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On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Big problem. Black screen
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Here's something to try (and you should probably do it anyway because it's a good habit to have) - back up everything on your comp you want [...]
    zachst 2 67 Kraynor
07-04-2008 at 02:10 AM
On [CPUs] Reccomended CUP/mobo combo for World of Warcraft
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Personal experience has told me that an nvidia 8600 GTS can't run WoW at full settings in 1920x1200 (even without AA and AF). Not sure why a [...]
    essex23 26 450 wisecracke​r
07-08-2008 at 04:24 AM
On [Sound Cards] ASUS P5N-D onboard sound
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Remove your current driver and download the one for your motherboard from the Asus website. That'll ensure you have the most up to date one [...]
    caraeloco 4 135 caraeloco
06-26-2008 at 01:21 AM
On [Sound Cards] HTPC - 5.1 audio issue
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I'm with Blackwidow_rsa... again, I'm agreeing with you in a lot of threads atm :p Anyway, it's odd for 5.1 options not to show up in win [...]
    willempire 15 248 rojito
07-08-2008 at 07:54 PM
On [OT] Diablo 3 is on its way (ie from Blizzard)
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It's not confirmed, it's all speculation. And as far as the 9800gx2 goes, give it some time for drivers to mature a bit. It might surprise y [...]
    Maverick7 47 656 aevm
06-30-2008 at 04:53 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] is 460w enough?
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Impossible to tell how long it'll last to be honest. I agree with Blackwidow_rsa about dropping the OC, and also you never said how much ram [...]
    bhuvanesh1​23 5 139 snarfies1
06-26-2008 at 09:21 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 performance
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I never said the tri was a good CPU, just that it's a good idea :p FSX and Universe at War are the only quads I know of, though it is nic [...]
    aza13 20 405 Slobogob
06-26-2008 at 09:53 AM
On [CPUs] What is the weak link in this system?
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If you really want to save up for a nice hard drive, go solid state and slap vista on it. Maybe even throw in another 4GB of RAM. It's cheap [...]
    spazznd 22 270 iluvgillgi​ll
06-27-2008 at 12:28 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] psu at the bottom of a case?
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Just one final note - many cases that are designed for a PSU at the bottom have a grill under it. This goes with a trend in PSUs to have a 1 [...]
    Emil3D 9 268 halcyon
06-24-2008 at 07:57 PM
On [Other Components] Which DDR2 PC8500 Memory I should take?
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Since you're in europe I'll link from the site I buy from... PC2-8500: - €61, 2x1gb, CL5 PC2-6400: I'll go with something in the same [...]
    tirzono 14 281 halcyon
06-23-2008 at 02:41 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] SSD installation
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You can get 3.5" cradles for 2.5" drives, ones with built in cooling too if you want. SSDs are still very expensive, but if that's [...]
    fatcat 2 156 dobby
06-22-2008 at 01:35 PM
On [CPUs] better ram speed...w/intel quad
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It's pretty close in terms of what speed to run your RAM at but if you're looking at a 333 fsb speed I'd say go 667, at least that way you'r [...]
    patater 8 189 patater
05-13-2008 at 01:50 PM
On [CPUs] is it possible to have 2 different CPUs in one MB
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FSX does but still, with that kind of power you'd want to be rendering huge landscapes with 3DS Max to make it even worth considering someth [...]
    colore 8 310 Kraynor
04-09-2008 at 12:22 PM
On [CPUs] Newbie, Building a Gaming Rig on a Budget
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I have that exact CPU and motherboard so I can confirm they're compatible. Also, that RAM is compatible too, but I'd suggest buying PC2-6400 [...]
    stevenova 7 370 geofelt
04-04-2008 at 04:40 PM
On [CPUs] Help Me Choose a Quad Core
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Depends on the motherboard you're buying in terms of being supported, and since you didn't tell us what one you're thinking of then we can't [...]
    fhd351 14 490 rozar
04-03-2008 at 11:05 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Pre-Order Check and Recommendations
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Leaving the CPU at stock speed? Stock fan's fine (though many people replace it anyway to make it run that bit cooler) Overclocking it? G [...]
    Photosytes 27 407 The_Blood_​Raven
03-31-2008 at 09:26 PM
On [CPUs] E8400 low WEI score?
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Don't go by the WEI, it's worthless. If you really do need to see figures, try running some CPU benchmarking software, like SuperPi, or mayb [...]
    NottJim 5 366 NottJim
03-25-2008 at 03:48 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrade - Reformat?
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Reformat anyway, the speed boost from a clean system will make you feel even better about your upgrade :)
    mystikalru​sh 10 283 jimmysmitt​y
03-25-2008 at 02:04 AM
On [CPUs] cpu temp software which to trust HELP
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Try CoreTemp, as far as I've heard it's the most accurate... or was that Speedfan... no I'm sure it's coretemp... Download both and belie [...]
    jigalig 4 267 zpyrd
03-24-2008 at 05:22 PM
On [Sound Cards] Razer AC-1 vs. onboard Realtek ALC888 - big difference?
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I've ordered a Razer AC-1 (and HP-1 headset) so I'll let you know what I think of the combination when they arrive in about 2 weeks. I'm a h [...]
    bgstewar 4 506 Kraynor
03-23-2008 at 05:03 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrading from E8200 to E8400
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I always recommend getting a new heatsink and fan solutioin even if the person isn't overclocking their CPU. It always helps to keep things [...]
    tonyhabaye​b 16 775 tonyhabaye​b
03-25-2008 at 11:27 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] power supply placement
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Depends. Some PSUs are designed to draw air in a 120mm fan on the top/bottom (depending what way you mount it) and expell it out the back, s [...]
    thedavej 2 178 The_Blood_​Raven
03-23-2008 at 09:45 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Installed 2 new case fans and now PC take 5 min to boot up. Help!
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Sounds like you need a complete format to be honest. Long windows startup times shouldn't be a problem with your posted rig, so backup every [...]
    SPITFIRE7 8 295 Spitfire7
05-24-2008 at 04:54 AM
On [CPUs] Did my cpu burn to dead?
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You opened the case and by doing so voided the warranty... I doubt M$ would do anything for you now :/
    ADM-86 14 534 perzy
03-19-2008 at 09:44 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 running hot
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Those temps don't sound all that bad... I know before I installed the water cooling kit I have the cpu used to hit 60 at stock... that said [...]
    billiardic​us 23 541 mtyermom
03-15-2008 at 08:03 PM
On [Network Interface Cards] Killer NIC , Killer K1 worht the money?
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I really hope this was a very bad attempt at a troll... every argument made above isn't specificially about the K1, it's about the idea [...]
    needhelpno​obie 35 2510 B-Unit
04-30-2008 at 07:44 PM
On [Network Interface Cards] Post you fastest bit torrent download speeds here!
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Bit of tweaking with a torrent client got me seeing 8mbytes/s on a download thanks to uni's 6 fibre-optic lines ^^
4   mpjesse 161 91749 nitrous920​0
06-27-2008 at 02:02 AM
On [CPUs] Multitasking and Quad Cores.
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Quads don't have bad clock speeds relative to Duals, they may not be as high but that's where overclocking comes in. Personally, I have the [...]
    TBard 27 1040 TBard
03-14-2008 at 02:09 AM
On [CPUs] cpu installation question
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Is it that the plate's not fully down after you lock it in place or is it just you need to push down a little harder in order to make it loc [...]
    lschmidt 2 137 lschmidt
03-06-2008 at 02:09 AM
On [CPUs] CPU not running at full speed while stress testing.
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I'm not too familiar with the E8400 but the first thing I see is the multiplier. Normally with Intel Core 2 CPUs its 9, and drops to 6 under [...]
    Moondrinke​r 8 319 Moondrinke​r
03-06-2008 at 01:49 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 throtling down
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My Q6600 is overclocked to 3.6 and drops to 2.4 when idle. I disabled Speedstep and C1E while overclocking just so I could check stability w [...]
    AsymetricC​ircle 18 495 AsymetricC​ircle
03-03-2008 at 06:15 AM
On [CPUs] Best parts for my new CPU?
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I built my current system recently enough and it came to about $1200 (converting from Euro), and I got some pretty decent parts in it. I [...]
    yabyab 15 365 systemlord
12-21-2007 at 05:58 AM
On [CPUs] QX 9650
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It's about time that Intel decided to put pressure on Nvidia to get SLi for their own chipsets. The P35 and X38 chips are (in my opinion) su [...]
    cptmac 3 285 jimmysmitt​y
11-30-2007 at 05:02 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Q6600 PID Discrepancy?
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Seeing that is making me want to buy a new Q6600 just for G0, I got my hands on a B3 about 2 months ago fairly cheap, and I have managed to [...]
    Mr Roboto 17 1037 Mr Roboto
03-23-2008 at 11:10 PM
On [Other Components] Best gaming mouse?
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Really in the end it all comes down to personal preference... like someone said above, if you use your fingers for control, grab a Razer Lac [...]
    Clortho 47 1677 liswara
11-10-2007 at 06:17 AM

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