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    7.1 Speakers for PC and TV?

    Hmmm , yeah my living room is quite big...well in my opinion anyway. It is around 12x10m...odd shape so thats an approximate. I can settle for a 5.1 and am currently looking at Z-5500s. My budget is around £250. I mainly play games and also listen to dvds and watch some blu-ray discs (via...
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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, Sorry for the late reply. I am currently using GPU-Z 0.2.3 It auto updates itself so I reckon its accurate? Any, I used the built-in GPU-Z screenshot utility and here's the link: http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/08/07/10/c3b.png
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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! Sorry for not being too specific. I currently have an old rig I built myself last year which I used for work + gaming. Now, while it is sufficient for most of my work now, it is running out of breath on some games I play (Crysis, CoD4, BF2142 etc). My old rig runs on an air cooled E6600 B2...
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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?

    @QuixiticOne My room ambient temperature ranges from 21oC to around 26oC (sometimes the sun really gets in the room :P). Opening the window is not a good option as the window is facing a street and I don't like people peeping in etc. Sometimes I take off the side panel and blow my 9"...
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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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    What does this mean in PRIME95?

    er mine is the one with 4-4-4-15 timings.. or this one : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/...t.php?prodid=MY-072-OC I know have these settings : FSB clock : 245 x 9 : 3.20Ghz Ram multiplier : x2 PCI freq : 100 Timings : 4-4-4-12 DDR2 volt : +0.1V Vcore volt : 1.4000v (I am hoping to get...
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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?

    got mine up to 3.6Ghz (was 3.8 but windows insta crashed) loads into windows but its 50-51oC idle >< I have no idea if this is too high for idle temp?
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    What does this mean in PRIME95?

    thanks for all the replies <3 well I want my system to be fairly stable as well because I do some of my work on this rig and I don't want to loose the data or my boss won't be happy :P Will try bumping up Vcore I guess until I get a stable Prime test. I could run 3.2 GHz at stock as...
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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 :(

    double post sorry
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Thanks ! Disabled Legacy USB and all is fine now ;) I don't even have to unplug my External HDD this time :D Currently running 3.2Ghz stable (-ish) @ 1.30Vcore and +0.1V DD2, x2 Ram Multiplier. 36-39oC idle :D Gonna run some PRIME95 to test it further. Could reach 3.6 with around 1.5V...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Hi there, well I have no problems so far if I unplug my External Drive. Mine doesn't have a power switch so I guess switching it off does the job in your case. However, I met a new weird problem. In my BIOS settings it shows 3.12 GHz clock but during POST and in CPU-Z it shows stock o.0...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Would like to say thanks to all who helped esp. @ Martimus <3 for the external HD suggestion. I manage to maintain it so far @ 3.12GHz. I am very happy with the current clock and going to run Prime tonight to see if it's stable. Worrying thing though is that my CPU temp at idle is 42oC... ><...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Tested with both sets of RAM runs fine @ 3.00GHz The fault turned out to be the external HD (!!!) Its a Maxtor "always on" type where there is no on/off switch. It boots fine at stock but when i clock it I guess the external HDD causes problems. Everything works atm with +0.2 Ram volt and...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Latest update! I finally managed to get it to boot into Windows @ 2.77GHz clocked :D What I did was bumped VCore to 1.4V and +0.2 to the DDR/DDR2 volt the rest are on AUTO. I am wondering if it's the external HDD thing or my previous ram was faulty... kind of hoping to use the 800Mhz...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    And another :(
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    [Sorry double post]
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1032221874 http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=547533 found someone with the same problem :0 well I really don't want to RMA the board :( Was thinking of upgrading my CPU but...do I have to reinstall Windows et all if I do that? o.0 Q6600...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Ok guys i noticed something weird. With the settings I learned from graysky's guide + Auto on everything except x2 on RAM Multiplier and PCI-E to 100, the system will POST. BUT.... When I enabled CPU Clock Freq on top of that and set it to 266x9 (which is the default) it won't POST...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Also I noticed that most people still use the F2 bios instead of the F3b one that I am using. Will that affect anything? I tried OCing on F2 before and still the same results...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    @ hnzw rui Thanks for the tips. I will try them out after thoroughly reading graysky's guide. The thing is that there are a few settings specific to my mobo and I am wondering what their settings could be. I have tried increasing the FSB by 33 rest at auto/stock and even that won't post...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    [Sorry double posted]
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    sorry here is the direct link : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/...t.php?prodid=MY-072-OC (should work) I have read a guide similiar to graysky's but I guess I will give graysky's guide a go. These are my RAM's specs and the timing is 4-4-4-15... should I still set it to 5-5-5-15? -...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Hmmm, yes I have, a Maxtor one attached to my USB hub. Does that affect anything? It's not set in the boot drive priority though.
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Some CPU-Z readouts: Notice that my RAM is actually http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-072-OC"]THIS but CPU-Z doesn't agree... :confused:
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    These are my current settings for BIOS Disabled _______ Limit CPUID No-Execute Mem Protect C1E CPU TM2 EIST Virtualization M.IT _____ PCI-E freq = 100 CIA2 Disabled Performance Enchance = Standard System Mem Mult : 2.00 Clock freq = 333 Multiplier = 9 Everything else...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    Hmm, I have tried the four settings you point out but left my System Voltage to AUTO. Sorry but I don't quite understand what you mean by "stock voltage" ? Isn't that AUTO? It still won't post :( Rebooted 3 times without posting and then self reset the clock back to 2.4... Gah, wish I can...
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    hmmm not sure I understand what you meant there :( CPU -Z still shows my CPU speed as 2.4Ghz. Tried the CIA method and Windows won't load at settings over Sport. Not sure if this helps as the CPU speed still shows 2.4 at that setting :P Well I am a noob at Overclocking so every advice helps :D
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    EP35C-DS3R wont overclock :(

    and yes I also have read and tried the guide above but no luck. edit: read somewhere that it could be my ram? As far as I know everything on my system *should* be overclockable... any ideas? timing on my ram is 4-4-4-15 at 800mhz
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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...