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  1. garkon8

    "MAC address are invalid in both CMOS (or APC) and Flash"

    After successfully flashing Bios (in DOS) to ver 1.70 (from 1.40 I think) I shut down and then my PC would not boot up. After clearing the CMOS I'm able to boot but, with the message "MAC address are invalid in both CMOS (or APC) and Flash" press F1. I'm able to enter the Bios and I Load...
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    Vertical Sync - biggest HIT

    Why is it that enabling vertical sync is still the biggest "hit" on fps? No matter which game Half Life 2, F.E.A.R, Quake 4, DOOM 3, they all take a big penalty on fps with v-sync on. In F.E.A.R I heard a hundred times how much soft shadows impacted fps, but it can't compare to the hit I see...
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    Anyone have any luck w/ OCZ DDR Booster

    I have OCed my rig to 3.8. The cpu is Prime stable (when I run Prime95 w/ small FFTs it is fine for hours) but, the RAM is unstable. My mobo is maxed at 2.85v on the memory. Has anybody used the OCZ DDR Booster to stabilize their RAM? I dropped some coin on these PC4400 sticks and I expect...
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    P4E Voltage threshold

    I am curious what any fellow P4E overclockers are comfortable pushing their voltages to. I am currently tweaking mine to 3.8 @ 1.55v, everything works great cept for 3dMark05 (crashes at the last benchmark), and I think I may need more juice. Anyone here pushing their P4E past 1.55v?