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  1. TommyD

    Worklog: Project Raven - Case Labs M8

    My build is already in progress and I completely forgot that I had an an account here so I'd figure that I would finally start posting so enjoy the pictures and the commentary :) Hardware List: Hardware: Intel Core i7 2600K - replaced AMD Phenom-II X6 1090T - New addition Gigabyte...
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    Need help OCing i7 940 + Foxconn Bloodrage

    I was looking at the bios options and there is so many new things that I don't understand. It is way more complex then the C2D overclocking that i'm accustomed to. Before anyone mentions it... Yes, I have read 2 FAQ's on overclocking the i7's and to be honest, it confused me even more but I...
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    Phenom X4 9950 OC help

    What is the safe limits of voltage for the Phemon 9950? Currently I have mine at 3.0 by running the multiplier at 15x. I'm holding off on bumping up the FSB until my new ram arrives. Any suggestions?
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    MSI K9A2 Plat and voltage

    When I had gottten into the bios and into the Cell area I noticed that the voltages were all grayed out and locked. I looked in the manual that came with the motherboard and in pdf manual from the site and I could not find a jumper or bios option that unlocks the voltage settings. There is a...
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    4850 + 4870 X2 crossfire possible?

    Can you hook up a 4850 and a 4870 X2 in Crossfire? From what I can see in pictures the 4870 X2 only has 1 crossfire bridge where the 4850 has 2. So I myself i'm not sure. Anyone know?
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    Crossfire problems with Cats 8.8

    I installed Catalyst 8.8 drivers earlier today for Vista 64 and now my Crossfire is broken and the tab no longer shows up in the CCC. I uninstalled them, used driver cleaner and re-installed the 8.7 and I am still out of luck. In the hardware information section in the CCC it says that my...
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    Help me get my E8400 to 4GHz

    I currently have my E8400 running at 3.80 GHz (9x421)@ 1.3500 volts, DDR voltage 1.90, NB voltage auto. I have an Asus P5K motherboard and G.Skill Pie Series 8GB DDR2-8500 5-5-5-15. I also have sufficient cooling, my CPU has Thermalright IFX-14 with 120mm Delta and the memory has OCZ XTC for...
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    Phenom AM2+ cpus

    I was wondering, will the Phenom AM2+ socket chips work in the regular AM2 socket? I remember reading someplace that AMD was planning on making the AM2+ backwards compatible to fit into the AM2 sockets.
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    4850 Crossfire vs. 8800 GTX KO Superclocked

    Which is faster?
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    evga 8800 GTX KO Superclocked vs. Radeon HD 3870 X2

    Which performs better? I'm currently thinking of shit canning my 8800 GTX KO super clocked for a 3870 X2 just because AMD/ATI's drivers are much more stable and they have better driver development for multi gpu support. I had Quad SLI with 2 7950 GX2s and the support from nvidia and their...
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    120x120x20 to 25 heatsink ?

    Does anyone know where I can find an actual heatsink that is 120x120mm and thickness ranging from 20-25mm ? I'm planning to use a 50x50mm 235W peltier and I want to sandwich it between my radiator of my water cooling system and I need a heatsink for the hot side of the peltier.
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    power and evga 8800 gtx ko

    I got my evga 8800 gtx ko today and I popped it into my machine and used the FSP Booster 3X to power my video card. After the whole installation process, and the rebooting I got a message saying to prevent damage to my card the cards performance was slowed down. Now, the FSP Booster 3X...
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    Crossfire and Quad-sli questions and comparisons.

    From my understanding for games to take full advantage of Quad-sli the game itself must be coded to support it. I have read that if in fact the game does not support quad-sli you will still get a performance boost but not exponentially. I was wondering if Crossfire works the same way or if...
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    Vista and Quad SLi

    Anyone know when nVidia is gonna get off their ass and make Quad SLi drivers for Vista? It's becoming very dissapointing to have to wait this long. I currently dual boot my machine because there is no Quad SLi support in Vista.
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    How high can a 4600+ am2 OC ?

    I will be getting a 4600+ am2, 2gb of mushkin DDR2 PC5300 and a Foxconn nforce 590 motherboard and using a zalman 5900 cooler. Whats the range I can OC without running into stability issues?
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    Which AM2 motherboard? I need help!

    I am having problems choosing an AM2 motherboard to purchase, right now i'm leaning toward the Foxconn due to the reviews I have read about it and being the closest thing to the original nvidia reference board and the good bios features. I still have 3 days before I will purchase anything so I...
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    Which is a better setup, need input!

    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AMD X2 4600+ Socket AM2 FSP Group BoosterX 3 (supplemental power supply) Additional XFX GeForce 7950 GX2 (So I can Quad SLi) or ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AMD FX-62 Socket AM2 Do you think I would get better performance using a...
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    AMD 4600+ am2 or FX2

    Just need some opinions. I am upgrading my PC currently from socket 939 to socket am2. The motherboard i've decided on is the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition with the nForce SLI 590 MCP chipset although I am having problems making a decision on a processor. Currently I have a 4400+...
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    2 Leadtek Geforce 6600 GT PCI in SLi -vs- XFX Geforce 7900 GT 470MHz xtreme

    Which would be faster? I currently have the 2 6600 GTs in SLi and I was thinking of upgrading but I want to know if getting a 7900 GT 470 MHz will be a sigificant improvement in speed over my current setup.
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    Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Video Card Cooling Kit and SLi

    I want to get 2 Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Video Card Cooling Kit for my SLi setup but I am worried that it will block the SLi bridge connections on each GeForce 6600 GT PCI-E. Does anyone have an experience with this or any other good video cooler? I am still using stock cooling and my PC...
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    Safe Voltage limits on CPU and Memory - need advice

    Hello all, I currently have my AMD 64 3200+ Winchester running at HTT 4x, 10x 240 FSB stable at 1.500 Volts and DDR Voltage at 2.80v. I want to run at HTT 4x, 10x 250 but my system gets a little unstable when I do. I was wondering if its safe to set the CPU voltage to 1.550 and the DDR...
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    AMD 64 3200+ OC suggestions?

    I have an AMD 64 3200+ on an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard with 512x 2 (1gb) Corsair XMS PC3200 DDR what would be the best settings in hope to overclock this? I'm using the stock CPU fan/heatsink and my Antec case has 4 sufficient cooling. I already read the quick and dirty A64 thread and I...
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    Winxp sp2 reboots when trying to install drivers for ST3Tiger SCSI

    I have an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard with AMD 64 3200+ using Corsair XMS PC3200 DDR 1GB 512 x 2 and a Leadtek Geforce 6600 GT 128mb PCI-E. I finally got my system up and running with all my drivers installed for the nforce4 chipset except the IDE SW Driver which was causing my Windows to blue...
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    WinXP SP2 bsod after installing Nforce4 standalone

    I just got my Asus A8N-SLI, AMD 64 3200+ and my Geforce 6600 GT yesterday. After installing all the hardware into my machine I reformatted and reinstalled windows fine. Once I installed the nforce4 drivers off the Asus CD and windows blue screened on me and the only way I could fix it was to...
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    ATI Radeon 9800 or Geforce 6600 GT PCI-E.. which is faster

    Hey all today I upgraded from Asus P4C800-E Deluxe 1GB (512 x 2) Kingston HyperX DDR PC3200 ATI Radeon 9800 non-pro 128mb to Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe 1GB (512 x 2) Corsair XMS DDR PC3200 Leadtek Geforce 6600 GT 128mb PCI-E I know the motherboard, ram and the processor upgrades are...
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    XP 2600+ showing up as 2000+

    Hey everyone, I have a Shuttle XPC SK41G using the VIA 266 chipset, I bought an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 266 FSB processor today and the Shuttle XPC sees it as a 2000+. I checked the chip to make sure that it was a 2600+ processor on AMDs website by checking the AXD number. So far I have tried...
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    AMD Athlon 2600+ being seen as 2000+ with Shuttle XPC SK41G

    Hey everyone, I have a Shuttle XPC SK41G using the VIA 266 chipset, I bought an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 266 FSB processor today and the XPC sees it as a 2000+. I checked the chip to make sure that it was a 2600+ processor, reset the bios, updated the bios, made sure the jumper was set to 133 FSB...
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    Windows XP lagging and responding VERY slow.

    I recently installed one of my old hard drives into my friends PC to upgrade his 6gb and installed a fresh copy after repartitioning the drive I gave him. After Windows XP installed I immediately ran Windows Update and I found it odd after 2 hours it still wasn't more then 30% done with the...
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    Windows XP lagging and running REALLY slow

    I recently installed one of my old hard drives into my friends PC to upgrade his 6gb and installed a fresh copy after repartitioning the drive I gave him. After Windows XP installed I immediately ran Windows Update and I found it odd after 2 hours it still wasn't more then 30% done with the...
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    Need help OCing a P4 3.0c

    hi everyone, I recently got a P4 3.0c and I don't know much about overclocking Pentiums and all these memory timings and 5:4 or 1:1 ratio things. Could anyone explain this to me? I have a P4 3.0c cooled with a Thermalright SP-94 with a Panaflo fan, an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard and (2)...
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    Abit BX6 v2.0 - old school

    After trying 2 different brand new wireless pci network cards (Belkin and Netgear) and Windows not detecting the cards or the bios when the PC is starting up I have come to a conclusion that it may be the motherboard. Has anyone had problems with older Abit boards and wireless networking? It's...
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    P4 3.0c OCing

    I have the P4 3.0c with the stock fan and the Asus PC400-E deluxe motherboard. Currently I have my bios set to 10% overclocking and its running at 3.32 GHz with a CPU temp. of 100F. Is it ok to run this puppy at 3.6 GHz (20% OC) ?
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    is there a company that designs the new Alienware cases?

    Those bastards at Alienware don't sell the cases seperately or sell barebones. I was wondering if anyone know if a seperate company designs and produces the cases for them or if Alienware makes those cases themselves. I'd love to get one of those cases but not for the price Alienware is charging...
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    I need help choosing a heatsink/fan combo for P4

    I have a P4 3.0c and the retail fan is too god damn loud, so I was thinking of getting either a Thermalright SP-94 with a Panaflo case fan or a Volcano fan/heatsink combo. I am really stumped on which one i should get, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also on my Asus P4C800-E the bios...
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    Largesystemcache key in windows xp registry

    I noticed today after I installed my new motherboard (Asus P4C800-E) and my new CPU (P4 3.0c) when I went to do some registry tweaks that in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ there was no LargeSystemCache dword value. I remember when I was...
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    Anyone know this song please..

    If you know please tell me :) Thanks. Click here for Song