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    Asus Z8NA-D6 Memory

    You wouldn't be mixing ecc and non-ecc memory by any chance would you? Also, as mentioned above, you may need both processors to use all 6 sockets. I'd have to dig our my user manual to double check though.
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    Black Friday Brawl Breaks Out

    This cr@p only seems to get worse. Personally my TIME is worth way more than any savings I would receive getting up at some ungodly hour and standing in huge lines. It's kind of like driving an extra 10miles each way to save 5 cents a gallon for gas. ;) or driving across town to a sale so you...
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    Videocard Upgrade for my Main System

    I've got an HD 5850, 8800GT and GTX 260 (192), there is no doubt the GTX 260 is an upgrade over the 8800GT, but if your intended resolution is 1920x1200, I don't think you are going to be happy with it or the core 216 version. At a minimum you should be looking at the GTX 275 or a screaming...
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    Apple takes aim at Windows 7

    It makes no difference, Apple fans will stay loyal no matter what. Windows users for the most part will stick with windows because that's where their software is. That being said, I'm typing this from a unibody 13" macbook. Why? Not because I love OS X, but because the damned thing is...
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    This is what happens when your Mom deletes your WoW Acount

    Dude has a freaking lighthouse light in his room what do you expect. I thought those were just for bathrooms or something.
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    On the fence on whether to fold...

    vmware player and linux smp client on one machine (or native linux install) and gpu client on the other. You could probably run both the gpu client and the vmware linux smp client on the 8800 GTS Machine, but you would have to set the gpu client to a slightly higher priority. This is common on...
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    Trying to decide between i5 and i7 today

    Not to jump on the band wagon, but going i5 or i7 with a 9600GT is kind of pointless!
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    why more people dont self build..

    Sounds like they were serious, they bought the whole "winmodem" fud that was being spread around back then, hook line and sinker. The BS about winmodems being "optimized" for WinME was typical of the trash regurgitated my M$ and the media in an attempt to further cripple Linux by moving forward...
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    Considering going back to school, need some opinions

    I'm not in the technology field, but I've got a degree. I do quite well because of the education I received in college and frequently try to explain to my 15yr. old son the importance of a college education. What it comes down to is this: You can graduate from high school and do quite well in...
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    Anyone done multiple Q6600 OCs?

    2 G0 stepping q6600's at 2.8Ghz and 1.25v (24/7 folding@home machines) with stock coolers. 1 B3 q6600 at 3.2Ghz 8x400 1.375v with Tuniq Tower and also a 24/7 folder. I'm pretty sure I could take the g0 cpu's to 3.2Ghz without much trouble, but since they are part of my folding farm I prefer...
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    Bad Capacitor or what?

    Bulging caps are a sign of them going bad, but also be on the look out for discoloration on the tops of the caps. When one of my mobo's died, the caps had a brownish substance on their tops that kind of looked like rust. I actually successfully replaced both of them and had the system (mATX...
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    Q6600 owners... what is your VID?

    B3 stepping 1.275v VID
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    Fastest Smallest Linux Distro for dedicated folding

    Not sure if this is the "fastest or the smallest", not really even sure it works, but if it does it may be the easiest. I personally haven't tried it, but it might be worth a shot. http://reilly.homeip.net/folding/
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    x1950pro or 7900gs

    This is a discussion for the ages. Similar to the apple vs. windows, or intel vs. amd. There really is no winner, but sometimes it's fun to argue the point and in the end everyone learns a whole lot more about video cards than they really ever thought they would. x1950 Pro = folding@home...
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    x1950pro or 7900gs

    Don't forget these cards were oc'd. (Not to mention the computer they are/were in) HIS x1950 Pro IceQ Turbo 256mb 620/1480 eVGA 7900GS KO - 256mb 550/1400 The 7900GS is now in my nephew's computer, but If you want me to I can go get it tomorrow and swap it back in, change drivers and run...
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    x1950pro or 7900gs

    Just finished another run: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=799868
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    x1950pro or 7900gs

    Apparently I'm the only one who can see my 3dmark06 runs. here's a screen shot of both my 7900GS and x1950Pro side by side in the ORB. I'll run 3dmark06 on my x1950pro again and post a screen shot of that as well. Funny thing is, I don't do any tweaking, no disabling services or any of...
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    A New Card In The $100-175 Range (PCI-E)

    Fair enough, if it is truly the new cooler core then it likely can oc better than the older ones too.
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    A New Card In The $100-175 Range (PCI-E)

    I agree the x1950pro is better than the 7900GS -see my sig- However, The x1900GT is not superior to the 7900GS. The 7900GS is as fast or faster, runs cooler, is a smaller pcie card, uses less power and has a higher top end. All for 30-40$ more, a bargain if you ask me.
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    A New Card In The $100-175 Range (PCI-E)

    Not for me, My x1950Pro scored 5505 and my 7900GS scored 5670, in any case most of the x1900GT's seem to score about 5000 or below and there are many 7900GS scores above 5000. I've got 2 overclocked x1950 Pro's and one OC'd 7900GS, the GS is every bit as fast as a single x1950 Pro and for...
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    A New Card In The $100-175 Range (PCI-E)

    not always: My 7900GS actually beats my x1950pro which is pretty similar to the 1900gt http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=646713
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    x1950pro or 7900gs

    The only game I play is WoW @ 1680x1050 and both cards have no problem with it. Even with most of the eye candy turned on I'm consistently at or above 60fps with either card. To be honest though, I find the colors to be more vibrant with the x1950Pro. The 7900GS seemed a little washed out...
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    x1950pro or 7900gs

    HIS x1950 Pro 256mb IceQ3 Turbo (620/1480) 3dmark06: 5505 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=796687 eVGA 7900GS KO 256mb (550/1400) 3dmark06: 5670 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=646713 I've got both, but am using the x1950 Pro because I have 2 of them in my system...
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    Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 & Core 2 Duo E6400 Overclock help needed!

    Core Temp 0.9.4 will read the cpu's internal core temps for you. Another option is Intel's Thermal Analysis Tool (TAT) but Core Temp is a much smaller program and provides nearly identical temps (I think they are actually identical, but never compared the two so I can't say for sure. In any...
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