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    No one mentions this about push pull but.........

    push pull is not a noise problem with the right fan...not cheap thou. I'm using noctua p12s in push pull, can't hear them at all. Course they cost $20 ea...:eek:
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    Can't get my i7 860 OC stable. Thoughts?

    Good News! I'm glad you are getting it stable. Cheers,Bob
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    Can't get my i7 860 OC stable. Thoughts?

    In your first post you say you set vtt to 1.4v. That's way too high. My vtt is 1.21 (intel specified maximum). I've got g.skill ripjaw at vdim of 1.64. vcore at 1.36 (llc off) was all I needed for a stable 3.78ghz. I did up the vpll to 1.86 from 1.80. Perhaps that will help. Its always...
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    Unexpected o'clk finding - i7 860

    Each day I learn more. Last night I discovered a bios update for my board. Flashed it, and returned to the oc....the performance of os responsiveness seem to be improved. Of course, this is a subjective test, so results are less than conclusive.
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    Unexpected o'clk finding - i7 860

    I have been running my machine for about one month now at ~ 3.5ghz (160x22)...stable based on prime 95. Running my memory at stock 1600 (160x10). This is all on air with no increase in default voltages. Rock solid stable. But....I was finding it annoying to wait for the boot (seemed to...
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    Build problems with new i7 860 system

    Thanks for your responses. Most helpful, I will reformat the hd and try again. I do have a vista license I never used, but that seems cludgy...so I'm going to try to avoid that.
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    Build problems with new i7 860 system

    Hi all, Here's my current build. Gigabyte P55A-UD4P mobo i7-860 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH - Retail (All x2 for 8GB of system ram) Item #: N82E16820231279 Cooler Master Intel Core i5...
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