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    Strange problem with a brand new Samsung LCD

    For anyone that has a similar problem, I found out what's wrong. For whatever reason, my monitor shipped with a single-link DVI cable. I believe this is an error on Samsung's part - it's supposed to ship with dual. I noticed it totally accidentally, the cable fell out of the monitor...
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    Strange problem with a brand new Samsung LCD

    Hi guys & gals, My old 26" acer finally died so I went out and got a Samsung SyncMaster 305T. It's a gorgous 30" lcd. When I first hooked it up, it did nothing but display the color test pattern (cycling between black, white, red, green, blue). Even in the BIOS display. I hooked up a...
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    Overheating Advice

    Hi, I have two Athlon 64 systems (not overclocked, air cooled with Tuniq T-120-LFB) that are overheating.... Bear in mind that due to the heat wave in southern california it's been well over 100 degrees F in the room for a good 2-3 hours a day. Right now room temp is 107 (yes I'm dying in...
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    Overclock stopped working

    Just a quick update after three weeks of torture - I finally found the culprit. One of my sticks of ram somehow went bad. It's the ultra-expensive Corsair DDR2 1066 too... Weirdness. Anyway, I took out the offending stick and it's once again stable at its 3.5 GHz OC. :)
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    Good Overclocking Gone Bad; What Happened?

    I'm having the same problem with an E6700 on an Asus P5B. Spontaneous reboots (but I'm running Vista), and it's been up about the same time as yours (4 months). Weirdness.
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    Overclock stopped working

    I built my E6700 system as soon as the chip was available in late August. I was able to overclock it up to 3.5 GHz on air and it ran stable up until now. Keep in mind, when I first did the overclock, the ambient temperature in the room was in the high 80's (California summers with no air...
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    Vista and the Nvidia 7950 GX2

    What kills me about it is that Nvidia continues to release drivers for vista, and they say that the 7950 GX2 is supported in the newest ForceWare bundle. I emailed their tech support over a week ago, and they haven't responded.
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    Overclocking an E6700

    Finally resolved this problem. Somehow even my BIOS only saw one core, so I had to hard-reset the mobo (take out battery, and use the reset jumper) and reinstall everything from scratch. Works like a dream now. Getting 9950 3dmarks.
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    Vista and the Nvidia 7950 GX2

    Despite the fact that the 7950 GX2 box has "Built for Windows Vista" stamped all over it, they don't seem to work together. Every build of Vista since Beta 2 (versions prior to that are OK) has given me a BSOD after install. If I swap out the card, it works. Has anyone gotten Vista to work...
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    Overclocking an E6700

    Windows does not see the second core. If I right click a process, there is no "Select Affinity" (i'm familiar with the process, my old machine is a dual p4). Windows was installed with all the current hardware, I have made no changes to the configuration (other than OCing) since installing...
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    asus p5b deluxe 0609 bios

    There are reports on the Asus forums of the p5b reporting incorrect temps. While your cpu has been under load for a while, carefully touch your heatsink - If it's just warm then your temperature is likely being misreported. You could also use a thermometer if you have one around.
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    *** Official ASUS P5B / P5B Deluxe Thread ***

    Yes it does. My 7950gx2 works great.
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    *** Official ASUS P5B / P5B Deluxe Thread ***

    Hi guys, In my other thread, it seems as though my e6700 is running on single core. I've looked everywhere in the bios of my p5b and don't know if/where to set that. What am I missing? Thanks in advance.
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    Overclocking an E6700

    Actually I've been meaning to ask about that. It's been like that since I got the system up. I've looked all through the bios and I don't see an option to enable/disable the second core. But I'm pretty sure that it's only using one. Anyone with a P5B have any ideas? I also have given up two...
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    Overclocking an E6700

    I can't even hit 2.8 ghz on the fsb without massively increasing vcore. Here's my screenshot... Something's wacky though. CPU-Z doesn't display any useful info at all. My ambient room temp hits up to 38C during the day (no air conditioning in southern California) so my temps are definitely a...
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    Overclocking an E6700

    Hi guys, Now that my system is up and running stably, I want to try overclocking it. I've been building my own systems for about 10 years now, but have never oc'd before. It seems that when I change even the slightest setting, the system becomes instable or won't boot at all. I can't even...
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    The Vista Hive

    I think the problem is the video card. It crashes right after the "detection flicker." And apparently there are no 7950gx2 drivers for vista yet. *sigh* Back to XP64.
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    The Vista Hive

    A little more info - I sat there and watched the thing really closely, and it BSOD's in the "Completing Installation" phase of setup. The BSOD is so quick that I couldn't read any of the info on it before it rebooted the system, it ignored the PAUSE/BREAK key. I was able to make out...
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    Can't Install OS

    I gave up. I believe my board was defective (or had some incompatibility). It froze at a DOS prompt FFS. I went out and got a Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 and am having no troubles now.
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    The Vista Hive

    I've been trying to install Vista. I can install Build 5342, but any build after that (including 5536 that just came out) will not install. During the install process it reboots and I get an error message saying that the install rebooted unexpectedly or had an unexpected error and can not...
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    Can't Install OS

    I'm out of IDE ports, and PCI slots to add a controller. :(
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    Can't Install OS

    Hi guys, I'm pullying my hair out on this one. Finally built my new rig (specs in sig), and when I try to install an operating system on it, it fails miserably. I am NOT overclocking. According to the hardware monitor in the bios, my cpu is sitting at around 34 degrees, which is within...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Not sure if anyone has mentioned this as of late, but NewEgg seems to have stopped their early gouging and is charging pretty reasonable prices for the retail versions of the C2Ds now. :)
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    honestly im not happy with tank guys anymore

    A pre-order is supposed to do two things: 1) Ensure your place in line so that you can get the hot new item before others 2) Lock you into a price so that in the event of price increases you are safe. These are services that a business provides to its customers as a reward for their...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Woo hoo! I got my 6700 from ClubIT today! Now all I'm waiting for is my P5W DH (should get here Thursday) and my shiny new 24" LCD (Friday). Computer heaven, here I come!!! :D
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    ACER AL2423WR

    ACER AL2423WR http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...etails.asp?EdpNo=2357494&sku=A179-2404 Very impressive features for the price ($699). What's the catch? Does anybody have one of these that can shed some light?
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    I cancelled my TigerDirect order this morning and ordered from ClubIT. Status says "Order complete." I assume that means it has been shipped?
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    ClubIT.com just got the 6700 (OEM) back in stock. 35 of them left as of the time of this writing.
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Per dictionary.com: v. o·ver·charged, o·ver·charg·ing, o·ver·charg·es v. tr. 1. To charge (a party) an excessive price for something. I'm not saying that a company can't charge what they want for their product, but when you're charging significantly more than your competition you should...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Yep, retail boxed. They also have the E6700 retail.
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    If nobody complains, then it sends the message that overcharging is ok. Even though NewEgg has higher prices on the Core 2 chips, they still will sell out, because 1) Some unsavvy consumers simply TRUST newegg to have a fair price and don't browse elsewhere (and in this case that trust is being...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Oh, another quick post about newegg (sorry for 3 posts in a row). The P5W DH Deluxe is apparently in stock. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=13-131-025
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    OK so this should infuriate most of us. Just got part of my order from NewEgg... Included in the box was a printed brochure promoting "NewEgg.com Back2School Guide," and it's pushing the C2D chips. Inside the pamphlet was this page...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    I build a new machine once every five years or so. This thing's gotta last. I'm not saying that a 6400 won't last, but I really want that extra cache to tide me over till 2011. lol...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Seriously, I'm dying. All my parts are shipped except the cpu. I'm currently on a Pentium3-800 and I have a huge video project due next Friday. INTEL WTF!?
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Yep. Just called TD and they told me ETA for e6700 is now MONDAY. Poo.
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    I had the same concern. I ordered my P5W DH today, and right after I placed my order, I called ASUS. They didn't answer so I left a message saying that I wanted to use a Core 2 chip and if they could please send me the latest bios. I got a call back in about an hour, she took down my address and...
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    Fry's (Burbank, CA): http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/oobandwidth/cc7f0baa.jpg FYI I took this yesterday.
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    If you are thinking about the Asus P5W with your Conroe

    I just got off the phone with ASUS, they are indeed sending me a new BIOS chip free of charge. Interesting, never realized it's pronounced "Ah-Soos."
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    No, but their number is 800-800-8300. I didn't have to wait on hold more than a minute.