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    Why all the hate for1920x1080 displays?

    Yeah, well, Chief Brody says I need a bigger desk, too. MM
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    Why all the hate for1920x1080 displays?

    I run a couple of older 1920 x 1200 monitors on this machine. They are getting a bit tired now and so I borrowed a friend's 1920 x 1080 to see the difference in the computing experience between the two resolutions. I'd say the loss of vertical lines is a deal breaker for me. The 1900 x 1080...
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    Help!!! ASUS P5K-E Replacement needed!!

    I'm suffering a minor catastrophe. My 19 month old ASUS P5K-E wifi motherboard has succumbed to the sadly all too common ASUS cold boot issue, whereby the computer will start fans, but not display video output or boot into Windows unless the power cord is pulled, given a few seconds, then...
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    E7200+Gigabyte GA73PVM-S2H+PNY8800GT

    Thanks guys. I calculated the power requirements for this machine and I think I had better follow all your really helpful advice and get a bigger power supply. Now, I don't want to break the bank on this baby, so can I get some further advice as to how big a PSU I really need? Apart...
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    E7200+Gigabyte GA73PVM-S2H+PNY8800GT

    Hey Guys, hope you had a great Christmas. error8: I left the PSU as it was after the machine kept trucking for 24 hours at the stock settings, then ran 3Dmark06, getting a score of 10134. Nothing broke, so I followed cubeless' advice and ramped up the FSB with the memory ratio at 1.1...
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    E7200+Gigabyte GA73PVM-S2H+PNY8800GT

    No, this came from....somewhere, I forget where. I think it was previously powering a Pentium 4 with a 7950 that I gave to my Daddy when his motherboard broke. It seems to have booted up ok. Is this not enough juice do you think? Mira
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    Quick Q9550 question or 3!!

    I can't help with 1 and 2, ntemples, but as far as 3 is concerned, I've been running a Q9450 @ 3.5 since April, using a Tuniq 120 tower and everything has been fine. When I say I have been running that machine since April, I mean it. With the exception of reboots to upgrade drivers, etc, the...
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    E7200+Gigabyte GA73PVM-S2H+PNY8800GT

    Hi guys, just me again. I wandered into the local branch of PC world today, actually looking for a PCI wireless card to replace a broken Belkin dongle ( Has anyone had one of these ( F5D7051 ) that lasted for more than a day over the warranty, BTW? ). Anyway, I wound up buying the...
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    Older system, new GPU...but which one?

    Just to let everyone know, I went for the 9600GT in the end, got the MSI 512 MB card and it runs fine. I'd like to thank everyone for their kind help. Mira xx
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    Older system, new GPU...but which one?

    Thank you for replying, Gentlemen. Is the consensus that it is going to be a waste of money adding a half decent card to a D820 based system, and that the money would be better spent in a different way? I thought that might be the case, which is why I left the option of upgrading other...
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    Older system, new GPU...but which one?

    Hi guys, Quick question for you all. I am looking to get a little more graphics power from an older system I have sitting on the smaller desk next to my main rig. Specs are currently as follows: CPU: Pentium D 820 @ 3.15 Ghz Mobo: Asus P5L 1394 Memory: 3 GB DDR2 Chipset...
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    CrapCleaner

    I use it all the time. Never fouled up yet. MM
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    9800 gx2 and cooling the damn thing

    My case temperature stays around 34 degrees, pretty regardless of what else is going on. It seems the tuniq takes care of keeping the CPU low enough to not cause any issue.... But the card... Could someone advise me as to what is a sensible expectation of the heat generated, and how high it...
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    9800 gx2 and cooling the damn thing

    Thank you fellas I'll have a go at adding a fan right next to the card. I'll see how that helps. MM
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    9800 gx2 and cooling the damn thing

    Thank you for your help, boomhower. Can someone tell me how hot this thing ought to be running? Even at the stock speeds it seems to run very hot indeed. MM
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    9800 gx2 and cooling the damn thing

    First post so bear with me. Can anyone suggest a way to get the temperature down on an overclocked 9800gx2 without resorting to water? I'd really appreciate even the most basic input. Thank you in advance MM