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    Is my PSU adequate?

    To update this to anyone who views this in the future... No, 600W is NOT enough for 2 6850's.
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    Is my PSU adequate?

    Hello, I'm curious if I should scramble to grab the upgrade, or not sweat it. At this point in time I am running an older OCZ 600W "SLI" PSU. I just upgraded from a single 5770 to dual 6850's. Doing some research around shows that they use a max of 398W of power, while my PSU offers 420W...
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    Better cpu cooler vs. better case

    So I'm currently using a Rosewill case with 2 120mm fans I recently upgraded to Scythe fans blowing front to back. My CPU cooler is an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 Rev.2. Currently, at stock clocks on my Core i5-2500k I'm sitting at ~29-30C mobo temp all the time (always the same, even...
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    Outrageous i5-2500k temps?

    Getting rid of the Arctic Cooling MX-2 and applying Arctic Silver 5 has dropped my temperatures at idle to ~32-34C and my load temps to ~55C, this is after instantly applying it and allowing no burn-in time at all.
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    Outrageous i5-2500k temps?

    This is totally stock clocks. and after going to sleep and waking up after 20 minutes of Prime95 now its only going to 55C. Man this thing is confusing me.
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    Outrageous i5-2500k temps?

    There was a thin layer on the heatsink pre-applied. After ~10 minutes of Prime95 it seems to be solid at ~60C. Not sure what to think of this.
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    Outrageous i5-2500k temps?

    I'm using a Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 Rev.2 along with my 2500k. According to ASRock's mobo utility, it's idling between 41-44C. There's no way this is right. Could it be that I need to let the cooling goo "burn in?"
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    Wierd memory timings

    My memory is advertised to have a CAS of 5. When I use CPU-Z, it shows up as having a latency of 10-15-15-31! Why? :(
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    Celeron D vs. P4 Northwood

    I have a 400mhz FSB Northwood 2.8ghz, i've been looking for an upgrade sometime soon, but the $200+ 800mhz processors are almost out of my price range, i'm a student and i'm trying to keep it $150 and under... While looking at the CPU price guide, I noticed they make Celeron D's in the socket...
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    CPU/RAM Question

    So, ATM I have a Biostar P4VMA-M (I know, it's crappy, but hey, it was hella cheap and my old one got fried), however, that's not the problem, or the question. I've noticed my computer running slow, but always thought it was the motherboard, however, now, i'm not so sure, and it may in fact...
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    Motherboard Question (Intel)

    Alright, I have a Biostar P4VMA-M (I know... It was $40. :/), anyway. I'm pretty sure that my P4 Northwood 533 FSB dosen't support my PC3200 RAM (It works, but dosen't support, the timings are absolutly insane). The question is, are there ANY motherboards where that 533fsb/pc3200 combo is...
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    Somethin' wrong with my RAM?

    According to my bios, 200mhz, and it can't go higher.
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    Somethin' wrong with my RAM?

    It's rated to run @ 2.5-3-3-6 or something close to that... and I was curious so I was wondering around my BIOS the other day, turns out it's running closer to 2.5-7-7-10... Uhhh, what the heck. Any ideas? I've manually set it to 2.5-3-3-6 and it failed to POST, but when I put it near that...
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    Ribbon 13... is this dude a bot or something?

    My friend got 10,000 posts in under a month on a forum some-time ago. :o
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    Help!

    Nope, nothing overclocked.
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    Help!

    http://img160.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img160&image=picture0399pj.jpg Picture of what's going on. So, my rig is a cheapy little thing i've been slowly sinking money into, and kinda cheaped out on the motherboard, but it's rock solid (never had it BSOD, no crashes, my uptime is until the next...
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    Wierd, WIERD Graphical problems.

    Ok, two pictures. http://img160.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img160&image=picture0399pj.jpg Well, just one. The other one was even more blurry then that one, but that should give you a "general" idea of whats going on.
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    Wierd, WIERD Graphical problems.

    So, my rig is a cheapy little thing i've been slowly sinking money into, and kinda cheaped out on the motherboard, but it's rock solid (never had it BSOD, no crashes, my uptime is until the next driver update). ANYWAY. It's a Biostar P4VMA-M, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming, as it's not so...
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    EQ 2 questions

    I've really enjoyed playing it since it came out, I really don't play very much on the weekends, but if I play for a few hours with a good group, i'll get a level or two, (I'm only level 16, Druid, on Permafrost, named Myrm). The game is very fun, and only gets more-so as you get to higher...
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    6600GT Problems

    However, i've tried for the most part, everything in here, I did the driver cleaner, got the latest drivers, pretty much if it's been said, i've tried it, now, you guys are talking about going from a 9700-9800, i'm coming from a 9600XT which, in ALL the benchmarks, is about doubled by the...
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    Should I be worried?

    You could always try to have it RMA'd and see if that fixes the problem, if it's a local store you shouldn't have too much problems with it.
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    6600GT Problems

    I already tried that, ran the driver cleaner, and got the absolute latest drivers for everything.
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    6600GT Problems

    Problems as in, in 3dmark05, I got just under 1000 with my 9600XT, now, I get just around 910, and in the CS: Source stress-test, i've lost about 20 fps under even the default settings.
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    6600GT Problems

    Any help at all....?
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    6600GT Problems

    I just ordered an e-Vga 6600GT from newegg, got here timely as always, and popped it in my machine, and to much delight.... It performs worse then my 9600XT. I really, really have no idea what's wrong, cleaned the drivers, updated to the latest drivers for everything.. I have a.. Biostar...