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    55 & 58 boards convergence...

    Well --- electricity will complicate matters for me too much unless I buy a killawatt - and then I'm on the laptop all day at work and the desktop is just for a little time at home anyhow... RAM is the same for the two boards though, right?
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    55 & 58 boards convergence...

    Interesting to see there are good boards in both camps that are now getting quite close in price - around the $150-175 range (after MIR...) and the i7 920 is going for a bit less than the i7 860. Most of the reviews seem to be from when the 58 boards were quite a bit more in price - now that...
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    8800gt 512m upgrade?

    I'm looking at upgrading platforms from my 939, opty @ 2.75 - to probably something like a i920 as I would like to keep the system for another few years again. It's still decent for many thing, but it's definately not getting the full potential out of my 8800gt judging by the 3dmark scores...
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    Last, highest end for 939?

    +1 for Denithor I'm running an opty 170 @ 2.75, but my 8800GT is not able to open it's wings judging by the 3dmark06 scores 10k vs. 16k-20k for the quad cores - so I'm trying to research upgrading to q6600 or i7 or ?? since my ram and board will have to change too.
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    Newer steppings on the Opteron 165 170 3800+ X2

    I just installed my 939 opty 170 from newegg - $115 - and am running nice and stable at 10x275, corsair value ram at 206 (my epox board won't allow 4 sticks to do 1T). BTW - it's an LCBQE chip. I ran super pi 1.5 and got 26.578 for the initial value @ 32M - sound about right? Runs cooler...
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    Opteron technology driver?

    Thanks all - I found lots of old / new info at xtremesystems.org started in 2005, but not sure if there's a more current procedure - like just install the amd version of the dualcore optimizer and be done with it or also install the MS version and regedit and change the boot.ini yadda yadda...
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    Opteron technology driver?

    I just installed my new opteron 170 to replace my old 3000+. It seems by reading the forums that I don't need any drivers, but I came across this on the amd site - has anyone tried it?: AMD Tech driver AMD Opteron? Processor with AMD PowerNow!? Technology Driver for Windows XP and...
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    You're just running 2 sticks, eh? I found 4 sticks can't do 1T. I have 4x512 corsair value @ 200, 3000+ chip at 9x265. I bought the 170 at NE for $115 - thanks for the tip!
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    upgrade path for a s939?

    Sorry - that's my bad - it was for a 170. Still, a good deal! I have my 3000+ @ 9x265. I have had it up to 333 etc before, but not stable.. and I don't remember how I got it to boot then either... probably turned down the timings and ram a lot. Maybe the new chip will help get a higher Hz...
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    upgrade path for a s939?

    $115 at NE the 170 seemed like a good deal. Hopefully it will be a good upgrade for my 2 year old 3000+ winchester running @ 2.4 for a year now.
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    upgrade path for a s939?

    Is the multiplier the same on the 175, 180, 185?
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    So - as a parting shot - to stretch the life out a bit - what's a good processor for this now? I'm still running my 3000+ @ 2.4 - anything going to smack that down hard I should look at?
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    I did finally get another e-mail from epox and I was specific about using the same cas and pc3200 - and they did say it should work fine (nothing about defaulting down to 333). I will try the 512 since it's only about $49 on newegg vs. $90 for the 1g. On the odd chance - anyone running bf2142...
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    Well, we're getting nowhere quickly. I have two responses that said you need to use the same amount and another that said they need to be the same speed. I think I'll just try the 2x256 in dimm's 3 & 4 and see what happens. It will at least save $50 and allow me to play bf2142 better since in...
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    I'll e-mail and report back - if both channels need the same amount of memory, then it sounds like all 4 banks need the same amount.
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    I wonder if the beta bios might fix that - or if it's a SOL issue. I seem to remember something about the default back to 333 in the manual somwhere... is it that big of a performance hit?
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    I was going to order some more ram for my computer. I have 2x512meg corsair value ddr400 ram. I wanted to add 2x256m corsair - will I still have the dual channel working properly if the ram in the first and second banks don't match? ie - 512m in the 1&2 slot and 256m in the 3&4 slot?
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    Radeon x1950xt

    Now, why would I make a new thread when the OP's covered my question? The 12v rails have their own amp rating which shouldn't be using amps meant the atx rail for the mobo? Seems obvious to me, but I'm not an EE.
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    Radeon x1950xt

    I know it sounds crazy - it seems like it could start my car. However, in ATI tool when running the stress test you see it run up to 30.0A and the box states it needs a 30a 12v rail.
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    Radeon x1950xt

    bump - anyone?
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    Radeon x1950xt

    I'm using an antec 380 atx supply from my sonata case on my x1950xt and have to use an adapter since it doesn't have the pcie 6 pin plug for the card - since it's taking two 12v molex inputs (at 24amp rating) - does that equal 48amps on the 6 pin plug adapter? (ie - is it additive?)
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    My new x1950xt

    I'm a noob with some of the settings since I just upgraded from a 6600gt - where did you find the recommended settings for a particular game with this card (or is it trial and error?).
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    PCIE power adapters for x1950xt?

    Are the top 3 pins the +12v and the bottom 3 ground (relative to the board)?
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    PCIE power adapters for x1950xt?

    I just got my x1950xt in and I don't have a 6 pin power for the card. I saw an adapter on newegg here - but it's not clear if you should remove the central bottom pin or not - any ideas for this card? And all that said - am I dreaming that my 380 antec supply will be up to the task? The...
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    Accelero X2 in a Sonata case?

    Check for squirrels, rinse, and repeat.
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    Accelero X2 in a Sonata case?

    After reading the cooler review on toms hardware, I was thinking about ordering the accelero x2 for the 1950xt I have on order to keep things quiet since if you run it at 100% the sound level doesn't increase (or noticeably anyways). The one complaint I've read though is the cooler is a big of...
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    X1900XT vs. X1950XT

    Great thanks guys.... I just had ordered the 1900xt and now am going to cancel at get this one - it's just $6 lost for shipping I guess, so no biggie. Which cooling fans would be a good choice for this? Seems the common complaint is noise from the cooler.
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    Need advice with my AMD 3200 (possible overclock)

    Read the guide and you should do fine. It was a little much to digest at first, but then got my 3000+ winchester running well at 9x266 - ~ 2.4ghz and changed the ram (I also use the value ram) to 1T instead the the 2.5 or 2T timings (the guide said that was a better way to do it). Should be...
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    Broken CPU Pin.. Help!

    JB weld? If you have good fine motor skills - you might be able to if it's along the outer edge of pins and you use a toothpick or something like it to get the epoxy in there.
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    X2 4400+ OC

    Do the a64 chips compare GHz to GHz to the x2 / opt chipsets for real world non-dual core program performance?
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    Opteron 175 vs. A64 X2 4400+

    Is the opteron 175 @ 2.2, oc'd to 2.4 going to be faster than my 3000 @ 2.4? I know that this is a good oc chip, but probably not worth the upgrade for a 0.6 increase, for me, unless I'm missing something??
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    Is a 4400+ @ 2.8 going to be a lot faster than my 3000+ @ 2.4? Or is it apples & oranges?
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    X2 4400+ OC

    Sorry about the noob question - but is the 2.6 you are getting on your 4400 just 0.2 better than my 2.4 on my 3000? I remember, waaay back in the day that you couldn't compare a 486 (hahaha) DX & DX2 60MHz!!! ha ha... we've come a long way baby. Anyways - does the clock on the old a64 chip...
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    I am interested in upgrading the proc in my board from a 3000 winchester to something like an opteron or a x2 - any suggestions? I've been running fine at 2.4 for a while, but wondered if an upgrade would be worth it (or wait and just upgrade everything).
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    Tried even reflashing BIOS. When you would go into the BIOS screen, there were some options missing - I figure that's not a good sign! So I was sure BIOS was hosed. I got it to POST, but then when it switched to boot XP, it died and then wouldn't get past the 'windows did not load on a...
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    Ewww... just tried reducing the voltage. Not good - 34 min left on the xp recovery! I tried to reduce voltage by .1, and then windows got fried. I'll just have to see how it goes with voltage at auto.
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    That's interesting...I'll have to check out the gogar thing. I have it at 265 x 9, you have 300 x 8. I have the voltage on auto and it hovers around 1.57 ish. But, I have to divide to 150, maybe I would get better performance with your setup. I actually didn't have the smart fan enabled...
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    Yeah - that looks like what I had (VGA worked, but DVI did not), but I found some post somwhere to simply just pulling the power cords and then powering on the monitor and computer which seems to get rid of any residual power in the capacitors allowed the DVI to work. Strange fix, but worked...
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    Actually - after I posted that above - for this mobo, how much faster of a cpu can you get?
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    Just wanted to post a thanks to xtknight - based on his lcdresource.com , I chose the Viewsonic 2025. This updated a 1996 ADI 5v (17" crt) montior that had a high pitch whine for the last 10 years... after getting tired of smashing the side of that old beast, and seeing that lcd's don't have...