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    IP35-e (BIOS 18) with an e7400, no multiplier?

    So upgraded to an e7400 today, and had to flash my Abit IP35-e to BIOS 18 to get it to recognize my chip, and now I can't find the multiplier in the Soft Menu. It seems to be stuck on 10.5, although if I put the FSB at, say, 400, it will tell me the estimated clock is 4.0 (10x), but then if I...
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    Computer Stalls or Blue Screens w/in 5 minutes, even in BIOS

    Ok... sorry it took so long but I have been spending all day on this with no success... Everything looks fine visually. The mobo and capacitators are all fine and clean. I tested lots of peices to eliminate them, and finally found that it was either the power supply or the mobo. Having...
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    Computer Stalls or Blue Screens w/in 5 minutes, even in BIOS

    So my computer I built about 8 months ago has started to blue screen and/or freeze alot (around every 3 hours, but more frequently lately) over the last 2 weeks, with messages such as IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, which I know is a driver problem. However, today, I turn on my computer for the first...
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    Ultra-120 Extreme Question.

    I'd hold off. When I got mine, the bottom was rough and I thought that was what was holding mine back. I have lapped the sucker twice, reseated it over a dozen times (vertically and horizontally), used 3 types of thermal paste, and used many different fans on it (both 1 and 2 at a time) and my...
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    Will the HR-05 SLI fit on a DS3?

    bump, anyone know?
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    Will the HR-05 SLI fit on a DS3?

    What the topic says, I have a non-SLI board, but I can't use the normal HR-05 for my northbridge because of my ultra-120. I think I read somewhere that the SLI version would work and allow me to put a 80mm fan on the cooler facing away from the CPU as well, but any documentation I can find...
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    PSU DoA?

    I am helping my brother build his new computer, and we finally put it all together. However, when we tried to turn it on, as soon as we flipped the swtich on the back of the PSU (before the computer was turned on or anything) the PSU would let out this very high pitched whine. Also, nothing...
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    Ultra-120 Extreme just got dropped off - major problem?

    Mine can rotate easily more than 5 degrees either way, probably around 15-20. I wish I had your temps at that vCore though. Oh and for aigo, my ambient is around 24C. Maybe my base isn't flat, and that is why it can rotate? Should I try to lap? I'm running out of my expensive thermal paste...
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    Ultra-120 Extreme just got dropped off - major problem?

    Mine doesn't have a scratch, but if I remember it wasnt all that smooth, certainly not close to a mirror. I'm also concerned it's not seating properly. With the backplate and spring screws it should be perfect, but my results just aren't that good. I'm putting 1.425v in my C2D, but my idle...
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    7600GT VGA cooler compatibility

    what is the price on that? The best thing about the one I showed is it's 18 bucks
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    7600GT VGA cooler compatibility

    The stock cooler sucks on my eVGA 7600GT, it's the only loud thing in my system. I'm looking at getting a VGA cooler, but 95% of them don't mention the 7600 series in the compatibility list, even if it says it is compatible with all nVidia cards. Example...
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    Help me set up my case

    I know this question is dumb, but I'm second guessing myself. If I'm staring down at a yate loon that is spinning counter-clockwise, is it blowing back up at me, or downward?
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    How to lower the speed of my Yate Loons?

    If you don't want to pay for a controller you can 7v mod them all, it's what I did. Google 7v mod or something like that and you'll find a guide, the Yate's become silent and still move good air. Basically you move the ground wire from the 0v slot down to the +5v slot by switching the pins (I...
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    How long will my card last?

    I didn't volt mod it, I just used RivaTuner to adjust the settings in Windows. And by "long run" how long would it last you think? I'd only want like 3-4 years, and the card idles at around 52C.
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    How long will my card last?

    I have a eVGA 7600GT, which I have overclocked to 651/1548. I realize this is a huge OC, but the card seems stable up to around 680/1560 for me, and when I back it down to my current settings the card never goes above 78C, even in 3dmark06. Is this acceptable? I have heard GFX cards can die...
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    Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme in stock

    Here I called them and they told me they were about half out of the shipment, so you may wanna hurry if you're interested.
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    Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme

    Do we know which "select retailers" they are talking about?
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    Thermaltake Ultra 120 extreme!!

    Does anyone know if Thermalright fixed the problem anand was having with the 775 backplate having to be bent because of the extra heatpipes in the review above? I want to get one when it comes out but i don't want to have to bend the plate or anything like that.
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    My Computer Won't Boot!

    It's the Gigabyte 965P-DS3. I have heard about motherboard "holes", but what does that mean? I was under the impression that if it had a hole, it wouldn't boot at that FSB at all.
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    My Computer Won't Boot!

    By mild, I mean like an e4300 1.8 @ 2.1 (350 x 6), and the ram is PC6400 4-4-4-12 thats OC'ed at DDR 930ish @ 2.2V at 5-5-5-15, but its that Patriot brand that can be set to DDR 1000 @ those timings, so Im not really sure its that (I am running it at those timings now, and its rock stable)
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    My Computer Won't Boot!

    My computer has a mild overclock, but it is completely stable according to every test you are supposed to test with. I have not messed with the settings in the past 3 days, and it has always worked, however when I tried to turn it on this morning it would not come on. When I pressed the power...
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    e6000 ds3 patriot pc2 6400

    run memtest to see if it is your RAM. 2 instances of Super Pi for your CPU. Are you running that RAM @ DDR800? If so, that shouldn't be whats causing the instability, but if you are running it with the 2.5 multi (DDR1000) then you may be having problems there, I have the same RAM and can't...
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    Strange Overclocking Results

    I really doubt it would boot unless I raised the voltage on my CPU, which I'm not sure I want to do, since it's on stock cooling at the moment.
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    Strange Overclocking Results

    Ok, so I am trying to test my RAM at the moment to see it's threshold, and I am getting some very weird results with my tests. I am using Patriot PC6400 and am currently running them at DDR 990 @ 5-5-5-15 with 2.3v and a 3.00 timing multiplier on the FSB. I have an e4300, which is running...
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    Antec p180 owners

    Are the stock fans rated incorrectly? In my P180 book the medium setting is 56 CFM @ 28 db and the high is 79 CFM @ 30 db. I also see that the Yate Loon SLs rate themselves at 47 CFM @ 28 db. Is this just way conservative, or why does everyone switch to yates?
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    2 GB patriot Timing 4-4-4-12 ram 159.99

    FWIW, the set I got of these could barely do 900 even at 5-5-5-15 and 2.2V, so maybe I just got a bad batch. It's solid at around 860 @ 4-4-4-12 though. No clue if they are Micron or not (how do I tell?)
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    Scythe Ninja Rev B Plus + P180b

    Ahh, so the fan blows in through the HS instead of drawing air out... I had it backwards in my mind. Thanks :)
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    Scythe Ninja Rev B Plus + P180b

    I am about to install the Ninja when my paste arrives and was wondering which direction to mount the side fan on the HS. If it fits, I assume pointing the fan up or back towards either case fan would be optimal, for the push-pull air effect. But it looks like it'd be a tight fit. Does anyone...
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    Will this overclock work?

    Well, everything came in today (minus the Ninja and paste) so I think I'll keep the mobo and just try to OC the ram for now. I'll post back with what I get.
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    Will this overclock work?

    Thanks for the reply. My parts are already all ordered, but I ordered the Scythe Ninja anyways, and will just return the other heatsink and try my best at installing it. I also picked up some Shin-Etsu X23-7783D thermal paste for it, since it seems to kill AS5 in tests. What is wrong with the...
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    Will this overclock work?

    I have finally built and ordered my new computer, and have never overclocked before, but I want to set an achievable goal for my system before it comes and stop once it is reached, instead of test the limits for my maximum output(I'm scared I'll break something). I. My System Motherboard...
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    CPU versus RAM performance question

    So, is it generally accepted that a higher FSB is better than aggressive timings on RAM? i.e. having DDR2 ~925 @ 5-5-5-15 is better than DDR2 ~850 @ 4-4-4-12?
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    Any way to convert .m4v to something watchable?

    My ultimate goal would be to burn these to a DVD, so first I need them in an acceptable format. Does anyone know any free/trial software that I could use to get these in an acceptable file type? I can't find anything. Thanks!
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    $250 - 300 bucks for HDs

    Thanks for that report Trey, that really helps out.
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    $250 - 300 bucks for HDs

    So yeah I have that much set aside for the comp I'm trying to build and was looking at different combinations. It will be mainly a gaming rig with a decent amount of storage as well. I was thinking about one of each of these: WD Raptor 74GB ($140) WD Caviar SE16 250GB...
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    RAID?

    Bleh ok, thanks guys, glad I didn't buy the card. FWIW, the BB Geek Squad guy told me he "pretty much guaranteed" it would work. But with the look he was giving me as I explained it I didn't trust that response further than I could throw him.... and this dude was large. :frown:
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    RAID?

    I have two WD 120GB EIDE ATA 100 HD's raided together (raid 0) with SATA, and converters coming off them so they will go in the SATA ports of my mobo. I didn't set up my raid, but my case won't close right with these adapters on them so I am trying to change the set up. I saw at BB they have...
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    Is this possible?

    I have one of these things: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rh100.htm and honestly I know next to nothing about SATA and RAID (mine was partially built with these in it) so if I can bypass the adapter or whatever that'd be even better
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    Is this possible?

    K so get all three HD's in my case at the same time, run the program, and it can dump all the info from the raided first two with the data lined up right and everything on the third? Am I understanding right? Thanks for the help
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    Is this possible?

    Currently, I have 2 WD 120 GB HD's in RAID 0 with each other in my case. I stupidly bought a case with the hard drive bays sticking sideways, so with the raid thing clamped on the hard drive my case won't even close properly (I'm probably gonna cut the window in the meantime) Both of the HD's...