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    GA-P35-DS4 2.0 | Abit IP35-Pro

    I upgraded one of my computers from Abit IP35-Pro + e4400 to Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 2.0 + Q6600 primarily because I needed another machine not because I thought I would get more performance from Q6600. First the motherboards. The layout of the Abit IP35-Pro is better for cable management. With...
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    aargh, Vista activation

    I recently bought an Abit IP35-Pro board so I've been testing it with different configurations, for example 4x1GB versus 2x2GB. Different video cards 7600 GT vs X1950XT. Yes these are all things I have so I try different configurations. I've had to reactive no less than three times. So now that...
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    IP35 Pro ABIT IS BACK!

    I received goodies today. Everything but memory from NewEgg, memory from MWave ($125 per 2GB no stinking rebate and shipped as fast as the egg) : Abit IP35 Pro C2D e6420 (L711A420) Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 4x1GB Tuniq Tower I assembled everything together and only changed [three...
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    P5K Deluxe + e4300

    I'm building my high end computer and now waiting for quads to drop. In the mean time, I bought an Asus P5K Deluxe to OC an e4300. I still can't get past 3.0Ghz (9 x 333). I'm getting frustrated, this is supposed to be a high end board. My DS3 3.3 can get to 3.0Ghz with mild increases in...
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    WARNING: DS3 shorted by big HSF

    I'm not a fan of these heavy big HSF fans. I was listening to music on my silent HTPC and I started to hear a buzz. At first I thought maybe a piece of wire touched my fan or it was the HDD. My drives are suspended so it wasn't that. I only have one exhaust fan and there are no wires next to it...
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    DS3 3.3 > 2GB poor overclocking

    [oops wrong section, this should be in motherboards] I should say it's not poor overclocking but underachieving. After purchasing an e4300 CPU and more memory I was able to try different combinations with this board. My current setup is e6300, DS3 3.3, 4x1GB OCZ Platinum. Now that I'm a...
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    swiftech h20-220 kit

    i'm thinking of purchasing swiftech h20-220 kit. i could probably do better if i buy parts individually but this kit seems to have top notch parts and save myself the hassle. my goal is to have a silent computer with the ability to do medium overclocking, say push a 6300 to 3.4Ghz silently...
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    old e6300 better than new e4300

    i bought an e4300 and it doesn't overclock nearly as well as my e6300. i have a DS3 which i've been able to get to 3.0Ghz (actually i can do about 3.3 if i only use 2x1GB but i have 4x1GB on air) so i figure by an e4300, lower my FSB and leave everything the same i can have a cooler/quieter...
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    overlocking and memory

    I've been slowly upping the overvoltage on memory. At some point, the memory starts failing in MemTest within the first few minutes. i'm at 2.2V now and is about as far i want to push it. Will adjusting the other overvoltage parameters like mch, fsb, pci-e help memory? i upped the v-core and it...