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    My +12 line reads +11.48. Is this normal?

    Thanks for the replies guys. There are some things that i want to clarify. My old mobo was a Chaintech VNF3-250 and the PSU was reading a solid 12.10 back then. Note though that the old mobo was using a 20pin connector and the new one is using a 24pin connector. The Enermax PSU that i have...
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    My +12 line reads +11.48. Is this normal?

    I dont have one to test it. Even if i had one, how do i test it?
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    My +12 line reads +11.48. Is this normal?

    My system specs: Athlon64 3000+ 754 socket 512MB DDR RAM MSI K8N Neo3 Enermax Noisetaker 485W 24pin 120GB WD HDD I set up this system last Friday and i saw that the +12 line has a 11.48 reading. Should i be worried?
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    Epox board problem really weird....

    I had an Epox 8RDA3+ some time ago and it was giving me some of the problems you mentionned. Most impotantly though, it was giving me freezing screens. EVERYTHING would freeze and i had to click on the reset button for them to fix. In the end, the mobo simply died. Definetely do a BIOS...
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    Going nuts trying to find a PSU, could use some advice

    From the thread you linked me to, only one person seemed to have problems. And that could of been because of something else going wrong in his system, not the PSU. But oh well... who knows. Im supporting Enermax because i bought lately a 485W Enermax Noisetaker, to replace my old and crappy...
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    Going nuts trying to find a PSU, could use some advice

    Sheesh, why the hell isnt anyone recommending Enermax? http://www.enermax.com.tw/products_page.php?Tid=1&gon=261&Gid=18&Gid2=45 Best PSU maker on the planet.
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    When is the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium version coming out?
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    DFI NF4 Ultra-D unstable with errors!!!!

    I am also having some kind of weird problems as well and for two nights i ran Memtest and Prime95 for about 8 hours each: No errors. Btw what are your system temps?
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    Power shutoff issues

    What you say doesnt make sense. If it is a HSF problem he would have higher temps. It isnt a temp problem, especially when his system seems to be well cooled. Project86, you should consider running memtest.
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    DirectX Error message and crashes. Please give me a hand.

    I have ran dxdiag tests many times and i passed them all with flying colours. But here is the interesting part: I read your suggestion and i decided to run dxdiag again anyways. When dxdiag was loading, the system rebooted...!! After i came back to windows, first i got this message...
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    DirectX Error message and crashes. Please give me a hand.

    Ok before i start, take a look at the initial thread i made about how the problem developed, it should give you plenty of info: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=1524712&enterthread=y This is the message i get lately when i play Battle for Middle Earth after it...
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    fx 5800 failure?

    I think its fine. Wish i had your card...lol :)
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    WEIRD videocard problem. Help me decipher it! **UPDATED**

    OOOk the Direct X error message appeared again after a full week of non problematic gaming. Here is how the message looks like: http://users.tellas.gr/~ilias78/DX%20error.jpg This problem seems to happen only with Battle for Middle Earth. On a sidenote, my mobo temps are mysteriously high at...
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    WEIRD videocard problem. Help me decipher it! **UPDATED**

    Thanks for your advice Yilar, the problem seems to be solved now. Although im still cautious about it...lol. I uninstalled the 66.93 drivers and installed the 71.81 ones. I ALSO reinstalled DirectX 9.0c because at some point my games would give me an error message concerning DirectX. Perhaps...
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    WEIRD videocard problem. Help me decipher it! **UPDATED**

    My system specs: A64 3000+ socket 754 Chaintech VNF3-250 512MB RAM Geforce3 Ti200 120GB Hard drive The problem: I can play any game without any issues, freezes or lockups. But when i exit the game im playing and load another one, i get this weird image clipping, my screen is almost cut...
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    12V low in windows (11.4v) Fine in bios. Please help :)) System unstable

    I will give an advice (which i plan to follow my self soon enough): Use memtest.
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    12V low in windows (11.4v) Fine in bios. Please help :)) System unstable

    My friends i have the same problem: Check this out. Same 12V reading in BOTH BIOS and Windows: http://users.tellas.gr/~ilias78/PSU%20temps.bmp
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    Mysterious reboots on an A64 system... give me a hand..!

    I thought of that too. Look at my voltage readings btw. I think the 12V one is too low. http://users.tellas.gr/~ilias78/PSU%20temps.bmp What do you think?
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    Mysterious reboots on an A64 system... give me a hand..!

    I would appreciate more suggestions & opinions though :)
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    Mysterious reboots on an A64 system... give me a hand..!

    Hmmm, i assembled this system myself and i was extremely careful during the installation of everything on it. Besides, the A64 heatsink installation is such, that its impossible to install something wrong. As for the temps, its around 45-46C when playing Battle for Middle Earth. I think this...
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    Mysterious reboots on an A64 system... give me a hand..!

    /bump... give me a hand pls...! :)
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    Mysterious reboots on an A64 system... give me a hand..!

    First of all my system specs: Athlon64 3000+ socket754 Chaintech VNF3-250 Nforce3 512MB DDR-RAM 120GB WD hard drive 10GB WD hard drive Geforce3 Ti200 DVD-ROM DVD-RW dual layer Chieftec 360W power supply Using on-board sound audio Ok here goes: A few weeks ago, after installing...
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    Why do my games keep crashing???

    I will comment on the hard drive issue: If it was a hard drive problem, you wouldnt have problems just on your games but on your ENTIRE system activities: Browsing, installing things (especially that), uninstalling, copying e.t.c. I had a 120GB WD with 40KB in bad sectors. Needless to say...
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    Nervous About My Temps

    Spike, im certain that after some correct AS5 application, my CPU temps will drop to more normal levels. I mean, i had your CPU temps with my AthlonXP 2400+.... :-) So heres hoping,
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    Best 80mm Fan? PLEASE ANSWER!!!!

    I use 80mm panaflos and im a happy man.
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    Nervous About My Temps

    I have a simillar problem as yours. I have two 80mm panaflo's as outake fans and two ZALMAN 80mm fans as intakes. As thermal paste i didnt use Arctic Silver 5, but a thermal compound that came with my motherboard. White, sticky and suspicious but i had to use it cause i wanted to build the...
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    SATA drivers on WinXP cd?

    That, i would really like to know as well.
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    Athlon64 3000+ and weird CPU temps...!

    Yes i know what you mean. I have a floppy drive on my system, but its not even connected. Anyway, i think i will wait until i apply AS5 on the CPU and see what happens then. The white thermal compound i used (that came with my Chaintech mobo) clearly wasnt quality stuff. But as i said...
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    Athlon64 3000+ and weird CPU temps...!

    Akira, i used one of the utilities you mentioned on an ABIT-NF7S. I did everything according to plan but the system NEVER rebooted properley and stayed dead. Never again will i use such a method.
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    Athlon64 3000+ and weird CPU temps...!

    Before i answer your questions, an update: Today i bought two 80mm panaflo fans and an Arctic Silver5. The two panaflos serve as outake fans at the back of the case, there is another 80mm fan working as an intake at the side of the case and another intake 80mm Zalman fan in the front. Note...
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    Athlon64 3000+ and weird CPU temps...!

    Yes i did remove the pad from the retail heatsink because i thought it was one of those old type thermal pads that had a hard wax like texture. The moment i started to rub off the pad from the heatsink, i realized my terrible mistake. I had some thermal compound (like AS) to replace it, but...
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    Athlon64 3000+ and weird CPU temps...!

    Hello to everyone. Yesterday i assembled a new motherboard and CPU combo. The processor is a 754 socket Athlon64 3000+ and the motherboard is a Chaintech VNF3-250. My problem are the temps. While doing minimal tasks, like playing an mp3 or a movie & browsing the net, the CPU temps are...