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I recently picked up a netgear WGR614 and unfortunately ended up with a v7 when I wanted a v9. v7 is atheros based where as the v9 is broadcom (as I understand it). I plan to exchange it but I dont see anything on the exterior of the packaging that indicates what version it is. Does...

Good deal, but it's important to note that this appears to be the standard 7900 GS, not their KO edition with the copper heatsink (even though the little picture of the card on that link looks like the KO card) But it's hard to tell, they might just have forgot to add the "KO" part. But even...

You're right, my mistake. I do have another question, though. I have a hardware identical rig running Win XP and under XP all three programs say it (the second rig) is running hot at about 53, 54 idle and 75 under load. Gigabyte DS3 with C2D 6300 on both the Vista rig and the XP rig. 1/3...

Speedfan and coretemp say my C2D on Vista is running at about 34-37 idle, and 57-60 under load. TAT says 50-54 idle and ~68-74 under load. What's going on?

Double post, delete please.

I'm not sure what t_ski means when he says you'll receive the business edition. That is not correct. There are differences between the academic license and the standard license on a copy of Vista Home Premium Upgrade. However, they don't affect functionality at all. Once you have either...

You guys looked at too much pron and mom.exe grounded your computer.

G66- Are you running Windows Vista? Because when I run ntune I can't find anything that mentions fan control. Can someone walk me step by step through how to control the fan using either Nvidia control panel or Ntune? And yes I'm sure it's the card making the noise. I just put it into a...

In case it wasn't clear, the 6800 has run WinXP (internet, office, etc) stable for years now, and that's why I am worried about how I will explain the issue to BFG, and it's also why I would like some ideas about how I can confirm once and for all if it is indeed the card and not something else.

Hi, Skip this paragraph if you want to jump straight to my question. I have a 6800 GT running in one of my computers. I originally got it for gaming a while ago, and I just never played many games on it. Well, that is partially because the first game I really wanted to play (I think it was Half...

They were referring to the $89 after rebate and pricematch deal a couple weeks ago. I walked out of Fry's B+M with a 7900 for $89 AR, and yes it was a steal.

You buy a card now, you register it on EVGA's site, and within 90 days you can trade it in and get 100% of your purchase price to spend on any more expensive EVGA product.

I'm pretty sure the card has the ability to control the fan, based on whether it's in2D vs 3D, or based on temperature, without any external programs such as rivatuner. For example, in Windows XPthe fan slows down when there is a 2D or otherwise less demanding application running, and the fan...

Ihave heard Riva Tunermentioned before, but it does not seem to work properly with the 7900GS on Vista. When I run the application, under "driver" it says "no supported driver detected" There are a few other tabs such as the registery editor list, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to do to...

I'm also very interested in this. I have the same card running Vista premium,and the fan is quiet forabout the first thirty seconds after Windows boots, then it kicks up to high speed. Is it possible to reduce the fan speed?

I think you are worrying too much. Are your games running smoothing? No artifacts, blue screens, etc? If so, just stop worrying about it, it's a piece of hardware with a lifetime warranty. Play with it and if it dies you RMA it, simple as that. If you don't own canned air, buy some. Any...

And no more Q tips, there's no need to clean out the space between the heatsink and the card, in my opinion, beyond shooting canned air in there. Just try to clean out the heatsink fins of metal with canned air and you'll be fine.

Well, it's hard to say without seeing it in person, but if you have "long strands of cat fur" on the heatsink already (considering how new this card has to be) then that doesn't sound good. However, I have seen PCs practically caked in thick dust still running stable. Considering your cat...

Im a bit confused as to why you felt the need to take the heatsink off and clean the GPU? I don't want to sound insulting but if you didn't even know what the "white foam things" were for, what were you doing taking the heatsink off? Furthermore, how is it possible that your card got dirty...

My personal opinion is that SLI is more of a hassle than it's worth, especially the dual 6800 setup you are considering. Soon 8000 series cards with DX10 will be available in your price range, and will be a much better investment than a second 6800. The whole "buy one now, then get a second card...

Just so everyone knows, I just went to the Fry's in San Jose, and they called the Microcenter who has six in stock (as of an hour ago). Fry's will only pricematch as long as MC has some in stock. Jump on this deal ASAP!! However, when the manager was going to do the price match, he was...

UnlimitedMP- That's my Fry's as well, does the Santa Clara Microcenter not have the 7900 in stock?

Quick question: What is the difference between this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134384 and this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134046 Thanks!

Hi, I am planning to get a DS3 and a E6300 from newegg, and I have read that it requires 1.8v memory. However, I'd like to get two gigs (2x1gb) of ram, and most ram says 1.9 or 2.2 or whatever. Does the voltage matter? Which ram should I get? I do not need to OC, I just want stability. Thanks...

It's a 450W raidmax, brand new. As I said, if I power it up and down 10 times in a row, it will boot fine and run fine every other time. The times it doesn't give video or a spinning cpu fan, it still boots into windows. I can hear the windows startup music and have even received IMs, all...

Unfortunately no, I dont have an older PCI card. I just find it bizarre that it does it exactly 50% of the time. I have tested it repeatedly and it gives me video and a spinning cpu fan, and if i shut down and start up- no fan, no video. Repeat and it works. THen it doesn't. Then it does... and...

One last thing, I think maybe it is "forgetting" that my monitor is hooked up via DVI? Is there any way to force video through the DVI Only? The other weird thing I noticed is that on the first boot up attempt each time, my CPU Fan doesn't spin. I can hear it booting into windows, but the fan...

Whoops, specs: Core 2 E6300 Gigabyte 965P DS3 1GB Ram A-Data Geforce 6800GT PCI-E Seagate HD 160GB Thanks!

Hi, I just slapped together a new build. It runs pretty stable, 30 degrees idle, not much more than that under load. Doesn't have any instability issues. The weird thing is that it never outputs video on my first boot up attempt. For example, I shut down and then hit the power button to start it...

Hi, I have the Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev. 2 board. I can't get the audio (Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus) to function propery. I have tried to get Windows to recognize the drivers on the motherboard disc (after I used the disc to load the driver suite) with no luck. Can someone walk me...

Hi, I'm relatively comfortable with building computers, but I haven't done it in a few years. I recently bought a bunch of components for a socket 775 system, and I was wondering if anyone had a good link to a clear, well written guide that explains the step by step procedure for building a...

here's my build, if there is anything anyone would change, let me know asap! I'm mostly concerned about the ram. I hope it's solid. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price Update SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black IDE Model...

Now that is what I call a reccomendation! Could I bump the Mobo up to the gigabyte with no negative consequences? I trust gigabyte products, and i've never heard of biostar. Thats the second reccomendation for wintec, are they a solid company? I hate almost nothing more than trying to...

oh wait, that ram is ddr2, huh... I imagine that is not supported on the ds3, eh?

would it be better to go with this for $201 after rebate?: OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2G8002GK - Retail I only ask because I dont recognize Gskill or A-Data as brand names, but i've heard of ocz before. For PSU...

for example, I just went on newegg, plopped the 6300 in my shopping cart, and it automatically reccomended a mobo and hard drive for me. But I have no idea if newegg is still considered the best deal. I know it was a year or two ago, but I've been out of the loop. I also dont know if what...

I agree, at that price and for what your mom will use it for, a new dell/hp/whatever is the best choice. Good luck finding one even for under 300 though. Probably a bit over 300, even from dell.

it doesn't include monitor, keyboard, mouse, or case. $500 for everything inside the case. SLI is not important. The future owner is a gamer, but when he looks inside a computer case, he gets a look on his face like my girlfriend when she looks at a car engine. After this computer is built...

I was hoping for the lot, which is why I was thinking a 6300, 6400 tops. this machine will be used for gaming, but it's owner is never going to OC it.

Hi, I don't keep up on the latest deals/product innovations in PCs. I suddenly have to build a computer as a christmas present for someone. I have a 6800 GT PCI-E graphics card laying around, but besides that I need all the parts. I plan to buy the case and monitor at my local store to save...