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25. January 2008 @ 04:17 |
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greensman,
very impressive sir!!!!!!!!!!!!
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25. January 2008 @ 04:27 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
greensman,
very impressive sir!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks but I don't know how "stable" it is yet. ;) I haven't really pushed it with anything, I just figured (not really) out the OC stuff. lol. It's staying pretty cool so I'm happy with that for now.
What else would I need to do to get some more out of it? You work on the docTY principal right?? I haven't PM'd him yet but it's coming. hehehe. :D
Dang you're up late too or up early......... :P
.....gm
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25. January 2008 @ 05:52 |
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I am struggling to install Vista on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe/WIFI-AP.
The bios detects the sata drives but the after the os install keeps crashing as it trys to copy files.
Can anyone help?
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25. January 2008 @ 06:00 |
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I am struggling to install Vista on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe/WIFI-AP.
The bios detects the sata drives but the os install keeps crashing as it tries to copy files to the drive.
Can anyone help?
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Random5
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25. January 2008 @ 06:51 |
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Hello again, I posted a few pages back about my new PC build (Page 190ish). Well just to let you all know what I decided on.....
LiteOn 20x DVDRW SAW SATA Retail Kit
In stock now
?30.92
OCZ Technology 2x2GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 Gold
In stock now
?85.52
XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI XT ED
In stock now
?249.44
Samsung SpinPoint 320GB 7200RPM S300 16MB
In stock now
?68.95
CoolerMaster Elite 330 ATX No PSU Black
In stock now
?36.45
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz 6M Cache S775 1333MHZ
Due in 1-2 days
?181.97
Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 Express ATX Audio Lan
In stock now
?104.08
OCZ Technology StealthXStream 600W Active PFC
In stock now
?64.23
delivery
(13.593kg) ?23.18
total (inc VAT) ?844.74
Should be ordering it when the processor come in stock, probably monday. I took the OS out.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. January 2008 @ 07:13
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25. January 2008 @ 07:03 |
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well for starters you r build looks good. if it make you happy then your golden, thats all that matters..
now talkin Cracks for programs and such is a no no.might wanna edit that out.... ;)
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Random5
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25. January 2008 @ 07:23 |
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Whoops.... Fixed, cheers cincy.
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GregI6
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25. January 2008 @ 09:11 |
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With my 3870. Using 8.1 Drivers.
When i oced my graphics, my card crapped out after the deep freeze test. Looks like ill have to expose my system to 80mph winds just now.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. January 2008 @ 09:12
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25. January 2008 @ 09:28 |
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Mort: That's fair enough, I may up the vcore slightly and go to 3.2. or maybe beyond... who knows? :) I'm all for round numbers but if I make it to say 3.25, so much the better!
So the voltage rise in the BIOS starts at 1.8 does it? I'm happy to up the voltage by 0.3, as long as I'm ending up with 2.1 and not 2.4!
Bladerz: I wouldn't say Quad cores are useless for now, if you do graphics/video design or use programs that can make use of all four cores they're definitely worth your while. As far as other applications and gaming go, we're just beginning to see their use trickle through. Give it maybe a year to 18 months and maybe they're worth putting in a gamer system. What I usually tell people is that if they'll upgrade again in the near future, go Dual for now, if they want to keep their PC as is for several years, they may as well go with a quad.
Greg: not a bad score, but it's a little disconcerting that it's barely any higher than the results for an HD3850. As for the overclock, how far did you go? Typically I find knocking one notch off the core solves crashes in 3dmark tests. Memory overclocks never give me crashes, only artifacting, and typically if I don't see it on Atitool's fuzzy cube, I never see it in games.
Greensman: Very nice!
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GregI6
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25. January 2008 @ 11:04 |
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Oh jesus i cant remember but it was def in the 810+ clock region.
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25. January 2008 @ 11:15 |
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How far is your RAM overclocked? In my past experience that not only overclocks further than the core, but also gives more of a benefit.
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25. January 2008 @ 11:45 |
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Originally posted by jazmanuk:
I am struggling to install Vista on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe/WIFI-AP.
The bios detects the sata drives but the os install keeps crashing as it tries to copy files to the drive.
Can anyone help?
download the new bios. and then try. also try other sata ports.
or is the disc a copy? it may have been burned crap.
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25. January 2008 @ 11:47 |
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did you know for intel chips, having a a higher latency, does not affect the performance as much as in an AMD chip. infact its better to have a higher latency and a higher OC, rather than the other way around, esp for C2Q that are bandwidth hungry
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25. January 2008 @ 14:42 |
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Guys I hate Mac just as much as any other decent person, but I'm installing it on my computer anyway. So I can say I hate it because of first person experience. ;)
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GregI6
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25. January 2008 @ 15:32 |
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I oced my quad to 2.7ghz and temps don't go over 30c. FSB is 300 with DDR2 at 794Mhz.
I found a decent OC on the cards, 815Mhz Clock and 1140Mhz Memory Clock.
11899 now on 3D mark. Will record a run when i fully optimise my system performance.
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25. January 2008 @ 15:33 |
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People complain about Microsoft, but at least you dont need hacks to install an OS on a machine you build yourself, only need em to keep it stable...LOL
Which OS Abuzer, and what method are you using to "patch it in Windows/Linux"?
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25. January 2008 @ 17:00 |
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Shaffaf
The disc is a genuine Vista Ultimate 64bit.
I have tried all 6 sata ports but with no joy, like I said the bios detects the sata drive but when vista tries to copy the files to the drive it crashes.
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25. January 2008 @ 18:36 |
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OS now installed, tried new sata cables and everything works like clockwork, did notice the sata cables that came with the mobo looked a tad dirty, cleaned then up with alcohol and now they work too. A tad worrying as these were in sealed bags with the asus board!!!
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25. January 2008 @ 18:43 |
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It's Leopard. Pre-patched. Seems you need specific BIOS settings and a SATA DVD drive. Do you want the torrent?
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25. January 2008 @ 20:21 |
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Originally posted by jazmanuk:
OS now installed, tried new sata cables and everything works like clockwork, did notice the sata cables that came with the mobo looked a tad dirty, cleaned then up with alcohol and now they work too. A tad worrying as these were in sealed bags with the asus board!!!
never had a problem with mine. probably just a bad batch, with a Taiwanese person not arsed to to his/her work properly.
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25. January 2008 @ 21:26 |
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I have a .cnf file which at one criteria needs a path for a .jpg.....is there a code that will alow me to insert multiple files and somehow randomize them...Thank you
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25. January 2008 @ 21:32 |
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Hey kinda off topic but me and some of my friends are wanting to do a video show kinda thing. Do you guys know what the best video editing software is? Especially for beginners because I don't know much about it.
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25. January 2008 @ 21:34 |
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Ok guys, it's rapidly approaching crunch time. £139.50 for a Sapphire HD3870. Should I buy it?
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25. January 2008 @ 21:39 |
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Is this AFTER VAT? If it is then it's a decent enough price, only 276 dollars. That's only a BIT more expensive than what it is here, but it's much less inflation than usual.
Are you sure you don't want to wait for the 3870X2?
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25. January 2008 @ 21:54 |
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Yep, that's after VAT.
The HD3870X2 is out, but it's £328. No thanks!
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