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Thanks Janus67, good info... but I certainly don't want to bin the chip ;-)

But I have a GigaByte board, not an Asus..... Seems like the ratio's change when they are suppose too, so is setting this to disabled a delayed change vs instantaneous with Real time enabled?

Something in those settings WORKED!!... Not exactly sure WHAT it was... but it worked.... I'm now sporting 4.5Ghz.... 1.31v according to the Touch Bios 27c idle 1.34v during Prime95 and 57c Wonder what setting actually pushed me over ....... Whatever it is.. I'm happy, and can now try for...

My problem............ I can't get to 4.5Ghz, the Bios Freezes. I've tried up to 1.355v... haven't gone any further.... Reason I haven't pushed much further is, I can do 4.4Ghz on 1.26v with Load Line @ level 5, so 1.3v... hell.. 1.355v should be PLENTY!! Parts. 2500k Gigabyte...

Excellent, the MSI 560GTX Ti is what I'll order. Now to figure out the best place to order (most likely Newegg). Galaxy is a great card as well, however Tigerdirect (aka CompUSA) has stores in my state, so I gotta pay taxes. Hard to believe I've been following this forum for almost 5 years, and...

Thanks for your response. I've been going back n forth on this decision now for a few weeks. I love the fact that a 6950 will unlock to a 6970, but that's a reference designed card only. Plus I would probably need a new Power Supply. So my alternative is the MSI 560 Ti - should provide similar...

All, Looking to prolong the life a little longer with my Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz (when OC'd). With the problems with Motherboards on the 1155 platform, I've decided to hold off until the end of the year. Even some B3 rev MB's are having issues even with the fixes. A little background to...

Wow, looks like this post has been pretty active over the weekend. I'm going to save my $$, and just upgrade to an SSD for the OS Drive only. I figure the 30GB SSD (using Win7 and TRIM) should be sufficient for now. Currently using 12GB for Win7 x64 Ultimate (no pagefile). The Q6600 I have now...

Doing my homework now... before I splurge on this upgrade! :-)

I guess I was looking at very expensive RAM which brought the cost to $600. Looking around on Newegg, there are definitely less expensive kits available. I hadn't realized that the Q6600 still commands a price over $100 when sold on ebay.. some over $140 - Mine is a SLACR G0 with (what I...

Yeah, that's a good point.. I guess the 1366 socket would be a better choice... I've been reading tons of threads about 1156 vs 1366. Plus it doesn't look like (now) that the newer processors are going to be supported on the 1156 socket..... I guess for now my Q6600 will do for another year...

I figured with my tax return it would be a good time to upgrade, but I'm having a hard time justifying right now... I think I can get another year outta this no problem.... maybe look toward (i9??) next year. Thanks for the response TheQuestian.

I currently have a Q6600 G0 stepping that running 2.46Ghz @ 1.15v and just under 3.3Ghz (with C1E) @ 1.26v, running on a Gigabyte P45 MB with 4GB of Ram. My question is, should I upgrade to an i7 for newer technology running Windows 7 (I'm still running XP). The reason it's $600, is because...

It's called "MediaShield" from the 8.43 drivers direct from Nvidia's site. However there are NO IDE Drivers in this package.... and I have no idea why!! What they include is SATA_IDE, SATARAID, and a RaidTool. No IDE Drivers. I did find a "Remix" set of drivers which to my amazement has an...

I guess it was a matter of whether there IS a driver for IDE (PATA) on this motherboard. I was going to test it to see what the performance was (if any difference). I haven't been able to find one....

Bump just once to see if anyone can help, if not... I'll just continue to use the Microsoft driver for now.....

All, I just recently upgraded to this motherboard, and have everything setup, except for 1 problem.... or maybe it's not a problem.. I'm not sure.... I'm using both IDE ports for 4 devices total... and 1 SATA port. The SATA Drivers installed no problem, but for some reason WinXP is...

Just bought this today. Dont see any dead pixels anywhere, and the screen is just awesome looking. The glossy screen is amazing! Anyone with any recommended settings? I'm not sure what color temp to use.. 6500k or 9300k??

Are there still "S" panels out there..?? I was going to buy one locally @ BestBuy tonight but wasn't sure what my chances are. Also, I'm going to be switching from 1600x1200 to 1680x1050, am I losing a ton of screen realestate by going to a 22" and not a 24? The 24" is hard to justify when...

Actually, I needed a new cooler (from previous info in this thread), as the AMD Stock cooler sux. The cost of the proc was $120-$140, and while I'm sure I could have bought a new C2D for a bit more, that also requires me to buy a new Motherboard (another $150, $200), and some new memory, as...

Yup.. 200 is the clock speed, 250 (500DDR) is the memory speed. Seems to work just fine when watching a video via Media Player Classic.

I have an EVGA 8800GTS that runs great stock, and will do 648/1000 overclocked, no issues there... my question is around the 2D Desktop speeds. What is a safe speed to run while in 2D mode (desktop mode), no gaming. I dont game 24/7, as I do use my puter for other things..... I certainly...

Well, I know I said I wasn't going to do it, but I spent $200, and bought an Opteron 170. (No, not new!!) Yes, it's used, because I didnt want to buy one from Newegg, and get stuck with a stepping that doesn't OC very well. Most Opty 170's from there (lately) are LCB9E's, and if it's not...

I have the retail HSF, and an MSI motherboard (K8N-SLI). The HSF clips to a both sides of a mount and locks in with a spring lock. Are their pix or a video on how to get this to work without the IHS?

I have removed the IHS, however, it the HSF doesn't seem to sit flush on the processor. Do I need like a shim or something? I can put the IHS back on, and the processor works fine.. idles @ 37c right now with house temp @ 24c, but I'm not sure how to get the HSF to sit flush with the...

I'm experiencing the same thing with my Dell 21" (Trinitron tube). I'm ready to toss it & buy a 22 or 24" LCD, but if there's a fix for this issue.. what exactly is WINDAS? and an interface cable.. are you saying I need to use Windows & some particular software?, and also purchase a new cable...

Interesting that changing your PCI-E from 100 to 105 also changed your Link Width from x1 to x16. I'm also not sure what longterm affects there will be from increasing (overclocking) the PCI-E bus speed to 105... it may be nothing @ all, but I'm honestly not sure. I know that putting my...

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm going to hold off.. and continue to use this X2 3800+ @ 2.4Ghz. Yeah the volts are pretty high to run @ 2.4Ghz, but it is stable, and temps (even though volts are high) run pretty cool (as low as 31c idle, 55c max underload). If Intel releases an...

Thanks for the info... I think you're right the cost of $200 might be best saved for an upgrade to C2D or even Quad Core come Xmas time this year. What stinks is the fact the upgrade is 3 parts, not just 1. It burns my a$$ I need to buy new memory + CPU + MB, but that's what happens when...

All, I have an AMD X2 3800+ @ 2.4Ghz @ 1.48v (flucuates from 1.44 to 1.50 in Windows). Yeah I got a pretty $hitty chip... unlucky me.. It SHOULD go higher, but doesn't. My question is, should I breath new life into my old socket 939 one last time? I'd like to go the C2D route, but that...

Couldn't resist.. had to do 1 benchie... 3DMark05 - 12395!!!! Wh000h000!!!!!

I think I solved my own problem.... I'm still in shock!!! There are 2 slots on this motherboard, cuz it's SLI.... 1 arrow pointing down that says non-sli and 1 above that says SLI. Well.. I put the card in the Non-SLI Slot (bottom slot).. I think that's where the issue lies. Moved...

This IS a clean format... C:\ was wiped clean during the install... I just did it today... Ugggghhh!!!

3DMark06 is even worse.. like in the 3000's. It's soo bad watching that demo. I feel like I own a 286! Settings in the Nvidia Control Panel are stock, I haven't changed anything. I think my card is bunk!

Yeah.. so what exactly is wrong then? Do you think it's the card? It's only a week old from Newegg... should I get it replaced? When you say your 7600GT average 405 on that, is that with a 3.2Ghz processor? Dont forget, I'm only running an AMD 3800+ @ 2.4Ghz, it's not a screamer, but it...

Yup, Love ATiTool for the clock speed, and RivaTuner for the fan.... ATI Tool Stats: Default Clock Speed: 478 FPS AVG GPU Temp - 68c Fan Speed - 100% This is after running about 5 mins.

There is 1 monitor, not 2.... it's a Dell Trinitron 21". Desktop runs @ 1600x1200. I switched to 1024x768 to run the tests, however the result is the same. Whether I stay @ 1600x1200, and run the tests (it switches to 1024x768 anyways), or if I switch it myself before the tests run.. same...

My Desktop is 1600x1200, and I've tried setting it to 1024x768 before running the tests, and still receive a very low score, and it's driving me nuts!!!! 5100 is waaaay too low... something isn't right. Settings for 3DMark05 are..... Resolution: 1024x768 Anti-Aliasing: None Filtering...

I posted this in the generic Video Card forum, but hopefully will have more luck here in the Nvidia specific forum. Please help guys, Is my 8800GTS defective?? After almost 1 week of trying to figure this out on my own, I'm at a loss as to figure out how to fix this or what the issue is...

Please help guys, :confused: Is my 8800GTS defective?? After almost 1 week of trying to figure this out on my own, I'm at a loss as to figure out how to fix this or what the issue is. In my sig is my rig. My score was a pitiful 5100, and I'm seeing non-overclocked 3800+'s with...