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    Newbie Hard Drive questions (partitions)

    When I created a partition on my drive and tried to install vista on it, it told me it only worked with "NFTS" formatting or something. So I went to gparted and "formatted" the drive to NFTS and was able to install the OS. Was wondering, what exactly does formatting mean? And why were there like...
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    Does overclocking really replace a $1000 dollar chip?

    Ofcourse a extreme edition processor will overclock much higher then a q6600 but can the q6600 ever surpass a stock qx9650? I mean lets says we have two comp buyers; one who knows nothing about comps and another who has overclocked many computers. If the one who knew nothing went out and...
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    Ambient temperatures?

    Ive heard that noting ambient temperatures is important when noting any pc component temp because pc temps can change drastically from place to place. Since this is the case, how exactly do you measure ambient temperatures? I mean can someone please name a few ambient temperatures monitors that...
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    Considering water cooling?

    I have an q6600 and an abit ip35-e and overclocked it to 3.6 at 1.5v and ran it on prime95 for 10+ hours with no errors but see very high temps (70C) with an arctic freezer 7 pro and an p182. In addition, i can't seem to go past 3.6 without having some random reboot that I have no idea what to...
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    Reboot while overclocking?

    I have a q6600 and an ABIT IP35-E and was able to oc to 3.6 at 1.5v on prime95 for 10 hours but at high temps between 68-73C. However when I set my fsb to 405 or 410 or 415 (with multiplier 9) after running prime for less then a minute, my comp automatically reboots and i cant seem to figure out...
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    Lapping?

    Was wondering, where exactly do you find high grit sandpaper and glass? The homedepot close to my place sells grit of only 600, is this sufficient, or do I need a higher grit to sand my cpu and heatsink? Also, where exactly do you find glass and how much does it cost? I have not yet gone to home...