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    Discrete GPU + Intel HD Graphics for multi-monitor setup?

    Thanks all- I did have to select the integrated graphics as primary to get it to work initially, but it has been running fine since. Was not aware of Quick Sync so thanks for the tip, looks like it might be handy. So far I have not been able to get my GTX970 above 2.1G memory use, so I doubt...
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    GIGABYTE Z170X Gaming G1 Motherboard Review @ [H]

    All the video lanes, two x16 or four x8 or whatever other combination, are multiplexed direct to CPU. All other lanes, including m.2 and SATA, are through z170 chipset. I think. A block diagram would be nice.
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    GIGABYTE Z170X Gaming G1 Motherboard Review @ [H]

    From reading the manual, I gather that the m.2 nvme lanes are not shared from the 20 direct CPU lanes used by PCIE3 slots for video. Instead, they appear to be lanes that go through the Z170 chipset and in fact, can disable certain Intel SATA ports when used. There is a chart that identifies...
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    GIGABYTE Z170X Gaming G1 Motherboard Review @ [H]

    I'd be very curious about PLX testing. I've read various reviews and comments about this chip adding latency, but it seems like most of them are repeating stuff they've seen and few have done any real measurements. For example, is it 10ns and irrelevant, 10 microseconds or something major like...
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    Gigabyte Gaming G1 or UD5 for single GPU?

    Kept the G1. No problems or complaints so far. The wifi was very handy for getting it going in a room with no LAN. They ended up sending me a UD5 as well. I think tech support was overseas and they didn't understand my emails. I'm not going to argue with them to send it back. Guess I will...
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    Discrete GPU + Intel HD Graphics for multi-monitor setup?

    I have a two monitor setup. When running a game, I usually use windowed full-screen mode on one monitor so I can easily mouse over to the other one to answer emails or use Office etc. Previously, I just attached them both to my discrete video card outputs. With my new mobo, I have the...
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    Gigabyte Gaming G1 or UD5 for single GPU?

    My heatsink/fan barely fits next to my 970 that has a backplate, but it fits. The UD5 looks like it had more room to PCIE 1. But after that, they did a nice job on spacing. I'll put it together with the G1 and test it. If it works I don't think I'll bother downgrading. My only concern is...
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    Gigabyte Gaming G1 or UD5 for single GPU?

    I recently ordered a GA-Z170X-UD5 for a single GTX 970 + i7-6700k system. I also have a single Intel 750 PCIE board, plus a couple older SATA SSD. Seems the retailer sent me a Gaming G1 instead. Since that is a $300 mistake, I did report the mixup. They said to keep it, though it wasn't...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    I'm knocking on wood then. Mine has been rock solid without a single crash, bsod or other problem since I replaced the bad memory, disabled the secondary SATA controller and re-installed XP without the RAID driver.
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    No, that is part of the reason I asked. Just because it isn't adjustable in BIOS doesn't mean that the motherboard won't do that function. I replaced the Antec Tri-cool with an Arctic Fan 12 PWM. I plugged its 4 pin header into the 4 pin System fan connector on the motherboard. The cable...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    Can anyone help with a fan question? CPU_FAN is obviously a 4-pin fan with PWM control. Using the stock Intel supplied 4-pin CPU fan from their retail processor, I can hear it throttling the fan output when I select "Intel QST" in the Bios for fan control method. So, I'm wondering about...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    Yeah I had high hopes for Raid 0 but it just didn't work out with my setup for whatever reason. As it is now, everything is very fast and rock solid. I added a 1GB kit to my 2GB kit and now have 3GB running at 800Mhz in dual channel with no issues whatsoever. Memtest and Orthos Prime 95 run...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    I have an EVGA 8800 GTS ACS version. It fits close to the memory slots, but you can still get all 4 sticks in and out with the video card installed. I've got all 4 slots filled and have installed and removed them a number of times without an issue.
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    I originally purchased the Corsair 6400C4 that was on the Gigabyte recommended list. I had one stick that failed within 24 hours and the other had sporadic errors at the Corsair (4-4-4-12@2.1V) timings and even at the motherboard defaults (5-5-5-18@1.8V). I RMAd the kit to Newegg and went...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    Thank you for the comments. As it turned out I was having some performance issues. Various applications would have pauses of a second or two when loading or accessing the drive. File transfer was fast once it got going, though I never benchmarked it. Every once in a while I'd get a BSOD when...
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