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    Gaming at 1280x1024

    Hey, I was just wondering how many people game at 1280x1024. I use the system in my signature. My max resolution on my monitor is currently 1280x1024, but even if I could go higher, I wouldn't. I had a CRT monitor that could but I didn't think it looked much better at 1600x1200. I don't...
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    Overclocking E8400 on an Asus P5N-D, need help.

    Hey smackguy, I have a similar setup to what you have going. I have an e8400 at 4.2 GHz, 2GB RAM at 850 Mhz, on a P5N-e SLI mobo. What I would suggest for you: 1. Check if you have adequate cooling. Taking the e8400 to 3.6 GHz is OK on stock cooling, however check to make sure...
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    Anyone experiencing smoke problems with Nvidia cards?

    I have owned both ATI and NVIDIA cards. Both companies' cards work just about the same. Most graphics effects are handled equally by the cards. However there are certain games that handle better overall because of coding. I believe smoke is not part of this coding specific handling. In 3D...
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    Overclockers Dream. What is your dream machine?

    I tried to make my dream computer based on your $5000 limit... but I've never looked at 30 inch monitors before and I did that near the end, it blew my budget. Albeit, I would personally probably use onboard sound (more like a standalone card on this mobo) and skip giving creative labs $400 for...
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    Price Point / Performance Winners at $300 or less

    There are currently 2 new worthwhile gaming offerings from AMD. AMD Radeon 4870, released around June 25, price $300. AMD Radeon 4850, released around June 19, price $200. These can be compared to current offerings from NVIDIA (until the release of these offerings, NVIDIA was the...
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    Graphics Card recommendation

    You are correct, the 4850 beats out the 8800GT, AND the 9800GTX but only with AA/AF against the 8800GT (for $50 more) and only slightly better than the 9800GTX (for the same price) So the 4850 is clearly better than the 9800GTX for the same price, but its a personal thing of whether you...
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    Graphics Card recommendation

    Why is everyone here hyping up the 4850? From the reviews I've seen... 8800GT > 4850. PC Perspective (8800GT vs. 4850) http://www.pcper.com/article.p...=579&type=expert&pid=4 TweakTown (4850 vs. GTX280) http://www.tweaktown.com/artic...arks_crysis/index.html The 8800GT is currently...
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    160$ - 30$ MIR for top brand 8800GT 512MB

    This sounds like a good thing to me! Having just bought an ASUS P5N-e SLI mobo for my new comp setup, along with a single 8800GT! Right now, my screen is a beautiful samsung syncmaster 931C with a max 1280x1024 So my single 8800GT is running everything beautifully at least 60 FPS...
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    How do you tell if an external hard drive is dead?

    My younger brother received a 200GB Maxtor external hard drive + enclosure from our parents about 6 to 18 months ago. The drive worked fine up until Saturday. On Saturday, I moved the drive from his room to my room to move some files to my computer from his. I first turned off the...
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    Arctic Cooling S1

    I also own a CM690 and an 8800GT, I was looking at doing the same thing you were doing, Anish. I took the measurements from the Arctic Cooling website (of the heatsink) and compared them my own measurements in the case. As JDKick said, it looks really tight with the side intake fan...
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    8800GT Fan Control

    Hrmm well I registered my product and opened a ticket, now to see how fast/nice their CS is
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    In your opinion, what is the BEST thermal grease (paste or T.I.M ) for air cooling?

    Arctic Silver 5 is still king. I can't foresee this getting any better. It's ideal grease. Until they start building nano-computers into the grase to maneouvre itself into the best position for optimal conducting. Like Optimus Prime uses in HIS chips.
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    8800GT Fan Control

    I did not register my card, just yesterday I went to the XFX site for the first time I opened a help ticket but I haven't registered the product I bought. I will do that when I can, did they send you a new card Jschmuck2? I would hope I do not have to send them my card first, then I...
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    8800GT Fan Control

    If yours is controllable in Rivatuner, can you tell me: 1. Nvidia Driver version 2. Rivatuner version 3. What settings you use to modify the speed That would help me a lot I don't want to have to fiddle with it or install a new cooler, although the DuOrb looks nice. I tried to use the...
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    8800GT Fan Control

    That is unfortunate that it is not controllable, I have read the same answer now from many people. I am going to look into GPU modding, if I fail at that then I will have to look at aftermarket GPU cooling fans. IF I fail at THAT, I gotta get me a new GFX card. Brain don't fail me now.
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    8800GT Fan Control

    I have a XFX 8800GT 512MB Alpha Dog edition in my computer. I boot up without the GPU powered, dead silence. Benefit of two 120mm case fans, one 120mm CPU HSF, and one power supply with a 120mm fan. I boot up with GPU powered. BAM Freaking hurricane. I have tried using Rivatuner 2.09 as...
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    External Hard drives

    This is one thing to be aware of: Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0): 480 Mbits/s (Max) I looked up your passport drives and they are indeed USB 2.0. If you have any free sata ports, or even better and eSata port, you might want to look into that (faster speeds). Firewire is another...
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    Age of Conan Gameplay Performance and IQ @ Hardocp

    Best graphics card, performance to cost ratio. WINNER: 8800GT with a ratio of 1337:1
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    YOUR safe operating temperature?

    Thanks for all the replies, it seems my own feelings about a 70C limit are about average Nice email post rge, lots of official intel info (as well as shifted responsibility) in there Myocardia, I'm sorry i didnt specify about whether it is core temp or CPU temp, i believe someone else...
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    YOUR safe operating temperature?

    I just wanted to see what everyone thinks about temps that are safe for their CPU Either make a post with your CPU type (any other info you want too, such as HSF, mobo etc) but mostly it is which CPU that is important. I am running an e8400 at 60C full LOAD. (but im not really sure...
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    OCing e8400 and P5N-e

    Last night I put more voltage into the CPU, sitting at 1.4 volts now. Current settings (stable for 3 hours of FPS gaming): VCore: 1.4 V FSB: 467.5 MHz (4.207 GHz) CPU/RAM Ratio: 11:10 Memory Voltage: 2.085 V Memory Speed: 425 MHz (850 MHz) Memory Timings: 4-4-4-12 1T...
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    Unable to OC an E8400 to 3.6ghz

    Does you computer post and load windows at a 400 MHz FSB with a 1:2 ratio? Using 800 MHz DDR2? Either you are communicating something incorrectly, reading the BIOS incorrectly, or the BIOS is itself incorrect. There is no way your DDR2 memory is running at 800 MHz (1600 MHz actual)...
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    Final Gaming rig *$4500* opinions are welcomed

    To anyone in this thread or reading this thread or who read this thread and currently thinks RAID-0 outperforms Western Digital Raptor drives... I believe you are sorely misinformed. RAID-0 at the moment is FTL. http://www.anandtech.com/stora...howdoc.aspx?i=2101&p=1 This is an...
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    n00b question - how far can my Q6600 + P5N-E SLI go on a $40 Tiger cooler?

    Should have bought a $40 Xigmatek S-1283 or a $40 OCZ Vendetta 2. Those would take you to cloud 9.
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    Unable to OC an E8400 to 3.6ghz

    Hey Dorkenstein, I'm also OCing an e8400, but on an ASUS P5N-e motherboard. The stock voltage for the e8400 is 1.225, which I was able to use to get to 3.6 GHz. However, some people say that 1.225 is very low. Many people use 1.4 volts VCore to get to 4 GHz. There are some that use up to...
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    OCing e8400 and P5N-e

    Thanks for the VCore tips, I guess my chip is amazing to run at that voltage. I read through the second posters link, but I should have seen that everyone else was posting 4 GHz @ way more voltage that I was using. I'll try getting some more voltage into the CPU and see where it gets me...
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    OCing e8400 and P5N-e

    Hi, I recently put together a system and would like some tips on getting it past the 4.0 GHz mark. Computer Parts: ASUS P5N-e SLI OCZ StealthXStream 600W Intel e8400 3.0 GHz OCZ SLI Ready Memory DDR2 800 MHz (2x1024MB) Rated at 4-4-4-15-1T OCZ Vendetta 2 Heatsink/CPU fan XFX GeForce...
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    Memory Bus Speed and Front Side Bus

    EDIT: I made a double post by accident, so... I found the best cooling solution for me, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 WOW. This cooler is amazing for an air cooling solution. Gonna attempt 4 with it. Will make a post of my system when I get it all up and running.
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    Memory Bus Speed and Front Side Bus

    Thanks for the replies, this makes everything extremely clear. Now... onto my next topic... the best air cooling solution for under $100 that doesn't deafen me. Gonna go find the forum for that and do some research on the net. I wanna hit that 4 GHz.
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    Memory Bus Speed and Front Side Bus

    Hi I am looking into putting together a computer and eventually overclocking it. Looking at all the information about CPU speeds and memory speeds, I just have one question maybe someone can answer. DDR2-800 has a memory clock of 200 MHz and an I/O Bus clock of 400 MHz. Using this in...
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    Need Help! e8400 huge variation in core temps!

    I had heard that e8400 and some temperature readers were not playing nice together, including Core Temp. I suggest trying some other temp readers and see whats up, Ill bet its not really at 47C.
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    Which motherboard will fit?

    Hey thanks for the advice, I will take most of it, but I chose that OC video card as it was the cheapest of all the 8800GT's I could find. I didn't know the average price was lower, maybe you mean American? Could you suggest a RAM that would OC well with the e8400? Will I have to OC any RAM...
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    Which motherboard will fit?

    Hey I'm going to be building a computer for the first time as soon as I can put together the funds, and I need some help. I know a lot about separate parts through research, but motherboards seem like the most complicated part to me. I'm going to be using this PC for gaming, and I don't...