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    Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

    True, the heatpipe inside the Zalman is a great idea, yet not a selling point for me. Right now I'm runing the ThermalTake and it is really a great PSU! Now I should eaither wait for the retailers to restock for the HD 4870X2 or wait untill Nvidia or ATI comes out with a new revisions of...
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    Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

    Great webpage you have, if you are from the jonnyGUru webpage ! ;) I made some calculations on how much I really need and I found out that I might top 800 watts with this PC if I installed 2 4870x2 cards. The Zalman has no power switch on its back side which really annoyed me and its...
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    Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

    OK went with the ThermalTake....................................
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    Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

    The Zalman Costs 1250 Riyals = 334 $ The ThermalTake 1390 Riyals = 370 $
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    Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

    I'm going to buy them from the shop next to me and they only have these 2 choices!
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    Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

    Greetings, I'm going to buy one of the following PSUs and I'm just can't really decide. The Zalamn ZM 1000 or the ThermalTake Toughpower 1200 ? My PC is overclocked and here are the specs : C2D E 6860 @ 3.7 GHz Gigabyte X38-DQ6 4x1 Kingston DDR2 1066 RAM 4x1 WD SATA Hard drives...
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    4870x2 and the 700 watts

    Greetings, I'm giving my wife my trusty good old 8800 GTS 640 and buy my self a new 4870x2 card. The problem is that I'm not sure if I have enough Juice in my PSU unit. My gear has the following components: Gigabyte X38-Dq6 Intel E6850 overclocked to 3.7 4x1 GB kingston DDR2 1066MHz...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    OK to give this thread some CPR............................. There are news about a new BIOS for the X38-DQ6, it is the F8 Beta BIOS. Have not tried it or heard people talk about it but I'll try to catch a copy or post a link if possible !
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    If you don't like Taiwanese products then clearly you are posting in the wrong place....and clearly you hate computers!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Hello Mr. Beagle, indeed this is a fine BIOS compared to the ones before it! I would like to give a small note to any one who is going to own or already own this mobo with DDR2 RAM, make sure you get PC2 8500 RAM (DDR2 1066 ) or above. The performance of DDR2 800 will hold it back!
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    New BIOS revision for GA-X38-DQ6

    I've already reported the new BIOS on the usual X38-DQ6 Topic 3 days ago and no one replied!!!!!! It is a very fine BIOS indeed, most of my overclocking problems seems to fade away with it. on the performance side, I haven't touched any real improvements over the F6B but again I have not...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    OK so far so good, now I can manually set voltage as much as I want and right now I'm testing for stability ! *Fingers crossed*
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I haven't been around for a while!!! Good news every one, Gigabyte has just released a final virsion of BIOS F7. I'm downloading it right now !!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I'm in the airport right now and have no access on my computer...sorry...but Google it! From what I've heard last night from people and friends who used it they say it is the best F7 based BIOS out there but this is only after using it for a couple of hours so I can't tell unless they use it...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Ok here are some news for you all........ there is a new BIOS out there, Ver. F7h. I'm downloading it right now, but still not sure if I'll have time to test it cause I'll be taking a flight tomorrow morning back Home!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Guess what....for some reason my X38-DQ6 will overclock fine if I only change the FSB speed and the memory devider and leave the rest to auto!!!! My motherboard will Auto. the voltage and all the other settings, I'm running my E6850 @ 3.6GHz and haven't tried to push higher. If I manually...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 Motherboards?

    X48 = X38.1 ! So lame :roll:
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Ok this is unbelievably strange !!!! I'm able to overclock my e6850 to 3.6GHz and my RAM on its default speed of 1066 MHz CL5-5-5-12 by making all voltage settings into Auto !!!!!!!!!!! If I try to manually set any voltage it will not work and I'll get a blue screen as soon as I enter into...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Thery work fine when my E6850 runs at default speed but not when it is overclocked !
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    The problem is....I'm not overclocking the RAM.... I own a kingston PC8500 RAM which is supposed to run at 1066MHz and they do if I set the multiplier manually to 3.20 and not overclocking the CPU.....works really fine. Now with no voltage increase on RAM....the mobo BIOS shows Voltage of...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Ok this is annoying I tried BIOS f6b and what ever I do as soon as I overclock the CPU the motherboard will not run the RAM at 1066 MHz in a stable way !!!!!!!!!!!! Am I missing something here !!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    OK I got the ThermalTake V1 HSF and let me tell you...it is a nice hardware indeed! Now I tried to overclock....but let me tell you I'm not new to the overclocking world, I've been overclocking since the days of Pentium 1 ! Any way, I found a strange behavior from the motherboard that I...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I tried to get my self a copy of that BIOS but I can't get my hand on what ever I do...... From what I've heard though......it is not worth it yet.... Still all the F7 BIOSes are Buggy as Hell and it is better to use F6B at the moment !
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    The f7f BIOS is out today, still a beta BIOS! Since the F7 series BIOS I've heard that there is an increase in overclocking with this Mobo. The F7f BIOS fixes the PCIe 4x Bug !!!! I would like to see more fixes and flixability when using 4 sticks of RAM !
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    COD4 Sniper Mission

    This is my Fav. Action packed level in this game, I completed the game 3 times twice on toughest level. LOVE IT !!!!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Hello Mr. TheBeagle....... Do you know a good way to attache an 80MM fan to cool the RAM? Also, I can't decide which cooler to buy, the thermalTake Big Typhoon VX or the Maxorb?
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I heard that there is a newer BIOS than the F6B, has any one got his hand on it ???
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    You have to set your RAM speed manually to get run at FSB 1066, that is what I did with my kingstons...........
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I have the ThermalTake Shark Case.......I would like to put an 80mm fan over the RAM to cool them down!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Enjoy it, it is a nice Mobo................. ;) Mr. TheBeagle, I have an 80mm Fan and I would like to use it to cool the RAM but I can't figure out a way to attach it to any thing !!!!!!! Any ideas?
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I had a same problem too, I used manual settings for CPU then saves and quit then again back to BIOS and used Auto and then saved, it worked fine !
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    OK the new Creative X-FI drivers seem to run fine! Not a single BSOD at all ! By the way, I got a thermalTake Cyclo to cool my RAM but the space between the VGA card and the RAM is just too close for the Cyclo to fit :( I found out I have an 80mm fan from my old computer and I think I...
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    Motherboard Review Schedule

    Gary, Sorry to hear about your daughter. I wish you and your Family the very best, hope the treatment goes well for your daughter.
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I haven't used any Norton Products since 2003...might give it a try!
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    To me and this is MHO... Firewalls are overrated
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I use Vistas firewall. I don't like too much Aps sticking their noses in my business and eating up resources.
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Have you tried to overclock with the f6b, any changes ?
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    OK I made a fresh install of windows vista 64 and the x-fi doesn't cause BSOD any more !!! Creative has some new drivers I should try. Any word on the F6 series BIOS for the x38-DQ6 ?
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    I was thinking of overclocking but since my PC is fast enough for my needs I'm going to back off the process of overclocking and buying a cooling system for the time being ! My Target now is to wait for ATI new cards and maybe buy 2 for CF support with my x38 since I heard amazing thing about...
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    Where Are The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboards?

    Hmm.....this is not bad at all, what RAM do you use and how do you cool them ? May u stat. the RAM settings that you are using? Also what voltage are you running that CPU at ?