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    Upgrade for 460 SLI?

    Yeah, all of this information has been extremely helpful. I was a few clicks away from purchasing a 670 but now I realize it's not really worth it right now. That price is going to have to come down quite a bit to make any sort of logical sense. Games seem to be hitting a "wall" of sorts in...
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    Upgrade for 460 SLI?

    Thanks for all the posts everyone :) I'll probably just stick with the 460's for now until I see a need to actually upgrade them. Everything else in my system is pretty recent, and 1080p is definitely enough to make a bottleneck at the graphics card(s) and not the CPU or something, but...
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    Upgrade for 460 SLI?

    You're probably right. Keep in mind that I want to ramp up settings as much as I can without a lot of issues. I realize that some games, regardless of rig, will cause some stuttering with the advent of DX11 and the like, but I want to minimize it as much as possible. I just figured that...
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    Upgrade for 460 SLI?

    Interesting. A 20-30% bump is pretty significant, especially considering the bump I'll get from SLI down the line. I think I'll stick with the 460's until I actually start playing a game for a decent length of time that actually causes some serious FPS issues. I guess that's what it's all...
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    Upgrade for 460 SLI?

    That's what I was thinking. Maybe hold off until the 670 drops a bit and just SLI right off the bat?
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    Upgrade for 460 SLI?

    Hi everyone, Well, the time has come for me "getting the itch" to upgrade something in my system. I'm sure you've all been there. Anyway, a brief run-down of my rig: i5-2500k OC'd to 4.2 gHz 8GB of DDR3 @ 1600 2x nVidia 460 GTX in SLI Z68 Asus Mobo (PCI 3.0 @ 16x, etc..I think it's...
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when shopping for my next SSD. Also: Is it smart to buy at least 2? For RAID? Is the speed increase considerable?
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Ooof, well that's not very comforting! But yeah, I have a 500gb HDD with my unplayed games/music/backup, just in case. Do these things fail a lot or something?
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Are you sure? I have no clue, of course, but it seems to perform well in Atto (which I've been told is the best benchmarking test to use).
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Yeah tell me about it. When I use ATTO, it comes us as roughly 250/275 R/W, so that seems more in line, but it takes larger files to represent those speeds (which I understand to be accurate). I just want to make sure I'm not missing something. I've heard that AS SSD is much friendlier...
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Okay, would you be willing to provide information on how to do that? I have the Asus P7P55D-E Pro mobo. It's not possible for me to use the intel drivers then, right? If it is, how would I go about changing it safely. Thanks. EDIT: Okay, I am now using the 9.6 Intel RST controller. I...
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Okay, I did this as the first step: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1742159/Pictures/Registry.jpg And then I restarted into BIOS. I changed two settings related to ACHI. I changed the Marvell Storage Controller to ACHI, and I also changed the "use SATA as: ACHI", and it was previously IDE...
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    Bad SSD score? :(

    Hi all, I recently upgraded to the OCZ Vertex 2 SSD. I'm on Windows 7. I just used AS SSD Benchmarking tool, and I came up with this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1742159/Pictures/OCZVertex2.jpg As I understand it, this program heavily favors Intel SSDs, but my read/write speeds seem...
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    EP45-UD3R w/ OCZ Reaper 2GB Stick won't post

    Hey all, To make a long story short, I cannot make the EP45-UD3R Gigabyte board post (at default settings) with this memory. I bumped up the DRAM Voltage to 2.2 (as per instructions given by various other websites) and it still won't post. It WILL post when I set the latch to 266mHz and...
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    Won't boot from Windows CD

    Yeah, I'm an idiot. It booted just fine when I used a CD-R version of it. Sometimes it's the little things that we overlook, eh?
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    Won't boot from Windows CD

    It just occurred to me: Can drives that aren't DVD burners (and I guess not DVD readers?!) read burned DVDs? I'm using a copy provided online by Penn State to all students (but it's burned onto a DVD-R). Works in my laptop with a DVD burner/reader. That might be what's doing it. I'll...
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    Won't boot from Windows CD

    I'm mashing keys the entire time, haha. It has to be spacebar? Hm, never remember it being the case when I've formatted in the past. I'll try spacebar though (couldn't hurt).
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    Won't boot from Windows CD

    Hey all, Well, to make a long story short, I was upgrading my brother's motherboard to something more modern (which presented a host of different problems, but I think I got them working, even if the RAM is running at slightly lower speeds than its designed to run at). Anyway, I have the...
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    IE7 can't nav. beyond homepage. Windows Exp. boots back to root directory. Help!

    Will try that. It's affecting WE though, too. Will try a different cleaner.
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    IE7 can't nav. beyond homepage. Windows Exp. boots back to root directory. Help!

    As the title implies, after a few hours (or less) of using my computer (normal usage. No spyware sites, etc.), my internet explorer will not navigate past the homepage. When doing so, it turns to a white screen (within IE) and the status bar disappears, at which point it hangs. At the same time...
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    IE7 and Windows Exp. : White screen, can't navigate from root, help!

    As the title implies, after a few hours (or less) of using my computer (normal usage. No spyware sites, etc.), my internet explorer will not navigate past the homepage. When doing so, it turns to a white screen (within IE) and the status bar disappears, at which point it hangs. At the same...
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    All good with this OC?

    Hey again all, Just a quick question. I'm running a Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 mobo with a E6400 C2D (2.13 gHz stock). I OC'd it to 2.8 gHz (350x8), and I'm currently idling typically around 40-43*C (STOCK air cooling). Is this a decent temperature to run at 24/7? Under load, I barely eclipse...
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    Which numbers are right? OC

    Hey all, Well, I think I OC'd properly, but I'm not sure. I'm getting the following numbers in RMClock. I'm using a C2D E6400 which has a default clock of 2.13 gHz. RMClock Values What is the difference between throttle and core clock? More importantly, which one is what my processor...
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    Help! Tried to OC and messed up

    Thanks for the help guys. I approached it more carefully this time. My FSB is currently set at 330, which puts my RAM at 660 (2.1 C2D now OC'd to 2.6 ghz). My RAM is DDR2 800, so does this mean I'm not getting the most out of my ram? I did the math, and it appears that I'll have the FSB at...
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    Help! Tried to OC and messed up

    Holy crap, it was the video card not being plugged in. I never knew that it would SQUEAL like that over something like that. Well the CMOS is cleared and all seems to be well. Any advice out there for me to OC PROPERLY and not haphazardly changing the BIOS like I did? :D
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    Help! Tried to OC and messed up

    Well, I put a jumper over the clear CMOS. Powered on, nothing happened (I'm used to seeing "CMOS has been cleared. Please reboot" So I take it off, reboot with just the power cable in, and I get a very high pitched squeeling sound which subsides after I power down (but slowly) I might be...
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    Help! Tried to OC and messed up

    I'll make this quick and to the point. I built my PC today with a E6400 proc (2.13 ghz) C2D with 2 gb of patriot DDR2 800 RAM. I went into the BIOS and changed the settings according to a website to overclock, but I think I messed something up along the way. The RAM timings ended up being...
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    Windows install trashed and can't boot from CD!

    Yeah, I'll unlock it using his ASAP. I don't think I've done anything to assign it a new code. I think this may also be caused by my mobo insisting that the HDD boot first no matter what. It's looking for one and can't find a usable boot? Heck if I know.
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    Windows install trashed and can't boot from CD!

    The fact that it won't even let me boot from a CD WITHOUT a HDD in is baffling, though. In BIOS, the CD drive is clearly first in the boot order with the settings saved, I exit, and I get the same message. I will try unlocking it in his Xbox today and see if that makes a difference. Having...
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    Windows install trashed and can't boot from CD!

    Yes, for some reason, my BIOS doesn't even list the HDD in the boot sequence, even though it recognizes the device as present. It only lists my DVD drive and floppy, and the DVD is definitely first. The system was working fine before I messed up my HDD in the Xbox, so I can't determine...
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    No hope in sight? Problem with computer

    Well I don't own a brand new, freshly formatted drive, but I tried the drive that had been used in the computer for many months, as well as the drive currently in the xbox (60 gb as well). I tried booting from a floppy AND a CD with or without a HDD. It insists on giving me that same error...
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    Windows install trashed and can't boot from CD!

    Any help would be appreciated, really stuck here.
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    Windows install trashed and can't boot from CD!

    Well I was modding a friends x-box yesterday. I had decided (stupidly, evidently) to use my computer HDD to temporarily put the modchip bios onto the root and hopefully have the modchip OS detect and flash the .bin file onto the modchip. It didn't work, so I went to go put my HDD back into my...
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    No hope in sight? Problem with computer

    Okay, the actual story is a bit longer than I will be discussing, but for the sake of time, here goes: I was modding a friends x-box yesterday. I had decided (stupidly, evidently) to use my computer HDD to temporarily put the modchip bios onto the root and hopefully have the modchip OS...
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    Where to buy ATI Radeon 9800 Pro compliant fan?

    Hey everyone, I'm simply looking for a stock fan for the ATI 9800 Pro video card. I incorrectly screwed it on when performing basic maintenance before, and I paid the price naturally. The entire fan itself sheared off from the base of the fan presumably from the intense heat. Anyway, if...
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    Hub? Router? Help!

    Ah yes, very true. I just don't have the $$$ for a router at the moment, though. Ah well. Hopefully the hub will work. I doubt it, but it was worth $15 or whatever it was. -Matt
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    Hub? Router? Help!

    Thanks for the reply! Anyway, the situation here is a tad unique. To receive an internet connection, you have to register your ethernet address on their ResCom site (http://www.rescom.psu.edu), so only the computer registered will have a working connection. Will a hub still work to "split"...
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    Hub? Router? Help!

    Hey everyone! I recently moved into college at Penn State University (Go Lions!) Anyway, I was wondering about something. Back home, we have a Linksys router in our basement which is connected to the downstairs computer. From there, a wire is routed upstairs into a hub (is it also called a...