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    Slow USB Speeds with New Build

    I finally got everything installed last night. The system passed 4 passes of Memtest86 and 8 hours of AIDA64 torture testing overnight. Everything seems to work except one thing... I am getting dog slow USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 transfer rates. The USB 2.0 makes transfers at about 150k/sec. The...
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    Windows 7 Installation -- Order of Driver Installation

    I’ve just built a new machine (see specs in sig) and am now ready to load Win 7 x64. It's been a LOOOOONG time since I've built a new rig and I'm a little unclear on the latest driver installation procedures. Below is the sequence of the install that I plan to follow: 1. Windows 7...
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    PSU Failure - Damage to Other Components

    I recently had my Corsair HX620W PSU die. The PC instantly shut off and I could smell a faint electrical odor/smoke. Corsair RMA'ed the PSU quickly and the new one works perfectly (I tested it with a DMM). However, the system is a little 'off'. There are now random delays when I initiate...
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    Windows 7: AHCI Drivers & Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility: HELP!!!

    I'm getting ready to install Windows 7 64bit and and have been searching for answers to a few questions, to no avail... I should have come here first. Below are my 2 questions: 1. Do I need to pre-install AHCI drivers BEFORE the OS install, as needed to be done with XP and Vista? 2. Do...
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    Need Help Regarding Broken Vista OEM DVD

    Three months ago, I bought an OEM DVD for Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit from Newegg. It came pretty scratched (since it was loose inside the plastic case), but it worked at the time. I just went to reinstall Vista, but the DVD is no longer bootable. I tried to get a new DVD or .ISO image...
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    Poor OpenGL Performance with 4890

    I just upgraded from an 8800GT (with 185.85 Drivers) to a 4890 (with Cat 9.4 Drivers). I noticed that the performance in Photoshop CS4 is much slower when using the smooth pan and zoom tools with the 4890. In general, the 4890 seems a tad slower than the 8800GT with most of the functions in...
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    ATI Auto-Tune Question on XFX 4890

    Auto-Tune completed and gave passing results for my XFX 4890 of 955 MHz for the GPU and 1145 MHz for the Memory. What's another way to check to see if this is stable? The only game I own right now is Call of Juarez. Would 3dMark06 be a good gauge? I definitely want to be on the...