I am using a HTPC to watch movies on an older plasma TV (LG 60PK990, built in 2010). For this purpose I am using:
a) a wired connection via HDMI cable from the HTPC to the TV b) a wired connection from the audio output of the HTPC to a Denon DRA-F107 stereo receiver + stereo speakers c) a...
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I have a big problem with one of my computers: the idle temperature of the cpu is pretty high and when I start to use some applications, it starts to overheat immediately. The CPU is not overclocked!
These are the specs:
AMD Athlon X2 5000+
Abit A-N68SV, socket AM2, Nvidia Geforce7025/...
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I acquired a Geforce 6600GT with two DVI outputs with the purpose of having a display output on my monitor and my LCD TV. The monitor is connected via DVI cable directly to one of the outputs and the TV is connected from its RGB input via a VGA-cable+DVI adaptor to the output of the...
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I am currently running a Core2Duo E6300 (Socket 775) overclocked at 3 Ghz (from 1.8 Ghz). I use air cooling: Arctic Freezer 7 Pro. Unfortunately one the push pins of the heatsink broke off, due to mishandling on my part. Thus, the heatsink is now kind of "shaky" and when I am moving the...
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I have a Gericom Blockbuster 2440XL notebook and after taking out and cleaning the keyboard, the DVD-RW (Matshita UJ-815-B) stopped working properly. It is recognized in BIOS, it has power and accepts and ejects CDs, however it can't read or write any media. After I insert a disc, I...
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I own an Asus 7600 GT DHT and I have connected it via SCART to the TV. I am living in Germany so the standard here is PAL.
The problem is, that when I watch movies using the TV as primary display (through Clone: TV-Monitor) I get a change of contrast every 6-7 seconds or so. The...
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I have an E6300 (cooled by Arctic Freezer 7 Pro) paired up with an Asus P5B Deluxe and 1 GB DDR2 667 Geil Ultra 3-4-4-8 (1 DIMM).
BIOS is 0804 and I have the following settings:
CPU Frequency: 430
DRAM Frequency: 533
Pci Express Freq: 100
Pci Clock Sync Mode: 33.3
Memory...
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I own a Creative MP3+ external sound card. I used it with a laptop and a microphone and there were no issues. Now I tried the same hardware with my desktop and everything seems to work fine, except the microphone. When I talk to someone over the net, that person hears a loud background...
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I decided to build myself a new desktop.
This is the first computer I am building myself.
I have the following parts:
Gigabyte P965 S3 motherboard
E6300 tray
Arctic Cooler Freezer 7
1 GB Geil DDR 667 3-4-4-8
ATX Miditower 400W
Asus 7600GT
The rest is not so important...
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I want to build a system which should not top 1100 $.
I have the sound card, speakers and the mouse.
I want the following:
E6300
965P MB
1 GB DDR2
7600 GT
250 GB SATA
DVD Drive SATA
Cordless keyboard
19' TFT
Here are my thoughts:
I think on getting the Gigabyte...
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I want to build a system based on:
E6300
1 GB DDR-667
MB with the 945P chipset
Which board would you consider best for overclocking the E6300? What would you choose between the Gigabyte GA-945P-S3 and the Asus P5LD2?
Chris
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