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    7.1 Speakers for PC and TV?

    Hi all! Recently my lovely Creative S750 Gigaworks subwoofer unit blew its fuse and kept doing that for every new fuse that I put in. I figured that there must be something wrong internally. Well, I had the speakers for 3 years now so I guess manufacturers warranty is not valid + the cost...
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    GT280 idle PCB temp 190oC

    Hi guys, I have recently received a RMA replacement for my card and just finished reinstalling the driver etc. I ran the latest GPU-Z and apparently my PCB 1 temp is 190oC at the moment. I know the sensors should be working as PCB 1 temp read at around 60oC when I first boot into Windows...
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    Updated complete watercooling parts guide?

    Hey! First of all I have read most guides and also the excellent Newbie's Guide to watercooling here and it is really informative. However, I have a big question regarding watercooling. I have built my own rigs in the past but it was always air cooled. I have decided to move to water...
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    Is this worth the price?

    Hey guys, I am not sure if this is worth the money or I could get the same performance for less cash if I build it up myself? Any input? http://www.vadim.co.uk/product...on%20LQX%20Intel-775G3 £3k is around 6k USD. edit: We pay a bit more for components due the tax, VAT.
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    E6600 max O/C on air?

    Hi all! Just wanted to know if it's advisable to push my E6600 further. I am now on 3.2Ghz @ 1/3Vcore and +0.1 vram. The idle temps floats at around 41oC at normal room temp and 58oC when under full Prime95 stress test. The system is now stable (well tested prime for 5 hours and around 3...
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    Is this temp too high?

    Hi Just a quick question. I noticed that while running PRIME95's blend test, my core temps go up to a max reading of 66 celcius (According to CoreTemp and HWMonitor). I am just wondering if this is safe? I am idling at around 49 Celcius (if I have been using PC >5 hours) . FYI I am...
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    Need some advice on E6600 overclocking

    Hi! Just need some advice as I am a bit worried if this is ok. I finally got my E6600 clocked to 3.2ghz 356x9 and +0.1V DDR2 and 1.4V Vcore. However, I am getting temps of around 49-51 celcius idle and around 60-62 at 100% during PRIME95 test. I am wondering if I should lower the...
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    What does this mean in PRIME95?

    Hi all, I am very new to OCing so I hope that I could get some advice here :D Recently managed to OC my E6600 to 3.2Ghz and everything looks stable (windows booted fine) Temps at idle is 36-38 celcius. Vcore running @ 1.3v, RAM Multiplier x2.00, and +0.1V DDR2 volt. Ram timing @...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Hi all, Im wondering if anyone here could help me out as I am totally lost :( I just bought a GIGABYTE EP35C-DS3R mobo with the intention of overclocking :P My system specs are as follows : CPU : E6600 @2.4Ghz MOBO: GIGABYTE EP35C-DS3R RAM: OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel...