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    Would EVGA Voltage tuner work on other brands' GPUs?

    Well, would it? Is it moddable in some way that would allow it? I wanted to increase my 8800gt volts, but I have absolutely ZERO knowledge of how electrics/electronics work. Not my field :P So, I would never dare to do the "traditional" volt mod... Cheers!
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    Higher PCI-E bus frequency = Higher OC?

    Hey guys; Currently I have my Asus 8800GT @ Core: 700mhz; Shader: 1705mhz; Mem: 1030mhz(2060mhz effective). You all know 8800gt stock speeds, and I cant say it's a bad OC at all. This brings my 3dmark 06 score up from 11k to 13k(almost 14k actually). That's breaking into 9800GTX+ territory...
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    Is there some hack to run 3Dmark Vantage on XP?

    Well, I have XP, and I love it. I refuse to install Vista. I will only move to Win7 when it comes out. So, that being said, I suppose there is no way to run Vantage on XP? I know it's DX10 exclusive, but still, so was Crysis in Very High and then someone hacked to run it on XP and showed that...
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    SiS Sandra reports high voltage?

    Hey, I installed SiSsoft Sandra 2009, and it is reporting that my CPU is above the rated core voltage? Here's what it reports: SiSoftware Sandra Processor Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz Speed : 3.01GHz Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1...
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    Intel E8400 and number of threads

    I have an intel E8400, and as it has 2 cores, it can run 2 simultaneous threads (Core architecture does not have hyperthreading as you know). I'm not very worried about this CPU performing well in future games, because I honestely believe this CPU can stand its own for at least another...
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    Thinking of buying a GTX280

    Hello again everyone. I'm thinking of replacing my crappy 8600GT and give my E8400 + P5Q Pro combo a REAL GPU to play with... I was thinking of getting a GTX280. My only question and concern is this: My upgrade budget is quite limited, and I think I'm well stocked in terms of CPU and Mobo...
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    is my P5Q Pro MESSED? :X

    Hey guys... i'm pretty scared right now because I think my mobo is fried. I bought this computer just over a month ago and to go with it I chose a cheaply 8600GT for 50 euros... I decided I would OC the crap out of it until it fried, cause on my nexty paycheck I would buy a decent GPU. About...
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    Strange boot-up sequence

    Hey guys. I have a problem at start-up that started happening just a few minutes ago when I added an extra fan to the side plate of my case. here's what happens: I press the power button, computer turns on and then after 2 or 3 seconds it shuts itself down, and after another second or 2 it...
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    Intel 8400/500/600 and future games

    Hey everyone. I'm new here and I signed up because from what i've read around here, these boards don't seem to be crawling with pseudo-elite assholes like other forums (yes tomshardware, i'm looking at you). That is just my opinion though. Please don't be offended if you happen to post there as...