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    from 4gb of ram to 8gb of ram

    So I have rig oc'd. I am going to go from 4gb to 8gb. Traditionally how does this effect the stability of the oc? What should I do to the the stability? Back off the oc a bit? More V to ram? What should I be on the look out for?
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    No mic in Windows 7

    I can hear everything fine. I didnt change anything physically, and If I switch back to XP, it works fine. I cant get it to even register anything is even coming through the mic. So it might be muted somewhere for all I know. Anyone have any leads on this? I have no idea where to turn.
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    Zalman 850W not cut it for GTX 275

    So, I have been looking into getting a Nvidia 275. However, one of the things I am looking at has been the power reqs for this card. It looks like I need 40A for this card. I have the Zalman 850W which has 6 12V rails sticker rated at 18A a piece, meaning hooking up two PIC-E connectors means...
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    Upgrade from BFG 260 192c 65nm

    Well, I am actually. Kinda. But I want more. Right now I am running a the title card, IE the one in my sig, and I am thinking of upgrading. I would love a 275, but right now I am thinking about waiting for the 300 series to come out. And if I was to buy right now, I would most likely be...
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    No low power mode on BFG 260.

    So I was playing around with my monitor today (Acer P223w), and had to go back for a little period of time to an older monitor (ViewSonic VA1912wb). I use precision to track temps, and noticed something, when I use the ViewSonic, power play seemed to enable itself under the defualt profile...
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    Any news on...

    I'm just keeping an eye forward towards the last day of my step-up program and was wondering if anyone had heard anything on dual versions of either of theses cards coming out. It would be a nice upgrade for the 150 bucks, but not necessary. Anyone got any links talking about it or leads on...
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    Looking for a good free back up tool for XP

    Ok, So i am looking for something that will either do a complete back of my system, or create a restore point if I have some sort of system crash. I am looking for something simple to use, and something I can use to either, backup to external HDD, or to a 2nd HDD. I am up for suggestions...
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    BFG 260 OC not displaying 2nd monitor correctly

    I figured this new issue needed a new topic, because its not really related to my old 4850 issues. So right now I am looking as to how I need to fix a monitor issue I am having. It will not let me run my second monitor in its native resolution. And when it does I have the have a black bar on...
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    Crossfire 4850's acting ..... strange

    Last night I upgraded to Crossfire 4850's. The game I am currently spending my time with is a new copy of Titan Quest. NOT the biggest game in the world I am aware, but it's what I am playing throught story mode wise right now. After finishing up with that I decided to throw in some UT3...
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    Fan fix for 2nd crossfire card

    So, I just picked up a second 4850, and I am wondering how I get the fan on the 2nd 4850 to run higher. I cant find a line for it in the .xml Right now I have my main card running 55%, and the 2nd card is going the stock 12%. Is there a line in an .xml that I need to get going to get that...
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    looking for some opinions about CF'ing 4850's

    Well I am pretty much ready to call my current build DONE. However, I bought my current rig with the idea that i really was going to get it running and not need to upgrade for about 3-4 years. And that included a dual video card setup. (Yes I really am ok letting things go without the eye...
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    4850 issues

    Alright so I bit the bullet and went with the upgrade to a 4850. I would say I love the card, but I rightly have no freaking idea. As it is right now I will try to trace my steps that led me to this point of madness and see if anyone has and ideas as to what I need to do to get this thing...
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    Crossfire X question

    I was wondering what I could do with my current sapphire 3870 and crossfire. I know I can only crossfire a 3850 or a 3870. But do I need to get another sapphire card? I have the DDR4 version of this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102752 which is strangely not...
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    Encoding to x264

    As it is right now I am using DVD shrink and cutting the single VOB's to a total less 4gb. I am encodng with ac3 audio. I am using less than 4gb because basically I am throwing the files on my external HDD and watching them on my PS3. Compression? Settings? HA! I alugh at these things...
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    Why cannot I squeeze my Q6600?

    I am in need of help, and could really only think of one place to go, so please bear with me guys. Right now I have just got done putting together a new machine, and am looking for "a little more" out of my Q6600. Before I get TO much into what is going on, I will give you a little bit of...
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    Sapphire 3870

    So I just bought a new rig and decided to go with a 3870. LOVE IT! It's alot better than my old AGP X800. A LOT. But enough about that. I have questions. Right now I have just the one card in and am using a P5E board that allows me to use crossfire both with true 16x pic-e 2.0. I...
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    Uneven Q6600 idle temps

    So here I am confused and bewildered. Right now I am looking at 1 & 2 and the idle temps on the two cores are 10C apart. Cores 0 & 3 are only 4C apart. Core 1 is is highest core, and is about 3C over 1. I have the current temps on idle 31 / 34 / 24 / 27. Under load with P95 we get...