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    e8600 not OCCT stable: too much or too little voltage?

    I've been really happy with my new e8600 on a DFI Bloodiron. I thought it was stable because it passed 8 hours prime, 4.1ghz at 1.32v so I left it as my 24/7. On a lark I decided to try OCCT and left it before I went to school today. I came back 10 hours later and my computer has shut down...
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    Black line across screen

    Does anyone know what a random blavkish blueish line across my monitor means? I turned my computer on from hibernate today and there it was. It seems to interact with the mouse a bit as it changes color when I run my cursor over it. I have tried restarting and it didnt work. Definitely a...
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    Car stereo faceplate stolen - please help me get a replacement!

    Hey all, My car stereo's faceplate was recently stolen but the stereo was left behind. I want to just buy a replacement faceplate, but the problem is a friend bought and installed the stereo for me and I have no idea what the brand is at all. I understand taht each stereo will only work with...
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    Voltage hungry 3800+ Venice

    I have adequate case cooling and a 3800+ single core venice paired with a MSI K8N Neo 4 Platinum. I can get a stable overclock of 2.73ghz from stock of 2.4, but I need 1.63v vcore to do it! (52c load) How are other people able to hit 2.8+ with just 1.5v or below? Is there anything I am...
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    CPU-Z reporting incorrect clock speed after standby

    After coming out of standby, CPU-Z reprots my Athlon 64 3800+ as running at a 12 multiplier at stock FSB of 200, even though the true numbers are 11 x 248 = 2.73 GHZ. Why is this happening? Control panel --> sys info reports I am still running at 2.73ghz. EDIT: I ran benchmarks, and it...
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    Weird power supply installation problem

    I bought and tried to install a Silverstone Zeus 560 Watt power supply because I am overclocking and preferred it to the Strider version of the same psu that I had previously. http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-56zf.htm I plugged everything in, and it didn't work! The fans spun for...
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    Permanently open case door with deskfan: viable or no? *long*

    Hello, Apologies in advance for this long winded post. I would just like to share my frustrations with inadequate case cooling inhibiting general pc performance and the things I would like to do to fix it. About two years ago, before I became an avid do it yourselfer, I purchased a...
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    Speedfan and Prime 95 at the same time?

    Are most people able to do this? I am getting some freezes on a system that was otherwise stable with this setup.
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    CPU-Z reporting memory frequency incorrectly?

    Hey all, I have my 3800+ Venice running at 11 x 243FSB for 2.67ghz. I am running Corsair XMS DDR400 so wanted to keep my memory frequency around 200 to be stable and have tight timings, so I am using the 166 divider. According to my math, that leaves memroy frequency at 243 x .83 =...
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    First time OCing - is there such thing as Prime / memtest stable but not game stable?

    A64 3800+ Venice Stock clock and voltage 2.4ghz / 1.4v MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (nforce 4), BIOS 1.9d Chipset voltage 1.55v 2GB Corsair XMS PC3200 C2 (4x 512) 2.5 , 3, 3, 6 @ 2T 2.7v Silverstone Strider 550W PSU PNY Geforce 7900GT OCed to 500/720 Hey all, This is my evry first time...
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    What is considered a Prime95 failure

    Hey all, First time overclocking here, got an A64 3800+ (Single core Venice) paired with MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 running at 2.5,3,3,7. Vcore raised to 1.55v (1.425 * 1.099), memory at 2.7v. This gives me final FSB of 220 and memory running at 440 because of a 200...
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    Corsair DDR 3200 XMS Memory - how high can it go?

    My athlon 64 3800+ (Venice) has a default FSB at 200, and that's the default memory index as well. I am using 2gb of the above memory but am running into freezes in 3d mark and prime once I'm above 215 FSB or so. With voltages already increased, i figure the memory is holding me back. The...
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    How long does it take your computer to boot / shutdown?

    A64 3800+ / MSI K8n Neo 4 Platinum 2GB RAM WD Raptor74 Windows XP SP 2 All Updates Geforce 7900GT -not too many extra programs I define boot time as the time between power button pressed, and the desktop appears without any hourglass on the cursor. Average time for me is around 29-32...
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    Hard drive - only 10mb / sec read - FIXED

    Hello, Today I decided to run HD Tach for the first time testing my two WD 74GB Raptors which I've owned for about 2 years with no real problems. Diagnostics on the drive show them to be healthy. They are in a non RAID config. Imagine my immense surprise when both drives only showed...
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    Why is my Raptor read speed so slow???

    Hello, Today I decided to run HD Tach for the first time testing my two WD 74GB Raptors which I've owned for about 2 years with no real problems. Diagnostics on the drive show them to be healthy. They are in a non RAID config. Imagine my immense surprise when both drives only showed...
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    Dual channel RAM with 4 sticks

    Hello, For those of you who know about dual channel memory, I was wondering how it works for those with 4 sticks of RAm. Let's say I have 4x512 memory on an enabled chipset. I wouldnt have to worry about the colors and such because all sticks are equal and fill all 4 DIMMs on my mobo. Are...
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    Are monitors hot swappable?

    Anyone know if the latest LCD monitors using DVI technology are hot swappable? I have 2 DVI outputs on my 7900 GT and was testing my LCD monitor on both (Syncmaster 204B). When I unplugged from one and plugged into the other, it played the typical "USB" unplug/ plug in noises, which made me...
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    XP Format Reinstall wo SP2 - am I safe?

    Hey all, I got a pretty nasty virus last week and decided to format and reinstall Windows XP just to be safe. Unfortunately, I only had my Windows SP1 CD on me and so was forced to reinstall with that; I also didnt have a laptop or anything to get SP2 without connecting to the internet. So...
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    Is there a difference between intake and exhaust fans?

    Hello, I am trying to get a standard wind tunnel airslow design into my case, but it is hard because the front doesnt really have any ventilation holes! I do have an 80mm fan at the front blowing into the hard drives, as well as a 120mm case fan in the back and a PSU with bottom intake and...
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    Changing motherboards, same chipset: format or no?

    Hey all, FOr those of you who have followed my previous threads, my recent upgrade to an Epox9npa+ultra (Nforce4 ultra) motherboard from an older AGP solution has caused great instability while gaming. I have thus decided to move over to a similar board with similar features, the MSI K8nNeo4...
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    FX-53 fails Prime95 immediately!

    Hey all, I have been experiencing random crashing to BSOD lately while playing 3d games, and have been troubleshooting every part of my system. Last night it finally came time for my CPU to be tested. PRIME 95 FAILED ALL 3 TESTS IMMEDIATELY - rounding errors stopped the test after 2-3...
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    AGP to PCI Express Nightmare

    Hello all, This past weekend I thought I would finally take the plunge to upgrade my Athlon 64 system to PCI Express from AGP. Now, I have frequent BSOD crashes while using 3d applications. (games), stating irql_not_less_than_or equal. I have tried every software fix available, and thought...
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    What are the effects of magnets on modern computers?

    I have had some conversations with friends altely about magnetic fields and their effects on computers and CRT monitors. Apparently, some of them argue that the prime rule of keeping them away from disk storing devices is a relic of the past, and that the latest storage media can resist all but...