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    undervolting

    I've been experiencing temps at idle of 37-38C and under gaming load (after 2 hours) of 52-53C on my Opteron 185. From what I've read these temps aren't too far out of whack for the stock cooler, stock settings. However, I've noticed that the default vcore for the chip is a range, 1.3-1.35v. I...
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    ASRock 775 Dual VSTA

    Hello I have the system in my sig and am looking at this board as a possible way to go to core 2 duo (versus a 939 dual core). My concern is the impact of the PCI-E slot in this board to my ATI X1800XT. First off I guess this isn't a 16x slot but really a 4x slot - so the bandwidth will be...
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    Which voltage to trust?

    Hello, In regards to the system in my sig - I've been looking at CPU-Z all along and it's reported voltage of 1.408-1.424 - it fluctuates a bit which I've read here to be normal. However, I just checked in the BIOS and it's set to 1.4. Is this normal? Should I trust what CPU-Z says more than...
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    Would you consider this OC stable?

    Hello, Just finished benchmarking the system in my sig this morning with Prime95 torture test running small TFT's. I let Prime95 run 13 hours and 11 minutes and then stopped the test with no errors running at 2.7 gigahertz (HTT=270, LDR=3x). I'd like to be sure this is stable before I go...
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    FX-62 and 5000+ in socket 939! Woo-hoo!

    According to the inquirer...and confirmed on AMD's site... http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32014
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    Must replace 7600GT...suggestions

    Well, have to RMA back a defective eVGA 7600GT...I've been using ATI cards for the last 5 years or so...I play MMORPG's / RPG's such as Dungeon Siege II, Guild Wars. I will be getting a copy of Oblivion next I think. I also like a good first person shooter from time to time. My primary...
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    video card overheating or???

    Hello all, I have a strange problem I've been trying to nail down. I have assembled the following machine approximately 2.5 weeks ago: Antec Super Lan boy case, 120mm intake and 120mm exhaust fans FSP 450w power supply with 120mm exhaust fan above CPU AMD Opteron 146 2.0 @ 2.4 2x1 gig...
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    Opteron 146 CAB2E overclock

    Hello all - first post. I wanted to thank the group for all the information I learned here regarding overclocking. I picked up an Opteron 146 from www.tankguys.com and right now it is running stable and cool at 2.4 gigahertz with stock voltage and heatsink and fan. I haven't tried to go...