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    Does this look right to you?

    Yes, precisely what I said - AS SSD reports the size of the logical disk, not the physical array. My disk is 300MB smaller than the one in the review, because the Windows installation created a 300MB reserved partition from the array. Anyway on the advice of a forum post I found, I disabled...
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    Does this look right to you?

    Capacity is different because mine is a Win 8 OS drive, and the first 300MB is a "system reserved" partition. Not completely empty, no - drive being tested has approx 80GB data. But would that account for an order of magnitude of 500% on the 4k write figure? Thanks! X79 / i7 / 16GB
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    Does this look right to you?

    RAID dude. :)
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    Does this look right to you?

    Just found this screen of the exact same setup: Taken from: http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?cat=&id=604&pagenumber=10 And the 4K speeds destroy mine. :( Any ideas?
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    Does this look right to you?

    2x Sandisk Extreme 240GB in RAID 0 on an X79 board I'm no expert, but I was expecting the sequential write to be nearer the gigabyte mark, and those 4K speeds seem a little on the slow side? Thanks!
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    Computer will not boot - very weird issue

    Just had a good look. All the caps on the board are polymer ones without vents, so I don't think they would display the distinctive "bulge" even if they were failing. I did not see anything out of the ordinary. Thanks for the pointer though.
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    Computer will not boot - very weird issue

    Hi all, My 1366 build (about two years old) suddenly would not turn on about six weeks ago. Power was getting to the motherboard (on-board LED was on) but pressing the power button (whether through the case button or on-board power button) did not turn it on. I started a process of...
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    DVI/Monitor/Single/Dual/Cable expert help needed please!

    Hi guys. I currently have an 8800GTX feeding two monitors (identical three-year-old budget 19" 4:3 LCDs with DVI-D/VGA inputs) over the cables which came with the monitors, which are two-metre DVI-D single-link cables. My main PC unit is quite far away from the monitors, and the cable between...
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    Moving from NF4 to NF500

    I have been running four hard drives using RAID on my DFI SLI-DR, which is an NF4 board. I am migrating to an NF590-SLI motherboard (Asus M2N32), which also supports RAID. As both controllers are by nVidia, is it safe to say that my drives will work on the new board if I set up the arrays...
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    Need quick answer on PSU diagnosis question

    Galvanized, thanks so much. I opened the baby up (Antec TPII, as it so happens!) and took a good look inside. Two of the small caps (about a half inch high) on the main board have a little brown stuff seeping out right at the top, in the middle of the "pie" if you see what I mean. I guess...
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    Need quick answer on PSU diagnosis question

    After about 18 months my PC simply wouldn't turn on with the first hit of the power button, and it would take a few jabs to get it going. It got progressively worse until last week, which is when it stopped working altogether. I tested the PSU by shorting the power pin with a GND pin, and it...
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    F.E.A.R. & Quake 4 Thread

    Have you considered the mechanics? Slow motion wouldn't work in FEAR multiplayer - one person cannot be slowed while the other plays in real time.
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    Leaked ATi Slides

    I haven't read every reply, but if nobody has mentioned it I feel I should: Those slides are from an internal presentation and were never meant for public release. These companies produce that sort of material all the time, including nVidia, and they are always tongue-in-cheek to keep the...
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    6800GT SLI or 7800GTX?

    Exactly! People don't seem to realise running two 7800GTXs does not mean you have redundant power - case in point: with 16x AA/AF at 1280x1024 with everything maxxed, I get ~5fps. Now somebody tell me there is no point to SLI. The fact is you can run games with so much cranked up than you...
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    X1800, X1600, X1300 Sell Sheets

    Guys, read my comments in this thread: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?p=1333943515#post1333943515 I am convinced these spec sheets are fake. They are grammatical and textual inconsistencies galore.
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    I Touch It...and it Reboots

    I'm sorry that I have nothing constructive to add over and above what has already been said, but I find your situation hilarious. LOL. Touch a case and it reboots. Talk about a major bummer - it's like an anti-social PC!
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    2gig RAM Suggestion

    And you are talking about the 2x1GB 2GB kit here, right?
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    2gig RAM Suggestion

    Platinums? What board?
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    2gig RAM Suggestion

    This may or may not matter to you, but the OCZ Platinums do not overclock well at all. They will go up to about 225MHz max, but not without loosening the timings. However at stock speeds they are solid and fast. The 2GB OCZ Gold kit, on the other hand, OCs very well, but costs a lot more.
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    Does my system meet the requirements for F.E.A.R

    I only just tried something: Played FEAR on my 7800GTX SLI, 2GB RAM and X2 4400+ setup, all OCed, but with 16x AA and AF at 1280x1024. I got average frame rates of about 5fps, dropping down to 1 or less when there was activity. LOL - and they say you will never use the power of a GTX...
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    FarCry HDR Problems with 7800gt

    Rename FarCry.exe in the Far Cry folder to something else, like nVidiaPleaseLeaveMySettingsAlone.exe. Then launch that EXE instead. This happens due to nVidia applying a driver profile which is incompatible with HDR in Far Cry. Alternatively, open the file "C:\windows\system32\nvapps.xml"...
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    HDR, do we really need it?

    He was referring to the LC benches he saw, not the performance hit in Far Cry. The hit in Far Cry is huge, but the implementation of HDR in Far Cry was done more as a showcase of the technology, rather than a development goal. As a result, it uses the OpenEXR method of rendering HDR, which...
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    nVidia SLI

    3DMark05 of over 12k, courtesy of XFX. Not a hiccup, great card.
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    X2 4440+ vs 4800+ - quick questions

    I know the 4400 represents the best value proposition, and that OCing it to 4800 stock speeds is a piece of cake. But, aside from warranty issues, would there be any reason to buy the 4800 over the 4400? I am just wondering if they are identical except for a bit of software and voltage that...
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    F.E.A.R. is ridiculous (first benchmarks show not even 55fps at 1024x768 w/ 7800gtx/FX-55)

    I find that surprising. I get 50s to 60s on my setup (7800GTX SLI & X2 4400+) at 1280x1024 with 4x AA and absolute max everything else. Ok, granted SLI, but still the performance hit you seem to be experiencing is pretty bad. Sure something ain't right? And just for the record, I thought...
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    After 2 years, is this upgrade worth it?

    I've just finished building a 7800GTX SLI setup and I find that you still cannot max everything out on the modern games - the power is not enough!
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    My new rig

    Strike that - just figred it out. Gave it a go in Far Cry - MAJOR performance hit. Was getting about 35fps with 16x AA and 16x AF. Went back to 8x AA (still with 16x AF) and was averaging about 70fps. And to be honest, didn't notice much difference. :confused: Seems maybe in spite of...
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    My new rig

    Ooooohhhh... how do I do that? Is that the option for "8xS" AA in the control panel?
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    My new rig

    10200 in 3DMark05. Not that it means much, but hey. I've also just been through a few games with absolutely everything I can possibly find in the nVidia settings maxed out to give maximum quality (limited by my resolution of 1280x1024). Not a single hiccup anywhere, with super smooth gameplay...
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    My new rig

    So I can do on on-the-fly copy. And they are so cheap these days that buying any other kind of drive really wasn't worth it.
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    My new rig

    http://blurbdesigns.fileburst.com/rig1a.jpg http://blurbdesigns.fileburst.com/rig2a.jpg X2 4400+ 4x512MB Five hard drives Two dvd writers XFX 7800GTX SLIed, both with VF700s Six fans excluding two in PSU Took me many hours of painful stretching and cut fingers, but I did it. I hit...
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    can u flash BIOS with a USB pen drive?

    Ain't always that easy - USB flash devices need to have a specific hardware configuration and format before it can be made bootable. Not many of them are like that. By all means try, but don't keep your hopes up. It's not as universally easy as using a USB hard drive or a floppy.
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    can u flash BIOS with a USB pen drive?

    If you can get, say a Windows 98 boot sector onto your flash drive and then stick a DOS flash tool on it along with the BIN file, then maybe it'll work. Flash drives though have to be made bootable-compatible. These drives are typically shipped with software that can copy a boot record/sector...
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    can u flash BIOS with a USB pen drive?

    My CMOS can load it straight off a floppy (no need to boot on floppy), but no options for a USB flash drive. Quite surprising though, seeing as a lot of PCs these days don't come with a FDD, and if a BIOS is capable of booting from a USB hard drive I see no reason why a similar interface for...
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    if only corsair didnt jus make ram

    My ONLY complaint is that the front door is a bit flimsy and doesn't fit flush with the case. Also make sure you have the space for it, because it's a monster! Other than that is is hands down (many times over) the best case I've ever worked with. Plenty of space inside to work with...
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    My computer just stopped working.

    A big ditto. Bad RAM sounds likely, and would have been one of the very first things I would've swapped out (definitely before the CPU and MoBo!).
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    if only corsair didnt jus make ram

    I think the bag over your head is appropriate. :P Am I alone in disliking "Pimp My Case" type cases? I love the understated elegance of my P180.
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    First time rig-builder in need of some help

    Here we go - get ready to dive deep... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, is it worth getting a dual core processor or is it just a waste? If you can afford it, definitely worth it. There aren't a whole lot of multi-threaded applications around at the moment, but dual core CPUs will very...
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    the ultimate "do i need a 24pin PSU ?" thread

    Ok, I am confused. 1) My PSU has a 24 pin connector. My MoBo has a 24 pin connector. Fine, no issues. 2) My PSU has an 8 pin connector, with a bundled adaptor to convert this to 4 pin. My MoBo has a 4 pin connector. Now I've always assumed that this 4 pin connector is only there for folks...
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    AMD X2 Photoshop Test

    36 seconds. CS2 / X2 4400+ / GA-K8NXP-SLI / 4x Crucial 512MB 3200. All stock. How can we be sure the two cores are being utilized? I've only had this rig a week and am paranoid that I have a redundant core. Any way of confirming this, or is my time above proof enough?