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    temp too high?

    Hi, I have dfi ultra-d nf4....the comp in my sig...I'd idling at 53 C for the motherboard temp...is this too hot? I can lower the temp by adjusting fan settigns in bios but the mobo fan on the dfi is so annoyingly loud at full blast..
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    various questions about Vista

    Hi, I've been out of the computer scene for quite a while and i just have various questions about vista. My comp in my sig, i know it meets the requirements, but will vista be slow on my computer? Also, the x1800xt is 512mb but it is dx9, should i make the upgrade to a dx10 card like an...
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    need a cheap solid notebook *help plz*

    Hi, im a freshman college student and im finding it more and more a need to have a labtop....i don't needa game on it, i just need it to surf web, word process, and maybe some cpu itnesive progs like adobe....im on a budet of about 400-700
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    oem x1800xt @ $239

    looks like a pretty nice deal here as they're trying to get rid of all the 1800's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102007
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    hot cpu after standby

    Hi i like after waking my computer (in my sig) from standby the fans are on full blast. i check speedfan and it says my @ 56 when they usually are at 26. CPU-Z reports an undervoltage of 1.2 on the core and it reports default cpu speed of 2.2. everything is fine when i reboot but I really like...
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    x1800xt overclocking

    is there a way to set overclocks/voltages profiles for 2d and 3d modes? I would like to run low votlages and low clocks on and higher voltages and clocks for 3d.
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    x1800xt fan speed

    Hi I jsut got my x1800xt and did a little overclocking on it. I got it to 675core/800mem but it runs a little hot under load (75-80 degrees). Is there a way I can permanently st the fan speed, it works under overclocker.exe but i have to set the fan speed everytime i turn on the comp.
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    550watts enoough for 1800xt?

    i jsut purchased an x1800xt, is the power supply to handle my rig under full load? it has like 38amps split on the 12v
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    7900gt or x1800xt

    HI, I know there are numerous threads about these two cards but none them seem to answer my specific situation. First off i game on a 17 inch crt @ 12x10 and don't care for AA/AF because i can't tell the difference. I don't play oblivion but i play alot of FPS and plan on playing quake...
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    boot error

    HI my system was running for a over a week now stable and evertynig. ITs a 2.2 3700 oc'ed to 2.7 on stock voltage p95 stable for 15 hours no errors. All of a sudden this morning it would not boot because it could nto detect the sata hard drive. It goes and says like hard disk error "please...
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    need some oc'ing advice

    Hi, I currently have my 3700 @ 2.7 ghz from 2.2 (245 x 11, 1:1) on stock voltage paired with 2x1gb g.skill ddr500 bhz's. PIC: http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oc4kk.jpg It primed 14 hours w/ no errors. IS this a good oc for stock voltage? Which is moree beneficial, running 2.7 @ 1:1...
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    SATA question

    I recently bought a retail WD RAPTOR, and it came with this plug that took the place of a pwoer supply connector and mobo connector, it looked something like this with a plug connecting to the mobo http://www.allproducts.com/ee/fuyao/Product-20056710637.jpg. If i use this plug, would i have...
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    quick psu question

    okay i have this antec 550 TPII EPS12v i received as a present and i was playing around with it so i just plugged it into the wall without a mobo and tried to to turn it on. Nothing happened, is it doa or does it need a mobo connection to power on?
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    dfi ultra-d question

    do i need SATA drivers when installing a sata drive with no raid into nvidia SATA controller for the dfi utlra-d?
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    good oc'ing mobo besides dfi

    can anyone suggest to me a good oc'ing socket 939 mobo besides a DFI that could push 250-260 htt? AFter hearing so many people have problems with dfi lanparties, it turned me off from them?
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    tankguys.com

    im thinking about buying a opteron 146/dfi ultra-d combo because of the steppign feature they include, how reputable are these guys? Anybody have any bad experiences with them? Hwos the RMA service?
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    noob ram question

    i plan on buy some ddr500 ram with my new system, when i first laod the system will the ram be rated @ 250mhz or will i have to raise the fsb/htt to 250 with a 1:1 divider to reach that speed?
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    opteron 146 vs amd 3700

    both can be had for the same price, which one should i get? i am overclocking, and i hear the 146 is a better overclocker but shouldn't the 3700 be a better oc'er due to its 11x multiplier, which would allow for a lower htt causing less strain on the cpu & mobo? is 2.7 ghz realistic with either...
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    lanparty ultra-d question

    will a 1800xt and an xp-90 fit on this mobo without any interference?
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    x1800xt, 256 vs 512mb

    currently newegg has 256mb version of the 1800xt gonig for 290, how big of a performance difference is it compared to the 512?
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    7900gt or 1800xt?

    sohuld i get the 7900gt or the 1800xt? both can be had for the same price right now, does the 512 mb really make a difference? i'll be running it on an oc'ed 3700 and 2gb of ram games i will be playing on: oblivian, quake 4 , cod2, bf2, wow, nfs:most wanted
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    xbox 360 price drop when?

    about how long do you think the xbox 360 will drop to 299 and 199, for the premium and core packages respectively
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    are eisenhower dollar coins still usable?

    hi i have a bunch of eisenhower dollars, porbably forty or so, are they still usable and if i brouhht them to lets say wells fargo could i exahnge it for cash? link to pic of coin : http://collecting-us-coins.com/pictures/eisenhower-dollar-obverse.jpg
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    what car do you currently drive?

    1993 white corolla
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    quick 64 retail question

    do amd 64 retail packages coem with their own thermal grease?
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    7800gtw/free sli

    even cheaper from monarch comptuer for 429$ http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=1904621
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    evga sli memeory compatibility

    hi, im about to purchase the 7800gt+evga sli mobo promotion, and i need to know a 1gb pc3200 set that will for sure post and boot up with this mobo because i do not want to go throguh all the exchange/return troubles. THanks you
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    x800xl or 7800gt

    that evga promotion is looknig pretty good, im torn between getting an x800xl+DFI ULTRA-D for 400$ shipped or the 7800gt+evga SLI for 460$ shipped. My system specs are a 3500 venice and1gb pc3200 on a 17inch lcd. Is the 7800gt overkill for my system? The games I play are doom3, farcry...
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    ocz modstream or antec smartpower

    which oen should i get, bith are 450 watt models and both have plenty of amerage on the 12v, but the antec one i can get for about 10~ less. I heard that the antec one has moduler cables?? what is that ?
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    3500 venice 939 for 234.90!

    http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=120272
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    good & free pop up blocker?

    hi i made the mistake of downloading bearshare which infested my comp with tons of spyware. I already ran spybot and ad-aware but i still get alota pop ups...i need a free pop up blocker that takes up little cpu thx^^
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    safe and quick ocing ... tell me if im right

    tell me if im doing anything wrong here before i actually do the overclock (3000+ on DFI ULTRA-D) 1. set mem divider to 5/6 to prevent mem failure 2. set htt multplier to 4x or 3x 3. raise htt/fsb to 240 4. run prime tests (which should run stable since 240 can be easily hit) and if...
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    noob question...where on this picutre is the cpu voltage?

    theres many things that look like cpu voltage but iono which one http://img.neoseeker.com/v_image.php?articleid=1770&image=5
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    ocz performance vs ocz valuevx

    im wondering which of these two value rams would be better for low latencey (2-2-2-5?) and slightly overclocked (210-220 mhz), the performance series http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227031 or the VALUEVX series...
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    value ram or ocing ram

    should i go with value ram and run a diver or go with ocing ram.....whats are the performace issues with divider vs 1:1
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    difference between zalman alcu and cu?

    whats the difference between the two, and which one should i get considering the alcu is about 10 dollars cheaper
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    ocing with 4x512 ram

    is ocing with 4x512 any harder or different than the the usual 2x512 ocing?
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    zalman 7000 or xp-90?

    which one would provide better coolnig for a oc'ed 3000+ and also ZALMAN's USA headquarters are a mile from my house, do you think they would sell products up front to me?
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    ocing question

    im a noob to ocing but tell me if i'm right here....if i bumped by fsb to 250 and had my ram oced to lets say 235mhz, I would have to run like a 9/10 divider to get my system stable?