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    Onboard SB750 Raid 5 performance.

    I have a 4TB Raid5 setup with my SB750 chip set. I was writing a 4gb file from a separate (non raid) hard drive to the raid drive and it started to write at 65 MB/s for about 10 seconds and then it started to slow down to 19MB/s. Is this normal? I know on-board raid performance isn't as...
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    Raid5 Write performance

    Thanks for the responses. So the final answer is on-board raid controllers suck.
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    Format drive. Quick or looooong?

    I think quick and full (long) format are almost the same. The only difference with full format is that it will scan all sectors of the hard drive.
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    Raid5 Write performance

    I've got 5 Seagate 7200.12 1TB disks in Raid 5. I'm running Windows 7 on a separate disk. My write speed for the raid 5 is really slow I get an avg of 15MB/s according to Barts Stuff test. Is this normal or should I be getting better performance? I am using the on board raid controller...
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    Some problems with HP TX2Z laptop.

    I got the unknown device to go away and I got the three buttons on the side to work. I installed some of the drivers from the hp site. The only thing that I cannot get to work is the multi touch...actually I'm not sure how to check that it works. When I go into HP's software suite and use the...
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    Some problems with HP TX2Z laptop.

    I got a new tx2z-1300cto laptop. I formatted the computer and installed a fresh copy of Windows 7. Windows 7 installed most of the drivers itself. I manually installed the multi touch / touch screen driver from the ntrig site ( http://www.n-trig.com ) but multi-touch is not working. In my hp...
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    New to raid

    So there is a 2TB limit? So if I RAID5 3 x 1.5TB drives I wont see more than 2TB ?
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    New to raid

    I have a Asus m3a78t 790gx/sb750. I want to build a raid setup with 3 Seagate 7200.12 1tb drives. What is the max amout of drives the sb750 chipset can handle in a raid 5 setup? If I wanted to add another 1tb drive to the raid 5 setup without loosing data, is the possible on the sb750 ?
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    Sunbeam 120mm Core Contact Freezer $30 AR

    Ordered and got mine. Its a really cheap build heat sink, but for $30 its not too bad.
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    I'm looking to invest in a new cooler but then I found my TT Big Typhoon and the only thing I'm missing is the am2 bracket. I'm trying to look on the net to see if I get it somewhere. I called up TT and they want $25 just for the bracket....Screw that! I followed the sticky to "Isolate and...
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    PhII stock HSF - how do you like?

    I'm currently using the stock heat sink but my temps are high. At first I might have put a little too much Arctic Silver 5 so I took off the heat sink, cleaned both surfaces, and used the "grain of rice" method with AC5. Right now I'm running my PHII at 3.6ghz 1.52v. Idle temps are ~41c and...
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    When I tried to run in 1066 my computer crashed when loading windows. I set it to 800 and it works so far.
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    Looks like 200x18 with 1.52v 2ghz NB, 1.8ghz HT, is all I can get. I couldn't even do 3.5ghz at 1.35v stock. Temps are a bit high, 40c idle and 70c full load. I was looking into a few coolers and I've seen so many TRUE 120 recommendations. Whats the main difference between TRUE 120, TRUE...
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    AMD Cool?n?Quiet

    I think in the bios there is an option for SmartQ fan...I think that will spin the fan down but might be with the 4 pin fans though.
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    The only way I could get 3.6ghz was to up the voltage to 1.55v. Also I put in a old ATI x1950xt card that I found and I still cant pass 3.6ghz. I couldnt do 3.5ghz at stock either.
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    Currently I'm using the stock cooler and load temps are around 68c and idle temps are around 40c. I would try 32bit Vista but then I can only use 4gb ram. I was thinking to get a new cooler and I'm still researching on the one I want to get.
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    I think I hit a wall or maybe I'm doing something wrong. The max stable overclock I can get so far is 3.6ghz 200x18 with the NB at 2ghz, the HT at 1.8ghz, ram set to 400mhz in bios and vcore at 1.55v. If I try to change the multiplier to 18.5 it crashes in OCCT. If I change the fsb to 205 it...
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    I thought it was the other way around....that your HT speed cannot exceed your NB speed? Or am I mistaken?
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    So basically even if I manually set it to the 533 setting it will ignore the setting and default it to 400?
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    Thanks ! One more question came to mind i"m gonig to use OCZ Reaper 4x2gb DDR2 1066 ram will this be an issue with overclocking compared to using just 2x2gb ?
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    Ok what about the rest of the voltages? What should those be set to ?
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    1.35v for Vcore? Or for SB voltage, Processor-NB voltage, HT Voltage or Core/PCIe voltage?
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    So after doing some reading the Processor-NB Frequency Multiplier is what sets the NB frequency and this is a default of 10? The CPU-NB HT Link Speed thats the HT frequency and it has to be less than or equal to the NB frequency so I'm guessing its default is 2Ghz. Still not sure what the...
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    Need some help overclocking Phenom II

    I need some help overclocking my Phenom II. I cant seem to achieve a stable overclock. The mother board I'm using is an Asus M3A78-T and I updated the bios to the latest version which I think is v802. In the bios there are a few settings that I am not familiar with since after updating the...
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    Problems with Asus M3A78-T bios

    Bringing this topic back. Still having the same issue the vcore that is set in bios doesnt match whats in the power monitor. I have updated to the latest bios which is version 802....
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    CPU, No Overclocking, Buying in Next 4 Months

    Looks like you are gearing up to buy Intel. You should also consider the new AMD Phenom II's. Yeah they aren't the crowned king of performance but they are pretty good at power and upgrade fees. Since you are not overclocking and if good computing for budget price is what you are looking for...
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    Audigy 2 line IN issue.

    Anyone else have this problem ?
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    Audigy 2 line IN issue.

    My Xbox 360 is connected to my Audigy 2 via. the line in input on the card. When its plugged in, from time to time, the games volume will increase and decrease like its oscillating. It doesn't happen all the time, it just happens randomly. I have the latest drivers installed from the Creative...
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    Vista folder sharing.

    Thanks ! Figured it out !
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    Vista folder sharing.

    I want to share a folder and all contents, except one folder over my network. How do I do this? Ex) Folder A has Folder 1, 2 and 3 inside of it. Folder A Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 I want to share Folder A, but not share Folder 2, without having to manually going to folder 1...
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    White power squid 9.70$ shipped at Amazon mostly dead sorry

    Yeah definitely not a good choice of words.
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    Recommendations for sound card.

    I line in my Xbox 360 to my pc and when I do, it doenst sound as good as if I used my Audigy 2. What is the difference between the X-fi Titanium and the X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty other than the Fatal1ty brand ?
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    Recommendations for sound card.

    I'm looking to replace my sound card. I currently have a Audigy 2 (non ZS). What is a good sound card that is compatible with Vista x64 ? Is there something good coming out soon that I should be waiting for?
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    DEAD: AMD Phenom? X4 9950 Black Quad-Core..$139+ship

    Sad but true....hopefully 45nm phenoms are out by December or January.
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    DEAD: AMD Phenom? X4 9950 Black Quad-Core..$139+ship

    Must....hold...offf...for 45nm phenoms....
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    Corsair HX520 PSU

    Wow these things are still $80? I bought one like two years ago for $80 AR, then I bought another like 10-12 months later for $80 AR.... Pretty damn good PSU's btw.
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    Halo 3 Xbox 360 console question

    Wow, I think I fixed my issue! I've had my console sideways all this time but now I put it down flat and the drive problems have reduced by alot....actually no drive problems as of yet...
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    Halo 3 Xbox 360 console question

    Yeah, I dont have the box yet to check. The real reason why I am considering buying a new 360 is because my current 360 has drive problems. Every time I play a game in the middle of a game, randomly I hear some clicking in the dvd drive, the drive spins slower, more clicking and it will...
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    Halo 3 Xbox 360 console question

    When the limited edition Halo 3 consoles came out were all of them falcon chips ?
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    Question about drive performance

    I currently have a 80gb drive in my main computer right now. I'm considering to get a 1TB drive soon. My question is, should I keep my 80 gig drive as the windows drive and use the 1TB drive as storage or should I partition the 1TB drive ( 100gb/900gb, 100gb for OS) ? Would I lose performance...