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    p5e-vm DO pencil mod problem

    I have the P5E-VM DO (not the HDMI model). I went to do the pencil mod and the layout was different from all the pics e.g http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7981/p5kvmrq0.jpg and http://67.90.82.13/forums/atta...278&stc=1&d=1214808673 On the "DO" board, the transistors (?) to...
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    Check my o/c setup

    I've had my q6600 for at least a year, runs stable at 3.0ghz. Just wanted to make sure I had all the bios settings correct/good. The parts- q6600 G0 revision Ultima 90 heatsink with scythe 120mm fan asus p5k premium OCZ DDR2 PC2-8000 4GB Platinum Edition Dual Channel...
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    I cannot believe this freaking board ***With Update***

    I have the P5E-VM DO (same board minus HDMI). The vdroop is pretty significant. If I set bios to 1.3, I get 1.28 and that slumps further to 1.23 at load. That means for 1.3V you have to set the bios to about 1.37V. I'm using an e4500 with stock HSF so I'm just doing a light overclock from 2.2 to...
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    Q6600 overclock

    Wrong tjunction, wrong temps if so. Add 15C to all of those.
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    AMD plans native 8-core cpu

    I don't agree. Encoding video like x264, my q6600 can do 6-8fps where my e4500 does 3-4fps. That's a huge reduction in time for the average movie (8 hours instead of 16). Pro Tools LE - all the RTAS plugins use cpu and things like reverb and convolution gobble up cpus. Having 4 cores vs 2...
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    Reasonable temp for G0 Q6600 on stock HSF?

    The idle is fine but 72c is where my q6600@3ghz ran with the stock hsf. It was flakey and rebooted sometimes. I put an Ultima 90 with a slow 120mm fan and the temps dropped to 50c. Totally stable and very quiet.
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    Stability questions - Reboot, BSOD, etc

    3 sticks of ram "breaks" dual channel, so not a great idea there. That shouldn't affect stability though. I would pull the heatsink off and look at how good your contact patch is. I always do that to see if the grease spread properly/evenly. Do you have good airflow in and out of the case?
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    Uh oh...is my X800XT PE dying? With weird screenshot from Civilization 4

    My x850 XTPE did that with an inadequate power supply (Enermax 350w). I swapped in a 430W Antec and it went away. I could also get it to stop by underclocking the card, which supports the idea that the PSU wasn't sufficient.
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    3870 Crossfire with different makes of cards, any info?

    How about 3870 HIS + 2600XT Sapphire?
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    Underclocking video card to save on heat, noise, etc.

    ATI 3870/3850 do this already. When idle the core clock drops from 775 to 300. Running memory lower doesn't save much I guess.
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    Second Life and graphics requirement

    The SL graphics are so crap that a TNT 1 could probably handle it.
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    Can someone explain the crysis tearing?

    Then again, when you have buttery smooth, high fps, the tearing sticks out like a sore thumb. The absolute easiest way to see tearing is to press just strafe left or right in an fps game.
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    Can someone explain the crysis tearing?

    Tearing is not game-specific. You just never noticed it before :) I've been forcing vsync since the glquake days.
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    NEW BIOS FOR 3870 CARDS to fix 860MHz lock

    Can we get some Crysis benches at default and 850-900 o/c?
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    ASUS Main board Question

    You got the wrong card so that's worth complaining about. PCI-E slots can run at various speeds, 16x being the highest. The videocard is merely a PCI-Express part, the slot it goes in determines the interface speed. So don't worry although I would do something about getting the card you paid for.
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    AT's Phenom review up (11/19)

    Although the Phenom loses across the board, it's very close for x264 encoding and Crysis. Those are the two "killer apps" for many people. The real problem is that although they come close to stock q6600, we all know the q6600 can be easily bumped up to 3.0ghz and then the Phenom gets...
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    It can't be this easy... can it?

    I got the same easy overclock but the system wasn't stable. Random reboots, hard lockups in some games. The core temps were hitting 70c+ at load so I switched the hsf to the ultima 90. Now's it's stable like a rock.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    One feature of Xfire was supposed to be no reliance on game-specific drivers.
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    AMD Crysis Hotfix driver

    I get no performance boost from 7.10 to the hotfix drivers. I ran the GPU benchmark on both several times and ~32fps average either way (1024x768, shaders=high, rest=medium, no fsaa)
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    AMD Crysis Hotfix driver

    Put this http://support.ati.com/ics/ Then click I get corruption etc
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    Someone do me a favor - Nvidia related

    It's fine on a crt projector. Shouldn't be a problem for crt monitor if the rate is under the maximum.
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    Someone do me a favor - Nvidia related

    Can someone with an 8800GTS/GT with the latest drivers check this for me- In the advanced properties, can you set a 5 digit refresh rate such as 71.928hz or does it still limit to 4 digits i.e 71.92hz? And can you check that it "sticks" if you go back in later or does it truncate? I need...
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    HD3870 vs 8800GT review @ legionhardware.com

    legionhardware won't even load. I'll wait for a more legit site using the proper drivers.
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    HD 3870 Benchmarks here

    Anyone that believes the Nvidia renaming thing is a "bug" is a total chump. This game is critical to position each company as the best value and will undoubtedly be a deciding factor for those upgrading. Any reputable hardware site is going to have to check image quality again to make sure the...
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    ATI 38**s will be really cheap says Inquirer.

    I bought the 2600xt as a holdover until ATI got it's shit together. It appears they've done so.
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    Which air cooler to get?

    The Ultima 90 is the "mini" version of the Ultra 120 extreme. It cools only a 2-3c less and weighs almost half, costs less and actually fits most motherboards :) It beats all of the old-gen heatsinks like the Tuniq and Ninja. I just got mine today and with a Scythe 120mm my Q6600 G0 is idle...
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    Quad Core Q6600 VS Intel Core 2 Duo E6750...

    A few comments- The P5B is kind of old, you might want to consider P5K-E You need DDR2-800 not 667 - I would get something like OCZ platinum rev. 2 ($90 plus $35 rebate currently) Wait for the ATI 2950 pro. It's coming in a few weeks and will be faster plus support DX10 If you want to...
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    E6750 or Q6600

    I'm running q6600 at 3.0ghz with the stock hsf. No problems encoding x264 all night long. Dual core is dead.
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    Q6600 owners... what is your VID

    G0 1.3125
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    please tell me is my cpu temperature normal?

    Well, I'm running a G0 with the retail HSF, overclocked to 2.88ghz At full load with prime95 254 tjunction - 100C cores ~70C You should be running cooler with such a superior HSF and at a lower cpu speed.
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    Best ram for $120

    I'm up in Canada so Newegg isn't a viable option. I can get OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit for $92 with rebate vs $155 for the Crucial Ballistix. Is it as good as the Crucial? I'll be using it on a P5K premium with a q6600...
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    q6600 + P5K - do I need deluxe to o/c?

    The P5K deluxe is almost $100 cdn more than a plain P5K. Does it have more bios options for voltage tweaking needed for overclocking the q6600? I'll be happy if it can do 3.0ghz.
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    Asus P5PE-VM & conroe / core 2 duo anyone?

    I downloaded the p5pe-vm manual pdf and it doesn't show ratio settings for the ram, though the manual only shows when ram speed is set to auto. Maybe when you set it to manual it becomes available. On my P4c800 the ram divider is set by picking ddr 266/333/400 which creates 1:1, 5:4 and 3:2...
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    Asus P5PE-VM & conroe / core 2 duo anyone?

    So little info available for this combo. I checked Tom's forum, Hardocp and ocforums and only the last has a thread, though it's brand new too. http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=473001 I don't wanna get this board and find I'm stuck at or near default clock. That would suck.
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    Asus P5PE-VM & conroe / core 2 duo anyone?

    So if we have DDR400, does it run at 200mhz or 266 when running a 6300 at stock speed? Does the P5P have any ram dividers for asynchronous?
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    Prescott 3.0E Overclocking Update (now with screenshot)

    Brutuscan: I find the Ai overclocking rather worthless. It gets impressive sounding cpu speeds but it clobbers memory performance. E.g - When you set to 20% O/C in the Asus Ai option, it adjusts the ram to 3:2. Mem scores tumble of course. So you get a nice looking cpu speed but it chokes...
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    Prescott 3.0E Overclocking Update (now with screenshot)

    Here's my results with a similar setup. 3.0e @3.3ghz (220fsb) 1:1 ram 2.5-3-3-8 Asus P4C800 2x512 OCZ pc3200 enhanced latency edition idle - 49c load - 62c motherboard - 27c idle / 29c load stock HSF vcore 1.36 Sisoft Sandra CPU: 9632 Dhrystone 3801 Whetstone / 6862 iSSE2...