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  1. TheBeagle

    ASUS X99-E WS Motherboard

    I'm in the market for a new 8-core board. I'm presently running an ASUS x79 WS board, but since I do a lot of encoding and recoding, the X99-E boards have my eye. I've studied all the available specs for the new ASUS X99-E WS board, but one thing I can't determine is whether or not the...
  2. TheBeagle

    ASUS P9X79 Deluxe DIPM Driver Is Missing?

    Good Evening Everyone, I finally sprang for a new build consisting of an ASUS P9X79 Deluxe board, an Intel i7-3930 hex-core, 32GB of 2133 Memory, and an Intel 520 (Cherryville) 240GB SSD. The rig runs just fine @ a modest 4500MHz OC. However, the Intel SSD Toolbox software (Ver. 3.03)...
  3. TheBeagle

    Is There Going To Be A Rev 2.0 for X79 Boards?

    It's time for me to once again consider a new build, and I want to utilize a Socket 2011 board. However, when I look at the specs for the new Socket 1155 X77 boards and compare them to the existing X79 boards, I see a possible window of improvement for the present X79 chipset boards. This...
  4. TheBeagle

    Win 7 Ultimate x64 - BSOD "System Service Exception 3b"

    Good Morning Everyone, I have begun to experience a BSOD which indicates that it is caused by a "System Service Exception." On reboot, the error message indicates the following information: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale...
  5. TheBeagle

    Corsair H70 - Intake versus Exhaust Install?

    I have the new H70 enroute from Newegg as I write this post. I intend to install it in my new build consisting of a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 (Rev. 2.0) board, with an i7-980X proc, along with six sticks of Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D memory, 1 SSD, 7 hard drives, 2 optical drives, a Gigabyte...
  6. TheBeagle

    Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 (Rev. 2.0)

    I'm very interested in purchasing Gigabyte's Revision 2.0 of their GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard. However, there doesn't seem to be too much information available regarding what changes and/or improvements have been implemented in this new revision. I do understand that the initial BIOS on the Rev...
  7. TheBeagle

    Does Intel SSDSA2MH160G2R5 Have TRIM enabled yet?

    Good Afternoon Everyone, I've invested in a new Intel SSDSA2MH160G2R5 drive and presently I am running Win7 x64 Ultimate RTM on a Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 board. The onboard disk controller is set for RAID, and there are a pair of 2TB Western Digital drives attached to that controller in a RAID 1...
  8. TheBeagle

    ASUS Rampage II GENE - 8GB Memory Limitation?

    Good Afternoon Everyone, I recently built a HTPC using the new Asus Rampage II GENE mATX board, and populated all six of the memory slots with G.Skill DDR3 memory sticks (6 x 2GB = 12GB). The memory is specifically listed on the Asus QVL sheet as being approved for filling all six slots...
  9. TheBeagle

    Where are the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboards in the USA?

    Hello Everyone. I've been patiently waiting for the release of the new array of G45 chipset boards so that I can build myself a media/gaming rig. However, the specifications for the Gigabyte GA-EG45M-DS2H were very disappointing, since they have crippled the on-board video slot to a mere...
  10. TheBeagle

    Vista 64 w/SP1 - Disk Manager Problems

    Good Evening Everyone. I have recently discovered that the Disk Manager applet within Computer Management on my PC, running Vista 64, w/SP1, will not fully launch. I get to the point where the line at the bottom of the screen says that it is loading the disk configuration, but goes no...
  11. TheBeagle

    Vista 64 w/SP1 - Disk Management Problems

    Wrong Posting Forum - My Applogies - Please remove from here. Thanks
  12. TheBeagle

    Gigabyte Network "Teaming" and other Dark Arts!

    Good Evening Everyone. Well, it has been a quite interesting adventure trying to figure out why "Teaming" will not readily initiate and function with the Gigabyte X38 and X48 motherboards. After much anguish and bitching, it seems that there a few "Dark Secrets" that haven't been exposed and...
  13. TheBeagle

    When Is Anandtech Going To Expose Gigabyte's Failure To Support Its Products?

    Good Morning Everyone, The time has come to ask the Editorial Board of this web site (Anandtech.com) a simple question. Why has Anandtech utterly failed to honestly investigate and write about the rather disreputable (some might even say deceitful) denials emanating from Gigabyte concerning...
  14. TheBeagle

    Where Are The Gigabyte G35 mATX Motherboards?

    I would like to build a mATX PC utilizing the upcoming Gigabyte G35 motherboard, but there has been a virtual lack of information on a release of that type of board by Gigabyte. Does anyone have any updated information on this item? Best regards to everyone. TheBeagle :D :beer:
  15. TheBeagle

    Dell 3008WFP Monitor - Awesome!!

    Good Evening Everyone. Well, I had a very weak moment and robbed all my piggy banks, called in some IOUs, and figured the credit card had a bit more room on it, and then I went ahead an indulged myself - I bought one of the new Dell 3008WFP monitors. It arrived today, and all I can say is...
  16. TheBeagle

    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Well, I suppose it's time to submit this posting and find out when this latest iteration of Gigabyte board will become available. The interesting thing is the alleged continuation of DDR2 memory slots and other components from the X38 board. I sure hope that Gigabyte does a better job with...
  17. TheBeagle

    GREAT Refresh On Forums Software, Etc.!

    Good Morning To The Forum Administrators. For quite a while, I (and many others as well) have struggled with increasing slow access and response to and from the Forums and the other AnandTech sites as well. When I noticed that all the AnandTech site were "down" yesterday, I was sure hoping...
  18. TheBeagle

    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Good Evening Everyone. Some "informed" sources thought that today (September 24th) would be the release date for the new series of Gigabyte X38 chipset motherboards, since the retail product was known to have been shipping late last week. However, aside from ZipZoomFly advertising the...
  19. TheBeagle

    Beware of Vista64 Drivers for HP 7410 AIO Printer!

    Good Afternoon Everyone. I'm posting this note to alert all our colleagues about the situation with Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) messed up driver set for Vista 64 which is posted on the HP web site. Among the several "bugs" in the driver software is a maddening page orientation error when trying...
  20. TheBeagle

    How About A "Storage" Section in the Forums

    May I suggest that the forum moderators consider establishing a Hard Drive/Storage section for postings of that nature. It would direct discussions that are now spread out over a bunch of existing forum sections into a logical area, and would speed up the ability of posters to communicate on...
  21. TheBeagle

    Western Digital Raptor & "YS" Series Drives - FALSE TLER Feature

    Recently, (Feb. 7, 2007) Gary Key, Senior Editor for AnandTech, wrote an outstanding review article about the newest generation of Raptor drives from Western Digital. Since I have utilized many of those drives in building PCs for myself and friends, I was interested in what he had to say in that...
  22. TheBeagle

    Western Digital Raptor & "YS" Series Drives - FALSE TLER Feature!!

    Recently, (Feb. 7, 2007) Gary Key, Senior Editor for AnandTech, wrote an outstanding review article about the newest generation of Raptor drives from Western Digital. Since I have utilized many of those drives in building PCs for myself and friends, I was interested in what he had to say in...
  23. TheBeagle

    Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Just STOPPED Overclocking?

    Although I've built dozens of PCs of all types, I've never have seen this situation before. A few weeks ago I built a new (all parts) PC for a friend using a GA-965P-DQ6 board, with the F9 BIOS, 4 GB of Crucial Ballistic P6400 RAM, and a E6600 processor. It work just swell by setting the FBS...
  24. TheBeagle

    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Does anybody know the REAL scoop on whether or not Gigabyte is going to actually produce the new Series 600 motherboards? Now that it seems that nVidia has solved the SATA corruption and lockup problems associated with the early 680i reference motherboards, will Gigabyte finally produce these...
  25. TheBeagle

    Serious Problems w/nVidia 680i Chipset Boards?

    There are a few Internet forums that are beginning to discuss what appears to be some serious (data corruption) issues associated with the new nVidia 680i chipsets. It is indeed curious that Anandtech has yet to post anything about these issues, especially with the strong review that appeared...
  26. TheBeagle

    Where Are The Gigabyte K8NXP-9 Motherboards?

    Ever since AnandTech reviewed the Gigabyte K8NXP-9 motherboard last November, I've been trying to find out where I can purchase one. The ONLY place that has even mentioned them is ZipZoomFly.com, and they are just indicating that you can place your name on a waiting list for them. Has Gigabyte...