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    Win7 on a netbook? Don't!

    running win 7 pro in a dual boot with winxp home on both mine and my wife's msi wind u100 netbooks..to be honest, haven't tried to run either just with the battery yet, but her's has 1 gig of memory, mine 2 gig..i haven't noticed any issues with speed on either.
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    What are your thoughts on Windows 7 Beta? Any good?

    well, i got control panel working (took the windows updated driver to do so) but won't solve my issue and using nvidia's resize tool isn't working (i can click on it and try to resize but when i hit "apply" it goes back to original. sigh...there's got to be something out there that allows me to...
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    What are your thoughts on Windows 7 Beta? Any good?

    cool tip on the nvidia and control panel..i'll give that a whirl. if i could at least get it in the end to do what i need it to do on my big screen tv..even if i never get it to work for my tuners, i'll be happy to use it when it's final. given they took out overscan on nvidia drivers at the...
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    WoW! Everyone can download Windows 7 this Friday !!!

    john, i get ya, but don't lose sleep over it if you can't or have to wait..it's a bit faster vista in a lot of ways. i know there's a "how do you like it" thread already but i'll just say it has enough critical driver issues at this point that it's virtually useless for everything i want to do...
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    What are your thoughts on Windows 7 Beta? Any good?

    i found installing win 7 a bit disconcerting in that it sat there for so long doing nothing so i thought it had hung up and started again..once past that , things went pretty smoothly..the problem i'm going to have versus winxp pro is drivers, drivers, drivers. got the atheros network adapter to...
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    WoW! Everyone can download Windows 7 this Friday !!!

    was able to download both without issue last night. one key for both..option to get more keys but only one needed. (i'm a technet subscriber so i get 6 installs of each..good nuff.
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    weird keyboard problem?

    nice catch, i think! did the cmos clear and while it's earlier, so far so good in some keyboard testing..i'm glad i got the replacement keyboard mouse for a cheap price or i'd be a bit annoyed with myself. thanks and happy ho ho!
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    weird keyboard problem?

    really? i sort of get that and will try it..fyi, i uninstalled the keyboard and rebooted and it's still doing it..i haven't cleared the cmos forever.
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    weird keyboard problem?

    i have a logitech keyboard and it worked fine until 2 days ago at which point the o key only wouldn't always work..it would not type the o when pressed on so i hit it 2 or 3 times then it would repeat the o. so i thought my o key had died. got a new logitech keyboard (different model) and it's...
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    Intel to retaliate against AMD Phenom II OC

    you can't sue when you invest in shares in a company..get their lawyers to send you all their little fine print when it comes to investing in the company..you're a speculator like anyone else who buys stocks..what, you think there wouldn't be people suing companies left and right at the moment...
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    brute force password cracking capacity of a CPU

    uhmmmm..just wondering where you guys live, what your passwords are and do you have any valuable pron on your computer.. i'm only asking as i like to experiment and want to do some research, though:)
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    Nehalem Unboxed

    argggghhhh ..based on the pic, it uses the same stupid pushpin design as 775.
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    Impossible Push Pins

    Good idea, Gill..And i agree, Nerp..i have found one day i have luck with the pins and the next i could destroy 8 pins. i've been using backplate/screw systems for my last 2 heatsinks and never looked back.
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    WORTH IT TO SWITCH TO XP 64 FROM XP 32?

    wow..not a stunning endorsement so far:) i did dabble with it years ago but lack of drivers for my printer and scanner at the time took me out of the running. anyone else?
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    WORTH IT TO SWITCH TO XP 64 FROM XP 32?

    i have not tried xp 64 and have the opportunity to. if you think so, please list the benefits..i really don't want to rebuild simply for no very good reason, if that makes sense..thank you as always.
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    e-sata bracket and Asus P5Q Pro

    i think you and i mean the same thing, but i can see where i might not have been clear..what i'm saying is it sounds like he has connected an esata add on bracket, to one of the special ports for mounting an ez backup array. and if that's the case, i'm saying i would not connect an esata bracket...
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    i like where you're going with your picks..i have the g.skill on p5q and i like it. i would have gone with a quad or dual penryn rather than 65nm quad for a bit cooler system but, your choice. in regards to winxp 64..did you consider a subscrip to ms tech? 249 bucks after the code for a 100...
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    e-sata bracket and Asus P5Q Pro

    not sure we have the same model of p5q, but i do have 2 drives operating as esata with a brackets with no issues. a few questions/observations when you say esata1 i assume you're talking about one of the 2 special sata ports for raid (on my board, there is an orange one, that would be...
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    Realtek ALC888 onboard audio

    especially interesting thread for me as i gave up using either my turtle beach or blue gears (with dts and dolby encode/decode on both) due to cutback in number of pci slots and in turn ending up with a board with an 888 chipset..i convinced myself with some eq'ing, saying prayers to the sound...
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    Can I switch from 939 X2 to 775 E8400 without reinstalling XP?

    quite often what will work well is to boot into windows in safe mode immediately upon assembly and detect changes in hardware to clean out the old drivers, then reboot install your drivers from the install cd before doing anything else.
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    Memory for P5Q Deluxe

    using that g.skill ram on my p5q. no problems for me.
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    Any experiences with the new P5Q?

    yeah, not my favorite ap. aside from changing the skin, it's pretty much the same ap i used on my asus board in 1998:) i think that actually had more features, lol
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    well, not everyone is better off..many in the htpc community still require mobos with 3 pci slots...i had to skip over the last 2 generations of asus boards due to lack of 3 slots or the way they are laid out, a vid card with an aftermarket cooler covers a slot:) i flashed to the 0703 bios...
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    i got the regular plion, simply because i needed the 3 pci slots in that placement (multiple tuner cards and a sound card..hard to find 3 pci slots these days in a row like that) easy build and i love the board but it turns out yeah, that atx power connector placement coudl be a big beatch:)
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    New build around a Asus P5Q

    i think it probably does indicate that. i mean, you're looking at some blue chip parts. the antec psu's these days aren't my particular cup of tea..i prefer silverstone myself but that's just my taste. i don't see a lot of places you could downgrade to save some money..less ram, less vid card...
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    Any experiences with the new P5Q?

    http://www.xoxide.com/enzotech-ultra-x-120.html i don't, but there's a pic of the heatsink so you can get an idea. 120mm fan on top..i also have a thermaltake typhoon..similar footprint and it would fit as well based on my experience. i switched out the typhoon last year from my htpc case as...
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    Any experiences with the new P5Q?

    i think most will fit this board. i'm using an enzotech extreme. i have 2 challenges when looking for a hs for my system...making sure it can fit within the heatsinks ..and height in general due to it being an htpc case. i think you will find basically any heatsink will fit..there is good...
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    Any experiences with the new P5Q?

    hey rickyman. i'm using the regular P5Q. i found the link to the 0703 bios here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...d.php?t=189437&page=21 post 515, the guy has a link to various p5q board bios variations.
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    Any experiences with the new P5Q?

    i am, amber..in 3 programs, i get consistent temps in both motherboard and cpu so i'm feeling pretty confident in those. i think you're right about the mobo reading..43C sounds about right for unclocked and in line i believe with the smaller 65nm form factor on the northbridge in terms of what...
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    Any experiences with the new P5Q?

    i just put together the pq5 board with a 9450, 4 gb of g.skill ram, tagan 800 watt ps, 6 sata hard drives, 1 dvd burner, 3 tv tuner cards and sound card. observations so far: -easy build..booted right away with no issue. came with 0506 bios, upgraded to the supposed much better 0703 bios...
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    P5Q 16 power phase

    anyone explain why beray doesn't have a life? yeesh..the guy you were insulting said his piece and is long gone..you're arguing with yourself, in case you didn't notice, son:)
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    Which Motherboard should I get?

    i've had very good luck with both gigabyte and msi..msi was never considered to be the "overclocking nuts" board..but were known for rock solid dependable boards. i've had 3 of them..2 of them have moved on (sold to upgrade to newer chipset and for no other reason), i still have one that i've...
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    funny, jjm. i have an ip-35 pro that works fine, but..i too bought a P5Q. I think i did know why i bought it, when i bought it..funny, can't remember now:)
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    i would agree most people would see the atx placement as bad..most, but not all..it may well be that asus had in mind trying to make both htpc users more happy with this board. as i have a silverstone htpc case, the placement of the atx and cpu power connectors are perfect as follows: a)...
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    Whats the typical max freq on a Q9450@ stock vcore?

    agreed..and really, beyond bragging rights for little purpose when you are starting to push temps and volts.
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    q9300 multiplier

    are you sure the bios currently available for that board supports .5 multis? with the intel chipsets, they all were not up to speed right out of the gate and in some cases took 2 or 3 bios versions to do so. if you don't get the answer here, go to the evga forums and i'm sure you'll get some...
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    X3350 / Q9450 Overclocking Thread

    and that's at stock voltage? either your true is not mounted right (i would guess if you lapped a true, you know what you're doing) or the sensors are whacked..which is highly possible..the fact is you may have to live by referencing cpu voltages to temps here and on other sites..for example, my...
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    X3350 / Q9450 Overclocking Thread

    there's OCCT http://www.neowin.net/news/sof...-checking-toolocct-200
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    X3350 / Q9450 Overclocking Thread

    LOL...I can tell you that at the edge of the core cover, then temp on my quad is 31C. the northbridge at the edge of the heatsink is about 38-39C. for whatever that's worth:)