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Just wanted to follow-up on this. I replaced my PSU with a Corsair 620HX (one benefit right out of the box was a quieter system--the PSU fan is virtually silent). I've been running COD4 for a week now with no problems. So it looks like the Alienware PSU was the culprit. I'm surprised that...

I have the E6600 with a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R mobo and Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 CL4 RAM. Using the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU HSF. I OC'ed the FSB to 333 MHz (25%), giving me a CPU speed of 3.0 GHz. I left my RAM running at 800 MHz (RAM:FSB multiplier of 2.4) with 4-4-4-12 latencies. My...

It's a very good HS+fan choice if you want low noise and are only mildly OC'ing. It's definitely quieter than the Intel stock HSF, and it cools the CPU somewhat (but not dramatically) better. I have a mild OC (25% FSB) on my system (E6600 running at 333FSB), and my load CPU core temps are...

Actually, I never adjusted the Vram setting. For the initial config, I had all voltages set to "normal" (this is a Gigabyte P35-D3SR mobo) except Vcore, which I manually set to 1.300 (reported voltage in CPU-Z and SpeedFan was 1.264). For the 2nd config (which had the Prime95 error), I set...

OK, I ran Prime95 a little more and got a strange result. When I ran for an hour with a Vcore of 1.264V and a Vram of 1.9V, my core temps were 58C. I got no errors (this is the same config I had previously tried a few times, all without error). When I ran with a higher Vcore of 1.34V and a...

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I will definitely try raising the Vcore to maybe 1.35V and see how that goes. I'll also run prime95 for several hrs to get a better test. I do not get a BSOD--the screen just immediately goes blank, and everything shuts off. As for RAM, although I...

Hello, I have the following rig: Core2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz w/Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Cooler 2 GB Corsair DDR2 PC6400 800 MHz 4-4-4-12 RAM Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Mobo BFG 8800 GTS OC2 640 MB GPU (factory o/c 585/1350/1700) 480 Watt PSU (generic that came with original Alienware case)...

TN panels are going to have the lowest lag and ghosting issues, but have the drawback of limited acceptable viewing angles. The LG245W (or LG246W) probably has among the lowest input lag of the *VA panels (1-2 frames). The Dell and BenQ 24"-ers have 2-3 frame lag. Always a tradeoff. :)...

I have Nvdia Geforce 8800 GTS with the latest Forceware drivers. I do NOT use cleartype--that's basically a font antialiaser that smooths not sharpens the text. I hooked the same computer/viideo card up to a Samsung 244T and got sharper text out of that (what I normally expect from LCDs)...

Thanks much repoman0--finally a quantitative test. I'll third the request for you to re-do it with the CRT at 60 Hz also. Thanks for your effort on this.

Yep, exactly my assessment. Not bad, but not as good as some LCDs. The only blemish I've found so far with this monitor. LOL, have you done quantitative tests to prove this? This guy did: http://www.bexox.com/showdown.htm He compared 3 24" monitors, the LG246, BenQ FP241WZ , and the...

I've had this monitor for a few days now, but I may be taking it back. My primary use is FPS games like CSS, but I also use it for web surfing, photo editing, etc. I initially bought it because it appears to have lower input lag than the Dell or BenQ 24s, and indeed it looks, feels, and...

A couple questions: 1. How is the black text on white background clarity in native resolution mode (1920x1200)? 2. Anyone do a stopwatch test comparison (vs. CRT) to measure input lag?

These are exactly the two monitors I'm considering. I picked up the LG at BestBuy last weekend, but not sure I'm going to keep it. I tried the LG because it appears to have less input lag than the Dell (at least the Dell 2407WFP--haven't seen any quantitative input lag test of the HC yet)...