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    Ivy Bridge i7 idle temps?

    Thanks for your input, everyone. As another update, I just finished a 15-hour Blend torture test in an enclosed, poorly ventilated room. Ambient is probably 90F at the moment. The hottest any core got was 75C; most were around 70C. No errors at all. I suspect breaking 70C was because of the...
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    Ivy Bridge i7 idle temps?

    Wanted to post an update--I installed Windows 7 and took some temps with CoreTemp and they were dramatically different. Core 1 was 35-37C (, while the others ranged between 25 and 32, at idle. I ran Prime95 for about three minutes just to see the CPU under load and the max I hit was 66C on Core...
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    Ivy Bridge i7 idle temps?

    Thanks for your response. I will get a fresh install of Windows on the machine and check idle and load temps. I know that my room temp was no more than 75 F, and likely less. Hopefully idle isn't too far above that when I'm in Windows.
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    Ivy Bridge i7 idle temps?

    Thank goodness. It made me quite nervous. Any thoughts on my idle temps? I've read that idle temps can be very inaccurate.
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    Ivy Bridge i7 idle temps?

    Hi all: I'm putting together my first Ivy bridge rig and I'm noticing really high idle temps. The build is an Asrock Extreme4 coupled with an i7 3770K and a CM Hyper 212+. I applied AS5 as per usual to the chip and greased the heat pipes very slightly to fill in the gaps. I'll admit it...
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    Question re: PCI Express lane allocation on Asrock Extreme4-M.

    Thanks guys. I'll keep that in mind. I'm also looking at a Gigabyte Board (D3H) because I don't plan on using SLI anytime soon, and I may edge towards that. Asrock does seem to be the manufacturer of choice on the boards nowadays, though.
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    Question re: PCI Express lane allocation on Asrock Extreme4-M.

    Hey all: I had a quick question for you re: the Asrock Extreme4-M mobo and how it handles its PCI-Express lanes. (You can find the board here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157294) Basically, for whatever reason, Asrock placed the front audio panel jack right next to the...
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    True hardware health.

    I'm getting ready to deploy a home media server, which I configured to be as low-power as possible, so that it could feasibly be run 24/7 and use as much power as a light bulb. However, I've been doing some reading on Wake-On LAN, and it seems like this would be a much better option for energy...
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    Streaming HD Video to an Xbox 360.

    Hey everyone. I'm considering buying a Dell Dimension C521 with the following specs: X2 3800+ 1GB DDR2 nVidia GeForce 6150 LE My goal is to stick Vista Ultimate on it, leave it on 24/7, and have it act as a media server for my house. Power consumption is one of my chief concerns with...
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    OCCT failed but prime stable???

    Does it fail at the same place or the same time, every time? Pay attention to the failure you get--it might be a bug.
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    The funny thing about newegg and the core 2 duos

    Do you know Intel's distribution model? I don't remember if they provide directly to market, or if they send their chips to a distributor. If the former is true, then no, a rise in wholesale price is not likely. If the latter is true, then there's a possibility of such a rise occurring, but this...
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    The funny thing about newegg and the core 2 duos

    There is a difference between commonly accepted business practices and ethical ones. The problem the intelligent dissenters have with newegg is that what they're doing is not particularly ethical. Complaining about it on a message board doesn't accomplish much, but I certainly see their point...
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    Let's say I want to set up a SMALL LAN party...

    Exactly. You connect the switch to the router, and then connect everything else to the switch, including the server. All the switch does is add a lot of ports--you don't need to look at any hardware that does packet-shaping or VLAN-ing or any of that good stuff. As far as you're concerned, it's...
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    Let's say I want to set up a SMALL LAN party...

    With my (albeit limited) experience, you'd be better off purchasing a switch and hooking that into your router. That way you don't have to worry about conflicting DHCP servers. But, if you're not looking to purchase hardware, then you can daisy-chain the routers, but you have to decide which...
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    Cheap bulk cabling.

    Does anyone here have a favorite store, online, from which they can order bulk networking cable at reasonable prices? I'm just trying to see if there are any retailers from whom I can order networking supplies that would be more aggressively priced than a local B&M store. Thanks!
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    General Motors is giving away free T-shirts

    The market is very obviously responding to higher oil prices. It's not like the oil companies can force you to buy anything; they want your money, and if that means switching over fuel production, they're going to do it. However, ethanol isn't the answer; butanol is. Butanol requires no...
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    Simplest HTPC interface software?

    Thanks to both of you. I was wondering whether or not Linux would be an option--installing and configuring it won't be an issue for me, as I'm willing to spend the hours/days/lifetimes it takes to make everything run smoothly. I'd just like the front-end to be transparent as possible. Can you...
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    Simplest HTPC interface software?

    Does anyone know where I can find a comparison of the most popular HTPC software suites? I want to build an HTPC for my parents that requires very little computer savviness to operate. I'd like it to ideally be as simple turning the TV on, then pushing the power button on a computer remote, and...
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    PICTURE OF ABIT AX8 REBATE FORM...TIGERDIRECT

    Well, it's not really TD's fault in this case, if ABIT is refusing to honor a rebate. And if I'm not mistaken, TD guarantees any manufacturer rebate, so why not give them a shot? I didn't have any problems when I ordered my Niko TV from them.
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    Anyone own a Latitude D620?

    Awesome. Thanks ND!
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    Anyone own a Latitude D620?

    ND40oz--I need the laptops sooner than that, unfortunately. I spoke with our sales rep today and he told me the same thing, but he was under the impression that only with a docking station could the D620 support screen spanning. I thought that seemed strange, but since there's so little...
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    Anyone own a Latitude D620?

    I've tried looking all over Dell's website and Intel's 950GMA spec sheet and nothing mentions whether or not the 945GM chipset supports dual-display. I need to be able to support extended desktop--can the D620 with 950GMA graphics support that?
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    Syntax Olevia LT26HVX 26" LCD TV for $580 at Buy.com

    Yeah, a friend of mine has this and is very pleased with it. I just bought a Niko 26" from TD, otherwise I would snatch this up.
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    Syntax Olevia LT26HVX 26" LCD TV for $580 at Buy.com

    First time I've seen this TV below $600 without any rebates. New customers get $15 off $200 as well. It's got a good variety of inputs, but no built-in HD-tuner. You can find it here.
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    Need suggestions on next SNES RPG to play

    Pick up Dragon Quest VI.
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    Editing the Windows registry.

    I'm looking for a fast and efficient way to change every instance of one word in my registry with another; i.e. "testuser" with "insertusernamehere." Is there any simple way to do this? Is there a program that automates this process? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    *HOT* DELL 2405FPW $789.20 & 1907FP $261.20 SHIPPED

    I have worked with the 1707FPs and the image quality improvement over the earlier 1704's is astounding. I also have the 2405FPW and it is a behemoth of a monitor--absolutely gorgeous, though.
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    I just beat Microsoft Hearts with a score of 0!

    I mean no disrespect to the topic-starter, but this comment had me rolling.
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    Norton Ghost Solution Suite and Office 2003 Professional.

    Thanks mz. I'll look into that! :)
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    Norton Ghost Solution Suite and Office 2003 Professional.

    Actually, now I'm wondering if I can even *have* a base image with Office 2K3, or if the activation process makes this impossible. And mz, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "last step?"
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    Norton Ghost Solution Suite and Office 2003 Professional.

    I am currently configuring 75 new computers for deployment, and recently purchased Norton Ghost Solution Suite 8.3 to make the deployment simpler. At the moment I'm creating a base image that will include Office 2003 Professional, but after reading the Ghost Reference Guide I have a few...
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    I would guess it's the one kit, Rahzel. But congratulations! I need to get myself some new RAM too... I think the PC3700 Gold is really holding me back.
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    AMD vs Intel - please convince me....

    Great post, Zap. And Illusio: Right now the price/performance ratio is heavily favoring AMD, especially if you take into consideration power consumption. It sounds to me like everything you're doing points to an AMD system, and one that only needs a single-core chip. If the purchase isn't...
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    Have you tried fiddling with the Max Async/Read preamble settings? The Opterons are VERY picky with those two settings--check my link a while earlier for some tips. 1T is also a possible source of errors for you, so drop it to 2T and see where you end up. Also relax to 3-4-4-8--really, say to...
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    AMD 3000 venice vs axp mobile 2400

    If you're planning on overclocking get a Venice--2300MHz out of the box is pretty par for the course, but just make sure you get the E4 stepping and not the E6. The A64 is a much better overall architecture than the AXP; the upgrade's well worth it.
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    rahzel-- Do that and tweak the timings. I know for a fact 4xanything with the A64 memory controller causes problems. I'm not saying you have to run your machine like that, but if you do it and it works then you'll know that the RAM and not the CPU is holding you back.
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    Actually, rahzel, I just had a thought--try taking two sticks of your RAM out, and populating only the 2nd and 4th slots. See what that does for your OC?
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    Well, I've been tweaking it some more, and I'm running at 2.475GHz now at 1.4v. (Have to get home to see if it passed prime95.) So, that's actually a big improvement for me, as 2.4GHz at 1.4v is a blessing. I'm going to push up a bit more slowly after this (maybe try 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz) and see...
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    No problem--it made a slight difference for my CPU as well, but ultimately I think I got a dud. I can't get prime stable at 300x9 even at 1.58v... I may give 1.6v a shot but I don't think I'm comfortable going that high. My 275x9 is rock-solid at 1.47v, (maybe even lower, I'll check later on)...
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    Opteron 144 CABNE 0544 EPMW

    The divider doesn't always fix the problem--since the memory controller of the A64 is on-chip, sometimes at high frequencies the timings need to be loosened regardless of what the speed of the RAM is. (At least that has been my experience thus far.)