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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    So far so good - much smoother experience than with the gigabyte, Asus definitely had a more refined product. All is well and prime is not failing at all with the new motherboard. An expensive bit of trouble shooting this was one weird issue I guess I have to chalk it up to a flaky gigabyte...
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Ok! Have Asus maximum formula now to swap in - thinking this should resolve things will report back tomorrow
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Ya its stock... Been stock through all of this.... Had the tiniest mild over clock I rolled back immediately as first step in Tshooting
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Might grab a mobo on the way home tonight... anyone else with a tip I should try short of mobo replacement?
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    ARGH! So have an EVGA 1200 Supernova P2 - 10 year warranty and rock solid platform and cheap price were all drawing points. Getting into my mid-30s now so having an extra PSU around is not as much of a pain in my wallet as it may have been a decade ago. So that's what I have now! My orig...
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Can confirm the following: - ram is 1.65v required and this is setting in BIOS - changed to 1600mhz and crash in Prime95 still happened after only a few mins with exact same symptoms as before Was hoping that would do it cause I'm looking at some amount of annoying work swapping PSU....
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Ya probably wont be able to push this one much - feel my application job during install shoulda fit the bill - got a good quality one in there. One day may even want to pursue the idea of taking off the spreader as many do with these CPUs to get at the thermal interface underneath. But at...
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Hey so booted up Aida 64 and did fresh Prime95 run and this was temp when computer shut off (no BSOD, just straight to OFF and come back, like hitting reset button and as per all other Prime95 crashes) Temps: CPU 72 °C CPU Package 80 °C CPU IA Cores 80 °C CPU GT Cores 50 °C CPU Core #1...
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Looks well in range from what I see on other similar platforms. That said, stays hotter and for longer on OCCT without crashing so should I really be worrying that much about temp?
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Cause temps are pretty good especially at stock. The OCCT tests push it to 70-80 range, Prime doesn't get a chance to heat it up past that point before crash starts. Have a Noctua D-14 and its all in a well ventilated Silverstone TJ11 I am thinking a heat issue is unlikely unless i'm...
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Yes it is F6! I can try with one or the other GPU just unsure if I can do video from the CPU with the i4790k, i'm always discrete so never cared much if I could (like with my wife's i5 in our HTPC I know I can run video there)
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    Looking for double check: strange crashes, thinking I have PSU or Mobo issue...

    Hey Anandtech! Looking for some expert fellow enthusiasts to give me a double check on my situation and confirm I am following a good methodology to solve a very strange crashing issue which to me, feels like a PSU issue. Setup: OS: Win 8.1 x64 CPU: i7 4790k running stock Mobo: Gigabyte...
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    Best online watercooling resource for beginners?

    Ya it was a year long struggle before I jumped on it almost- was close on this, 800D, FT02 -> just wanted the one that would give me most options down the road and it just seemed this was most flexible - giving me great air cooling until I decided to do the water thing. I thought to myself...
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    Best online watercooling resource for beginners?

    http://www.techreaction.net/2011/06/03/review-water-cooling-the-silverstone-temjin-series-tj11/4/# Here is pic with the 4x140 - EDIT - well its 120, but there's room for x140 fans you can see there's still room...
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    Best online watercooling resource for beginners?

    There's enough room in the bottom compartment of a Silverstone TJ11, currently I have both hot swap bays out cause well, I have all my drives in a NAS anyway and only need an SSD and one HDD for a little more breathing room... So its pretty much an empty compartment save the power supply...
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    Best online watercooling resource for beginners?

    HA ya I found myself seduced a bit by the compression fittings they definitely look cooler - but you can actually get decent looking clamps too... Something to consider... In terms of budgeting I think I will do this in phases: - Get the best pump I can possibly get, potentially a pair...
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    New Intel 520 Benchmarks

    Got my 240 on order... I was willing to pay the price but imminent bonus probably helped me swallow the markup... I am not nervous at all whereas going for any other model would leave a nagging doubt.
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    Best online watercooling resource for beginners?

    Thanks for the tips! ;)
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    Best online watercooling resource for beginners?

    Hey all! So frequent reader, sometimes poster here..;) After much deliberation settled on a TJ11 and have it setup with a wicked air-cooling setup, but part of my purchase decision was based on future plans of trying a watercooling loop in 2 or 3 years (have planned for CPU/mobo, GPU...
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    Intel 510 or OCZ RevoDrive X2

    I am having tough time deciding now and I am in exact same profile as the OP: not really needing 240-256 - but kinda wanting it mostly for steam folder..;) I suppose i could do ok with a 160... but I digress. As I'm reading through all these reviews I kinda came to the C300 call myself...
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    Baking works! Resurrected 2 9800GT's

    Baking is cool - but also uncool. I picked up a card 2nd hand that was baked. Never worked for me but worked for the seller. After some months of back and forth recovered my investment. But ya, sure it was working for him before he sent it - but by the time the 4870x2 arrived on my end it...
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    GeForce GTX 590 at PAX 2011?

    19 days left on my "step up" might pull the trigger with EVGA if something happens before then for my 580, otherwise, will wait to add a 2nd 580 some months down the road
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    GeForce GTX 590 at PAX 2011?

    MY palit 4870 had one of those... always left it on turbo, and I'm sure it's far less than 300W at full draw... still, use it/don't use - it can and has been done.
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    Silverstone TJ 11

    I really need to upgrade soon. I've had an intensely modified Lian-li PC60 and its just not enough space - I have to admit that and learn to let go. So I can kinda see the points people are making and this seems to be hitting the enthusiast community pretty poorly here and elsewhere: but am...
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    AMD 6900 reviews thread (UPDATED)

    I dunno man I think it makes sense! I like the AA on at that res and the 580 is clearly leading with AA on at that res. I was on AMD for many years, the 9800Pro was the successor to my Voodoo 5 5500 and this is first Nvidia card I'll ever own. I got tired of waiting, had money set aside...
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    Hmm I think I will give that a shot Ben90! So far, no errors since 11 oclock last night running continuously, no issues yet... starting to tire of this round of OCing a bit I think I will play around some other time and give that LinX a shot... also considering getting RAM but haven't been able...
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    OK so update: reformatted and it was a breeze. Snappy new updated install, fresh image ready if I need it..;) So I return to 3.4ghz/1600 9-9-9-24 and Prime goes for 11 hours no issues. Pause it, start a video - pause the video for a phone call - and boom BSOD. Ok - so my OC was causing a...
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    ok blame the multitasking..;) yes its 803 dunno why I was typing wrong #..;) memtest passed 1 pass at both cpu multipliers
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    yep 808... memtest passed at lower multi - 8.5 running now...:)
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    oh ya! Actually its 808 I'm pretty sure, I'll be able to double check in a sec.. testing @ 6x multiplier in memtest 86+ right now, almost done no issues. Will repeat @ 8.5x multiplier. And if I pass after that, I will consider pulling the trigger on a reformat to be honest I've needed to...
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    UPDATE: ok bumped RAM to 1.98 volts, CPU is at 1.3 in windows 1.31 or something like that in BIOS... 20 hours of Prime no problem... stopped the tests this morning and hit another BSOD - considering a reformat this week... Is my intuition correct in assuming that with 20 hours of Prime...
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    Quick sanity check for noobish OCer - UPDATE: cpu/ram question at higher OCs

    Hey all! please see latest post, can even skip to it really..;) ------------- JUst looking for more experienced OCers to chime in with a "ya thats happened to me before". System: P5e3 Premium. x48 Q9550 @ 3.4 ghz (1.3 volts, 8.5 x 400 FSB) 4 gigs Patriot DDR3 @ 1600 9-9-9-24...
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    AMD Radeon 6970/6950 Retail Pictured, released Dec 13-17, $500/$375 pricing

    argh whats one more week.... i guess I'll wait... (dammit!) could tweak the system a bit I guess over the weekend so its ready for whatever comes my way..;)
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    AMD Radeon 6970/6950 Retail Pictured, released Dec 13-17, $500/$375 pricing

    Ok I am sorely tempted to jump on a GTX 580 soon.. EVGAs finally back in stock on newegg.ca now - here's my question, I guess without knowing performance yet we can't really know how much nvidia's pricing will change... just thinking, am I holding out over a 20-40$ price difference? I...
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    I can't wait for the HD6990...

    Yep it'll be another month of Sid Meier's Pirates and NBA Jam on my wii..;) so we dont have anything more concrete than "mid-Nov" for Cayman? Was hoping the NDA lift would result in a published schedule...:(
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    First retail 6870 photo; now includes full Chinese leaks and Guru3D review discussion

    Is the NDA lift really friday? I guess I had it in my head it was tomorrow...:(
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    Do Kepler and Maxwell have an AIB future?

    Paging Trip Hawkins! As a proud 3DO owner I lived the dream - only to see it dashed. It's a great idea but I just don't see it happening. Plus, the idea of a common platform is vaguely socialist isn't it? Sounds kinda un-american to me..;)
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    2 5870's squished together on mobo, is this ok? (Pic included)

    I had two 4870s in that configuration for a long while. I did have periodic crashes but nothing too bad. But overtime the top card just kept getting hotter and hotter, until it was idling at close to 90 degrees! I took it out and tried to blast out as much dust as I could but it STILL was...
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    Civ 5 interview. First 'native DX11 game'

    I have - of course - pre-ordered this game out of loyalty. But I won't be playing til I get a new graphics card - and no, not for the tesselation. Mainly cause my card is idling at 90 degrees celsius right now, and makes weird noises - and I won't be getting anything new til we hear more...
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    Leaked ATI S.I. 6870 benchmark

    I'm in the same boat. I had a chance to add a 2nd 4870 cheap a while back and while the price was great I'm now in a position where my top card is making crazy weird noises even when idling, and the temperatures are insane. I've taken it out and air blasted it as best I can but I really think...