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    290x tri x on newegg for 299$

    what's better, this Tri-X 290X or the Vapor X 290 for $50 cheaper?
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    How much does adding a 2nd fan to 212+ help?

    Which fans do you have? With the current single fan setup @ 4.3Ghz I max out at 54C running Prime95. Idle is about 28C.
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    How much does adding a 2nd fan to 212+ help?

    I'm more concerned about noise I guess... If I were to get a 800 RPM fan would having 2 make sense then? Edit: Looking at these: http://www.koolertek.com/computer-parts/pc/Noctua-NF-S12-800-120mm-Fan-800-RPM-184p1185.htm...
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    How much does adding a 2nd fan to 212+ help?

    I have a Coolermaster 212+ with the stock 120mm fan on my 2500-k. I'm thinking of replacing the stock fan with 2 new fans (any suggestions on good QUIET fans would be appreciated), and wondering how much difference it would make? Anyone notice much difference if you added a 2nd fan?
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    Need some input on which Asus P67 board to base a new build on

    I have a Sabertooth and have had 0 issues with it. It comes with a 5 year warranty as well.
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    best deal on a 64GB to 128GB SSD?

    I bought the 128GB Corsair Nova refurb at microcenter for the same price. They allowed me to get the 2 year warranty for $20. It's been flawless so far.
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    New 2500k build.

    In the winter it's been no more than 68F. Had our first warm day yesterday and it looked like temps went up slightly, but not too bad. I made 2 lines on the heatsink. First, I used a plastic card to fill in the gaps between the pipes, wiped off the excess, then put the 2 lines on.
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    New 2500k build.

    I've used RealTemp for the most part. I idle around 25-27 C and max out at 51C @ 4.2Ghz on my 2500K with Hyper 212+ and AS5.
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    Manual vs offset voltage

    really strange how the offset can vary so much from chip to chip!
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    which asus p8p67 for me?

    I had the P8P67 and I had some issues with the LAN connection. The Pro and up have Intel LAN whereas the vanilla has a realtek. It would randomly drop the connection and I would have to repair the connection for it to come back on line. Since moving to the sabertooth I've had no such issues...
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    Manual vs offset voltage

    Thats the problem with setting the voltage manually, it doesn't change at all when it idles/downclocks. If I use "offset" it does, but I haven't seen a real clear indication what offset actually means. I have it giving the desired result I want (1.2V), but I really have no idea how it does it...
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    Manual vs offset voltage

    Fellow SB'ers, which setting are you using to set your vcore? I found that if I used manual that when the cpu would clock down to 1600 mhz, the voltage did not go down with it. If i used offset, it would lower the voltage on idle. Some observations I've seen when using offset: If I set...
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    Aftermarket Cooler for Radeon 6950 2gb?

    What temps are you getting (idle/load)? Have you flashed to 6970?
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    Aftermarket Cooler for Radeon 6950 2gb?

    I had posted earlier asking the same thing. More importantly, does anyone know if Visiontek will void the warranty if you have an aftermarket cooler installed?
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    Has Microcenter replaced ANYONE's Asus P67 Recalled Board?

    I wanted to change my P8P67 (which I paid the same price as you, $120) to the Sabertooth. I went and talked to the manager in the parts area and explained that I would like the same $40 discount since I bought a cpu/mobo bundle in January and they were able to honor the price. I was able to...
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    New Microcenter time sensitive email...

    It wasn't Microcenter's fault there was a recall with Intel chipsets! While I understand it is an inconvenience (it was double for me, Microcenter is an hour and a half away), I was just happy that I could exchange it there and not have to wait to receive the new one. I wanted to upgrade my...
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    Has Microcenter replaced ANYONE's Asus P67 Recalled Board?

    I got mine about a week ago. I had a P8P67 and they let me exchange it for a Sabertooth P67 (plus price difference of course).
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    Install AI Suite for Sabertooth P67?

    Has anyone been able to get this to install? I downloaded the latest version from Asus website and it never launches the setup program to install. I'm running the 1305 bios.
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    Which aftermarket cooler for 6950?

    They are a little higher than I'd like I guess, but whats worse is the noise under load. By far the loudest fan in the system.
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    Which aftermarket cooler for 6950?

    As an aside... my GPU idles at 55C (which seems to be very high to me) and will be about 80C at load.
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    Which aftermarket cooler for 6950?

    I did some searching on prices (it does matter!) Here's what I found at mwave.com (seemed to be the cheapest) Thermalright Shaman = $79.68 with shipping Arctic Cooling Freezer Extreme Plus = $57.89 with shipping (and I think its $10 for the right installation kit) Arctic Cooling Twin Turbo...
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    Which aftermarket cooler for 6950?

    I have a Silverstone FT02 case, any idea if it will fit in there? I don't plan on doing Crossfire. How hard is it to install? Also, what did you notice in temp drops and noise vs stock cooler?
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    Which aftermarket cooler for 6950?

    The stock cooling on the 6950 is too loud for my tastes, what is the best aftermarket cooler for noise? I've been looking at the two Accelero coolers and the 3 fan one is pricey, but wondering how much better it is than the 2 fan one. Wondering if I would be better off selling what I have and...
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    Overclocking with Sabertooth B3

    I switched out my P8P67 for a Sabertooth at Microcenter over the weekend... Very cool board for sure. I am testing out some of the overclocking with it, my goal is to run at 42x at stock or lower voltage. I found that if I manually set a voltage, the voltage doesn't go down when running at...
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    Dell OEM Samsung SSD?

    I found the following for sale locally for $250, is this a good deal? It supports TRIM, $1 per GB seems like a sweet deal! This is going in a desktop... I find it really hard to figure out the difference, I think its a PM800, but some supported TRIM and some not and its hard to find newer...
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    Eyefinity problem...

    So I am trying to get Eyefinity working on my 6950. I've tried several different combinations and this is the only one that worked: 1-DVI 1- DVI to mini displayport (using an apple adapter) 1 - VGA to mini displayport (also an apple adapter) If I use two mini displayport to DVI adapters only...
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    P8P67 Overclocking questions.

    Also... CoreTemp shows a much different story on voltages than CPU-Z.. It has 1.224V in CPU-Z and CoreTemp will show 1.356!!!
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    P8P67 Overclocking questions.

    I'm using the latest non beta bios... are you using the beta bios?
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    P8P67 Overclocking questions.

    What I have been doing is keeping CPU-Z open while running Prime95 and seeing what the voltage gets up to, is this still not accurate for load testing? edit: also I've messed with the - offset, it seems to be helping load voltages, but also looks like its lowering the voltage during idle as...
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    P8P67 Overclocking questions.

    I just got a 2500-K and P8P67 and have been playing with the overclocking settings. I am trying to find out how high I can push it without increasing the voltage too much (if at all!). When I just change the multiplier (in this case, to 43), it seems the vcore will go past 1.3V when looking at...