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  1. J

    So, anybody seen a QX6800 in the wild yet?

    It's been made available for preorder on Overclockers UK today, supposedly they will be arriving in stock on Monday.
  2. J

    Vista, Overclocking, and 4GB of RAM

    I have Vista Busines edition downloaded (legally, through MSDNAA) and ready to install. Just got to wait for my new hard drive, as i'm going to keep my XP installation and dual boot for now. I don't really care what the critics are saying, I'll try it out for myself thanks.
  3. J

    C2D E6600 + P5W-DH overclocking

    Firstly, I'd suggest using Core Temp to give a more accurate temperature reading, Asus PC Probe makes things seem much cooler than they actually are. I use the same motherboard and processor as you - pc probe says idle temps are low-mid 20s, Core temp says mid 30s.
  4. J

    windows vista and a SATA hard drive..not discoverable

    Are all SATA drives set to IDE mode (in bios)? Or, in SATA mode - any SATA drivers that you need to load in Vista? I suppose you might want to check the cables again too, unplug then put back in, worth a try. That's all I can think of right now.
  5. J

    HDTV HTPC newb needs help building an HTPC

    The Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT is one card with two tuners on it so you can play/record at the same time. It's a PCI-E card by the way, if that makes any difference to you.
  6. J

    How many fans?

    3x120mm case fans 1x80mm case fan 1x120mm PSU fan 1x120mm CPU fan (tuniq tower) 1xGraphics card exhaust fan Total of 7 fans, the computer is very quiet doing everything but gaming where the fan on the X1950XTX can get quite loud.
  7. J

    Can't decide between 2 PSU's

    I'm using a Corsair 620HX to power my main system (see link in sig). Have had no problems and is very stable with my (relatively moderate) overclock, I'd definitely recommend it.
  8. J

    First DX10 Crysis Benchmarks Appear

    No Crysis for me any time soon then :( Surely there will be some improvements though - it's not often you get a game that the best graphics card out can't run well.
  9. J

    Why Vista?

    I won't be buying it at all. I'll wait until it's available on MSDNAA so that I can get it for free legally. I'll be getting partly for directx 10, partly because I can't help but want to play around with a new toy ;)
  10. J

    Stuck Pixel "Fix"

    I fixed a stuck pixel on my acer 1716 by applying pressure around the area using a lint free cloth around my finger, that way there was virtually no chance of damage. Use firm but not too heavy pressure.
  11. J

    Do you use a high screen resolution? 1600x1200??

    I run a resolution of 1680x1050, without any changes to font sizes and the like. I can see everything just fine and much prefer things at larger resolutions - must be the young eyes ;)
  12. J

    I need a high end laptop

    I think you'll have to settle for one internal hard drive and one external hard drive.
  13. J

    Tuniq Tower 120

    Yes you can replace the fan, and yes you can have it facing toward the rear (exhaust) of the pc.
  14. J

    [Poll]Which way do you thing is more effective

    I tend to use way 4 at the moment. The air around the top of my case is cool enough to benefit temperatures moreso by drawing air in than exhausting it out. This is in a NZXT Lexa, which also has a 120mm sidefan blowing in - though I'm unsure about the effectiveness of this.
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    E6600 and P5WDH overclock

    Yes I have been trying incremental steps, noubourne, that was just an example. I *think* the problem may lie with the ram not liking increased speeds, though it won't work at (again, 355*9 example) 710 using 1:1 ratio. I'll be looking into it further when I get back home, for now I was just...
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    E6600 and P5WDH overclock

    Yeah, I already have set most of those options but I'll have a look through and see if there's anything else there I can change. I'll try the 401fsb setting too - settings over 333 seemed to be causing what I think is memory problems but 401 might solve the timing issues if my processor is able...
  17. J

    E6600 and P5WDH overclock

    Okay, I'd like some help/comments on my overclock, I don't seem to be able to get it as high as I'd like. C2D E6600 with Tuniq Tower Asus P5WDH Deluxe GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 Ram: 5-5-5-15 @ 2.1v vMCH: 1.55v vFSB: 1.40v vCore: 1.400v (probably doesn't need to be this high, i'll...
  18. J

    Worthwile video upgrade?

    The X800pro will give a good performance gain, and you can do the mod to open up those locked pipelines to make it even faster (it basically makes it into an X800XT PE, I did it when I was using an X800pro).
  19. J

    My display has gone horribly corrupted

    I used to have very similar problems with my old X800 ocasionally, usually a restart would solve it at least for a while, but i'm pretty sure you will have to RMA the card.
  20. J

    Hard Drive Temps - what are yours reading?

    Usually just a few degrees more than case temp, 24-27ish.
  21. J

    Quiet Cases

    My old P180 is very quiet, especially with the fans on low. Can't even hear the hard drives because of all the sound dampening too :)
  22. J

    Do I upgrade my sound card?

    The audigy 2 will be fine, I just built a C2D system and used my audigy 2 from my old PC.
  23. J

    Scythe Ninja Installation

    Heh not really, it spreads itself out when you squish it between the CPU and the cooler ;)
  24. J

    Ugliest Case Ever thread.

    It'd be good if they did - I'd definitely go for an aluminium p180.
  25. J

    E6300 overclocking problems

    If you want to overclock that much, what you *really* need is a CPU cooler better than the stock one and a couple of 120mm fans to create some air flow.
  26. J

    8800 GTX or Playstation 3

    well I'm not really into console gaming so I wouldn't get a PS3, but I'd go for an 8800GTS rather than GTX.
  27. J

    RECOMMEND: Quiet Power Supply

    I'd recommend a Corsair HX, either the 520w or 620w whichever your system needs. I'm currently using the 620w version, it's very quiet and (so far) very reliable.
  28. J

    AMD or Intel die hard fanboy

    Neither, I buy what has the best performance/price at the time.
  29. J

    Neverwinter Nights 2 help

    The very first area, before you go outside for the first time, ran extremely slowly on my X1950XTX so I was wondering why, but after I left the house the rest of the game has been fine. NWN2 is a strange one indeed.
  30. J

    Dual displays

    I use dual monitors, NEC MultiSync LCD20WGX2 and ACER 1716. I set both monitors to their native resolutions (1680x1050 and 1280x1024) and they are fine alongside each other, I don't notice any "mismatching", though there is a bigger difference between the vertical resolutions on your monitors so...
  31. J

    TV tuners

    I have the Hauppauge PVR-150 too, it's a decent enough TV card, but I don't like their software much.
  32. J

    [Poll]Amd vs Intel Rigs

    Intel definitely.
  33. J

    Best gaming case Ever!!

    I like my NZXT Lexa - it's got decent air cooling, is fairly quiet, looks good (well, to me anyway, I know some people don't like it), was easy to install everything into and it's very light so easy to transport especially with the carrying strap.
  34. J

    How many Flashed their x1800XT to PE?

    I did it with my old X800 and it ran fine, the only thing is some cards may be regular edition rather than PE for a good reason - ie the chip wasn't quite up to spec to run correctly at the higher speed.
  35. J

    Who's waiting for R600?

    Well I'm now using an X1950XTX so I'll probably wait for the equivalent card in the R600 generation to be released before considering upgrading.
  36. J

    What is the native resolution of your monitor

    Currently 1280x1024. Tomorrow when I go home and build my new PC, it'll be 1680x1050 :)
  37. J

    In Laws Laptop

    I can't see a problem if they are only going to be using web browsing and word processing and are unlikely to try and install additional software on it. Just make sure you install some codecs so that it'll work if they try and play a DVD or something on it.
  38. J

    OCZ Powersupply question

    Should be fine, I used that same PSU in the system I build for my brother - Link in sig but it's relatively similar to your setup.