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I just finished bootcamp for the Navy and after two years away from WoW i'm thinking of picking the game back up. The problem is the laptop I have is a piece of crap and I really want to build myself a new computer rig. My current desktop is miles away and I can't get it shipped or go back home...

You are entitled to your own opinion, but as for a repetitious game, that's everywhere. Guitar hero is amazingly popular, but that is one repetitive ass game. At least in Crysis you can do things differently. This game runs great if you tweak the settings to work right on your rig. I was running...

I've had Vista installed for Crysis for about a few months now. I completely HATE Vista. An OS doesn't need to ask me if I want to delete or move a file from a "special" folder every time I do it. But now with Crysis out and DX10 playing like crap, I wonder if I made the right decision in...

Hey guys. I just learned how to use Mirc pretty good finally! Now I want to use it to chat. Is there anywhere that displays a bunch of servers and channels that I can join to chat in? Thanks in advance.

Thanx for the help. I went with the fUNC 1030 simply because you can customize the look of it. It looks better with graphic designs than the bland blackness. I'm really looking forward to testing it out.

I've had the same mouse pad for over five years. I think it's time for me to invest some money in a good mouse pad. I have the MX1000 laser mouse from logitech and I want to get something that matches this pad pretty good. I don't want to spend over 25 on the pad. What do ya'll guys suggest? I...

Basically my IDE devices aren't recognized in windows anymore. I uninstalled something casually, and I don't remember what it was. I assume now that it was important for the everyday functioning of my IDE devices. CMOS recognizes the two drives (one my cdrom drive, the other a HD). But when I...

So, I uninstalled something casually because I didn't recognize what it was. It said something like RAID controller or something. Now windows doesn't recognize the cd-rom and hard drive that I have on my IDE cable. I don't know how to fix this problem because I'm not very knowledgeable of this...

That's odd. You got a good make of the monitor. There's a whole thread on here dedicated to the problem that I expressed.

Here's my LCD system. Not too much to brag about, but I love the set up. Only disappointment is I have two monitors with different resolutions. And I own a Samsung 204b which doesn't run 1600X1200 on DVI. I've been through three of these monitor, but enough complaining, here it is. Here's my...

You can add another graphics processor to the long list of cards that don't work with this stupid monitor. The EVGA 8800 GTS. I have gone through three monitors and still haven't got one that works with DVI. I'm going to go crazy very soon if I can't get this technology to work. I paid a lot of...

I was thinking the other day with how people determine stability. People on here argue whether just being able to run orthos for a long time is stable, or if running orthos with other programs is the way to measure stability. Doesn't it vary with different users? Like if someone likes to run...

The reason I don't have my FSB in the high 300's is because of strap issues with this motherboard. Somewhere between 350-400 there are issues. To avoid them I just dropped the multiplier down and increased the FSB to 401. Seemed to work better than what I was at, 365 with a multiplier of 9. I...

I lowered my multiplier to 8 and increased my FSB to 401 for the same reason you are describing. I've ran Orthos and FEAR at the same time. It's pretty stable, but the temps were in the 60's. It didn't crash though. So if this is the route which you want to go, it should work. At least it did...

Four monitors is hardcore. Are you thinking of doing this?!

I'm an impatient buyer and wanted a DX10 card now. I'm sure I'll be happy with my purchase. I had just built a new computer and the only thing I regreted not doing was getting a DX10 card, but the 8800 GTS's were so expensive two months ago. They are much better now, which is why I have one now...

My rig is in my signature. Gigabyte board with E6600 3.2 Ghz at FSB 401 and multiplier X8. With an 8800 GTS, will there be bottlenecks that hinder the overall performance in my system? Should I stick with a 7950 GT, or upgrade? It's a huge investment to upgrade to the DX10 card, but they are...

EasyTune is a gigabyte software. I have a gigabyte motherboard and it made my cpu fan operate at less than 50% of its potential. It was ridiculous. Go into BIOS and disable whatever is monitoring your fan speed, so that it runs as fast as it can. My fan was running at 700 rpms then jumped to...

I'm using Core Temp, SpeedFan and TAT. The temps I'm telling everyone on the forums are from TAT. Seems like it is the norm for this forum.

Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, It's such a great air cooler for the price.

No, I'm at 51 degrees under Orthos load. I'm 35degrees idle. Sorry about the confusion.

So, I just brought down the multiplier to 8 and set my FSB at 401. She's running very stable at 3.2Ghz and my memory is at the right setting. I ran Orthos for nine hours at a Vcore of 1.34 with temps at 35 degrees. I think I'm just going to stop. I'm pretty content with my OC setup. Thanks for...

I'm glad I could brighten up everyone's day with my ignorance! Enjoy.

Wow, this must be really frustrating. There seems to be a terrible connection between the HSF and CPU. That can be the only solution. But when I look at the back of your motherboard, I see that the HSF is installed properly. The black pins are in all the way, which is what it's supposed to look...

So, I've read that my particular motherboard has this issue called Strap. Where in the high 300's it runs into a wall overclocking. I was even warned of the problem before I started overclocking. But, because of my ingnorance, I decided it would be cool to go from 340 to 365 on my FSB. I thought...

That is very hot for an E6600. I've overclocked and my temps are around 32-35 degrees Celsius. It could be that the HSF aren't in exactly right, or maybe you put too much paste on the HSF. Also, check to be sure your fan is at 100%. My BIOS for some odd reason decided it should only partially...

Alright, thanks for the input, I just assumed eventually it would say, "Hey, your computer is Stable!! Have fun." Shows how much I know. Gracias

This program has been running for over 13 hours now! How long does it take for this program to finish?

Even though he might not have the Tuniq HSF, the Zalman still should get the job done.

Type: Small FFTs - stress CPU Min: 8 Max: 8 InPlace: Yes Mem: 8 Time: 15 CPU: 3240MHz FSB: 360MHz [360MHz x 9.0 est.] CPU: 3240MHz FSB: 360MHz [360MHz x 9.0 est.] 1/24/2007 3:25 AM Launching 2 threads... Using CPU #0 Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer. Press Stop to end...

I ran Orthos on blend. Should I just test the CPU and RAM seperately? Thanks with the RAM help.

So, I'm kind of a newbie for overclocking. I've gotten my E6600 to 3.240 with a FSB of 360 and my multiplier is at default, 9. My memory uses a 2X multiplier and is at the frequency of 740. My Vcore was upped to 1.31 on my CPU and to 1.85 on my memory. I get into Windows fine and I can run games...

So, I bought an E6600 and I've pushed her to 3.125. She runs very stable with the set up in my sig at 35-39 degrees. I know it's kind of pointless to overclock if everything is already stable and running in perfect order, but my memory isn't running at it's top performance (700Mhz out of a...

Awesome, thanks for the help guys. Yea, I was having higher temperatures, so I did some wire management, and my fan is now on full blast. That dropped my temperatures around 7 degrees. I'm happy with all of my investments, and this forum helps as well.:)

Is orthos a program like Super Pi?

I don't know anything about overclocking really. Just started,but that is one sweet set up you have there. Must have cost you a fortune though.

I don't understand the whole voltages part of overclocking. I understand you do it to give the processor or memory more juice, but how do you know when to do it? How do you know this much is enough or not? I'm currently at 3.1 Ghz on my C2Duo E6600. I haven't changed any voltages and TAT says...

Thanks. I appreciate the help. I've finally started overclocking my rig. Got her to 2.9 right now, no change in voltages. And she's running at 33 degrees on ITAT.

Ok, I redid Super Pi and got 18s on 1m. And I fixed the CPU fan problem. But, the question about the software that came with the motherboard vs. Intel Thermal Analysis Tool is still unanswered. Which one should I trust.

I've overclocked my system to 2.88Ghz. The software that came with my motherboard says that the cpu is 40degrees, while ITAT says that my cpu is 47. Which software should I trust more? Also, the software says my Arctic Freezer 7 Pro is running at 700-800 RPM's. Is this significantly slow...