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    I just got an email from WooT

    I keep hearing about a BoC that people are wanting and have no idea what that is...anyone care to enlighten me?
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    DFI Infinity P965

    If I could get the darn thing to work I'd be glad to offer some feedback but every time I power it on it beeps for 3 seconds, goes silent for a few seconds, beeps for 3 seconds, goes silent for a few seconds (and keeps doing this until you shut it down ). I have it reduced my components to one...
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    HARDOCP 2900xt Review! (a proper review)

    Am I missing somethign here? 640MB GTSs under $400 are fairly common now and the 2900XT is usually just behind or just ahead of it as far as performance. Yet people are talking about what a great value it (2900XT) is? In almost every review I've seen the 640MB GTS and the XT run very...
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    HD2900XT Driverheaven Review

    I think he was joking....I hope.
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    Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 and 7 Pro

    I ordered one of these on 5/8, it shipped 5/9 and at 9am-ish on 5/10 it was at my front door. Thumbs up for ZZF...now if anyone could get the bloody DFI Infinity 965 in I could actually start building this thing and see how this cooler works out.
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    Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 and 7 Pro

    Ewiz sure changes things around a lot. Yesterday they had F7P for $17.99 w/ regular shipping (the F64P was $16.99). With tax the prices came out to be the same whether you ordered yesterday or today....sneaky bastards :P
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    Looking at getting a Freezer 7 pro

    They are the same. Newegg for some reason just reams people for that cooler. Ewiz and SVC have it for a much more reasonable price.
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    Conroe E6600 - How Hot is Too Hot?

    Is this on the stock Intel fan?
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    ACF7 or Ultra 90?

    I had thought about that one since it absolutely should be able to handle the E6600 to 3Ghz but no one seems to know when it's coming out or how much it might go for (as I'm trying to go for $20-$40 for the cooler). Doesn't look like anyone else has been able to find any direct comparisons...
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    ACF7 or Ultra 90?

    Hello all, I have fairly straightforward question. I'll be buying an entirely new set up in the coming weeks, it looks like so: DS3 E6600 2x1GB G. Skill PC6400 EVGA 8800 GTX Corsair 520W PSU I'm wanting to O/C the E6600 to 3GHz, I've narrowed my cooling options down to the above 2...
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    Newegg Has the E6600 for $235

    ZZF has the E6700 down to $340 already (compared w/ Newegg stil at $485 I believe). Can't wait till they are all the way down to the 4/22 price.
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    Best motherboard for a 3ghz 800mhz FSB P4?

    The P4C800 is no better than its much cheaper Springdale version, the P4P800. The IC7 I have also heard good things about as well..... Mac
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    Best place to buy a computer online?

    I do a lot of business with Synergycomps.com and they are awesome. Ive bought pretty much a whole computer from there and have never had any problems. Check him out. Mac
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    Bios version up until 1.4 had temp detection that was wrong. My 3.0ghz was reading right around 70c but after I flashed to 1.4 I idle around 48c and under load I'm usually at 52c. I would suspect that person has a pre 1.4 bios version. Mac
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    If you had $500, what's the best mobo/cpu/memory combo for performance?

    I agree with magomago, getting a springdale board without utilizing the dual channel memory feature is pointless. I would stick with the intel system but instead of getting 1 stick of 512MB RAM, get 2 sticks of 256 MB RAM. You'll still come in under $500 and the performance increase between...
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    Embarrassing noobish questions

    Coherence, I was in the same boat as you about 2 months ago when I built my first system from scratch! Yes the 'system fan' jumper should be used for the PSU.....I'm pretty sure you can use that jumper or even the auxiliary ones but to be safe I would just leave it in the 'system' one. As for...
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    Cant decide between the two P4P800 Deluxe or P4C800-E Deluxe

    Hm I have a sneaking suspicion that the P4P800 might 'win' the roundup thats coming up......if I had to bet thats what I would pick anyways. Mac
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    Cant decide between the two P4P800 Deluxe or P4C800-E Deluxe

    I would wait for the big motherboard roundupthat Anandtech.com will be having today or tommorrow. I believe both the P4P800 and the P4C800 are in it so you should be able to see which is faster. Im not sure of the differences between the original P4C800 and the new one coming out soon, but I...
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    CSA worth it?

    Wow there sure is a lot of misinformation floating around.....CSA is not marketing crap, it provides absolutely better performance over 10/100, the only problem is hard drives these days can't keep up with the speed the gigabit ethernet can provide. Eventually, when hard drives can move more...
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    I need to build a gaming pc. im looking at 875p.

    Honestly I would just get one of the 865pe boards since they are just as fast as the 875s and about half the price. There will be a big motherboard roundup between a bunch of 865pe and 875p boards later this week here, so you might want to wait for that to get some good feedback. Mac
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    Ugh... New Pentium 4 System Problems!!

    Hm, this sounds similar to a problem I was having recently with my new computer. I ended up replacing the power supply with a bigger unit (more power) and everything began to work properly. In your case I'm not sure if thats the issue but I would be willing to bet its either that or the video...
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    Jeep327, Yes, the BIOS versions before 1.4 all have temperature detection of the CPU that is wrong. My 3.0 Ghz processor was reading at 70 degrees celcius until I flashed to BIOS 1.4, I was pretty worried also but I put my hand on the heat sink at it felt no where near that hot. After flashing...
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    ic7 + p4 2.4ghz + twinx = crash

    Hm that is wierd....sorry I dont have anything more for you. Maybe a new heat sink would work but if its heating as fast as it sounds something else could be the problem. Intel's retail heat sink arent to bad, espcially only using a 2.4ghz. Hope it works out for ya! Mac
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    Wait to buy P4c800 new version arriving 6/16

    Yea, I would be livid if I had purchased a P4C800 before this revision.....especially considering that they were selling for over $250 until a few weeks ago. Now you would be able to get a better version of the same board for less, though, like Evan said there are better boards for substantially...
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    ic7 + p4 2.4ghz + twinx = crash

    How hot is it getting in degree's celcius? Be sure to check the heat sink where it makes contact with the processor, occasionally there will be a piece of plastic or something there, that protects the heat sink while it is in the box, but which needs to be removed when you actually use the...
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    Memory timings and motherboards.......questions

    Sorry if i wasn't clear, the example I gave of the MB setting the timings to 2.5-3-3-6 was hypothetical. He believes that a motherboard can override the SPD settings from the RAM (if the motherboard can't run them properly) and automatically set the RAM timings to a compatible setting. I think...
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    MSI 875 board input wanted.

    Some people have had a real rough time with this board and some people have had an easy go of things. I myself have had pretty much no problems, it has a great feature set and is super fast. There have been reports of some people having trouble with running fast memory timings but that problem...
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    Memory timings and motherboards.......questions

    Thanks shock311! Anyone else have some more input? Apparently I need more proof........
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    Dual channel ram question..

    Good question, If you put the 256 sticks in the correct slots then they should be recongized as dual channel automatically, I dont know for sure but I would be willing to bet the 256mb chips are still in dual channel mode, as long as they were originally. If I'm wrong then just consider it a...
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    Memory timings and motherboards.......questions

    Hi all, A friend and I were having a debate on the subject of RAM timings on certain motherboards and we need some clarifications. It is my contention that when you start a motherboard for the first time it will load up its default settings and the default RAM timings, which it receives from...
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    No problem, there is enough negativity towards this board already that we don't need any more creeping in with unintentional misinformation. Im just engaging in some damage control lol. Mac
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    Here is the quote from Toms: It says the MSI boards DON'T differ from the press samples.......and the dynamic overclocking was on the 865 boards not the 875s, at least I havent seen any proof to indicate the 875s were dynamically overclocked. What exactly then were you refering to? Mac
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    Donfm, I agree wholeheartedly MSI has no one to blame for some of the negativity but themselves, and yes the BIOS is probably the most important single component of a motherboard. That said, the board itself is an excellent foundation to build on. The funny thing is the best BIOS so far (for 800...
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    It seems to me almost all the problems people are having with this board are BIOS related, i.e. RAM timings and voltages, limited overclocking, temperature detection, instability, etc. I was just discussing this with a friend and we figured if MSI puts out a bug free BIOS that overclocks like...
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    I recently flashed to the 1.4 BIOS and had the problem of the BIOS setting the RAM voltage to 2.5 from 2.65. MY Corsair wouldnt run on that setting so I put an old pc2100 256MB chip in and got into the BIOS to change the voltage back to the original 2.65. Other than that the BIOS works pretty...
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    Buying System tonight! Final thoughts?

    The hidden overclocking issue does not apply to the 875 boards only the 865's perhaps you should read the article more carefully. I realize HardOCP is a credible site but if you read the first reviewers conclusion he says: Thats a good indication that the reviewer likes the board but until...
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    Buying System tonight! Final thoughts?

    The MSI 875 NEO is NOT a horrible board!! I have this board and love it. Krk3561 please do not base your entire opinion of a board on one review, especially when you dont have personal experience with it. Yes, there are a few oddities with the BIOS but the board itself is excellent. I have only...
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    *** Official MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R/LSR (875P) Thread ***

    Kaps, The CPU Bus clock should be at 200, intel's front side busses are quad pumped so the 200x4 = 800mhz FSB. Jeriko, I would leave the voltage settings alone when you overclock unless your system is having stability issues. Thats just my opinion, however, when you get up to the 3.2 range etc...
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    875P Two Urgent Quick Questions: SATA RAID and DDR

    I have no idea about the SATA question but as for the memory question....I'm using 2x256 sticks of Corsair twinx 3200llpt memory running at 2-2-2-5 on my MSI 875p Neo without any problems so I assume your settings would be just fine. As for the heat sink, I run a Vantec Aeroflow Heat Sink and...
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    Decisions Decisions on 875P?

    I actually havent downloaded version 1.3 yet so I dont know how it works. Yes, overclocking works perfectly with v 1.0 but I'm not sure about if the RAID works or not since I only have 1- 20GB hard drive lol. In the near future I'll download version 1.3, test the overclocking and report back...