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    i5-2500K system worth a major/minor upgrade?

    Hi there, I have a base system of a i5-2500K on a ASUS P8P67 LE board that I've been running for almost 4 years now. Other parts have been upgraded so for instance I have a GTX 970 4GB GPU which have taken my gaming to a whole other level. But I'm starting yo worry about my motherboard. It was...
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    Low choppy noise TX650

    Hi, I'm having an issue with the fan supplied with the Corsair TX650. On idle the PSU is completely quiet. But after a period of standard use (browsing, mailing, nothing power consuming) the fan revs up to a low rpm, presumably due to slightly increased heat. That noise is fine, it's very quiet...
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    Fractal Design Define R3 or Antec P183?

    Hi, I'm looking to get a new case for my rig. I'm currently unhappy about my Antec Sonata II which gives off too much noise, sometimes to the extent I get a metallic rattle when one of the fans comes up to a high enough rpm. After looking at Silentpcreview I've narrowed it down to the...
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    P8P67 LE, no Q-fan control?

    Hi, I'm using a Noctua NH-U9B SE2 (92 mm fan) to cool my i5-2500k on a P8P67 LE board. My problem is the Q-fan feature on this board does not seem to work, at least not with this particular CPU fan. Regardless of whether I set Q-fan control to "enabled" in the BIOS (yes, it detects the fan and...
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    ASUS P8P67 blown - any reason to upgrade?

    See my sig for the rig I just built a little over two weeks ago. It died on me all of a sudden and it seems it was the mobo that somehow gave up. I only did a moderate overclock of 4.0 Ghz with CPU voltage at 1.225, CPU PLL at 1.8, memory at 1.5 and everything else on auto. I was stable, no...
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    775 system: Upgrade or total refit?

    Ok, I'm well overdue for an upgrade I think. About 8 months ago I bought a GTX 460 for my rig to be able to play games such as Shogun 2: Total War, Deus Ex: HR and the upcoming Elder Scrolls Skyrim. However, while the graphics card seems decent enough, it seems to be severely limited by my...
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    Upgrading a s775 system

    Ok, I'll try to do this without leaving any question marks regarding my system still in place after you've read this post. For starters, here is my current setup: ASUS P5Q SE2 Intel Core2duo E4500 w effective air cooler 3 GB PC6400 RAM Radeon HD3850 512MB Antec Sonata III w 500W PS...
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    New rig - Mainstream build

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Gaming such as the Total War series of strategy games (Rome, Medieval 2 and the upcoming Empire: Total War), Football manager, very little graphics intensive gaming. Other than that nothing demanding. Oh, and silence is golden. 2. What YOUR budget is...
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    Upgrading my AGP-based system

    I'm looking to upgrade my vid card for games like Medieval 2: Total War, I hardly play FPS at all. Now, I am aware that these games often put more strain on the CPU than the GPU compared to more graphically intense games, but Medieval 2 seems to be much more "graphic" compared to its...
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    Do I dare venture into OC-land?

    Alrighty then, I got myself a new system based on an A64 3000+ and the new Abit NF8. This due to my previous system, a mobile 2500+ and a ASUS A7V8X breaking after some overclocking. Well, actually the mobo and my OC'ed 9800 Pro were the 'only' things that went toast, but still.. My question...
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    Overheated and burned?

    Oh bollocks. So, yesterday morning my woman turned on my comp and started surfing away when all of a sudden it went blank and rebooted by itself. It never reached the boot-up procedure though, just freezed after restart. I have moderate experience of building my own rigs (four total) so I...
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    Should I go for 512MB at tight timings instead of 1GB at relaxed?

    I currently have three sticks of RAM installed (see my sig). Two PC2700's and one PC3200. They're at 2,5-3-3-7. My question is: Would I be better of running my one PC3200 alone at tighter timings? I don't know how much headroom I've got, but I should be able to run it at 2-2-2-6 since I can get...
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    Which benchmark to run?

    3DMark03 is obviously out of the question. For some reason I can't get 3DMark2001SE to work at all. It reports my processor as not supporting MMX (which is bs btw). So, what should I run? Aquamark3? 3DMark05? Any advice appreciated.
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    Voltage readings differ from setting

    Just like the topic reads. I've set my Vcore to 1.7 in the BIOS but I get 1.85-1.87 readings in CPU-Z and ASUS PC Probe. Is this normal?
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    Computer lockups when rebooting after BIOS flash

    Ok, so I got my system up to 2,36 Ghz which I'm quite happy with. What I'm not happy with though is the fact that EVERY time I reboot after changing any BIOS setting (rev 1014) or restarting Windows, my monitor goes to "off-mode" and the computer hangs. I have to turn it off completely before...
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    Any drawbacks combining Pc3200 and PC2700?

    I overclocked my recently purchased 2500+ mobile to 2.36 Ghz (175x13.5 Vcore: 1.85) with relative ease, it won't go higher though without programs locking up at times. So I decided I had maxed my overclock and seeing as how the FSB isn't that high I tried putting in my old PC2700 Samsung memory...
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    BIOS update problems

    I want to update my BIOS on my motherboard, an ASUS A7V8X. The thing is, no matter whether I use EZ Flash (ASUS own update thingy) or AFLASH I can't seem to access the option that says "update BIOS including Boot Block and ESCD". The only option I can access is "update BIOS without Boot Block...
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    Motherboard BIOS flashing

    I want to update my BIOS on my motherboard, an ASUS A7V8X. The thing is, no matter whether I use EZ Flash (ASUS own update thingy) or AFLASH I can't seem to access the option that says "update BIOS including Boot Block and ESCD". The only option I can access is "update BIOS without Boot Block...
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    Overclocking XP 2500 Mobile on KT400 chipset.

    Do you think it'll work? My KT400 chipset board is rated to go at 400mhz FSB, so I shouldn't have any problems reaching 2,4-2,5 ghz speeds with an 2500+ XP Mobile, right? If this will work I'm getting new 3200 RAM.
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    AMD Athlon 2200+ XP

    I'm running on a 2000+ atm and can't get above 1,825 Ghz when overclocking. Since I can't afford to upgrade my mobo, RAM and CPU I'm thinking of just upgrading the CPU and hsf. I found a reeeeaaally cheap 2200+ Thoroughbred that would fit my needs nicely. How big of an overclock do you think I...
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    Overclocking the Palomino

    I'm going to try overclocking my 2000+ a bit later today. I'm getting a Sempron 3100+ soon so I thought I'd push my 2000+ to the max just to see how far it will go. I haven't done any extensive testing earlier, just pushed the FSB to 140 mhz and got it to 1,75 ghz a few months ago without any...
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    PC3200 or 4000 for Sempron OC?

    I'm going to upgrade pretty soon and thought I would go for the ol' 2600+ Mobile. But after reading up on the Sempron 3100+ I'm beginning to think this is the better (value) choice since I would get a socket 754 mobo that will last me longer. After reading this article I'm confused: PC3200...
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    RAM. 512 or 1024?

    Hi! I'm planning on building my fourth system, but my first OC system. The components I've decided on are: ASUS A7V880 mobo (The NF-7 rev 2.0 is way too expensive in Sweden atm) AMD Athlon XP Mobile 2600+ (45w) Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu heatsink Previous components that will go in the...
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    Rome: Total War with 9800 Pro

    Hi, Just got Rome: Total War and it seems a fantastic game like all the reviews have said. I am a bit disappointed with my graphics performance though. On highest detail AA off I am experiencing choppy graphics when a battle commences. My systems specs are listed below, am I severely...
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    Stock cooling sufficient for 9800 Pro?

    Hi, Received my Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB 256bit RAM) the other day and immediately started experimenting with core and mem frequencies, although carefully, in ATI tool. At stock, my card runs at 380/680 and I've now raised it to a maximum (according to ATI tool) of 425/750 with small...
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    3DMark03 score off?

    Hi, Just got my 9800 Pro card in the mail and immediately started running benches and doing mild OC's. I carefully uninstalled my old Ti4200 drivers and then switched cards. Then I installed the Catalyst 4.9 driver and the new Control center. With this setup I scored a modest 2725 in...
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    OC combo, which is best?

    I'm looking at getting a new oc system, and seeing as how I'm pretty new at this I'm turning to this board for some advice. What many people have been telling me is to get the AMD Barton 2500+ because it's cheap and easy to overclock. This is exactly what I'm after since my budget is pretty...
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    Reinstalling or not reinstalling, that's the question.

    I've ordered an ASUS A7V888 for my rig so I'll be able to push my Athlon a little bit further through overclocking. The M/B I have now is also an ASUS, namely an A7V8X. My question know is this: Do I need a fresh install of Windows XP for everything to work properly, or will it be sufficient to...
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    Overclocking my AMD XP 2000+

    I'm in the process of upgrading certain components in my system to prepare for certain upcoming games like Half-life 2. The system I have now is this: ASUS A7V8X M/B AMD XP 2000+ 512 MB PC2700 333mhz RAM GeForce Ti4200 I'm definately getting a Radeon 9800 Pro hoping to flash it to an XT. The...
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    What should I upgrade?

    Since games like Half-life 2 and Rome: Total War are on the horizon I'm feeling the need to upgrade my system. The problem is I have a limited budget so I will only be able to upgrade one or two parts of my system. My current rig: ASUS A7V8X AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 512 MB 2700 333mhz Geforce 4...
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    Ideal temp for AMD Athlons?

    Today I decided to do something about my quite noisy PC so I bought some Acoustipack and applied it to the case as indicated on their webpage. I also switched my CPU fan from Auto to Manual speed. The fan is a Thermaltake Volcano 9, my CPU is an AMD Athlon XP+ 2000 o/b an ASUS A7V8X mb...
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    Failed to open task manager!

    Hi there, A friend of mine (no this is not one of those: "I have done something I'm ashamed about and making it sound like a friend of mine did it", really... it isn't!) recently got himself a new comp. I helped him install all the software, drivers and opted for Win XP as OS. He downloaded...
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    Lockups while downloading

    Try this on! A friend is having major problems with an old ASUS P6300 Notebook. I recently helped him format the HD and reinstall crappy ol' Win 98 SE. After everything was installed and set up he began surfing away. He didn't have any trouble getting online and most of the time browsing web...
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    Lockups while downloading

    Try this on! A friend is having major problems with an old ASUS P6300 Notebook. I recently helped him format the HD and reinstall crappy ol' Win 98 SE. After everything was installed and set up he began surfing away. He didn't have any trouble getting online and most of the time browsing web...
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    Laptop with way too small a display!

    Hi, same friend, same computer. This is an old 233mhz laptop that I helped a friend reinstall windows on. The problem is that windows only uses about half the available display for the desktop?! Currently he has the default "Standard VGA PCI driver" installed and since he's not sure what...
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    Missing file "msnp32.dll"

    Hi, I'm helping a friend reinstalling windows 98 SE and we ran into some trouble while installing his network pc-card. After this, Windows were asking for files that apparently wasn't there, such as: vredir.vxd, vnetsup.vxd and this msnp32.dll. I copied the vxd's and the dll from another friends...
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    Minor trouble after motherboard switch

    Hi, I recently got miself a ASUS A7V8X mobo (Had an accident with the old mobo and processor.... probably an ESD), and it's working fine except for one little issue. When I exit Windows XP (shut down) my computer reboots all by itself and I have to use the power switch to turn it off?? I have...
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    Not booting after mem upgrade???

    Hi y'all! Today I bought miself a new memory module and a heatsink and fan for my processor, ::SAMSUNG 256MB DDRAM pc2700 333mhz (Same as the other module I have installed) ::Thermaltake Volcano 9 80mm fan My system was working just fiiiine before I added the new mem module and put in the...