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    Does my HD3870 suck yet?

    So my monitor was having issues and I returned it to Costco (best return policy ever..) and because I like their service, I bought the only monitor they had for sale which was a Samsung 2233SW for $179. This monitor has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 and is a 22" (well, 21.5") monitor so...
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    Does my HD3870 suck yet?

    I usually stay below $200 when I upgrade because thats where the best 'bang-for-the-buck' seems to be. I am not rich to the point that I light my Opus X cigars with twenty dollar bills, but I can afford to buy a box of CAO's without even denting the budget so to speak...
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    Does my HD3870 suck yet?

    To give an idea of my upgrade history (in decending order and as best as I can remember): ATI HD3870 Nvidia 7900GS ATI 9800 PRO ATI 9500 Geforce 4200TI Geforce 3 something Geforce 2 GTS Original Geforce Nvidia 770V Matrox G400 Matrox Mystique Diamond Viper 330!!!!! So what...
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    Does my HD3870 suck yet?

    Im an occasional gamer, but I like to keep my system somewhat up-to-date for when I do decide to throw down and I have the upgrade bug... Here is what I have: Asus P5Q-E Intel 8400 running at (9x400) 3.6 cooled by Xigmatic (2x2GB) 4 GB PC6400 GEIL 4-4-4-12 300GB Velociraptor (system)...
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    e8400 at stock voltages

    Anyone able to just run the FSB at 400 (with PC-6400 ram) and live happily overclocked at 3.6ghz with stock settings? Or are there other settings on an Asus P5Q-E that should be changed for this minor overclock goal? I know I will run a stress test overnight to verify, but I want to check into...
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    homebuilt alternative to 775 push-pin wanted

    I decided that I was tired of troubleshooting my motherboard/cpu problem so I went ahead and bought the following combination to put in my existing system: Asus P5Q-E Intel E8400 My question is in regard to my heatsink. I currently have the Xigmatek s1283 and I want to reuse it because I...
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    Motherboard or PSU problem perhaps?

    I did have a memory problem initially, but I have since RMA'd that ram. This problem occurs when I have used each of the following matched pairs individually: 2 x 1GB PC-6400 Crucial ballistix Tracer (the new pair they sent me via RMA) 2 x 512MB PC-6400 Crucial Ballistix (regular) 2 x...
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    Motherboard or PSU problem perhaps?

    My hunch is that it is the motherboard.... We had a very hot day a month or so ago and that is when things went haywire. My suspicion is that the NB overheated because the only real change I did to the system was around March when I replaced the Zalman 9500 with a Xigmatic S1283, thus...
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    Motherboard or PSU problem perhaps?

    Okay, the quick specs: Asus P5B- Deluxe Intel E6300 2 gb GEIL PC-6400 ATI 3870 Antec NEO HE550 My problem is that I cannot get my system to run stable unless I overclock the Vcore and the Northside above stock voltages. This happens when I run all compnents at default. If at default...