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    SATA1 and SATA 2

    Thank you both for the replies!
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    SATA1 and SATA 2

    I'm presently running a few SATA II 320s and I'm thinking about throwing an older 120g SATA I in for my "backup docs". I running out of space. Will doing this "slow down" my SATA IIs? Does the slowest drive control the speed of all drives like in PATA? I'm using a striker extreme mobo...
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    I killed my Striker Extreme

    The battery remove method worked :) Don't know what the deal is with the clear cmos button on the motherboard, but I don't think they are working... The power and reset switch work great though and I went through some troubleshooting steps... Thanks for the tip! The old tried and true...
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    I killed my Striker Extreme

    This morning before I went to work, I enabled the SLI memory option (Corsair XMS 6400C4) and set it to CPU 0%. Wasn't trying to accomplish much... I rebooted, all was fine. I come home from work, turn on the computer and the internal lights kick on for a second, then nothing. I double...
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    evga 680i Overclocking itself?

    Nevermind, I found the answer on the evga.com FAQ. It was an issue with an older version of nTune.
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    evga 680i Overclocking itself?

    I'm working on a buddies comp, he is running the evga 680i motherboard with a c2d 6600, 2 gig ddr2 800 ram and I'm having a hard time tracking down what is causing this issue. Everything in the bios seems to be setup right and when I boot into XP and open up the nVidia control panel it all...
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    What is the Best Gaming Controller??

    Looks like you do the same thing I do: gamepad in left, mouse in right. Scary thing is, I loved Microsoft's sidewinder usb gamepad, but they discontinued that years ago. I've been using a logitech rumble pad, had two triggers, nice for attacks and secondary attacks, but I found it to get...
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    Striker extreme 0802 bios

    I'm having problems with my mobo, something is fishy with my USB, particularly with my usb mouse. When I boot up, my mouse (copperhead razr) is "dead", and I need to unplug-replug but into a different usb port for it to be recognized. I've also been BSODing on reboot. I was finally able to...
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    *** Official eVGA 680i Thread ***

    I am , and I'm having a few "quirks". Started a couple of days ago. I would start up my comp, and my mouse would be "frozen". Unplugging it and plugging it back in resulted in a BSOD with no entry in the event viewer. Reinstalled the drivers and reapplied them to the mouse, IIRC the mouse...
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    680i Your Killing Me

    I just read about some of the 680I issues today and I'm shocked. I pieced my my Striker Extreme together like two weeks ago, set up my nvraid and memory and its been running solid ever since. I guess I got lucky. I have not attempted to OC anything yet, as I'm still loving the stock...
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    Nvidia 4600 and 1680x1050

    I just picked myself up a 22" wide screen LCD and my wife loves it. I'm too lazy to carry it over to her desk and see if her card will support it. She still is running an AGP system using a 4600ti. I have a 5700 laying around somewhere in case she needs it. All she really does is browse...
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    I cant say im suprised

    I'm not impressed. Now if the DoJ looked into the nations 4 cable companies... or it is 3 now... and asked why prices are close to $200 a month especially including the subpar internet, I would be impressed. How many millions of people paying at least $100 a month and we *still* can't get...
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    Striker Extreme Available

    I hope by cherry picking, you mean selecting the good ones :) I've been pondering why that are so many OEM versions and the Asus supply was nil. I managed to snag one from newegg also on my every 4 hour "is it in stock yet" vigil and to my surprise it was. I really had no intention of...
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    *** Official eVGA 680i Thread ***

    I've been using Asus ever since I can remember with an occasional Gigabyte here and there... The thing that is really catching my eye is the lifetime guarentee. The only issues I have seen, besides the sound issue with sli+ 8800s (fixed) have been overclocking complaints. That does not...
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    *** Official eVGA 680i Thread ***

    Need advice please. I'm stuck between this board and the p5n32-e. Are there any major differences besides board layout? I'm miffed about the eSATA ports and frankly I'm not going to spend an additional $150 for the ports and some stupid lights, so the striker is out. I spent $1 on batteries...
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    G80s and power supplies

    I have an OCZ extreme 600w PS, and its listed as having 4 12v rails at 18amps each. I was reading the the 8800GTX requires the 12v to have 30amps. Now is that 30 amps in one rail or 30amps total? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I don't know much about powersupplies. Am I buying a...
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    Very low F.E.A.R fps on Intel E6400+ Nvidia 7900GT?!?!

    I just got my RMA'ed card back :) Now to ship off its partner.... Anyhoo, running at 1024x768 (w/MSI 7900gt) with everything maxed (except soft shadows), I got outstanding performance. Min was low 40s, max was 200 (0% under 40 fps). To be honest, my first ( and second) card didn't perform...
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    Very low F.E.A.R fps on Intel E6400+ Nvidia 7900GT?!?!

    I have a simular situation, slight hijack but somewhat on topic. I have an MSI 7900gt and the intro movie, and first interlude(?) crash my system something severe. I get Infinite Loop errors, or system reboots, or if I can leave the game, my desktop is all locked up with the FEAR exit screen...
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    stock 6600 3dmark score

    Yes why? It is kind of a pain to install, because I have an older version of XP Pro, and I have to work my way to SP2 then install the drivers.
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    stock 6600 3dmark score

    I think I found the problem, one of my files: DLLML.exe was stuck ( I have two of them?) at 50% When I killed that process my CPU use went down to zero. I reran the test and got this: CPU Score: 2115 CPU1 Red Valley: 0.673fps CPU2 Red Valley: 1.063fps So I guess with some better...
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    stock 6600 3dmark score

    Thanks for running that. I'm assuming there is something wrong with my CPU then? Are there any other tests I can try to see if it actually is my chip or a motherboard problem? I'm just stumped as to what my problem is. I'm on my second 7900 GT (RMA'ed the first) because FEAR would crash...
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    stock 6600 3dmark score

    Sorry for my ignorance, but I'm wondering about my score it seems really low. I ran the basic verion of 3dmark06 and for my cpu test I got: Score: 1474 CPU1 Red Valley: 0.474 fps CPU2 Ref Valley: 0.734 fps I'm running a stock 6600 on a Asus p5b Motherboard with 2gigs of ddr2 800 ram...
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    Replacement for P5B vanilla (need advice)

    To be honest, the p5b-e was exactly what I wanted and probably what I'll get for my second computer. The sound I'm not interested in, the raid I want. I made an incredible stupid and uninformed decision when I picked up the P5b for the raid. Mostly because I was in a hurry.... I've been...
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    Replacement for P5B vanilla (need advice)

    Unfortunatly, the premium (Asus) will still have the C19 chip. LINK But, it should make the SLI SE Delux dirt cheap. I have a feeling that if you're going to want the C55, best bet is wait for DFI to kick it out. Rumor has it to be on the market around November time frame.
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    Replacement for P5B vanilla (need advice)

    I'm in the same boat. I picked up a p5b because I needed a cheap motherboard and quick, but it's failing as a gaming motherboard. I'm also pondering the P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe, but I am waiting until the Premium version, which I hope will be soon) to come out and the price of the delux to drop...
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    MSI 7900GT video problems

    I remembered that MSI ships the drivers with the OC utility, so I installed them and underclocked. FEAR ran perfectly on maxium settings at 1024x768. The card still had a hard time leaving "3d" mode and my desktop was flashing in and out. I guess that can't void my warrenty if they ship an...
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    MSI 7900GT video problems

    Thank you for the advice. What you are saying makes perfect sense since MSI did OC my card. One quick question, will underclocking void my warranty?
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    MSI 7900GT video problems

    I'm having a problem, specifically with the game FEAR. I had issues right after I installed the VIVO drivers for my card. Since then I have had tp reformat and reinstalled XP. The problem is, the game locks up, I get bad tearing from lights and shadows, rainbow squares all over the place...
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    P5B does not support RAID!

    Yeah, I was really upset about his. I got mine from Newegg, and it lists SATA raid (0,1) and then lists "additional raid" as the JMB363. Link:Newegg.com From the way that sounds, it should be two sata raid options... I even downloaded the manual before I made the purchase it it says nothing...
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    7600GT - Good Value Card?

    I'm in that category. Don't laugh, I'm still running a Nvidia 5700. I just ordered myself a 6600, Asus mobo/Ram, and now looking at cards. I'm pondering the same thing the OP is, because I know in 3 or so months I'll be dumping $500 on a DX10 card. I want something to get me by for a few...