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16. January 2008 @ 22:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Everyone has seen this before but I just took the "screeny" for you ROB. It's in my X2 3800 AMD rig and has been running for over 6 hours but NOT at load just idle and internet speed. lol. :P

The case is a Cooler Master 330 Elite.... link to screeny...

Trust me it'll cool just fine and even on this cpu. The cpu you are looking at runs MUCH cooler than this one does. Of course it's not OC'd right now cause of the STUPID gpu!!!

....gm

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16. January 2008 @ 23:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
GM, you haven't overclocked your CPU? GPU doesn't have anything to do with CPU overclocking...

EDIT: I'm going to be building a new PC soon. I'm not getting the Armor(while still an excellent case) again because of the lights and I want to try something new lol.

The Cosmos seems pretty cheap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138

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17. January 2008 @ 00:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
aight greensman your not the only person havin video issue with your card..I got this cheapee card here when i did my built sorry fokes.i'm not into all that gaming on the computer.i'll just grad the ps2 instead.the card did'nt come with any disc with drives it's working normal without drives but .i do get(the new hardware message found) everytime i start up..lol. i tryed to find some sites on the drives but if anybody can do better let me know and if there the same site.i seen.i'll let you know..thanks
http://microcenter.com/single_product_re...duct_id=0262700

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17. January 2008 @ 00:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok here are your drivers:

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=xp/radeonx-xp

Seriously you have a very good machine, you could have splurged about a hundred or so to get a decent card no?

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17. January 2008 @ 00:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by abuzar1:
ok here are your drivers:

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=xp/radeonx-xp

Seriously you have a very good machine, you could have splurged about a hundred or so to get a decent card no?
Yea true..lol but my pockets ain't that deep..video display don't impress me that much long as it shows up on the monitor..lol plus it's the motherboard and cpu that counts to me power and a decent looking job putting it together all in all the out come and what it can do..
thanks for the link brother..

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17. January 2008 @ 00:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No problem, I just cant imagine still playing stuff on the PS2 I guess. My PS2 broke down and I never touched it again. I had an Xbox, even back then it looked better.
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17. January 2008 @ 01:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by abuzar1:
GM, you haven't overclocked your CPU? GPU doesn't have anything to do with CPU overclocking...
Yes I'm aware of that. lol. BUT I was talking of the AMD rig not the Intel one. ;) I switched out now and I'm on the Intel rig.

@ Russ or Lp531,
I've given up. I went thru 3 different installers from the beta to the one you linked to Russ. I don't have another pCI slot to try that 7600GT on so I might give it a go on the Intel machine to see what the deal is there. lol. It's lucky I'm in a good mood. It could end up on the interstate if it's not careful. hehehe. ;)

I uninstalled at least 8 times from the normal Windows app to Safe mode with Networking and w/o.... Any ideas fellas??

Gonna rip a movie and see what this new THANG has got. lol. Oh and don't worry there boozer, I'll get to OC'ing this thing sooner or later. ;P

..gm

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17. January 2008 @ 01:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Gonna rip a movie and see what this new THANG has got. lol. Oh and don't worry there boozer, I'll get to OC'ing this thing sooner or later. ;P

..gm
We will see b4 and after the Oc..I hope..I heard that ConvertX2Dvd is still giving a problem in slow converting..I know it did on the OLd P3 i had b4 this build 4 hours of transcoding..I don't know how long it will take on this core 2 hav'en had a chance to test it yet..

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17. January 2008 @ 04:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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@ Russ or Lp531,
I've given up. I went thru 3 different installers from the beta to the one you linked to Russ. I don't have another pCI slot to try that 7600GT on so I might give it a go on the Intel machine to see what the deal is there. lol. It's lucky I'm in a good mood. It could end up on the interstate if it's not careful. hehehe. ;)

I uninstalled at least 8 times from the normal Windows app to Safe mode with Networking and w/o.... Any ideas fellas??
Whats it doing?..
I know you were having some issues that you thought were driver related...this is on the new Intell build right?..
Is the 7600 a new card?..or just new to this build?..
I thought you got a 8300?..


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17. January 2008 @ 05:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Abuzar: I've had my PS2 for 5 years without fault. When I bought it back in 2002, it was half the price of the xbox so the graphics being marginally inferior (and I do mean marginally) doesn't really bother me.
Sorry for the OTP.



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17. January 2008 @ 08:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cincyrob, sorry i am abit late but yes i do alot of burning. I first got started on here due to burning/backing up PS2 games(i now have about 350 for swap magic)

My fav little diamond is DVD Decrypter.
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17. January 2008 @ 10:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Lp531:
Whats it doing?..
I know you were having some issues that you thought were driver related...this is on the new Intell build right?..
Is the 7600 a new card?..or just new to this build?..
I thought you got a 8300?..


For clarification. ;)


Intel rig:
FoxConn8400GS
Crucial RAM
E6850
Gigabyte P35-DS3P mobo
CM-850W p/s
3 x 320 Seagates
4-5 ODD's of different makes and models
and a partridge in a pear tree......hehehe

AMD rig:
BFG 7600GT OC
Ultra RAM
X2 3800
ASUS A8N5X mobo
Corsair VX-550
2 x 250 WD
4 ODD's of different makes and models
and two turtle doves...... :P

What the 7600GT is doing is PISSING me OFF!!! It started a while back with random BSOD's that were caused by nVidia f/w according to windows. (sorry I can't post an error log....at work.... :S) So I went on a quest to find the answer and from what I read (which was way to much I think) everything indicated a software conflict, mainly a much needed update for the nVidia drivers.

SO............. I d/l the NEW drivers from the nVidia website and proceeded to update the drivers. Well that was a total failure. It wouldn't even give me a screen any more and I had to reboot and go into the BOOT MENU and choose "last known good configuration" (and many times after that too...lol) to get back to "viewing" my screen. At that point is when I lost all nVidia based drivers and it's been stuck with Winblows drivers because the nVidia drivers will NOT work. At least I'm not getting BSOD's anymore.....lol.

I went thru multiple driver removals (with Driver Cleaner Pro) and re-installed ALL the drivers TWICE and the display drivers at least 5 times. I used the ones that Russ sent me, the NEWEST "official" ones, and the NEWEST "beta" ones. I couldn't find the ORIGINAL install disc so I can't try those for now. ;)~

I hope that answers some questions and if I need to post more lemme know, CAUSE I'm about to thro that SOB in the street. lol.

.....gm

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17. January 2008 @ 10:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why don't you just re-install windows? Start all fresh.
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Have you tested whether the card works properly or not? Switch the 8400GS in temporarily and see if it works.



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17. January 2008 @ 11:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a question. If I buy a P35 board that has 16X and 4X electrical, will it screw up crossfire? On Gigabytes page it says it supports it but will I get full performance out of it?
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17. January 2008 @ 12:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello fellas just stopped in to post this gigabyte web site.I use it to keep up with lastest things going with the boards.I use the dl center to keep up with the lastest on the bios and drivers needed for the board.I'm on..
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Company/Compa...panyWebPageID=1

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17. January 2008 @ 12:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by abuzar1:
Why don't you just re-install windows? Start all fresh.
GREAT idea!! I've thought of that on more than one occasion but I don't want to deal with re-installing all these progies again. It would take me 3 days!! lol. Anyway I would like to fix the problem first if possible. A FRESH install of Windows XP is my last resort. :D

Originally posted by sammyboy:
Have you tested whether the card works properly or not? Switch the 8400GS in temporarily and see if it works.
That's my next step. Switch cards and see what happens? ;) The 7600GT is a better card than the 8400GS anyway. lol.

...gm

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sorry got distracted during my reply...so it might be a little late..lol



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17. January 2008 @ 12:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
16x and 4x is doable with crossfire I think, but you'll lose a reasonable amount of performance. Single cards don't mind running on 4x, but crossfire may have issues.



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@abuzar1

I turn my cpu back up to specs you gave me to see what would happen again.it seem to that memory fsb does'nt change stays the same is it because me & you got to different boards versions.i mean that we will get different reading or are bio tweak is different in the bio's you said that ram 2.00 multi would put me at 900 it only puts me at 840.i dont no y..the cpu at 420 only oc me 26% at 3.36ghz..I dont know maybe cause this a ddr3 board..



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17. January 2008 @ 13:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your everest is DEFINITELY messed up. Never heard of an E6750 with a 11.5x multiplier. Run CPU-Z or PM me your email and I'll send you the right version of everest.
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17. January 2008 @ 17:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good news!
Quad and dvd drive will be here tommorow!
And just ordered my case(NZXT LEXA Blackline) and HIS ICEQ3 3870 which will arrive on Monday. Tommorow ill get that crucial 1066mhz ram from bt shop.

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17. January 2008 @ 18:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Excellent, hopefully the case will arrive this time!



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17. January 2008 @ 18:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by He_Man:
Good news!
Quad and dvd drive will be here tommorow!
And just ordered my case(NZXT LEXA Blackline) and HIS ICEQ3 3870 which will arrive on Monday. Tommorow ill get that crucial 1066mhz ram from bt shop.
nice. your build is slowly coming together :)

where'd you get your things from and what price?

and is the blackline, the black and red one, not silver and blue?



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Originally posted by sammorris:
Excellent, hopefully the case will arrive this time!
????what happened last time ???



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17. January 2008 @ 18:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Overclockers inexplicably cancelled his order.
Tough luck to him, but I couldn't help but lol at the extensive discussion we had regarding overclockers, cases, and poor service.



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