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    Abit IC7-G not detecting x700

    I just got the x700pro 256mb by ATI and the mobo isn't detecting it at all. XP(pro) can't find a driver for the VGA controller either. I updated the intel chipset drivers hoping it would change something but hasn't changed anything yet. There are no updated drivers that I found on Abits website...
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    temperature program?

    Just google your question, there are tons of them, some better then others. The prefered one is usually Motherboard Monitor 5.
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    Removing Excess Thermal Pad around GPU

    I was wondering how i get the rest of the thermal pad off? I just put on the arctic cooling vga silencer on my 9700 pro and i think its not completely touching the gpu because of the excess thermal pad. I have tried using pliers after i heated it up and it wont come off and i tried using...
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    Looking for Orange County, CA shop like newegg

    Very good point, I guess thats why theres so few small computer buisness' that actually carry usefull stuff besides being able to repair your rig.
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    Looking for Orange County, CA shop like newegg

    I ordered off of svc, thanx for the help guys.
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    Looking for Orange County, CA shop like newegg

    I was actually just looking there. Since Arctic Cooling actually ditributes directly to them I am pretty sure they are trustworthy, It's just that I want to get started on my OC expedition hopefully today heh :).
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    9700pro OC and cooling

    Heh, guess I'm still a noob to computers afterall :). Didn't realise PSU's had such a huge factor in overclocking. I'll defenitly be getting a new one soon.
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    Looking for Orange County, CA shop like newegg

    I'm in need of an Arctic Cooling VGA Silence and it seems to me that newegg is out of stock of them. I don't really want to go to a different site besides newegg and also I'm impatient and don't want to wait or pay for shipping. So basically im looking for a shop in Orange County, CA that sells...
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    9700pro OC and cooling

    just a generic 350w atx
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    9700pro OC and cooling

    Holy crap thats an insane increase just from the psu mod. You wouldn't happen to have any links for tutorials would you? Thanx.
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    9700pro OC and cooling

    Thanx guys, helped a bunch, now if only newegg had the vga silencers in stock :).
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    9700pro OC and cooling

    Thanx for the suggestion. I was looking on newegg and found the Thermaltake Extreme Giant 3 VGA Cooler. Is this jsut over kill for my card is it worth the money? Thanx again.
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    9700pro OC and cooling

    I did a forum search and didn't really find any specific answers for what I was looking for. 1st: What vga cooler should I use for the my card? I heard that the vantec Iceberq 4 is good for the 9600 and 9800 but not specifically the 9700. 2nd: Can you make the 9700 into a 9700xt? Is that...
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    P4 running hot? Or MBM reading incorrect?

    Figures that my motherboard isn't compatible. But when speedfan said the same thing I was worried. Underload in Hardware Monitor 3 it gets to around 55C so I should be ok. Thanx for the help guys. Btw, is the HSF i mentioned good for a budget? I'm not worried about the sound.
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    P4 running hot? Or MBM reading incorrect?

    Setup: AOpen AX4G-N 2.4 Northwood not OC Stock HSF I am a little worried right now because I installed MBM and it is telling me my CPU is running at 96C and my case is at 74C and the CPU kernel is at 74C. I'm assumed this was a wrong reading since the tempature monitor that came with...
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