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12. March 2008 @ 14:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by cincyROBERT:

i bow down to you oh master...lmao
NOW you've lost your mind!!! I may be the master of my OWN domain but anything computing I've mastered NOTHING!! ;)

Originally posted by smartA$$:
if i remember correct i think i paid more for the power cord than i did for the PSU...lol im still greatful for it. heyi know i can put it on ebay and see what ican get and use it towards a new HX620w corsair..

By all means sell it. It's a good "cheap" psu but NOT meant for HIGH end computers. You know that and I told you that in the beginning. I'm just glad/happy NOTHING has happened that you will regret... smoke or fire... lol. CROSSES fingers that nothing does. lol..... You can always UNDERCLOCK that BADBOY until you get another psu.....hehehe. NOW that's funny right there!!!!!!!

The Corsair HX-620 is a GREAT psu and will serve you for years. GOOD luck with those rebates and I hope something is available when you decide to purchase..... :D

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12. March 2008 @ 14:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
OK here is what I went with after second 939 mobo went out.

1. HD Sata 36g 10,000 raptor for system
2. Asus P5n32-E
3. Core2Duo E6850 3.0
3. Zalman CNP5770-CU
4. Corsair XMS

I do believe my heat issue will be over- my case has air pocket issue- BUT I do believe Ill notice the up grade fro my sig.


Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-
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Theone: It's funny, because the MS mouse that my cousin has stays on as do many PCs, but I've never seen one flicker, that's a bit weird. My Razer mouse needs so much power over USB that when the PC's off, it is too, so I don't have any annoying lights to worry about there.

Ok guys, my friend asks, why does he get such slow memory bandwidth results? He's been experiencing RAM-like lag in games, and I think this is why. Trouble is, I've no idea how to solve it.





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@Mr.E
i think i might just take it down to stock settings for now just to be safe, for the time being.i really doubt i can tell the difference from 3.0ghz to 3.6ghz while burning anyway..lol now maybe useing dvd-rebuild i might...
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12. March 2008 @ 18:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
life is good CPU 24c and Mobo 33c at idle

Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-

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12. March 2008 @ 18:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@herrick
what have you desided to get? or have you allready gotten your stuff??
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12. March 2008 @ 18:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yepper...go up a couple replys...and you see- 0 ill just copy and past...

1. HD Sata 36g 10,000 raptor for system
2. Asus P5n32-E SLI
3. Core2Duo E6850 3.0
3. Zalman CNP5770-CU
4. Corsair XMS

I put my 320 HD as storage,,,I see a notice from my sig. to the above- LOL

Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-

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12. March 2008 @ 18:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Mort81,
That's why I have a commercial account with Newegg. I get the benefit of the reduced shipping because it's just the cost of the shipping for the total package. I bought over $20,000 last year from them so they treat me real good! LOL!! I even get a statement for taxes! ROFLMAO!

BTW! I bought that Acer for $200! considering Wal-Mart gets over $900 for that particular model, it was a steal! I just couldn't turn it down! LOL!!

Russ

GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor


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12. March 2008 @ 19:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok just the generic answer to this. just what does SLI get ya????
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12. March 2008 @ 19:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@ cincyrob

about 20-30 % more... I think? not sure if their is a way to test...just going buy what I have read. The reason I like it is I dont have the money to get one good one- so I get one- then later down the road when my pocket book is forgiving a can get the same card and boost performance...cards have to match though....after my up grade my pocket book is not talking to me...BUT right now I can care less....faster PC and the battle of heat is over- after a year and a half and two Asus A8n32-SLI Deluxe mobos [that board is known for heart issues and needs to be in the right case...my case in known for air pockets and the combo killed me]

Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-

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12. March 2008 @ 19:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well that makes some sence. but let me reword my question. what is SLI? is it for gameing?
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12. March 2008 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@ cincyrob

sorry bro- the ability to use two video cards at the same time, there is mobos that will allow you to use 3 video cards also, but the 3 one is only x8 where as the others have x16 pipes...at least on my new board

Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-

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ok useing 2 video cards to say use 2 monitors?

sorry im dumb founded right about now. this is new to me...lol

dont say a word Mr.E
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12. March 2008 @ 19:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you can use 2 monitors w/ one vid. card...if the card allows

Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-

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cincyrob,
SLI stands for Scalable Link Interface! Here's the explanation!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface

Best Regards,
Russ


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12. March 2008 @ 20:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's better than 30% now, especially with the 9600s, but still not worth the money IMO.
Also disregard my post about the memory bandwidth. Turns out CAS2 was all that was required!



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12. March 2008 @ 20:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sam

Is there a program that I can use to test my SLI on and off?

Win. 7/Case- Thermaltake Armor11 bays "full case"-with side fan panel... removed stock fans replaced with SCYTHE 92mm 2ea. and SCYTHE/s-flex sff21f 120mm 2ea./ sunbeam 4 fan controller/Processor-Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0 w/ Zalman CNPS7700-CU cooler/motherboard-Asus P5N32-E SLI p680I/PSU-Cooler Master RS 850 watt real power pro sli/Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1ty/Cables-Thermaltake Rounded IDE ATA & ATA2/Memory- 4 Gig Corsair XMS 800 MH/HDD-1ea. WD 300GB 10K VelociRaptor Sata-1ea.WD 320GB 7200rpm Sata/Drives- 2ea. Benq 1655 [Rev.BCDB]2ea.LG GH24NS70[rev.GN00]/52in1 card reader&Writer&USB/ Video cards- 1ea. EVGA Gforce Nvida GTX 550Ti /Monitors- 2ea. ACER AL2017 LCD 20 in. ea/Printer-

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3dmark, or ingame benchmarks...



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thanks

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Who the hell is Mr.E?

Rob, while you're at it, read up on crossfire too.
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
Who the hell is Mr.E?
That's me MISTER!!!! You be nice. :P

cincyROBERT is giving me crap about something or another. lol. :P

herrick NICE system buddy. How you likes the E6850?? You OC yet?? It's dang fast w/o it but you can get some more out of it safely!! I see you finally got something to run COOL in your case. hehehe. Just needed some "different" equipment. Congrats buddy!!!!

My personal opinion is SLi is overrated for most users. lol. I think you can get enough from ONE good card if you try hard enough. hehehe. :P

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making progress. slowly but surely. got the corsair DDR2 1066 dominators and a TR ultra 120 extreme with a scythe s-flex SFF21F ordered. I'll probably wait to order the corsair 620HX until later this month. the MIR is good until march 31st.

Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435
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@ greeny

Not going to play hard in till CPU is seated all the way...100 hrs should do it[ used artic 5]...then 0 boy! like it so far, no LOVE IT so far!!!!

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abuzar1,
Quote:
Who the hell is Mr.E?

You!!! I thought it was Mr. Ed! ROFLMAO!! You know, A Horse is a Horse of course of course!

Best Regards,
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GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor


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there that term is again.."seated in" how do we/i seat it in?just everyday use?
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