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    650w Corsair Needs Replacement?

    My current setup is in my sig. I installed cpu-z and my CPU voltage is going from 1.24-1.36v. I don't understand why it would fluctuate so much, so it doesn't seem right to me. My voltage is set at 1.25 in the bios and c1 stepping is disabled. I guess I will go 750w modular if this...
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    Help Improve My System

    My system is in my sig. I'm thinking about getting a new CPU. Would a Q9650 overclocked be worth the upgrade? I don't game a lot, it's occasional. I do a lot of multitasking and just like to have a fast computer. If that CPU isn't worth the upgrade, would anything be a...
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    Ram Too Slow

    I know hardly anything about ram and timings and all that. My computer scores 5.9 on all of the Windows Experience Index test in Vista except for ram. Ram is 5.7 Here's my setup. Q9300 @ 2.85ghz Asus P5N-E 8GB DDR2 800mhz Centon 2 x 640gb WD's Raid 0 I've seen a few of my...
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    Q9300 at 3.30ghz

    It seems like I can never get my Q9300 system stable at anything above factory speeds. I finally got it in windows a while back and used it for a while at 3.30ghz but it was never real stable. I would like to get my system to run at anything over 3ghz and be stable and I'd be happy. I...
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    Unstable With 8GB

    I can't get my computer stable with 8gb of ram installed. I looked on Centons site, they say the ram runs at 1.81v. The lowest my MB has is 1.92 and it won't even boot at that. Any suggestions would help a lot. My MB is an Asus P5N-E and the ram is Centon 4x2gb 800mhz ddr2. Is...
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    Added Memory, No monitor Signal

    This is an Acer Laptop, but i had 2 x 1gb sticks in it. Got 2 x 2gb sticks to put in it and it wont get monitor signal with them in it. I took one out and it works. Swapped the two new ones and both pieces are good. It wont work with one old and one of the new either. Any help would be...
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    Q9300 Overclock

    I have my Q9300 running at 2.91ghz right now. I would like to get it to 3 or more if I could. When I try setting the fsb to 1600 it locks up before windows loads. 1550 Seems to be pretty stable at stock voltage. I havent tried raising the vcore yet, as I really dont know what I'm doing so I...
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    Vista Performance Test with New Build

    The ram just seems a little slow, and this is overclocked. It helped the ram out a little from the extra fsb. It seems to be stable at this speed though. I just wanted some opinions overall and maybe about why the ram is slow. My friend has an E6400 system with 2gb and his scores 5.1 on the...
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    Sli Not Working

    I have two BFG Tech 8800GTS 640mb cards installed, with the SLI cable. I installed the newest drivers and it doesnt say anywhere in the software anything about SLI. I think theres an issue because one of the cards is showing as a 8800GTX for some reason. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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    Ram Issues with 8GB and Asus

    My uncle and myself both got the same parts for our new computer. q9300/asus p5ne/8gb ddr2, etc. Both computers have the updated bios from the asus site, but after the update they won't accept 8gb ram. 6gb runs fine though. With the 4 piece of ram theres no monitor signal. His does it and...
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    New Computer Finally Together.. Issues

    I got my setup completed, and went with the setup that everyone said too on here Setup is q9300 Asus P5N-E SLI 8GB DDR2 800mhz corsair 650w ps WD 640AAKS X 2 Antec 900 Computer seems to run good, but I can't get this raid setup. I enabed it in the bios, picked the drives that...
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    Q9300 and p5bd

    I went through the Asus p5bd thread and even tried searching. I never really found a definite answer though. My friend has an E6400 and p5bd setup, but he's wanting to upgrade to a Q9300. Will his p5bd work, or should he invest in a new MB?
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    Any Final Suggestions

    Okay, heres my newegg cart... I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on this, but only after a few of you look at it and give your opinions. I have about 1k$ to spend on this, a little more/less if need be. I decided to leave it at 4Gb ram for now and just get two more gb later. Anything...
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    Fast Harddrive

    I'm looking for the fastest harddrive I can find for my new gaming computer setup. I don't wanna go with solid state because of the price. I know the Raptor X has lower seek times and such, is that the best thing to look for in a harddrive? I want something that will be faster at loading...
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    Laggy Computer

    This computer has never been laggy at all, nothing has changed. Its a p4 3.0ghz with 1gb ram and WinXP pro. Just formatted with nothing really installed and its still lagging a lot especially noticable on my second harddrive. I can click on something it takes like 15 seconds or more, enough...
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    What processor for around 300$. Opinions Wanted

    I'm getting ready to throw together a new computer, thats much needed. So far I know that it needs 4GB of ram but I'm not sure what cpu I want to use. My processor budget is around 300$. I don't game a whole lot, but plan to get an Nvidia 8800GTS video card for when I do want to play...
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    New Wireless N Network - Issues

    I bought a new 802.11N Netgear router, Netgear Rangmax adapter for the laptop and an adapter for the desktop. All of them are the rangemax 802.11N. I have it all setup, but the disappointing part is that its no faster than the G network was. My router sits about 8 feet in front of where i am...
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    Asus P5B and E6400 Major Issues

    Brand new setup, from Tigerdirect. Without the processor plugged in, the motherboard will have monitor signal and come on the first screen, when i put the cpu in as soon as you hitt he power button the fan turns about half a turn and shuts off. I called Asus, the guy said that the...
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    Major Computer Issues

    My computer started popping up saying files corrupt and all this. I rebooted, when I did it said.. "No Operating System Found". I then put my win xp cd in, and hit space to try to boot from cd. It wouldn't do that either. I took my hard drives out, put them in my IDE enclosure and I...
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    I need a new video card... Suggestions!

    I have an ATI Radeon x300se. Its a sorry ass card to say the least. It's 128mb pci-e but memory bandwidth is like 2gb per second. Anyways, whats the best card for around 150$. Also, my processor is a Prescott 3ghz 530. How good/bad is it for gaming?
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    Is This True?

    I'm picking my processor out for my new machine, and just read this on our local forum. "For gaming systems... ECU Intel core 2 duo e6600 or better. The e6600 comes with a 4mb cache, very important. AMD X2 64's have much less cache and processing power, the low end core2's destroy AMD's best...
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    Processor Identification

    I have a Dell Desktop I bought in Early 05. I know its a 3Ghz P4 but I don't know the exact processor that I have. Is there a way I can find out which it is?
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    Worth Upgrading?

    I have a desktop computer I bought in 2005. Specs.. 3.0 ghz P4 w/ 800 fsb 1gb dual channel ddr2 I wondering if it would be worth the upgrade to a dual core amd 64 and about 2gb ram. Ofcourse i know the ram will help, but if I'd be about as well off I'll just throw some ram in what I...