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    Monitor GPU temp in game? (how?)

    Hi, I have an EPoX 5EPA+ mobo and i know that my gpu has a temp probe on it because i can check the temps using everest. Is there a way for me to see my GPU temp in game? my CPu temp shows through some games because EPoX's USDM program has something called frmTransparent which shows me my...
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    Ok i've been issued another RMA number...good thing allstarshop has some great customer service...wow...second RMA for one part...i must have the worst luck ever witnessed. Problem is i dont have a spare pci video card so ill be stuck without a comp for 2 weeks or so. This is the second time...
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    I know they can be unlocked...but what the heck??!?! i just completely wiped my drivers and reinstalled and it still says it's an SE...so i have no idea what's going on...from the outside it's DEFINITELY a pro...anyway i called the shop and they gave me the manufacturer's number...so im gonna...
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    well it's not supposed to have 16 pipes...i bought an X800 PRO not an XT...and it wasnt generating artifcats...the scan came up with no errors..it's just extremely weird
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    12 pixel pipelines...which is another weird thing...if this was an XT it would have 16...for some reason i feel like somehow this card got completely messed up but who knows...any help would be appreciated
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    Anybody? I'd really like to fix this...it's quite frustrating to have this problem completely unattended
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    any other ideas? it seems my video card is getting really hot too...just from a little artifact scan on atitool it went to 71 C and it's idling at around 45 C
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    they actually replace parts with used ones???
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    X800 pro reading as X800 SE but at X800XT clocks???

    I just got my video card back from RMA (it was replaced) and ever since some extremely weird stuff has been going on with it. First off, it's being read by the motherboard as an X800 SE but i'm sure it isnt because the look of it definitely of the Sapphire X800 Pro PCI-E. Anyway, it says it's an...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    im pretty sure it's not thermal throttling because my cpu temp idles at 47 C and NEVER goes over 61 C i guess the arctic silver has something to do with that...anyway...i will try both sticks separately with memtest...im just wondering WHY the comp shuts off like that...it came as a shock to me...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    yes but the power supply was defective...also yes it was $13 but the new one after it did not blow and is still functional right now...the first power supply in itself was defective...which caused other parts to become damaged...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    and another thing...i ran memtest86 and it shuts my computer off every time...i tried 3 times...it finishes one percentage cycle and then shuts off the system at about 91% on the next...so yea...im sure getting new RAM wont fix the problem either...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    yes gamerj, unfortunately it is...i have no clue what to do...it's really annoying me...i pulled out another $100 for this power supply and it hasnt helped one bit...the rails arent even that great...i get 11.795 on +12V which is worse than my old one...though more stable...im going to RMA all...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    ok ive found out that that score is horrible for a 3.4 ghz processor...so does this mean my processor is the problem or something else? im kind of a noob so im confused on how to use memtest86 :S
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    what kind of score should i be getting on superpi? i looked at results on hardforum and mine are HORRIBLE compared to those but those ppl have overclocked to like 4.3 ghz so yea...i got 1h 17m...and my mother came on to check her email without asking...i dont know if that might have slowed it down
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    ok i know this is an old post...but ive now replaced my cheap power supply with an Antec True550 and it hasnt fixed my problem in any way...my computer still runs exactly the same...so know im left with the decision of which parts to RMA and in which order or if i need to RMA all my parts..
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    the ultimate "do i need a 24pin PSU ?" thread

    Hi...i just need some advice...atm im on a very cheap 20 pin psu .,,but lets not get into that anyway...i have an EPoX EP-5EPA+ and a Sapphire X800 Pro PCI-e and atm i have my psu's 20 pin connector plugged into the 24 pin connector...I have now bought an Antec True550 ATX12V (also has a 20 pin...
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    Are Vantec power supplies reliable?

    anyone wanna give me something POSITIVE about it?
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    Are Vantec power supplies reliable?

    lol i cant even think of pcp&p right now...it's either this vantec van-520 or the Antec True550 but i dont like the idea of fan only molexes on the true550 because my fans are thermally controlled and those arent meant for those plus i need like 8-9 molexes if i dont want to split...i really...
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    Are Vantec power supplies reliable?

    hmmm...that came as a shock to me sort of...ive mostly heard good things about it...lots of reviews say that this power supply is good...even tested against antecs and thermaltakes it showed steady rails and with 3 fans it has better cooling...anyway...anyone else wanna comment on it? right now...
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    Are Vantec power supplies reliable?

    I've pretty much decided that I'm going to get the Vantec VAN-520A power supply because i definitely need a new one. I'm just wondering whether Vantec is considered a reliable company when it comes to power supplies because all i hear mostly is Antec, Enermax, OCZ, PCP+P but on the post in...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    I ran PCMark04 but in the free version it only allows me to do an overall system test...and i scored HORRIBLY...i scored 2342 and i saw people with 2.6 ghz and FX6600 getting well over 3000 if not 4000....Does anybody know a good CPU benchmark? because PCMark04 doesnt let me run the CPU only...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    Well i've pretty much decided on the PSU im getting...i was thinking of the Antec True550 but now ive decided on the Vantec VAN-520A Stealth...it may be noisy but it has plenty of molexes and lots of power...(+12V @ 28A)...ive read several reviews on it and it is very reliable...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    well yes i know it seems quite stupid but the thing is i had no idea what quality a power supply should be or that the manufacturer of my case would provide such a cheap power supply...anyway...I've checked my bios and everything is fine...my clock/memory on my video card is at 472/452 (Original...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    I can't beleive this is happening!! $1550 already and now i have to wait a few more weeks(if not months) for this trial and error procedure to finish...are u sure i should do RAM first?? would bad RAM cause bad FPS???
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    yea i was worried about something else besides the video card being damaged...i just sort of wanted to block the though out of my mind. Anyway, after getting a new power supply ill first RMA the video card if it doesnt help...if THAT doesnt help then ill move onto the RAM and then the mobo...wat...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    yes i know about EPS12V but i also read that it can be used on the new LGA 775 motherboards which have a 24 pin motherboard connector which i have. atm i have the 20 pin connected into the 24 pin slot and yes it works fine but i feel that 24 pin is probably there for a reason and if the true550...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    thanks for replying...this was my first build and ive used intel processors in all my previous computers so being ignorant as i was i didnt even stop to think about AMD...but right now my priority is to get this working to how it should be...im trying to save up some money to buy an Antec...
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    extremely low performance after power supply blew

    My Specs: Motherboard: EPoX EP-5EPA+ CPU: P4 Prescott 3.4 ghz Video card: Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 Pro PCI-e 1 GB RAM I just built my dream gaming machine about a month ago and after about a week the very very cheap ($13) 480w powerlab power supply that came with my Logysis phantom case...