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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    Oh, I don't really need it I guess; I always do prefer going native but there was a thought process at the time. Still, the Marvell controller was only a small issue; the Intel NIC driver was the biggest problem. ...and yes, I do disable what I don't need/use. Still, I ought to send a bug...
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    Rhonda the Sky said it perfectly. Quoting the site, "Windows 8 Compatibility: The DPC latency utility runs on Windows 8 but does not show correct values. The output suggests that the Windows 8 kernel performs badly and introduces a constant latency of one millisecond, which is not the case in...
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    Thank you for mentioning this! Well, in all honesty, I was confused, as LatencyMon looked rather clean after moving to the Realtek NIC. I've moved everything from the Marvell SATA 3 controller off to the on-board [Intel chipset] SATA 2 connectors. The Vertex 2 is a SATA 2 drive anyway and...
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    So, this is interesting. I played around with disabling lots and lots of NIC drivers, rather than purely relying on disabling things on the hardware level and I encountered this: The Realtek NIC doesn't have the spikes but the Intel one does, even if I leave the driver enabled for the Intel...
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    I disabled both of the NICs on the hardware level as well; I should've mentioned that before. The issue was still precisely the same. It all seems to be occurring at the driver level. I blame Windows. I'm waiting for the day when I can happily move to Linux, given how much of a *nix fan I...
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    Yeah, I got around to that not long after posting ...and with no luck. I removed every USB device -- nothing changed. Older nVidia drivers don't seem to be an issue, at least the ones of recent times; and I can't really afford to be using older ones due to game-specific driver releases.
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    Thanks. Well, I always keep things updated -- everything; browsers, the OS, general applications, media players, video filter plugins, drivers (including NICs and chipset drivers). It's just that, compared to most searches I've performed, I have many more system components with high latencies.
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    DPC latency issues as of the last few weeks ...lots of them!

    Hi, guys, Over the past few weeks, I've had several people complain about me sounding like a 'robot' at times during calls on a TS3 server. At first I thought that since it hadn't really appeared elsewhere that it wasn't me. So, last night, I decided to check my DPC latency and noticed this...
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    Start up cost for WC?

    Well, I've done everything with a 2500K [SAB] With the CPU alone, just over £200 at minimum (for my setup). With a large rad and the pump power necessary, as well as the coolant amount, I'd say it'd be safe to call it £350, perhaps up to £400. That would be all the WCing parts: [Radiator(s)...
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    I'm not a newbie... I just made a silly mistake! :P. I more-or-less had a geeky hysteria moment for a long while. Anyhow, I'll be re-doing most of it when that new back for the res. comes. I don't have any gushing sounds - DC-LT pumps - just whines with one (quite quiet though...) and the other...
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    Let's say I found another plastic, protective layer for the waterblock when I took it off. ...In other words, I forgot to take it off in the first place, as I was so keen to keep it protected. Anyhow, the temps still aren't what they should be, I can't get the air out. It sits in the top of the...
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    Okay, temps. sorted [I did something really stupid] mostly... However, the noise isn't. A re-designed back for the reservoir should be arriving in about one week - well, that's what the retailer told me! :)
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    The guy from the retailer [12 years of WCing experience] said I put the block on incorrectly and it likely was barely touching. Also, the grinding/rumbling sound - he said there's a new part for that, that he'll send [for free, of course]. I'm a bit annoyed that I need to immediately drain my...
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    I couldn't have got it mixed up. #1) People on forums have shown the res/pump direction - Inlet/Outlet. #2) The Phobya block has Inlet and Outlet symbols.
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    Well, I took off the block and there was only a little thermal compound/paste. I put on my Dark Rock Advanced C1 for now, but I am still getting a lot higher temps. than I used to. That Phobya compound isn't doing well. I'll borrow some Noctua compound I used for my step-brothers' computers...
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    I'll get the air out eventually - looks like condensation at the top of the res. as well. Anyhow, my main concern is the temperature. Between 70-85C at idle?! What the heck. [I don't think I put on enough thermal compound, but that's still not a reason for 70-85C idle.].
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    URGENT - Got my WC loop running; but why are my temperatures so high?!!!!

    Okay, I got my WC loop running. ...However, my temperatures are reported to range from the 65-80-ish mark - and it's the late evening [twenty-past 10P.M.] (as of writing). Why are they so high? I have no leaks whatsoever. These are idle temperatures too! Alphacool front-bay res [single...
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    Is this a damaged radiator? [ASAP, please!]

    Thanks guys, for that! Also, the one thing I do need to deal with, is the following: I do have one part, which (as I am a visual learner, a description still confused me - and I can't find any pictures using it, online) I am unsure as to how to use. The part which I don't know where to put...
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    Is this a damaged radiator? [ASAP, please!]

    Okay, so all of my water-cooling kit arrived. If this radiator is damaged, I don't see it to be the retailer's fault, as their packaging was pretty decent - but rather, Alphacool's manufacturing [not their packaging either!] Don't worry about the rusty-like look to it; it's full copper...
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    Do we need 6GB vram in the next two years?

    Indeed. +1 It's like people who purchase the lowest end GPU with a massive amount of VRAM, thinking that they're purchasing a powerful card [usually people new to building or upgrading].
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    Do we need 6GB vram in the next two years?

    Oh, I very much agree. Rather than having more pixels, I'd rather get to the point where we can have real-time Ray-tracing or Radiosity.
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    Do we need 6GB vram in the next two years?

    On average, I'd say 2GB, at most 2.5GB of VRAM. However, for high-res texture modded games and any possible games that would become 'the new Crysis [1]', we may need up to the 4GB amount. I may have a bad idea of this; but that's what I think. Also, it depends what the new console generations...
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    Anandtech Member Case Gallery!

    Is it Win. 8 that is making it evil?
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    Anandtech Member Case Gallery!

    Here is mine. I suppose it's okay-ish. [I've since cleaned up the cables at the top, for the front I/O panel, a little bit].
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    Watercooling - Would someone mind creating me a list of what to get?

    Thanks for that. I am planning for a 240 or 280mm rad. Those hose clamps/worm clamps look nice. I do live in the UK - so hopefully you can look around. The websites I mainly use are Amazon.co.uk, Play.com, ebuyer.com, scan.co.uk and specialtech.co.uk ...well, what I'm happy using. So...
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    Watercooling - Would someone mind creating me a list of what to get?

    Hey guys, It's the first time I'd be going WCing and this is only for the CPU - no dealing with VGA blocks here. I'm not on a loose budget, but nor an extremely tight one either [well, you can't be for WCing...] I've been looking at kits to make it easier and haven't been particularly 'wowed'...
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    Top Quality, "Mature" Full Tower case?

    650D Those 200mm fans aren't silent. Well to me they're like jets flying over your residence.
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    When can we expect to see Crysis (2007) level of visuals ?

    +1. My thoughts exactly.
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    Is it smart to do a fresh windows install when upgrading GPU?

    OP... I wouldn't say so. I would only recommend a standard uninstall of drivers if you're staying on the same brand [AMD -> AMD or nVidia -> nVidia]. However, I do like to 'sweep' the drivers of the system if I am switching from one to the other - but that's what I like to do! ;)
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    SSD or Mechanical HDD

    Well, my grandmother's system uses about 50GB, including the Windows install - and the HDD was getting slow (not from any use of the capacity being too much [as that wasn't the case], the drive was just having issues); the 500GB drives weren't realistically any dearer than smaller sizes. A...
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    Assembling New Computer

    He didn't state the model of Sabertooth specifically - but he has a 3570K, so he has a Z77 board and not an X79 board.
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    Assembling New Computer

    The Z77 boards should be supporting IVB chips on their release BIOS. I honestly don't know what the issue is. Could you possibly do a professional complaint [polite attitude and being kind, etc., etc.] over the phone to explain that you are very disappointed and wish to have a replacement. You...
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    GTX 670 Owners. What's your ASIC?

    Indeed... [about the memory], especially too, due to the memory being clocked the same. However, what would've been better for us consumers is if we got GK104 for the initial internal prices [mid-range] and got GK110 for purchase, let alone having it at the current 'mid-range' prices ~ (if the...
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    Max Payne 3 Next big graphics powerhouse ?

    In my opinion, I think it depends on the game and if it benefits from SSDs. I also believe that there is a second level to it - that even if it [the game] benefits from an SSD, are the load times long enough for it to be worthwhile to load faster? [e.g. if the load times are already 3 seconds...
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    GTX 670 Owners. What's your ASIC?

    Talking about boost clocks, my pre-OC'd MSI 670 is supposed to have a boost of 1046 [from GPU-Z - the same core and boost the EVGA SCs have [967; 1046] (a little higher than the advertised MSI OC speeds)], but got to 1189 boost just from running one of those nVidia SDK D3D SDK demos. It's also...
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    GTX 670 Owners. What's your ASIC?

    My 670 [MSI] got 100%. I don't trust it at all though.
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    Max Payne 3 Next big graphics powerhouse ?

    Think how I felt when I moved to a house in a village where I had to share a 5.8Mbit-6.5Mbit connection with 3-4 other people - one of which streams HD content most of the day [not a problem - I do the same! :D] Although I've been lucky enough to have a kind parent who has bought me my own...
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    Vanilla EVGA GTX 670 Testing Anyone?

    So, now we must question as to whether the rumours were true about GK104 degrading?