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I can't find a straight answer on what the normal idle temperature and Prime95 100% stress test load temperature of the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (with stock heatsink and fan with a properly ventilated case.)
I am using the latest version Core Temp (1.0 RC6).
My room temp is 70 degrees...
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I have a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme CPU cooler that I want to take from my other Q6600 rig and plug into my ASUS M4A89TD AM3 motherboard with a AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition.
I need to buy a bolt through kit so it fits the AM3 motherboard,
Thing is that this kit is...
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So I have a super old gaming system (Q6600 w/ 8GB ram and a 8800 GTS 512MB) and a friend from work is looking to upgrade his system. He wants $150 for all of the below.
He has:
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 6-Core 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX...
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I know this program exists, just don't know what it is called. I heard about it years ago.
This program monitors your boot up process and login process into windows, and gives you a report on how long each process took to run.
I am trying to troubleshoot why it takes me so long to...
I spend a lot of time on the keyboard at work and at home. I want to learn the dvorak keyboard layout. I want a good dvorak keyboard.
Yes, I know you can use Windows to change from QWERTY to Dvorak, but I want the actual keys printed with the Dvorak layout.
Yes, I know I can get two dollar...
I was wondering if my Thermaltake Ultra 120 extreme isnt on my CPU correctly.
After 10 hours of Prime 95 core 0 and 1 are 47 degrees while core 2 and 3 are 42 degrees. Thats a rather big difference......
Is this normal? Should I reseat my CPU heatsink?
Hi, I want to upgrade my BIOS to the latest version. Will this break my RAID configuration? The site says it will reset the saved BIOS info - does that include the RAID configuration?
Thanks.
Hi, I have the ABIT IP35 pro motherboard that has the Intel RAID Matrix. I currently have two drives configured with raid. A 350GB section of both drives is in RAID 0. And the rest, 150GB, is in RAID 1 for data backup. I am trying to add anther 500GB HDD to the RAID, but it seems like...
Hi. I am throwing a EVGA 9600gt in a computer. Powersupply is a 450watt Thermtake (or Thermalright I forget). It has 18A on the 12+ rail.
CPU is a Socket 939 single core. 2GB RAM. 1, 250 GB HDD.
Good enough? Newegg says min, of a 400 Watt.
Hi. I am looking for a GOOD quality DVI to BNC cable for my Sony FW900. Quality is important but I don't want to buy a $50 cable. I hear the crappy quality DVI to BNC cables cause ghosting and shadowing problems. And the DVI to VGA cables aren't good enough for the high resolutions I will be...
I am giving my girlfriend my current monitor that I got for the black friday deal last year at Best Buy for $200. Its the Westinghouse LCM-22w2.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824255003
Brightness 280 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 700:1
Viewing Angle 170°(H) / 160°(V)...
My girlfriend wants to build a gaming PC and she wants an Acrylic case. She will put a bunch of different colored cold cathode light kits inside and LED fans.
Whats the best Acrylic Case? Price needs to be below $125
120mm fans would be nice but I cant seem to find any that have that...
Every time i shutdown or log off it takes a good 5 minutes to shut down my PC. This started happening recently and I dont know why.
I am using windows vista 64 bussiness.
When i shutdown it just sits there, the cursor blinking RAPIDLY with the circle thing. Ive tried end tasking all...
I have like 1 week left on my step-up program.
I can either trade up to the 8800gt 512mb for $270 (Actually FREE because my 8800gts 320mb card I have now I paid $284 for it.)
http://www.evga.com/products/m...2-P3-N801-AR&family=19
600 MHz GPU
Memory = 1800 MHz
(+$6.34 shipping)
Or...
I don't get it..... Whats the difference between these hard drives?
I want to get two 500GB HDDs. And do the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology. 400GB of each HDD will be RAID 0 (OS and games.) 800GB Total space. And then do RAID 1 on the last 100GB. (For backup of important files.)...
I think my chip is running a little hot. I was hoping I could and easily OC my PC to 3.6GHz (if not more.) But the temps and Voltage seems a bit high with such a nice heatsink on my CPU. :( Is this a normal temperature or should I try reseating my heatsink?
After running Prime95 v25.x for 1...
I was looking around and to my surprise I can't find a decent Cable Tester under $75 bucks. All i really need it to do is test the pairs. I wouldn't use it enough to want it to do a 5 Grand fluke would do (Test cross talk and stuff.)
I need it to do Gigabyte Ethernet, and phone cables, and...
I bought my 8800gts on September 11th and I have two months left until my eVGA stepup program ends.
I was thinking of waiting a little less than two months to see if they release the next gen cards for not much more than I paid for my 8800gts 320mb and just getting that.
Whata think...
Well I got a new CPU (from Anandtech forums )and my PC won't turn on unless I first unplug it and plug it back in - then push the power button. Sometimes it takes a couple times of pushing the button for it to work.
Once the PC is up and I go to start > shutdown. And the PC is off - if i try...
I am running a Abit IP35 Pro. I was wondering which chipset driver i should use. Abits website has an older one for about 4 months ago.
I can't find the chipset driver on intels website (sorry this is my first intel board!)
Little help please? I feel like a new. This is my first intel...
I've been reading from different places here and there... But will I see much of a drop in temp if I lap my heat sink? I don't want to lap my CPU (will kill the warranty.)
I've heard 2 degrees or 3 degrees drop...
Here are my specs. I want to OC as much as possible.
Thermalright...
Hi - I have the latest version of norton ghost and I was wondering if its possible to make a bootable cd that will make a backup image of a whole HDD and then burn it to DVD/CDs and then verify the images.
Has anyone made a script that would do this?
I want it to speed up my cloning of my...
I bought a new CPU for my (now old) rig and its on its way here. I sold my old PC to my brother but I was planing on putting the 120 Ultra extreme on it. Now thats going on my quad core.
How far can I push the opteron 165 and still keep the temps safe and be 110% stable w/ the STOCK...
Is it worth getting an extra 2gb of RAM for gaming? I have windows XP 64bit and Vista64 bit so ram limitation is not a problem.
I just purchased my new rig as follows!
Quad core q6600 2.4GHz OC to ~3.6GHz.
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12
eVGA Geforce 8800gts 320mb
Abit...
I was wondering on the yate loons. Are the "high" speed loons physically the same as the low speed. Only difference is they capped the max RPMs?
I was wondering because I want the quietness of the slow speed loons and the CFM of the highspeed when I use my fan speed contoller.
If they...
abit IP35 Pro $162 AR
http://www.clubit.com/product_...il.cfm?itemno=A4841007
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P $166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...128047&Tpk=GA-P35-DS3P
Which one do you think I should get?
I am going to OC to the max on the quad core q6600 with 4GB of ram (4 sticks.) I...
Hi. I noticed Newegg.com and clubit.com have rebates for 2 x 1gb of ram. Can I buy 2gb of ram from newegg and 2 from clubit.com and claim them without a problem? The rebate form is unclear - it sorta sounds like i can claim multiple times (being i have bought it multiple times) from a single...
Well! This is going to be my first Intel build ever so I need some help.
I will primarly only use it for gaming. Nothing else. I am going to OC the CPU and GPU.
Here is what I have so far. Please give me your suggestions! Am I over doing it on CPU?
CPU: Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield...
I just purchased an Opteron 165 (dual core 1.8ghz going to try to hit 2.8ish) - It has one of the best steppings.
I want two fans - push pull configuration.
It needs to be quite yet have enough muscle to OC well. Anandtech used
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fan
These have 64 CFM...
Hi, is there anyway to password protect a bootable CD? It doesnt need to be any high level protection. Just something that will require a password to boot off of the CD. I need it to password protect Spinrite.
Thanks!
Hi, when I first got my gaming system over a year ago I remember that by default my Epox 9npa+ Ultra auto detected the default Vcore wrong and effectively over-volted my AMD 64 3700+ San Diego CPU by .1V. So I set my mobo to do a -.1V.
Now I decided to overclock my CPU and as of right now I...
Hey - Making a new system for my dad.
Is the 8 pin CPU connector required if your motherboard has it? The powersupply I picked out only has a 4 pin. Can I plug it directly into the mobo and not have any problems?
I ask because the price difference between a power supply with the 8 pin is...
I am looking for a sturdy good quality mid ATX case. It can't have to much of the "Super-hip gamer LED" look but I want it to have some character.
However - It can't have any brand names on the outside like "Cooler Master."
It needs to have good airflow because it will house higher end...
I am looking for a Spinrite alternative that has better support for USB. I have a USB to IDE 3.5/2.5 & SATA adapter. Spinrite seems to be going at about USB 1.1 speed and it said it will take 10 hours to do a level 2 scan on a laptop 20GB HD. Not acceptable.
The converter
I love spinrite...
Im building a gaming rig for my brother. The last gaming build I made was back with s939.
Any suggestions?
Here are the parts:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz Socket AM2 $120
eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512MB $215
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $130
Epox EP-MF570SLI...
I work for a computer repair shop and I am looking for a script driven or an unattended user spyware/adware/malware/virus scanner and cleaner.
I basically want to press "go" and it run through the program install and removal of the infections with a report.
I found a program called "Hitman...
Hi, I am managing about 30 laptops that all have wireless connection. I was wondering if anyone has made a program or script that KEEPS the WPA password locked in so if the user disconnects from the access point they don?t have to re-enter it in. Thanks!
I was wondering if any of you have tried this, I have a 320gb HD and want to multiboot the following OSes.
XP Pro, XP Media Center, XP 64, Vista, OS X, Ubuntu.
Here is how I think I am going to do it.
Install order:
XP --> Vista --> Mac OS X --> Linux
1st primary - install XP...
I?ve gone through Cisco 1 to 3 and will be taking Cisco 4 next semester. At the end of Cisco 4 I will be taking the CCNA certification test.
I have a one month break for Christmas and I want to study up much as possible.
Could you please re-direct me to a good focused book on CCNA...
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