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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    Over 24 hours later and still running well! Thank you one and all for helping me out.
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    OK, I upped the Vcore to 1.2 (just to be sure - and it's still WELL within tolerance) and then enabled C states. It's been about 5 minutes and no BSODs, but it will take longer than that to ensure it's stable. Now, if this works (and even if I have to bump the Vcore up a bit more), should I...
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    Thanks Unclewebb & Astral Abyss. I've changed the VCore and DRAM settings. VCore is now set at 1.168 and DRAM at 1.65 (which is what Corsair recommends) Right now I'm ensuring that the system (with C state disable) is stable (it seems to be, but after fighting with this for two weeks...
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    Here are my current voltage settings: In my BIOS there is a setting called "Set VDroop" that has 2 options - High and Low. When set at High (which is the default), the BIOS follows Intel specs (so it says) in setting voltage. Vcore - 1.00625 VTT 1.126 PLL 1.8 DRAM 1.53 CPU base frequency 133...
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    See my next post
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    I hear you, TGA, but you're not really answering any of my questions/concerns. Do you have any insight into C states and why I would have a problem with it being enabled? Do you think it's a bug/manufacturing error in the BIOS, MB and/or CPU? Do you have any information about what I'm...
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    These two statements confused me. If you don't touch any of the default configurations, how do you "go through and...disable any integrated features I won't be using"? How can you keep your hands off and then also 'tinker' with the BIOS? Or are you saying that you don't USE the default BIOS...
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    Disabling Intel C State saved my computer!

    Specs: Antec Nine Hundred Two case MSI P55-GD80 mobo 8 GB Corsair Dominator RAM ATI Radeon HD 5800 Intel i5-750 CPU Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Corsair HX750 PSU Windows 7 64-bit I feel like I've just had a great weight lifted from my shoulders. I've been locked in mortal combat with my...
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    Problem with Intel Turbo Boost

    I just built this computer last week: MSI P55-GD80 mobo 8 GB Corsair Dominator RAM (240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)) Intel i5-750 CPU Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Corsair HX750 PSU Radeon 5850 Windows 7 64 bit I was getting random freezes in Windows (and not just Windows...
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    Please help! Installation problems with 5850

    As I mentioned earlier, the only difference I could find is "Intel Turbo Boost."
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    Please help! Installation problems with 5850

    Well that's certainly something I would have no problem doing. It's just that everything is brand new on this computer and I'd like to have it running as well as it can.
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    Please help! Installation problems with 5850

    Here's a quick update. The 5850 is in and working great! I then went into my BIOS and changed from "Fail Safe" defaults to "Performance" defaults. Everything booted and seemed to work well, but I would get occasional computer freeze-ups. There didn't seem to be any pattern to when/why it...
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    Help! Windows 7 stuck in continual reboot loop

    I had a suggestion elsewhere to re-load the default BIOS settings. There was a setting entitled "Load Fail-Safe default settings", so I clicked on that and THAT seemed to "fix" my problem. I got into Windows repair, it ran Start-up repair but didn't find anything to fix (probably because I...
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    Please help! Installation problems with 5850

    Startup repair didn't find anything, but I wasn't too worried about that. I clicked on restart and managed to boot up into safe mode. I deleted the NVIDIA drivers and then rebooted again, this time straight into Windows. Which it did!! Woo Hoo!! It didn't recognize the 5850 (didn't think it...
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    Please help! Installation problems with 5850

    There was a BIOS option entitled "Load Fail-Safe defaults", so I clicked on that and I got into Windows repair! So now it's in windows running "Startup repair" Hopefully that will let me remove the old NVIDIA drivers and install the new Radeon drivers.
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