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  1. nvidiaintelftw

    HD6850 not booting

    I got a HD6850 for a clients ystem since he needed a new better card for photoshop CS5 and he has a Core i5 750, 8gb of ram, gigabyte p55 mobo, hard drive, etc, all ran by a Corsair CX400. We popped the HD6850 in and it didnt boot just fans turned on and no screen action, just black. Is this a...
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    Reference GTX570 dieing?

    http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/929152-have-you-killed-570-no-recent.html I have known this for a long time, has anyone else read about it or been scared for their reference 570? Because im thinking about getting a 570 and newegg has an evga reference card for $330. It seems like if you just...
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    I am desperate for help!

    I am been spending weeks trying to get my system stable again since its been at 2.66ghz for a while now. I have a evga classified with most recent 82 BIOS release, core i7 920 D0, and G. skill Pi 1600mhz 1.6v 6-8-6-20(when cpu is overclocked wont boot till the timings are 7-8-7-20). I just got...
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    overclock on x58. help!

    So i have had my x58 rig for about a year and a half now and im going to overclock again. I had it at stock because of issues i was having a while ago. but now i have a few new parts so id like to overclock again, however i need to refresh myself with the options. my first question is about...
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    Iphones and Ipads. Everyone has one

    Why do you think so many people have Iphones or Ipads. Is it because they have friends who have them and they want to fit in like at my school. Yesterday was my last day of high school but everyone i knew had an Iphone, and it was starting to get annoying. I thought people would research other...
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    Zalman VF3000F GPU cooler question

    I am thinking about getting an aftermarket cooler for my GTX470 and i found the Zalman VF3000, and i think thats the one im going to get because it has better vrm and memory cooling then other counter parts. However, I have a question about fan control. Can you connect the fans the GPU and...
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    Extremely Tempting!

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-526-_-Product
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    fan cable orientation??

    I have thiws San Ace H1011 that came from a server and I am going to solder a 3 pin fan cable to it. I cut off the connector for the server. but the fan cable color oreintation coming from the fan is (left to right) Yellow Black Red. But the connector i got is Yellow Red Black. Should i just...
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    Ivy Bridge vs Sandy Bridge vs Bulldozer

    Alright so im extremely confused about intels chips and what competing with Bulldozer. I keep seeing people talk bout intel new Sandy Bridge chips. What; is intel planning to release more chips in that line? What about Ivy Bridge. Are those the next Intel flagship chips that will consists of the...
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    I think i have a Money spending problem!

    I seriously think i have a money spending problem. I just cannot save no matter how many times i tell myself im going to save or stay ar least at $100 bucks in my checking. I guess its kind of hard the way gas prices are though. Has anyone else spend a lot of money regularly? Or on things you...
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    Metro 2033 for $10 on newegg

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...040-_-Homepage You can get Metro 2033 on newegg for $10. I have always wanted ot try out the game. What do you guys think of it?? Worth the price?? Also what do you guys think of this mouse?? http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26238
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    Mass Effect Artifacts with new 470

    In heavy light situtations im getting flashing sqaures and little colored circles. Is this a problem with mass effect 1? its only in the light no where else. Stock clocks and stock voltages The 470 is from asus RMA Does anyone else get this little artifacts. is it just a game problem??
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    Corsair H60 and 120x38mm fan??

    I am going to order a Corsair H60 soon to replace my megahalem(I didn't make this thread on opinions on whether or not i should ditch my megahalem. I have already decided to. The megahalem restricts my ability to get good ram with sexy large heatsinks for overclocking) How do you put a 120x38mm...
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    Random BSOD today

    I am getting random BSOD of death on my rig. I got a new GPU from Asus yesterday from an RMA and installed it and ran fine. And this morning i booted up and then it got ot windows i opened up IE9 and it BSOD. Now i just got home and was on the internet for a bit with IE9 and it BSOD. Is this...
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    Mass Effect 1 non 1920 x 1200 support??

    Is mass Effect 1 really that old to not support my native monitor resolution?? 1920 x 1200??
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    Opinions on Sapphire HD6950 Flex Edition

    What are your guys opinions on this card?? Is it full non reference does it feature more power phases. Im considering getting one when my 470 comes back from RMA, if the card i get back from Asus has the same or worse VID. because the card i RMA'ed had a 1.00v(1000mV) and took to much to...
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    About to go Raid0 with SSD

    I have a Vertex 2 90GB drive and im about to get another for RAID0. Is the only thing im going to lose TRIM support???
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    Couple things i want to do with my computer

    I have had the upgrade bug these last few weeks or months i should say and so far what i want to do is sell my HX1000 for a AX850 since its a better performing power supply and i dont need the power form the 1000. I also want to get a Corsair H60 cooler for less stress on the mobo, and so i can...
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    Cable Sleeving Sizes

    I seriously cannot decide which size cable sleeving to get for my new fan controller and my front panel connectors. I am thinking 1/4 and 1/8th
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    Evga Classified to Asus Rampage III Extreme

    Will i get any benefit out of going from a evga classified to the Rampage III Extreme. I am on my 2nd RMA with my classified. this time the issue is PCI and PCI-E slots are all messed up and my sound drops in an out from the intergrated sound.
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    signature??

    Where can i put in my signature? id like to put in my system specs and whatever else
  22. nvidiaintelftw

    hey anandtech!

    Hey guys, New guy here. Ive been all over the web on different forums and im part of TPU and used to be part of OCN, till i realized how bad its gotten over there with all the ridiculous mods banning people for no reason. Anyways just thought id shout out. Interested to see what else i can...