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    Which motherboard for my i7?

    Here are comparison tables of all ASUS x58 boards currently listed at their website, in .jpgs: P6T, P6T Deluxe, P6T Deluxe/OC Palm, P6T Deluxe V2, P6T SE P6T WS Professional, P6T6 WS Professional, P6T7 WS Supercomputer, P6TD Deluxe Rampage II Extreme, Rampage II GENE
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    Which motherboard for my i7?

    Quick question: DDR3 1600Mhz 6GB 3x2GB from OCZ (OCZ3G1600LV6GK; that's "gold" plated series) or Kingston (KHX12800D3LLK3/6GX; HyperX ) and why?? Price is the same, specifications are the same. Lifetime warranty on both. It's one of the top 5 user-rated boards at NewEgg and it's also one of...
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    Buy now or wait until b.t.School ???

    Wow, you and I are almost on the same page. I'm also on a P4 3.4 XE system with a Sapphire X1950 Pro, and I've just bought a i7 920 D0 as well. However, I haven't had any upscaling problems. Strange. I've also listed a number of what I perceive to be good mobos and asked for guidance here...
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    Which motherboard for my i7?

    Silly reply page, and there's no delete button...
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    Which motherboard for my i7?

    I came here intending to make an almost identical thread, and since you have made this one, I'll just tag along: I'm building a new system. I've already bought a i7 920 of D0 stepping. Main use of the system will be gaming, video playback and digital imaging &3D modelling/animation software...
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    Getting RAM: Kingston HyperX vs. ValueRAM?

    Well then I wasn't wrong thinking that running an Intel CPU on an Intel board has gotta be more stable than anything else when I was first getting this mainboard years ago. I don't believe it will run at CL2 if specification updates and revision are anything to rely on. "Officially", CL2.5 and...
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    Getting RAM: Kingston HyperX vs. ValueRAM?

    Ironically, my mainboard is Intel D865GLC and yes, it's JEDEC. However, I looked at the manual and specification updates of my mainboard again, and it says JEDEC revision 1.0, so I found the DDR400 JEDEC 1.0 revision documentation on Intel's website. Take a look yourself if you want...
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    Getting RAM: Kingston HyperX vs. ValueRAM?

    shameless bump
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    What's most needed for a Photoshop Box?

    I found some articles on Windows support on how to enable 4 gb memory support if the system doesn't seem to recognize it, and also an article for memory that is recognized 256 mb less than complete 4 gb. Btw, this is irrelevant but I just saw that there is a 256 mb physical memory limit on XP...
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    What's most needed for a Photoshop Box?

    As far as I know, XP (both 32 64 bit) supports up to 4 GB of memory, out of the box, so you should do ok with XP. edit: Memory Limits for Windows Releases From http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx
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    Getting RAM: Kingston HyperX vs. ValueRAM?

    I am thinking about overclocking but I haven't made up my mind for sure. Stability and low temperatures are important for me. So, what I'm most interested in with HyperX is the heat spreaders, and that should be all the better if finally decide to overclock. Apart from that, I'm concerned about...
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    Getting RAM: Kingston HyperX vs. ValueRAM?

    I've been looking at Kingston* 184pin DDR400 deals to up my memory and, Value Ram and HyperX prices are quite close to each other in my area, so I concluded that I could just as well opt for HyperX. However, I'm not sure if I can use HyperX sticks and if I will benefit from HyperX over ValueRAM...
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    P4 3.2 Prescott HT vs. 3.4 Northwood

    Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, my mobo supports EE. I'll see what to do.
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    P4 3.2 Prescott HT vs. 3.4 Northwood

    Well, PCI-E version's bundle includes software and two games other than the driver cd, while AGP bundle comes with only the driver cd, apparently to subsitute for the price difference and you also get to be able to use crossfire with the PCI-E, so I think it's quite normal. As for the heating...
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    P4 3.2 Prescott HT vs. 3.4 Northwood

    Building a modern equivalent of my current system would cost me way too much (as of now, 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2 IDE U-ATA HDDs, X1950 Pro 512 mb AGP - the AGP version of this card is cheaper than its PCI Express version and the PCI-Exp. version lacks the additional 256 mb memory -, PCI audio and tv...
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    Dust in PSU...best way to clean it?

    What about using filters used in vacuum cleaners or home ventilations? You can cut the filter sheet to fit onto the PSU surface, or you can even use women's stockings for the same purpose, to prevent the dust intake, and replace the filter every few months. You might need to use some kind of...
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    P4 3.2 Prescott HT vs. 3.4 Northwood

    I'm currently using a P4 2.4 Northwood (512 kb 800 FSB HT), and I recently vicitimised myself by getting a brand new (sealed in boxed) 3.2 equivalent Prescott (1 mb, 800 FSB, HT) to replace that. Man, does it run hot! The high temperatures pulls down the performance of the whole system. If only...
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    Delete this thread please

    Ops, I'm sorry about the double threads. Please delete this thread.
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    RAM Voltage compatibility in Motherboards

    "This board is 2.6V DIMM tolerant according to the Intel Specification Update." Where did you see that, I looked for it but couldn't find?
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    RAM Voltage compatibility in Motherboards

    Yes, those 1.5 and 1.6V references should really be 2.5 and 2.6; I was probably tired while writing the OP so I didn't notice my own fault. Thanks for the reminder on BIOS voltage settings TheBeagle, I usually completely forget about BIOS settings. Yes, the board supports up to DDR400 and I'm...
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    RAM Voltage compatibility in Motherboards

    Interesting that noone has been able (or willing) to share thoughts about this.
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    RAM Voltage compatibility in Motherboards

    I'm using an Intel d865GLC (478 pin P4, AGP; yes, that old). When I first bought RAM for this motherboard, I specifically looked to see it was 2.5V due to the exclamation in the manual: "2.5V only", and bought a DDR333 Kingston. A few months ago, I grabbed another stick of RAM (same brand, same...
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    LAN emulation through TCP/IP on XP/98

    Thanks but I'm not sure if you understood. The games in question support multiplayer only through LAN. No Host/Client type direct IP connection. I want to know if there's a way to make that work over the net. I have both an old native W98 host, and a W98 installed in a virtual machine in VMWare...
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    LAN emulation through TCP/IP on XP/98

    I'm trying to get various old games with LAN but no TCP/IP support for multiplayer work with a regular internet connection. Some of these games works on XP, some only on W98-. So, do you know of such sofware, or help me with specific ways to set up such a connection?