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    Why's my 3DMark score change so much (2/3!)?

    Does the 6600GT have thermal throttling or something? I ask because I ran 3DMark05 last night and got 3965; I ran it this morning and got 2664. My CPU score is more or less unchanged. Yes, the settings on my entire computer are still the same. I checked. The vid card's a Leadtek, oced to 546...
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    Why can't I figure out my actual RAM speed?

    I'm playing with my setup, and I tried an 8*300, 7:10 mem divider. Memtest86 thinks my RAM is running @ 300. It's not, because it only goes up to ~217 and I wasn't getting any errors. cpuz just has the memory frequency grayed out. What's up? Should I worry about it? I haven't done more than ~20...
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    Hmmm....can run @ fast speeds, but not this slower one!

    I'm still poking around with finding the best speed combination with my comp I got two weeks ago, because I didn't like needing to run @ 2T command rate to do any decent CPU overclocking. (All the results I was getting before indicated I needed to use 2T, I have no idea why. I thought dividers...
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    How accurate is Coolbits "Detect Optimal Frequencies"

    Title says it all. I've got a Leadtek 6600GT, and the auto-detect only puts it at 538/540(once) core and 1080 mem. In Anand's review, he got ranges of 535-590 (dominant on the high end) and 1120-1220. Not that I'm not satisfied with stock speeds, or am surprised that he might have gotten binned...
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    Is my mem controller crapping out?

    I'm playing around with my Venice 3200+, DFI Ultra-D, and some cheap (2.5-3-3-6) Geil. The RAM's good at stock voltage up to at least 220 running 1:1 (CPUx10); I can run the CPU @ 250x10 with a 1:2 memory divider. I think "Cool, this is pretty good for stock voltages." (At least it seemed pretty...
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    Sandra or ITE Smart Guardian?

    I've got a DFI Ultra-D and a Venice 3200+ that I put together Sunday/Monday; I've been monitoring temps and setting it up and stuff and noticed that Smart Guardian & BIOS have never given me CPU temps over 42(That's after 14 hours no restarts w/ either gaming, Prime95, or both, plus probly...
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    Windows thinks I can remove my SATA drives!

    I have two Barracuda 7200.7 SATA w/NCQ in a RAID 0 (using NVRaid) on a DFI Ultra-D. They show up in the "Safely remove hardware" tray icon...Any way to stop this?
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    How reliable is UTT?

    I'm shopping around, looking at RAM for my next machine. I like the UTT, given how cheap it is, but I'm beginning to get bad feelings: 1)A lot of the threads about overclocking @ high voltage end with several people saying their sticks crapped out after 3 months. Granted, the voltage is high...
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    Issues w/ nf4 & ncq?

    I just saw some random post where somebody said that Nforce4 and NCQ don't get along too well; that data corruption is common; bla bla bla. Any truth in this?
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    OCing RAM voltages

    I'm seeing a lot of threads about how you can get value RAM pretty high if you're willing to put ~3.4 volts into it. To an OCing newb like me, that sounds like a crapload, given the default is ~2.55. What are the odds of frying RAM at that voltage? How high is it generally safe to volt your RAM...
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    512 MB Crucial DDR $49.67

    http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=20-146-541&DEPA=0 Moderate overclocking abilities; one guy claims 480DDR, and it looks to be fairly low-voltage (2.85 volts on most OCs). It's only CAS 3, but most people can get tighter timings. Plus a couple reviews mention it being...
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    How long will a 6600GT last?

    Like it says. I'm not a hard-core gamer, I just want to know how long I'd be able to play newish games at ~1024*768, medium settings. I'm not in a big rush (I'm constructing a new computer before I go off to college, but would like to have it over the summer.) Anyways, would it be worth it to...
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    SATA Drive differences

    So, I'm looking at NewEgg and am checking out the SATA drives: Hitachi 80GB 8.8 ms seek time 8 meg buffer SATA II as compared to A Seagate Barracuda 80 GB 8.5 ms seek time 8 meg buffer SATA 150 NCQ The Hitachi is $62, the Seagate is $70. Not much of a price difference. I'm curious...
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    NewEgg strangeness/sales?

    I was just checking the shopping cart for my upcoming (in only a month :roll;) computer, and noticed that several items were marked "One Day Sale, ends 3/22/2005:" Corsair Value Select 2x512, $97 (two dollars off a long-running Crackin' deal) DFI nf4 Ultra-D $137.99 (I'm pretty sure an...
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    Motherboard chipset comparison

    I googled around a bit trying to find some kind of roundup, but nothing recent enough came up. I'm looking to build a new (well, my first personal homebuilt, really) in May and wondered if there are any good comparisons/guides about the nf4, new ATI, and new VIA. I'm leaning towards the DFI...