMB table: ENABLE or DISABLE?

    i'm about to reinstall Windows 7 64-bit on RAID 0 and i'm wondering if the following should be enabled or disabled in BIOS? 1) ACPI SRAT Table 2) ACPI APIC support 3) AMI OEMB table i don't want the OS to have any kind of power management. i just want full performance all the time! thanks.
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    MSI 790FX-GD70 died need better replacement

    very comprehensive thread with images showing off the BIOSTAR TA890FXE i just bought: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252476
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    MSI 790FX-GD70 died need better replacement

    thanks but the mobo that just died and i was having so much trouble with was a MSI 790FX-GD70. i narrowed it down to the ASRock i mentioned previously and: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131363 and: BIOSTAR TA890FXE...
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    MSI 790FX-GD70 died need better replacement

    just fyi i have: AM3 AMD Phenom II X4 965 (140W) 4x2GB G.SKILL Ripjaws (1.5V) 4 SATA hard drives, 2 need to be in RAID 0 1 SATA DVD-ROM currently considering ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157208 opinions??
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    MSI 790FX-GD70 died need better replacement

    brand doesn't matter what's the latest and the greatest that will get me the best bang for the buck that has easy/good overclocking support and lots of features like the MSI 790FX-GD70 most importantly: AM3 RAID 0 CrossFire 2x16 PCI-e 1xPCI 4xDIMM (8GB total) thanks
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    monitor sleep mode + motherboard ignores power-down signal

    ok i just finished the super cold clearing of the cmos without battery for 15+ minutes thing and reseated everything except the CPU but it still won't shut down via case power switch or onboard power switch. still have to do a hard cut of power to turn it off. and still sleeping monitor too...
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    monitor sleep mode + motherboard ignores power-down signal

    while i was playing a game my monitor went black, into sleep mode i think because the orange light is on. i checked the DVI connection between the monitor and video card, it's clean and secure. tried to shut down computer by pressing power button on case, but it won't shut down. there's also a...
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    How to setup boot device

    you have to set the boot order in your BIOS (CD-ROM first, hard drive second) usually the DEL key will get you into your BIOS... keep pressing it as soon as you turn on your computer make sure you save & exit after you change the boot order
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    Graphics card/possible MOBO problem

    1) shut down the computer and unplug it from the wall power outlet. 2) short the CMOS pins on the motherboard for a good ten seconds. there should be a connector on only one of the pins; reconnect it so that it's on both of the pins or use something metal like a screwdriver to touch the pins...
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    HP Pavilion P6520F : Good or bad Choice?

    my opinion is another point against HP build your own or you'll pay too much for less even Newegg has pre-built computers that would be better than HP: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...me=Desktop-PCs you could even start off with one of Newegg's barebones computers and then buy whatever...
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    Graphics card/possible MOBO problem

    have you by chance cleared the CMOS and then loaded the fail-safe default settings in BIOS?
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    BFBC2 *sometimes* gets "lagg-y" over time; what might be my bottleneck?

    case: Antec Nine Hundred (2 front fans, 1 top fan, 1 rear fan) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 not sure what you mean by changing the fan profile on my 4890s, but i have manually set their fan speeds to 100% to reduce chances of overheating. lag still happens. i don't...
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    BFBC2 *sometimes* gets "lagg-y" over time; what might be my bottleneck?

    this happens only sometimes, but the longer i play Battlefield Bad Company 2, the more local "lagg" i may experience. by local lagg (yes, an extra "g"), i mean my display may get somewhat skippy and my input control (mouse to on-screen movement sync) may "gap" every couple of seconds. for...
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    should i clear CMOS after BIOS update? will doing so damage RAID 0 array?

    i just updated my mobo's BIOS (MSI 790FX-GD70) and i'm wondering if i should clear its CMOS? will doing so put my RAID 0 data at risk if the RAID controller is on my mobo? i guess i should mention there are no problems that i'm aware of after updating the BIOS, but some people suggest clearing...