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    Stability Issues

    Alright here's the deal, my overclocking experience has a little bit of a story to it, but if you can bear with me, I think it will help me achieve a much higher overclock than I originally intended. I have the following hardware: Intel Core i7 920 C0 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution OCZ DDR3-1600...
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    Really weird problem

    Well here's the deal. I just upgraded my computer a few weeks ago. I originally had an ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe, loaded with 2GB of OCZ DDR400 Platinum RAM and an AMD Opteron 180. I like to play a lot of Blu-rays on my computer, and have recently gotten into video encoding, so I figured it was time...
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    2 Radeon HD 4870s Crossfired OR 1 Radeon HD 4870 X2

    Simple question. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102797 OR http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102768
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    Which CPU Temperature should I trust?

    Hello, I have a Pentium E2180 that I am currently overclocking. I am using CPUID's hardware monitor to check my temperatures. Right now core #0 is 41 C and core #1 is 41 C. However, the Winbond sensors (which are my motherboard right?) say my CPUTIN is 47 C. Since I want to stay under 60 C at...
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    Need help finding a PSU

    I was hoping to buy this case: http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?item=N82E16811154087 and I have done many google searches trying to find a PSU to fit this case. From the picture of the PSU specs, I would assume it's TFX. The AMEX website for the case says that it's an SFX PSU. But the...
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    Simple stupid question regarding FSB

    I just wanted to know, if I buy an Intel Pentium E2160 that has an FSB of 800 MHz, do I have to buy a motherboard that lists an FSB of 1066/800 MHz? I wanted to buy an ASUS motherboard that lists the FSB as 1333/1066 MHz. Oh also if I decided to upgrade to a Quad-core down the road, does the...
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    So what is the smartest upgrade for now?

    So right now I have an AMD socket 939 system. I am looking to upgrade because I have a perfect opportunity to sell my processor, mobo, and ram to a friend of mine. So I have started to think about my options, but truly I just cannot decide. 1 - Core 2 Duo has taken control, but I am still an...
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    New to overclocking, need a little help...

    Ok, so i have an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego, and i was hoping to get this guy up to 2.8GHz, but have hit a brick wall at 2.7GHz. My last run was an FSB of 220MHz, and my cpu multiplier is on the default 12x. I have already increased my vcore 6.6% (1.492v) and do not want to risk increasing it...
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    Motherboard fan burned out...

    Ok, so one day when i started up my system, my motherboard fan became really loud, and eventually just died. I tried to fix it, but the thing is shot. My motherboard is an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum. Can anything bad happen to my chipset if the fan is broken? I mean, should i really worry about...
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    Quick RAID Question

    Ok, i have a 74GB Raptor, and since it went down a lot in price, i was considering buying another. I wanted to these 2 Raptors in a RAID setup, where both drives are exact copies of each other. I believe this is RAID 1, but if i am wrong, please correct me. My question is, once i install this...
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    Hard Drive crashed, REALLY need some help

    Ok, so windows will no longer boot, i get a black screen that says "Disk Read Error!" on it. Now, i really don't care about the hard drive, i can always buy a new one, but there are some very important files on that hard drive, that i never backed up. I don't have another hard drive to install...
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    Quick memory question...

    Is it better to have tighter CAS timings with an AMD system, or a faster DDR speed?
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    Pagefile.sys

    If i have 2GB of RAM, is it ok for me to turn off my pagefile? My main concern is, putting stress on my hard drive. I only have 1 hard drive, and it is a really nice one (Western Digital 10,000RPM 74GB Raptor). I would really hate for anything to happen to the drive, and my thinking is, if i...
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    Do i need a sound card?

    Speakers i have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121120 Motherboard i have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130484 Simple question, but complicated answer...i have heard many mixed answers from many people, now i have heard i cant get true 5.1...
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    Video Recorder?

    Hello, i have video coming out of my PS2 with a Component Video Signal (Y Pb Pr). What would be the best PCI Interface video recorder, and Recording Software, that would record this signal at its full quality. I was told that quality wise, Component signals are over 1000px wide, so when i record...
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    Server Question...

    Ok, so i am looking to buy a dedicated server, and there is going to be this one site for this business i own, which will have an average of 200 people on the site at the same time, so what kind of server specs should i look for if i need to support that many people at once, also, could i get...
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    Building a Server...

    I am about to build a server, and wanted some help with what i should buy. First off, i know i probably would like to go with AMD here, unless you feel very strongly that i should use Intel instead, at first i was happy and sane i might add when i just decided to go with a Single Opteron setup...
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    So how much can my video card handle?

    Ok, im playing the battlefield 2 demo, right now i have all of the video settings on high, except for lighting, which is on medium, and i have anti-aliasing off. I want to know if i can turn anti-aliasing on all the way to 8X (the highest it will go) and maybe even lighting all the way up so the...
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    CPU Temperatures?

    Ok, so i just got my new system up and running, but i am a total noob at this stuff. Just getting the computer built and running was a MAJOR accomplishment for me, but now i think its time to first take care of my new investment, and then learn how to tweak it. All i want to know for now is...
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    AMD FX-57

    When will the FX-57 come out...because i am waiting for it to come out so the other prices of AMD processor will drop...
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    Is the fan and heatsink that comes with the FX-55 good?

    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-496&depa=0 Is it a really good heatsink and fan?...or am i better off buying it OEM, and buying my own heatsink and fan?
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    Is this chipset i bought, really THAT bad?

    Ok, i got an ASUS A8V-E Deluxe and it has a K8T890 + VT8237R chipset...now i know nf4 would have been better, but is that chipset going to make THAT big of a difference in performance?
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    I was told that there is something you need to do with WinXP and SATA

    Hello, my friend recently built his own computer...and he used SATA for his hard drives...well, he told me that he had to make some kind of floppy backup disc, or something...or that it wouldnt work with windows...
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    A got a big problem...

    Ok, im setting up some stuff inside my case, when i notice THIS: http://hosting.redtoline.com/IMG_0531.JPG Now the speaker has a magnet, and its right under the hard drives...should i just take the speaker out, but i mean its my warning speaker...so where would i put it...i have no idea...
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    I think i REALLY HAVE to get water cooling...

    Well, here is pictures of my case, so you can see what i am talking about: http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp...pg/11-148-028-15.jpg/11-148-028-14.jpg Now, my case has 1 120mm rear fan, and 1 80mm side fan...i cant put a front fan for intake, because no air would get in...there are no...
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    So, how exacly does this device work?

    Hello, i think i am going to buy this: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-999-157&depa=0 Now i see it can regulate a lot of things, and tell me temperatures...but how exactly does it do that? Does it come with little things i stick in my case that tell me...
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    If my motherboard comes with built in audio...

    do i have to get a sound card?...its an ASUS and it comes with 8CH Realtek on it...it also has optical and coaxal SDIF out....so should that just work fine, or would a sound card make a big difference?
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    So i made a bad decision on my case...

    Well, as a stupid noob who has never built a system before...i went out and bought my case before i got everything else...now i have a ****** case, and a ****** PSU, but instead i need a REALLY good case, because i am going to be running an FX-55 and X850XT PE... At first i wanted a really...
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    So i bought some memory, but now i am not sure if i made the right choice...

    Ok, i bought Corsair XMS TWINX PC3200XLPT 2-2-2-5 (2x512MB) memory, for about $250 or so from newegg...now, i have never built my own computer before, so i really have no idea what i am doing...but i see so many people talking about OCz as i look around, and now i think maybe i made a bad choice...
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    Clawhammer vs Sledgehammer

    Ok, so i am going to buy an AMD Athlon 64 FX-55...but here is my problem I like buying from newegg, and they are a company i trust...now they are selling an FX-55 for $895 with a Clawhammer Core While zipzoomfly, a company i have never used before, but heard good things, is selling an...
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    Have all my hardware, just need to take care of my power and cooling...

    Hello, i need some help to pick out my power and cooling for my computer... I am planning on running: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 ASUS A8V-E Deluxe Corsair XMS 3200XLPT (2-2-2-5) 2x512MB WD 74GB 10,000RPM SATA WD 250GB 7,200RPM SATA ASUS ATI Radeon x850XT PE PCI-E LITE-ON 16x Dual Layer...