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    CPU running slow

    FACE --> Pencil! After giving it a blow out, it seems to be running fine... Whats confusing though is, not that much dirt came out of it. Thinking maybe something got bumped?!? Thankyou anyway guys for ideas :)
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    CPU running slow

    Ok so after looking at CPU-Z, and even after telling it to run 333mhz, its running 266. As for temperatures, I have been running SPrime and Ive seen it get up to 74*C Will take the computer outside now and hit it with some compressed air all over, try lower this and see if it does anything at...
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    CPU running slow

    Other things I should probably mention. I have only noticed this after a fresh install of Win7 onto an SSD, although I should comment heavily on 'noticed', the speed is also confirmed in the bios, I am not just taking this from windows. The bios has been updated to the lastest version too!
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    CPU running slow

    HAI guys Ok so Im a little stumped here, I have an E8500, and I am currently running it stock to find this problem. It should be running at 3.16GHz, but is currently running at 2.53GHz. I am also using a Gigabyte EP45-DS5 mobo. > C1E is disabled, as are the other C letter power saving...
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    Laptop and Desktop ... Integration?

    Yeah from what I can see it wont be worth installing Win7 on the HDD, or if I do, only the desktop's win7. I am interested in putting all my games on it, or at least most of them, because laptop HDD = 1/12 an SSD :eek: Thanks for all the info on the chipset and all, I knew nothing about this...
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    Laptop and Desktop ... Integration?

    HAI guys New to the forums and thought I would bring in an idea. I want to buy an SSD, probably 120GB or something (money limits). Question is, if it sits in a removable bay in my desktop, what problems would be encountered if I were to eSata it to my laptop? For reference, it would be a...