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    First water build

    So a friend of mine is putting together a crazy custom water loop, though it's his first, and I'm trying to help him out with what little I know. What do I know? Not nearly enough... time to ask the experts! He wants to do what sounds backwards to me... which is setup the loop with the rads...
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    Avg shelf life of TIM?

    Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts. I suddenly have a need for some TIM and I've just realized the half-used tube of AS5 I have lying around with my supplies is like.... 4 or 5 years old. It should still be good right? I mean the cured version works fine for years under heatsinks around...
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    Rainbow pixels = EOL?

    So I was playing FSX last night, which crashed (but thats another story = P) so I decided to watch an HD copy of Star Wars. Shut off my PC and went to bed. Go to turn it on this morning, locks on booting windows.. orange main monitor, solid white secondary. Restarted --> Rainbow pixels both...
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    Help choosing a portal computing solution

    I'm very into desktops and am fully versed on whats new, whats hot, and whats not but when it comes to portable PCs I've always kind of shunned them for being underpowered. Well... there comes a time when they come in handy! I'm looking for something (Windows platform) I can take with me...
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    Seeking a second opinion overclocking some dated hardware

    Ok so I've had this rig (see sig) just over a year now. When I put it together originally, I intended to OC, but the stock performance was so great I didn't bother. Times change, and I'm now feeling the need to squeeze a bit more out of her. Right now I'm on a stable OC of 300x9 (1.25v) with...
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    Question Regarding "Vista Ultimate SP1 NA DVD - Retail"

    Firstly, I do apologize in advance; I'm kind of a noob when it comes to software. To make a long story short, I've been waiting to purchase Vista until the SP1 discs are available. I finally found this on newegg. Vista SP1 Retail, great! However, I'm moving to the UK next month, so I'm...
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    Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Question

    I just picked up a TRUE to help cool my wolfie, which is running a little hot under 1.58v. It looks a little worrying; one of the heatpipes doesn?t look like it makes proper contact with the base (see pics). {Left} {Right} Just wanted to ask if this was the normal result of cramming 6...
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    Strange HD Tune Results

    I just ran HD tune on my primary and secondary HDs and got a somewhat worrying result, one that I've never seen before. Primary HD Secondary HD Why does the transfer rate keep bottoming out like that? Should I be worried about this? Comments appreciated, thanks!
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    New High-End Gaming Rig

    Ok, so I?m putting together a new cutting-edge gaming system since my current one is more than a little out of date? I?m really hoping you can offer up some advice, there is so much to choose from! Notes:All parts will be ordered/shipped in the US, preferably exclusively from the one and...
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    No VRAM detected?? O.o

    Usually I consider myself quite adept at diagnosing and fixing computer issues, but in this case I feel much more confident with some other opinions. So, thanks in advance, and here we go?. Ok, well, everything was just dandy yesterday, no problems at all. At the end of a long night I decided...
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    DFI NF4 CPU detection, HELP!

    Hello, I?ve got a slight problem with a 939 system, and I?m looking for a second opinion of the problem. I?ve never dealt with 939 before, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. (Went from 478 Northwood --> 775 Core 2, just incase you?re wondering!) The system is new, a DFI nForce 4...
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    DFI mobo won?t time RAM properly

    My DFI Infinity 875p simply refuses to run my RAM by SPD, or anything under 2.5-3-3-8. SPD is 2-3-2-6, and I?d had this RAM running @ 2-3-2-6 for over a year on my old Intel 875 Mobo. Extra voltage does nothing; setting timings to anything under 2.5-3-3-8 in BIOS manually does nothing, still...
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    ATi Catalyst Control Center Woe's

    A little over a month ago my old graphics card died, and at the time the X800GTO had just come about, so I grabbed one of those and set it up, modded the bios, overclocked, etc. Everything works great, with the exception of one detail, whenever ATI's Catalyst Control Center is installed; it hard...
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    Radeon's X800GTO Parts

    I recently read the article, and the two forum topics here, on the x800GTOs using unsold R480/R430 Pro chips, and having looked them up they are extremely cheep for a card using one of these chips. I'm wondering, can an x800GTO using an R480 Pro core be up-clocked to the speed of an R480 Pro...
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    Radeon's x800GTO parts

    I recently read the article on the x800GTOs using unsold R480/R430 Pro chips, and having looked them up they are extremely cheep for a card using one of these chips. I'm wondering, can an x800GTO using an R480 Pro core be up-clocked to the speed of an R480 Pro core? I assume if they are the...
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    PC not working with new mobo!

    A few weeks ago I fried my old Intel 875p's bios chip, I just now got a brand new DFI INFINITY 875, hooked her up and gave it a go, and ....... well, nothing happened. LED lights on motherboard turn on when the PC is plugged in, but when I press "start" nothing happens. I do not think I miss...
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    A PSU for a DC Gaming Rig

    I've been reading and researching for weeks now, and i'm ready to buy my Rig, but i know nuthing about PSUs. Can anyone help me out here? Here is the Rig: AMD 64 X2 4800+ Toledo Dual Core CPU (~165w load) DFI LANPARTY SLI-DR Mobo eVGA GeForce 7800GTX (~285w load) OCZ EL PC4000 VX Gold...
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    Overclocking Intel Pentium 4 540J

    I'm looking to get a little more "oomph" out of my Northwood 540J before I upgrade to an AMD FX-57 this summer (I hope!), so I looked into over clocking success for the 540J. I was thrilled to find a guy named Thomas from CA actually got this baby to a blazing 5.4Ghz! I'm not hoping for anything...