Recent content by VokinLoksar

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    F100fd a decent upgrade to my dsc-w7?

    I had my sony dsc-w7 for several years now and think it's about time for an upgrade. The major thing that bothered me about this camera is that it is virtually impossible to take a good night shot with it. I've been reading reviews and comparing prices on current camera models, and found the...
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    Overclocking Q6600 on GA-X38-DQ6

    I went back to F5h, and it's the same problem. Honestly, I thought that Gigabyte would release a new BIOS version by now. The only thing I've been able to do is run my memory with 4-4-4-12-2T timings at the rated 2.2V. All other changes fail. Let me know if F4 bios is any better.
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    Overclocking Q6600 on GA-X38-DQ6

    Well that's the thing... I have no idea what to chose and haven't found any documentation on this topic. I tried both the A and B values, depending on where the FSB was. When I try 333 I would pick 2.00B for memory which resulted in 667 MHz frequency, but even if I chose 2.00A the result was...
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    Overclocking Q6600 on GA-X38-DQ6

    The problem with the last beta bios is that it has know issues when overclocking Q6600. Btw, I forgot to mention this in my last post, but memtest ran for 10 hours and showed no errors after 40 or so cycles. This is with memory running at 800 MHz, 4-4-4-12-1T, 1.9V. The rated voltage for it is...
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    Overclocking Q6600 on GA-X38-DQ6

    Just tried those values and they didn't work. I'm starting to think that maybe the bios I'm using is not quite ready for this yet. It's the latest beta version, but given how new this motherboard is maybe there are still some bugs to work out. Any other tips?
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    Overclocking Q6600 on GA-X38-DQ6

    Yes, "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to enable. It has to be, otherwise I can't change FSB value. I don't really want to go with an FSB beyond 333 MHz, if I can reach that with CPU multiplier of 9 (3.0 GHz) and memory running at 1066 5-5-5-18 (or better timings) I'd be more than happy. I'm using...
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    Overclocking Q6600 on GA-X38-DQ6

    Hi everyone, Just finished building a new system, but I'm having some trouble getting more performance out of it. I guess I should mention that I am far from an expert on overclocking, though I have done a lot of reading on the topic and have a fairly good understanding of the theory. So...
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    First major rebuild in 4 years

    All right, I'll do some more reading on the subjects of CPU, heatsink, and memory, but for now I'd like to turn attention to the hard drive configuration. I recently came up on the discussion regarding poor performance of some 7200.10 drives with AAK firmware, and that happens to be the exact...
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    First major rebuild in 4 years

    Ok, so as it stands right now I'm planning to order everything Monday or Tuesday (again, unless anyone can think of good reasons to wait). I've decided to go with Q6600, as it's hard to say no to four cores :). At this point I'm thinking that MaxOrb is probably not the best choice for a...
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    First major rebuild in 4 years

    Just wanted to add something. I went back and read all the reviews and opinions I could find on E6850 vs Q6600 debate. Everything basically comes down to whether you're going to overclock the CPU or not. If not, E6850 is the better option. Let's say I get Q6600 and OC it to 2.8 or 3.0 GHz...
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    First major rebuild in 4 years

    What's the reason for choosing Crucial over Mushkin? For the power supply, the HX620 is made by SeaSonic, correct? I looked at the two most recent PS reviews done by AnandTech and it seems that Enermax has some nice additional features. Costs more, but if CoolGuard actually does help to...
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    First major rebuild in 4 years

    Well let's say it's about half and half. I used to play a lot, especially stuff like counter-strike and other first-person shooters. Ever since I started learning how to fly in real life I've been spending more time with things like X-Plane, MSFS, and IL-2 Sturmovik. So gaming is still important...
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    First major rebuild in 4 years

    Greetings, The last time I built my workstation was either 3 or 4 years ago, don't remember anymore. My current motherboard is Asus P4C800-E Deluxe, so that should give you an idea. I finally have some money saved and would like to do a full rebuild of the box. Below is a list of components...
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    Where have all the good cases gone?

    Thanks for all the tips. As far as antec goes, I used to have one of their original performance series cases. It was ok, not a case I'd like to buy again, the current p180 and others seem to be an extension of that. With Antec I don't really like the build quality, but the thing that bothers me...
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    Where have all the good cases gone?

    Hi guys, It's been about 3 years since I've built my current system, and following the July 22nd Intel CPU price cuts I've decided that it's that time again. The thing is that I just went through every $150-$300 case offered on newegg and a few other sites, and I'm rather disappointed by how...