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    What to do about P8P67 Deluxe?

    Well, I've spent a month trying to iron out the bugs in my P8P67 Deluxe B3, and Saturday is the last day I can return the board to MicroCenter. I still have the occasional freeze, it periodically fails to wake/connect to the monitor when booting or waking just the monitor, and, despite the best...
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    Random freezes starting/playing games

    Here's my son's rig: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB HITACHI Deskstar 250GB PowerColor Radeon HD 6850 1GB Antec BP550 Plus 550W Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK Added the C300, HD 6850, and an extra 4GB of memory last week...
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    Thinking of switching from P8P67 Deluxe to GA-P67A-UD4

    Bought the i5 2500k + Asus P8P67 Pro combo from MC, had some initial problems with double booting and periodic dropping of drives that were solved by clearing CMOS and updating the BIOS. MC took forever getting in the B3 P8P67 Pro boards, so they gave me the same discount on a P8P67 Deluxe. Now...
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    HD 4850 upgrade?

    Picked up a 24" monitor (1920 x 1080) for my son's rig back during the November deals and will be giving it to him for his birthday at the end of the month. Willing to spend about $150 - $175 for a new graphics card to maximize his gaming. He's currently running a C2D E7400 with an HD 4850...
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    MicroCenter P67 Mobo Update

    Just received another email from MicroCenter: Beginning March 3rd, we will start to receive inventory from several manufacturers for the next 2-3 weeks. Inventory however will be limited until early April. We wanted you to be one of the first to know. There are several options open to you...
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    CM 690 II Advanced - Cooling Options

    A slightly different take on an earlier question, regarding optimal cooling for the CM 690 II Advanced. As you can see, it has numerous fan options, and since I'm going to replace my cooler, I may as well add a fan or two while I'm at it. Stock fans are 140mm intake in the front, a 140mm...
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    i5 2500K Cooling Questions

    Not real happy with the temps in my i5 2500K rebuild - idle in the upper 30's and running Prime 95 I hit upper 80's. I already tried reapplying thermal paste (Geil GC Extreme) and reseating my old cooler, a CNPS9900A LED. I have a new Hyper 212 Plus I can use, but I don't know how it compares...
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    P8P67 Pro problems

    Installed Win 7 64 to my SSD on my i5 2500K/P8P67 Pro rebuild, and promptly lost all my drives when I rebooted, and was unable to boot to Windows, just to BIOS. After clearing CMOS and connecting drives one by one, I was able to see the optical drive when it was connected by itself, although it...
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    Confounded by Sandy Bridge build - help!

    Upgrading my system with the components listed in my sig, and everything started well. Booted to BIOS successfully on first attempt, set SATA to ACHI, set the SSD as the boot drive, reinstalled Win 7 Pro 64 on the SSD with the other drives disconnected. Shut down, connected the other drives...
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    Who has the best quality?

    My current, antiquated mobo is from the now defunct DFI, and my only other experience ordering a board was from Gigabyte for my son's rig a couple of years ago, which arrived DOA. I realize you can get a bad board from anyone, but are there generally recognized tiers when it comes to mobo...
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    First Sandy Bridge board available!!!

    Newegg is listing the ASRock P67 Extreme 4 LGA 1155 for $159.99. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157217 The floodgates have opened!
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    $500 upgrade options

    Current system, built 5 years ago with a couple of upgrades: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Zalman CNPS7000B-CU DFI LANPARTY UT N-F4 Ultra D Radeon HD 4850 1GB OCZ Platinum DDR 400 1GB x4 WD Velociraptor 150GB Hitachi Deskstar 250GB OCZ Modstream 520W Win XP Thought I was going to be...
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    Hard drive configuration question

    Currently have a 150 GB Velociraptor for OS and apps and a WD 250 GB for data (mostly photos and home movies), and both drives are getting a little tight. Backup is on NAS, so that's not a concern. Was thinking of getting another 150 GB Velociraptor and putting it in RAID 0 for my OS and...
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    Socket conundrum: 1366 vs. AM3

    I know this touches on discussions in other threads, but I want to make sure I understand things correctly. I only upgrade boards every 5 years or so, with an interim CPU upgrade if necessary for moderate gaming and general productivity. I've ruled out 1156, since it seems to have the shortest...
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    XP Installation Loop

    I'm installing a new drive, and the XP installation won't advance beyond the "blue screen" phase. It examines my hardware, formats the drive, copies the installation files, and then reboots to continue the installation. But each time I get an error message indicating it can't find the OS and the...
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    RAID 0 vs. VelociRaptor Questions

    I'm currently running 2 x 250GB Hitachi Deskstars in RAID 0 with a third drive for backup, and since I'll probably transfer one over to a new system for my son, I'd like to take the opportunity to upgrade my drives. I use my PC for typical office apps and moderate gaming. In a nutshell, what...
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    RAID 0 vs. VelociRaptor Questions

    I'm currently running 2 x 250GB Hitachi Deskstars in RAID 0 with a third drive for backup, and since I'll probably transfer one over to a new system for my son, I'd like to take the opportunity to upgrade my drives. I use my PC for typical office apps and moderate gaming. In a nutshell, what...