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    Secondary 1TB HDD Freezing Windows

    Just got this drive about 4 months ago and filled it up with data. On start up this morning it froze at the windows load bar. I figured out the problem and found every thing is fine when it is not used. I even decided to plug in the SATA cable after windows was booted to see what would...
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    8800GTX + 8800Ultra - Flashed to SLI

    Very true, but I am guessing nvidia just don't want to put the time into fixing the sli drivers to match up the two different bios. Yes they are the exact same card other then higher clocked and faster ram timings on the ultra. very disappointing...
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    8800GTX + 8800Ultra - Flashed to SLI

    I have these two cards and one was free basically and I have no other use for the other then to SLI them. Which would be the best to do? GTX flashed to Ultra or Ultra flashed to GTX .. I hate to flash the Ultra in case it did not work. .... If the GTX screws up I will be...
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    Best way to diagnose MB/CPU problem?

    I have always had this problem as a tech and really never was sure how to solve it besides process of elimination. Maybe you guys can tell me something to look for for a way to best decide what to do. Say you have a system with no spare parts around to swap out. ex. AMD64 ECS/MB No...
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    q6600 g0 does not overclock! :(

    Ok guys, I got this machine back during the big price drop when everyone was like OMG sweet the g0's are out I hope I get one!!11 And the price had dropped from like $500 to $300 or something... Been awhile... One thing I never could overclock this puppy! I was told all of these parts...
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    Trouble with q6600 to OC much at all...

    Asus Striker Extreme MB 4gb 800mhz ram mushkin q6600 g0 @ 2.4 ThermalRight Ultra 120 Artic Silver ... 750 Watt PSU .. forget what kind but it was a nice one .. Armor tower with the huge fan on the side... 120mm fans front and back 80mm on the top.. PCI fan under video 8800...
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    What is my Bottleneck?

    How about a RAID5 setup with 4 sata dives 10000rpm ? I kinda figured the HDD's were doing the most bottleneck... Oh is that what the "Intel SSD" does??? I just read the info on them ... solid state drives.. that sounds nice never heard of them. I would say that is as fast as it gets...
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    What is my Bottleneck?

    Hello all, It has been awhile since I have been here and I appreciate the help in the past. I am now currently looking for an upgrade to put a little money into my rig and I would like to increase data processing "I think that would be the term." for stuff such as un-raring "data extraction"...
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    WD Raptor X Drive

    Hmmm... Why is the Lens there?? I know one thing that its not so you can make sure its running ... This is the loudest drive I got RaptorX 1500rpm. The Maxtor 7200's I have are ALOT more quiet like 6 times more quiet. Anyone else have this drive? Have the same problem...
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    Need Stable Ram

    I tried tons of stuff with them Ballsux ram... could never get any memory Dependant programs stable ... sure my pc runs .. i want it stable ... they just don't do the job ... to high of speed or something .... tried 3 sets ... going to this other brand memory now ... the guy seems to know that...
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    Need Stable Ram

    n/m i see the model Model 996564 ... thanks ... ordering now
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    Need Stable Ram

    Ok, so this is that ram that wasn't in stock like 3 weeks ago right? MUSHKIN D9GSV and thats the same as .... Which you listed awhile back??? I had to format so I lost all our convo's but remembered alot... Mushkin 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel...
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    Asus Striker Extreme

    Not really they don't hit itthe blades ... it keeps the door a lil budged out but not an eye sore plus the latches still latch. nothing hits the blades runs very smooth. Do you think Mushkin 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail...
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    Asus Striker Extreme

    Thanks bro, Its such a shame the pc of my dreams i finnaly had the money to get has issues with parts that should be working, Surprised no one else has this board and memory that works on it to give me a tip Lol
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    Need Stable Ram

    1 PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad - Copper EPS12V 750W Continuous @ 40°C (825W Peak) Power Supply - Retail 1 Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail 1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail 1 Creative...
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    Asus Striker Extreme

    1 PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad - Copper EPS12V 750W Continuous @ 40°C (825W Peak) Power Supply - Retail 1 Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail 1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail 1 Creative...
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    Need Stable Ram

    I need directed to some kinda stable ram for this board... I have some crucial ballistix 1066 and it makes programs close randomly. Then when I had all 4 sticks of it in it was even worse giving me blue screens. I am guessing i need a 2gb x 2 set of .... something Nothing seems stable...
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    Asus Striker Extreme

    I need directed to some kinda stable ram for this board... I have some crucial ballistix 1066 and it makes programs close randomly. Then when I had all 4 sticks of it in it was even worse giving me blue screens. I am guessing i need a 2gb x 2 set of .... something Nothing seems stable...
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    1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme

    Will this work the same? I can't find the other type. I noticed on the egg someone said it dont work with thier striker board. I just dunno what to do. I gotta get somethin done an get that RMA/Swap done and quick. So just need something that will run stable. Dont care how much I gotta pay...
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    1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme

    Is this the Ram you mentioned??? http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146690 I see one reply saying that it ran badly in the asus board. Seems every ram runs badly on this board...
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    Asus Striker Delux

    Whats a decent memory I can buy to have 4GB on this board without error hell? Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for any help because I have to return this crutial ballistix ram back to newegg and I will not have anything to run this pc.
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    1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme

    Ohh ok.. didn't catch That last part. Yeah, I would apreciate it if you could find out what will be the next to ship it. I cant believe how bad the good memory errors out on this board no matter what settings you use.
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    1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme

    Well... I am in a situation .. I have a pc and no ram I am not really worried about performance as much as just something that is stable enough to not crash me every 30 minutes. I have to RMA all this ram back .. a whole 6 gig from where I thought some was defectiv. So I gotta figure...
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    1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme

    I thought the ram I have uses Micron D9? - - - Whats a ram that will FOR SURE work with this board? http://usa.asus.com/100/downlo...ducts/1439/1439_10.pdf It seems anything that is ddr2 800 will work and no 1033 will work at all. (Also the PDF shows that only the 1GB DDR2-800...
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    1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme

    I have alot of probs with this ram on this board. Is it because its 1033 and ony 800 works?? Why is this ram made? I thought this was a top of the line board... 2x of 2gb sets DDR2 1033 Ballstix ON Asus Striker Extreme
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    ASUS Striker Extreme. (NOT USE 1033 RAM)

    Yeah, I set it at 2.2 would you suggest giving 2.3 a try? I would so much rather not have to try and get new egg to take back this ram and send me the 800 version of it.
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    ASUS Striker Extreme. (NOT USE 1033 RAM)

    http://usa.asus.com/100/downlo...ducts/1439/1439_10.pdf
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    ASUS Striker Extreme. (NOT USE 1033 RAM)

    I ordered all my stuff and ordered the ASUS Striker Extreme and some Crucial Ballistix 2GB SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) . So I start getting games closing and stuff and try all sorts of stuff to get it to work and I just don't think it supports this ram. Anyone have this setup??? I...
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    Troubleshooting Problem

    Ok, took out the x-fi sound card and getting alot less problems. I noticed the front cd bay panel and remote were not working anyway so I ordered another. Still receiving problems. I swapped the ram out i had 3 different sets until i got the least amount of errors. I believe I have...
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    Troubleshooting Problem

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...0148069&Tpk=20-148-069 One set was defective making my games close out. I had 4gigs .. using win xp pro "non 64 edition". Least I am thinking it was the memory cause I tried each set separate and don't have the prob with this first set. So I figured I...
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    Best compeditor to Crucial Ballistix?

    I got 2 sets of Crucial Ballistix... http://www.newegg.com/Product/...0148069&Tpk=20-148-069 One set was defective making my games close out. I had 4gigs .. using win xp pro "non 64 edition". Least I am thinking it was the memory cause I tried each set separate and don't have the...
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    Troubleshooting Problem

    it goes 15c - 25c depending on the AC its next to the A/C vent LOL With this case and its fans and the HUGE cpu cooler i wouldn't think its heat. Unless the video card is getting to hot.. but that gives vpu usually right?? Also yes I can restart the games also without rebooting...
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    Troubleshooting Problem

    I am having trouble with my PC I ordered it from newegg and built it myself with previous experience of working as a tech. So far everything has been great I have just been running the pc at OEM speeds .. No over clocking yet at all... the cpu temp is 15c idle. I did the burn-in test with the...
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    In this thread we will keep a tab on Q6600 prices

    I ordered mine Saturday and got a G0 today. NewEgg
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    G0

    Ordered Saturday from new egg got a G0 stepping. :)
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    Ram for 1066FSB - DDR2 PC2 8500

    I am looking at memory like these two ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820148069 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16820145043 Yet I see allot of people talking about running this ram at 800 instead of 1066.... My last ram is pc3200 and I run it at over...
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    Which would be the best buy?

    If I have a Q6600 would it be the smart thing to get the Ballistix Tracer DDR2-1066? Instead of the 800... Had one guy say get the 800 I think he may have accidentally sent the wrong link. Also is this a good fast ram? I want something nice but not something to blow money on just to...
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    What Brand of 8800 GTX and/or Ultra? *UnSure*

    You BOTH are a good men! Thank you VERY much. KUDOS 2 YOU BOTH!!!
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    What Brand of 8800 GTX and/or Ultra? *UnSure*

    sorry double post.. they were only seconds apart
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    What Brand of 8800 GTX and/or Ultra? *UnSure*

    ugh... Yes! I'm sorry all this quad core talk.. 8800 GTX or Ultra.. Well... I only said that once and it wasn't in the title.. I had 8800 in the title.. Err... an thats the only response I got was someone telling me they hope I don't make typos ***/me Adds a +1 to your post...