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    6800GT PCI-E running EXTREMELY hot

    So, I FINALLY got around to attempting the process of reseating the HSF with new thermal grease, and think I successfully killed the card. When I first tried putting it in after re-assembling, as soon as I powered up the system a broken-rhythm high pitched squeel/buzzing was being emitted...
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    6800GT PCI-E running EXTREMELY hot

    Okay, just wanted to get some other opinions. Appreciated! Thanks for the guide link, SynthDude, that will be a huge help.
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    6800GT PCI-E running EXTREMELY hot

    Ugh... I have a pair of XFX 6800GT PCI-E cards in my system. I purchased on off of eBay and hadn't had a single problem with the system until playing Oblivion recently, where my system would power off at random intervals. I noticed it was getting pretty hot, and when I enabled "Notify when GPU...
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    SLi general use Q

    If you aren't running something SLI capable, it simply functions as if you have one card. If this is not the case, I've never noticed a difference in performance or stability.
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    Everest vs. AsusProbe Temperatures

    Heh, I just used the arithmetic benchmark in Sandra, and both the CPU and Aux readings in Everest went up by several degrees (CPU went up 8C and Aux went up 4C). There wouldn't be another sensor on the heatsink or something...? Oh well. I've never seen either go above 50 or 55, so it isn't a...
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    Everest vs. AsusProbe Temperatures

    Well, I would be perfectly fine if the 36C temp were right, but all three programs report a different temperature for the CPU. Not sure which one to trust. I am a little concerened if its idling in the mid-40s. I'll try checking the BIOS and assume its the most accurate, unless there's a bug...
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    Everest vs. AsusProbe Temperatures

    I have a question on reading temps from Asus PC Probe and Everest. They both display the same motherboard temperature, but while the CPU reading in Everest is always much lower, it does have an "Aux" reading which is in sync with PC Probe's. Currently for instance: AsusProbe CPU: 44C MB...
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    Good ping but can't browse or download from servers

    Spontaneously working when I got home. I love computers.
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    Good ping but can't browse or download from servers

    I'm connected to a shared cable connection via USB 802.11 adapter. It's been working fine, but a few days ago I started getting this odd problem where is says I'm connected to the router with excellent signal strength, and I can ping WAN addresses just fine (39-50ms), but can't seem to recieve...
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    Damage to mobo from misconnected 1394 leader?

    But if nothing were hooked up to the IEEE1394 port at the time, would damage still occur? Would simply connecting the case's internal firewire cable to a USB header on the motherboard cause damage? I can't find any information on how this causes damage, much less how test for it :(
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    Damage to mobo from misconnected 1394 leader?

    Over the last couple of days, I've had these unusual system lockups. Everything is frozen, no error message or BSOD, I just have to do a hard reboot. Thing that makes me leary is that it seems to correlate to the use of USB devices. I was just plugging in and unplugging a Morantz solid-state...
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    LCD turning itself off and on

    For a few months now, my SGI 1600SW has been randomly turning off an on, like it lost the video signal briefly. I've connected the system to two other displays (an Apple Cinema display and a Sony CRT) and could not reproduce the problem. Nor does it seem to correlate to the heat. It will go...
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    Frames per second - what is smooth?

    I wish someone would remind movie directors of this. When you play back movies in a theatre at 24fps, all the roller-coaster, wild track-the-CGI-space fighter-through-the-asteroid-field crap drives me nuts. I gave up on Star Wars III after about 5 minutes because of the camera work. Even Lord of...
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    ATX12V V2 vs EPS12V vs ATX-GES

    I just had to replace my Antec Neopower PSU on my A8N-SLI rig. Needed the computer right away so I put in the best thing the local techs recommended and could sell me on the spot. It is a 460W EPS12V server-class PSU, and it works fine (just needed to dig out that PCI-E power adapter for my...
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    1600SW turning off and on

    For the last few months, my SGI 1600SW randomly turns off and on, as if it briefly lost the video image (the power LED on the front turns yellow, then green immediately as it comes back on). It sometimes seems to go for days without doing so, and once in a while it happens several times back to...
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    What are some cases with excellent cooling?

    Lian Li v2000 maybe? Compartmentalized, open-air aluminum case with 120mm fans. I have a little v1000 for my desktop, based on a couple reviews that showed CPU temps were several degrees celsius cooler with identical hardware in several other cases, and I'm not disappointed. There are some...
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    NeoPower 380 fries

    So I was a little alarmed when I came back to my computer room after getting a bite to eat, and my computer is turned off and completely unresponsive to the power button. Other than the mobo standby power light being on, there is no indication that my computer has power at all. I didn't have...
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    A8N SLI Chip set fan, slowing down.

    This just started happening to me too. Sometimes the chipset fan just stops, tapping it seems to make it go again for a bit. Just getting clogged up? Haven't gotten around to lubing it. Unfortunate it happened so quickly.
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    Asus A8N-SLI Delux and sound card problem

    I was having sporadic boot problems that I linked to my Audigy 2 ZS. It would after a couple days stop POSTing altogether. I would have to remove the card, let the CMOS discharge for a looong time, and then it would boot again. At one point I uninstalled the Creative drivers, reinstalled them...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    Dur hee hee... I just manually reset the firewire drive and it mounts now. Still can't get the damn iPod to work though.
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    I haven't been having many problems to speak of with my system, but my onboard firewire seems to be problematic. I've had an external 1394 drive connected that now won't mount and I don't get any indication that a device is connected. Something like this happened before when I had my ipod...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    I had very similar problems with my machine. In fact, many people seem to be having the same symptoms, but for apparently different reasons. Do you have any PCI cards installed? Are you overclocking? What BIOS are you running? In my case, it was only happening with my Audigy 2 installed...
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    3dmark scores

    I get right around 5000 with my system, with the 3200 running at 2.4GHz and the 6800GT clocked to 390. I would think they'd be more neck in neck.
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    Nvidia 6800GT PCI-express

    When I was looking around I heard a common ETA of January 19th. A few places expected to get some in a week after Christmas or so, but those must have gotten snatched up. I picked one up on Ebay that appeared for a few hours on Christmas Eve day.
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    ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe... overclocking success / oddities

    Thanks GuitarDaddy. According to ClockGen, with my FSB at 240MHz the PCI is *indeed* at 33Mhz, using the 1002 BIOS. Either going higher than 240 negates that lock for some bizarre reason, or there is something else going on with PCI devices?
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    ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe... overclocking success / oddities

    Is there any utility that shows the PCI clock? Everest doesn't seem to. I just reverted to the 1002 BIOS and am running with a 240FSB, 1:1 memory, 1.465vcore. My Audigy 2 seems to be working fine (currently playing Mp3's off my iPod connected to the Audigy firewire port) and I just ran...
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    ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe... overclocking success / oddities

    I'm assuming George Powell is able to do that because of his PC4400 memory? I never had to use AI booster to do anything, just setting the memory to DDR400 locks it at a 1:1 ratio, then I can do the jumper free section. I remember people saying that Asus stated the PCI was always locked at...
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    ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe trouble - it quit POST-ing

    How many of you are using PCI cards with these problems? I've been intermittently getting the same problems, but seemingly ONLY with my Audigy 2 ZS installed (in any of the PCI slots). Sometimes I'm able to boot back into XP (then it works fine), sometimes it hangs at different points in the...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    Yeah, running at 250x10, every once in a while the screen goes blinks black. Didn't think it was the motherboard, because I've had no stability issues at that speed (other than the black screen I guess, and it was very rare), although I'm beginning to think the OC is related to my sound card...
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    * ASUS A8N-SLI experiences/results/issues

    Hmm, that's interesting, because it seems that if I have a really bad hang with the Audigy in and it won't reboot immediately, it sometimes will work if I just leave it sitting shut down for long enough (without discharging the CMOS!). It isn't a temperature related issue, I don't think my CPU...
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    * ASUS A8N-SLI experiences/results/issues

    Regarding the Audigy 2 problem, I just got mine working for a 3rd run (apparently), just for kicks I moved the card back to PCI slot 1 (hey, that's where it was working originally) and cleared the CMOS. I had to let it discharge for a lot longer than it usually takes, AND I disconnected the...
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    * ASUS A8N-SLI experiences/results/issues

    I haven't been having any disk errors, although my onboard 1394 controller wasn't functioning with the Audigy installed. My problem seemed to fade away also for the most part, other than the reboot problems, then it started all over. This second time was when I tried installing the cool n...
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    Asus A8N SLI, How to set the ram speed? I'm new to AMD

    Try setting the max memclock to ddr400. This seems to actually run the memory at a 1:1 ration (to the FSB), NOT run it at DDR400. It's misleading.
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    * ASUS A8N-SLI experiences/results/issues

    My system has been very inconsistent with the Audigy 2 ZS installed! I just emailed Asus about it for help. I'm running the 1003.5 bios, I was wondering if the issue was related to the PCI-lock when overclocking. I have had the card working perfectly and the system was running flawlessly...
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    * ASUS A8N-SLI experiences/results/issues

    I'm having boot issues with my Audigy 2 as well. I never had any problems until I tried connecting my new DVD-RW drive, immediately after which my system wouldn't even post. I eventually removed all Creative drivers and software, and moved the Audigy to the slot farthest from the video card, and...
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    * ASUS A8N-SLI experiences/results/issues

    Zah? What on earth is wrong with those temps that you would need water cooling?? Mine is like 10C hotter than that, should I be freaking out? My Athlon XP system ran almost twice that for 3 years. Or is it just bragging rights :)
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    A64 3200+ S939 Winchester Overlocking Tips Needed

    On the A8N, the manual RAM settings are mislabelled or just confusing. Setting it to "DDR400" really seems to just lock it at a 1:1 ratio. It sounds like they might all actually be ratios to the FSB rather than absolute clock speeds. My settings, CPU configuration menu: DDR400 HT Multiplier...
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    Audigy 2 hanging system?

    Could an IRQ conflict be causing some of this?
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    Thanks Runestone, I uninstalled all the creative drivers and cleared everything Creative related from the registry. Then after installing it in PCI slot 1 (where it would at least boot but hang on the desktop) it successfully launched XP with no problem. I reinstalled all the drivers, but...
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    Audigy 2 hanging system?

    OK... I uninstalled all the creative driver stuff and everything Creative related from the registry. I then installed the card in PCI slot 1, and it booted fine, no hangs, nothing. I then reinstalled the creative software, and the install went fine. I thought it wouldn't work when the...