I'm using a Xigmatek S-1283 with Arctic Silver 5 and a Q9450. According to the instructions on AS' website, the best way to apply the TIM is to make a single horizontal line across the CPU's heat spreader, such that when the heatsink is pressed down it spreads the TIM out into an oval shape...
OK, so the problem happened again, I went into display settings and changed my desktop resolution from 1600x1200 to 1600x900 and back again, and it seemed to 'reset' things and video stopped being choppy.
I understand this is mostly a hardware forum and this probably isn't an appropriate...
OK, so thinking about what Tick said about it maybe being a D3D vs OpenGL issue, I tried to figure out a way to test both out. I have a small little game called Armadillo Run which uses OpenGL which appeared to run ok, but it's a pretty simple game so I wasn't sure if it meant anything.
I...
Thanks for the responses guys.
Mogadon - 640MB version. It's happened with multiple versions of the Forceware drivers, including the current ones. I tried stepping my overclock down to 333 MHz and then stock speeds/voltages (except for the RAM, which I'm running at 2.2V (because that's what...
I just built a new computer a month or two ago (with a lot of help from you guys here picking out the parts) with the following specs:
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, OCed to 3.3 GHz (370 MHz FSB)
2 GB DDR2-800 Corsair RAM
Leadtek 8800 GTS video card
Antec P180 case (plenty of cooling)
Seasonic 500W...
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