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    Has anyone tried an NV5 on their Leadtek 6800 GT?

    Anyone had any success with an Arctic Cooler NV5 on their leadtek 6800GT?
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    Has anyone tried an NV5 on their Leadtek 6800 GT?

    Anyone had any success with an Arctic Cooler NV5 on their leadtek 6800GT?
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    Do I need to put thermal grease on the mobo chipset?

    I know you can put it on the processor/video card, but does thermal grease go on the motherboard chipset too? mobo: Chaintech vnf4 ultra (Nforce4). edit: by the way the grease is AS5, if that makes a difference.
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    Overclocking 3500+

    Just got through prime95-ing my first overclock :) Not a huge OC but I got my 3500 to 2.575 ghz stable. Havent tweaked with memory timings yet, i left them loose just to see what my processor could do. I'm a little dissappointed though, after reading everyone's 2.6-7 ghz resuslts with...
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    Corsair Value

    Just curious as to what people are getting for stable timings out of there Corsair Value Select. I have mine currently set at: 2-3-3-8 | 1t, 5:6 @ 391 mhz but i havent run any tests yet. Someone said Value ram cant do 1t, is this true?
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    Seagate 7200.8 LOUD

    Seagate 7200.8 200 GB NCQ SATA It could be just in my head but it seemed really quiet when I first got it less than two weeks ago. Now it's very loud. It grinds away like a 6 year old Dell when doing the slightest of operations and is pretty annoying. This is my first "new age" harddrive but...
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    Good overclocking RAM?

    I've been struggling with overclocking for the last two days and I've come to the conclusion that my Corsair Value Ram just wont cut it for overclocking on my chaintech VNF4 motherboard Whatever I do I cannot get the FSB past 230. Lowered the HT to 4x, even 3x, and I get a blue...
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    Corsair Value Select

    So far these are my 2 maxed out configurations: #1 FSB: 225 RAM: 1:1, 450 mhz 2.7v CPU: 2475 mhz HT: 4x #2 FSB 230 RAM 5:6, 380 mhz 2.7v CPU: 2530 mhz 1.5v HT: 4x Raising the FSB higher for any either of these configurations results in windows crashing upon startup...
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    HT Multiplier

    What is the disadvantage to lowering the HT multiplier to 4x?
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    Cant get past 225 FSB in BIOS

    I lowered the HT multiplier to 4x and set the RAM speed to 166 mhz and I get a blue screen/reset right when XP begins to load with anything over 225 FSB. I messed around with some different RAM voltages but nothing worked On startup it says my processor is around 2500 mhz and RAM is 380...
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    Cant get past 225 FSB

    I lowered the HT multiplier to 4x and set the RAM speed to 166 mhz and I get a blue screen/reset right when XP begins to load with anything over 225 FSB. I messed around with some different RAM voltages but nothing worked On startup it says my processor is around 2500 mhz and RAM is 380...
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    Not too happy with new systems performance

    System specs are in signature. I dont know, it runs fine in windows, everything seems pretty fast and decent, but when playing games I just get the feeling something isnt right. If i set resolutions to anything above 1280x9xx i dont get great framerates and i get little freezes pretty often...
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    Need advice on mobo chipset cooler

    The stock chipset heatsink on my Chaintech VNF4 Ultra is A) Not very good B) In the way of my video card Ive been looking at chipset coolers on ZZF but im a little confused because they all seem to be geared toward video cards. I cant find one that specifically says its for a...
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    Overclocking for the first time

    Ive read through a few guides on these forums but I'm still pretty confused about exactly how to overclock my system. The one thing I understand is that the FSB/HTT affects both memory and CPU speed. I went into my BIOS and upped the "CPU Frequency" (im assuming this is the FSB/HTT) from 200...
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    Chaintech VNF4 HIGH system temps

    My CPU temps are low at around 25 degrees C but my system temps seem very high in the mid 50's. The board uses a heatsink for the chipset.. is this a normal temp? should i send back the board? Its brand new, just installed it last night...
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    Help! Network dies within 30 seconds of connecting

    After installing Service Pack 2 on my new build my network has been acting very strange. When I first turn on my computer it works fine for about 20 seconds. After 20 seconds it starts to get really slow and wont load certain web pages & half the graphics wont load on the web pages it does...
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    high system temps

    MY system temp is showing 52 degrees idle and cpu temp 22 degrees idle. system in signature.. not quite sure what the problem is, system temp seems to high but the thing is brand new. Any ideas?
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    New 200 GB Seagate only showing as 130 GB??

    Just got my harddirve in the mail today and when installing windows XP it only shows up as one 130 GB partition. Anyone know why this is? Its an old version of XP (pre SP1). thanks for any help
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    Chaintech VNF4-Ultra & Corsair ValueRAM

    Has anyone tried Corsair ValueRAM on this motherboard?
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    Chaintech VNF4-Ultra & Corsair Value Select

    Has anyone tried Corsair Value Select on this motherboard?
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    Chaintech VNF4 or Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9

    Just RMA'd my DFI Ultra-D due to memory/LAN problems. Im looking to replace it with something much more stable. I've narrowed it down to these two, but other recommendations are welcome. Price is NOT an issue, but i dont want to pay for crap i dont need. Ive read up on the Chaintech...
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    Returning DFI Ultra-D

    After a weekend straight of struggling with the Ultra-D's memory issues and not being able to get the onboard LANs to work I've decided to send it back to newegg. Can someone give me a recommendation on a more stable Nforce4 board? Overclocking is not a priority, I just want to be able to...
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    Blue Screen Errors

    I seem to be getting blue screen errors at random with my new pc. Yesterday I couldnt get the thing to even boot up with 2 RAM sticks so I changed some settings in the bios based on some guys instruction over at the DFI forums and fixed that problem... but now im getting these blue screen errors...
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    Why is my processor so slow?

    Why does windows show my new 3500 winchester only running at 2.2 ghz? I just put my first computer together so I'm new at this stuff but I bought the 3500 because the stock speed was supposed to be 2.4 ghz? Any ideas on how to get it up to at least stock speeds??
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    about to throw this thing out into the yard

    After 3 days straight of trying to get this thing to work ive FINALLY gotten windows installed with 2 ram sticks. Now the LAN adapters wont work. They show up in device manager as working properly yet I can not connect to the internet whatsover. any ideas anyone. please???
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    Is my motherboard defective?

    I'm trying to put my brand new computer together using a Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D board. Here are the rest of my specs: Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester 2x512 PC3200 DDR400 Corsair ValueRAM Leadtek 6800 GT PCI Express Videocard PCP&C Turbo-Cool 510 Express PSU Western Digital 74GB...
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    Serious Problem. please help!

    I'm trying to put my brand new computer together using a Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D board. Here are the rest of my specs: Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester 2x512 PC3200 DDR400 Corsair ValueRAM Leadtek 6800 GT PCI Express Videocard PCP&C Turbo-Cool 510 Express PSU Western Digital 74GB Raptor...
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    newb HardDrive question

    Why are there two different types of power plugins on the back of my Raptor. One regular one and another really thin one that looks like the SATA connector but longer. which one do i use?
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    DFI problems

    My DFI NF4 Ultra-D wont boot up with RAM in slots 1 and 3 but will with RAM in 2 and 4. what does this mean?
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    First build, help!

    Here's my specs: DFI Ultra-D NF4 A64 3500+ winchester Leadtek 6800 GT PCI Express WD Raptor 74 GB 2X512 corsair ValueRAM Ive got the motherboard secured in my Tsunami case with the video card, hard drive, processor hooked up as far as i can tell. When I turn on my computer I get...
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    New builder questions

    I just installed my AMD 64 3500+/heatsink and I'm a little worried at the noise made when pulling down the lever to clamp the CPU to the motherboard (before puting on the heatsink). Is it normal for it to make somewhat of a crackling sound when doing this?? also, I touched the bottom of...
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    help installing PSU

    I just got my supplies in for my first build and im trying to put my PCP&C turbo cool 510 Express into my Thermaltake Tsunami.... None of the screw holes line up, it feels real awkward in there... I have no idea how to secure the thing in place. did i screw myself buying a tsunami? or am i...
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    Finally hit that buy button

    3500+ winchester - $279 DFI NF4 Ultra-D - $169 PCP&C Turbo-Cool 510 Express - $230 Raptor 74 GB - $154 Samsung Syncmaster 19" - $185 Leadtek 6800GT - $455 1 GB corsair valueRAM - $137 Audigy 2 ZS - $90 NEC DVD - $60 Logitec 510 - $34 Logitec Elite keyboard - $30 Klipsch Promedia 5.1 -...
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    Are these a waste of money?

    Raptor 74 GB Silverstone SST-TJ03 Building my first computer so I don't know the ins and outs of everthing yet. These are the only two items i wasn't sure about. Also, is 1 GB of RAM enough for gaming these days? thanks.
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    Are these two processors the same?

    They look like the same thing yet ZZF's is $72 cheaper: Newegg ZipZoomFly Am I missing something??
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    My First Build

    After 2 weeks of researching I've come up with this for my very first build: Motherboard - DFI NF4 Ultra-D -- $169 @ ZZF Processor - AMD 3500+ Winchester -- $289 @ ZZF Harddrive - Seagate 7200.8 SATA, NCQ, 250 GB - $165 @ Newegg RAM - 1 GB Corsair Value Select, DDR PC-3200, 184 Pin -- $138...
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    6800GT or X800 XL?

    They seem to be basically the same price on newegg... $390 range. Mobo is going to be DFI NF4 Ultra-D with a 3500+ winchester. Any suggestions? This is my first build so any other card recommendations would be good too. Also any ideas on which brands to stay away from? I just noticed...
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    Very First Build - help!

    hey everyone. I've decided to build myself a new computer for the first time. I don't know a whole lot about the hardware out there so I was hoping to get a little advice from you guys. Heres what I have picked out so far, any recommendations would be very appreciated. ($2,500 budget) but...