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    Upgrade decision AM2 CPU board or C2D build ?

    Obviously, it depends on your cash flow, I have built 4 amd systems, Since core duo 2 release I have built 3 intel systems, and wont be looking back at amd anytime soon. Core duo 2 or quad is the way to go if you have the $$$$
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    upgraded to 6600 system wont boot now.

    Okay guys, it was the ram. Props go to cure the Sky and Skott and O1die. I am up and going with some trashy vlaue ram from best buy, when I put the gskills back in no boot. What could have caused this??? All I did was change the processor. I know I grounded out first, and I know i didnt touch...
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    upgraded to 6600 system wont boot now.

    I got beeps with just the cpu connected, but once I plug in the ram, nothing no beeps. Does this point to my motherboard or my ram? is there a way to figure it out without hitting best buy?
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    upgraded to 6600 system wont boot now.

    Also want to make sure that if I replace the motherboard I am not going to smoke it too with this cpu? Thoughts?
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    upgraded to 6600 system wont boot now.

    Thanks for the reply, I tried the one stick attempt already, actually in all 4 slots, I didnt take it out of the case though since it has been running fine for 3 months now. Man this is depressing. I guess I will give this all a try later this week
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    upgraded to 6600 system wont boot now.

    Well Guys, About two weeks ago I asked you if an e6600 already running 3.6 in another pc would do the same in a different pc with a 6400 in it doing 3.2. Well I got the 6600 tonight and put it in and guess what, my pc wouldn't boot. Needless to say I was perplexed, I checked all...
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    I think I would buy the 6400 and spend the additional $ on a space heater LOL.
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    Yeah I guess I had my feeling hurt ;) I just want to run with the big dogs, but I am still a little pup. I actually know that my info was limited so I was asking for a broad opinion, I guess more in theory. Lets say Duvies 3.5 e6600 is dropped into my system, which has already proven that...
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    Now hold up one moment. I have screwed nothing up, I gave the specifics that I have. I dont have the 6600 in my posession, so I cant give the specs. I am kinda shocked at the direction this thread has turned, I am not "LAME" . I gave the info that I had. My post was done in haste, I will admit...
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    Well this is what sold me "3.6 on my old ninja, approximately 37c/49c with room temps at 29c"
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    Good Morning Guys, I thought I had been clear with my question, but I guess not. I have purchased a E6600 form a fellow ATer, he states that he has had his chip stable at 3.6 orthos, on a ds3 set up. I have agreed to purchase the 6600 form him with a partial trade for my 6400. Being that my...
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    Hey Mark, Could you tell me why you feel this way? My thinking is if a chip has already proven itself on another system and I have my 6400 going at 400 fsb. I would be able to slap the 6600 in , make a few adjustments and off I go. Can you give me a short explanation of why this is wrong...
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    E6600 Guaranteed to hit 3.6 on an already proven 3.2 6400 system?

    Hey guys, As stated above, do you feel that and already tested and true, 3.2 system with an e6400 will pretty much give you a guaranteed 3.6 with a E6600 that has already proven itself on another set up?
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    NTLDR is missing error message with e6300 overclock

    First try to back off of your oc, load fail safe and see if that does the trick I used to get that error when I was ocing my opty alot. after I reloaded the fail safe all was good again. Not 100% but a fairly quick and probable solution
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    First Build - Comments (Ordering Today)

    Well there are several schools of thought on your mixing a p965 with a 6600, Mostly from what I gather your best bet is to go with a 975 board. 965 is best for 6400/6300. Secondly, I would look for a better cooler, tuniq, 120, or even a zalman 9500. These things are very strange when it comes to...
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    Opteron 175 vs. A64 X2 4400+

    You are definately missing something if you do any kind of multitasking, the Opty or any dual core will blow your 3000 away at 3 ghz much less 2.4. In all realyity you should have now problem getting an opteron to atleast 2.6+. I have an opteron 148 (single core) running at 2.75. My old opteron...
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    new build coming up, need help choosing cpu

    You will be well over your budget with any two of those three components. With a thousand dollar budget. If you are going to use any of your other parts i.e. ram, case, and so forth then maybe you can get in the area of 1500 or so but just the vid card is 600-700. processor 300+ and the board is...
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    AMD 939 owners who want to upgrade to X2

    You should look at the opteron 175 then. Opterons are famous for the overclockability.
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    AMD 939 owners who want to upgrade to X2

    I am about to drop an opteron 165 in my htpc. Not that I really really need it but for 150 bucks... I really cant see x2's getting much cheaper, the 3800 x2 is up to $213 right now on price watch. Ofcourse I could be wrong but I am leaning toward snatching one ;up with in the next week or so
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    ASUS P5B-E + E6600 - running at 1500mhz in CPU-Z?

    @BoboKatt I really can't give you an definative answer, it seems you pretty much answered it to my ability. All of the guides are pretty much for getting the best OC possible, so to eliminate a instability possibility, remove the fluctuation of voltage from the equation. @allymomaco Temps...
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    ASUS P5B-E + E6600 - running at 1500mhz in CPU-Z?

    jumper free :speed spectrum cpu config:c1e the more I think about it I believe that the c1e is the real issue. I am a newb to intel so I am just doing alot of reading. just hit delete on your next boot and go the the specified screens. I wouldnt worry about the voltage until you commit to...
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    ASUS P5B-E + E6600 - running at 1500mhz in CPU-Z?

    OC P5BE The link above will give you a quick guide to ocing, the two main things you need to do are turn off c1e support and speed spectrum, but mainly c1e support.
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    Need help installing socket 775 C2DUO

    what do you mean pressure??? there is some pressure but nothing outrageous, just make sure that the three notches on the processor are in ther place and you shnould be fine, but by all means use your own judgement
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    Intel Core 2 Quadro Kentsfield

    Ill give you a 1/8 for your 6400 Lol
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    Coolermaster (Mystique) is 4c cooler with door off???

    Zepper, Thank you for your assistance in this matter. I am still having the same issue. I put a thermaltake That I had lying around. It is a .6 amp fan. To tell you the truth I know almost nothing about case fans. Never really had a problem with cooling like I am with this core 2 cpu. I just...
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    CORE 2 DUO RMA BECAUSE OF HEAT ISSUES?

    As far as cooling goes, I dont feel I should have to spend $200 dollars on a water set up on a stock settings. I already have a Zalman 9500, which kept an opty 165 @2.6 idle at 37c. Nah, this is Intels bad not mine, I guess you live and learn. Ofcourse I am already looking at upgrading my htpc...
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    CORE 2 DUO RMA BECAUSE OF HEAT ISSUES?

    Well it looks like I am off to the Autozone tonight, late night lapping I guess. Its really sad that I have to take to these measures with my first round back with intel... I guess mass production has always had its faults, ofcourse I would be complaining if this was still a vapor release...
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    CORE 2 DUO RMA BECAUSE OF HEAT ISSUES?

    I have a Coolermaster Mystique, 120mm front intake .06 amps, 120mm side intake (thermaltake) .3 amp, and a 120 exhast (thermaltake.3 amp) THe cpu is topped with a Zalman 9500 led My ambient is around 24-26c ( add on room with poor hvac set up). I have seated, reseated, rereseated, and so...
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    CORE 2 DUO RMA BECAUSE OF HEAT ISSUES?

    Classy, I have built many machines, I have installed this particular heatsink(zalman9500) on three machines just within the last year. I have installed this particular zalman about 7 times on 2 different p5b boards., on this machine alone. No offense taken, but give the 100 plus posts i have...
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    CORE 2 DUO RMA BECAUSE OF HEAT ISSUES?

    Just a thought, From a few post around here and other forums it seems that the heat spreader on the core 2 duo may be the issue with the temps, Even when I am playing fair with no oc'ing, I am idle at 41 or so, well into the lower 60's when I prime. Now when you actually start playing, the temps...
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    asus p5b deluxe 0609 bios

    @MARKYMOO, What were you getting to with 507, and what minor adjustments did you make? Ofcourse If you dont mind. I am sitting on 3.2 right now due to questionable heat( i know I know so is just about everybody) and would like to get what I can out of it without making any major volt changes...
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    Coolermaster (Mystique) is 4c cooler with door off???

    Its the one that came with the case, and I am not at work rightl now so I cant give you that info, what speed fan do you think I would be best served with?? Ps thanks for the quick reply
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    Coolermaster (Mystique) is 4c cooler with door off???

    As most know, alot of us are dealing with issues with the core duo2 and the asus P5B temps. Most of us believe that the issue is temperature sensors but no one really knows. Well is my search for cooling solutions, I had my system running, popped the door off and low and behold my temps dropped...
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    AutoGK with E6600

    appreciate the tips, agk has to be the cleanest divx-xvid converter out there, just glad its automated now... hopefully we will get some other input on other set ups.
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    AutoGK with E6600

    So, would it be the settings that slowed me, in reference to your time?
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    AutoGK with E6600

    [8/30/2006 9:46:54 AM] AutoGK 2.27 [8/30/2006 9:46:54 AM] OS: WinXP (5.1.2600).2 [8/30/2006 9:46:54 AM] Job started. [8/30/2006 9:46:54 AM] Input file: E:\MEDIA OVERFLOW\THE HILLS HAVE EYES\VTS_03_0.IFO [8/30/2006 9:46:54 AM] Output file: E:\MEDIA OVERFLOW\THE HILLS HAVE EYES\THE HILLS HAVE...
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    AutoGK with E6600

    Working on The Hills Have Eyes, hope to beback in 40 minutes or so;-)
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    e6400 running exceptionally hot

    @MARKYMOO Well to tell you the truth I am from the amd school of thought so... I am really just learning my board/ddr2/cpu. The amd frame of mind is that CPU is king, not really sure on the intel side of things. Right now I am at 4,4,4,8 -800 with 1:1. I am pretty sure I can get tighter just...