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    EIZO CG276 & CX270 input lag / latency?

    Yesterday I bought a pair of CG276Ws. Coming from a pair of 6 year-old CGT241Ws, that I thought were pretty good, I am in shock, speechless, they are that good. I'm using them primarily for photography and a major impact is that now that I can really see what my gear produces, I am going to have...
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    EIZO CG276 & CX270 input lag / latency?

    There don't seem to be any CG276 reviews out yet, but the specs quoted are Response Time (typical) - 6 ms (Grey-to-grey), if that's what you mean. Expect to be picking up a pair of CG276s soon, so combing the web for cheap thrills in the meantime. :D
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    gigabyte p35 motherboards

    Same here, it's got it all, heatpipe cooling, 8ch audio, Realtek LAN, 12 USB2 ports, Firewire, etc. Check it out.
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    Can too much voltage slow down ram?

    Those Corsair sticks shouldn't be run above 2.2v, 1.9v is likely to be adequate. Maybe you want to read this: http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63650&highlight=TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX+8gb
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    Gigabyte suggestions.. DS3 or DQ6?

    I have the DQ6 Rev.2 and am happy with it, though I had problems with a Rev.1 board. I have also heard there is a SLI hack that works, Google it. The Crazy Cool HS on the back of the board is no problem. I've mounted a Zalman CNPS-9700 NT through bolted with slightly longer bolts. The...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    Got mine going now with 4GB, rather so far, so good. Took CMOS reset, loading optimized defaults, then meticulous BIOS settings. I'm using 4GB Corsair 6400C4 with 4-4-4-12 @ 2.1v. Seems to be fine now.
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    Thanks, but got that one already. I think that hotfix is for the original installation with 4GB. I tried the workaround, installing with 2GB then adding the 2nd 2GB after, and that didn't work. I assumed the second identical matched pair were ok, but I am now going to stick them in place of the...
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    ASUS P5W DH Deluxe or GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0?

    With Rev.2 the DQ6 is fixed as far as I'm concerned. It is an outstanding board and you can run on the cutting edge of performance and features, but be aware that if you get cut running at the limit, it will probably be multiple factors, not the board. :D
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    Rev.2 cleared up the bugs on Rev.1 plus some other improvements. If you update the BIOS on a Rev.2 board to F9, you effectively have a Rev.3.3 board. I found no reason to remove the Crazy Cool HS. I mounted a Zalman CNPS-9700 NT through bolted, just used longer bolts than those supplied, and...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    In my particular case, it was that the HDDs would dash for 2-10MB and then freeze for 5-20 seconds, release and then repeat the cycle all the time when more than a few MB were being accessed or moved. This meant that whatever applications were involved would freeze too. A defrag would take...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    There were some problems with the first DQ6 Rev.1 boards. Some were board problems, but I think some were in the 965 chipset ICH8 timings. We will never know... :rolleyes:
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 2.0 @ [H] Enthusiast

    The DQ6 Rev.2 was a massive improvement for me. The first Rev.1 board I bought was one of the earlier ones with problems that drove me nuts trying to get it to run without HDD thrashing and thousands of errors, and worse, nobody could figure out what the problem was. Sent it in to Gigabyte under...
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    975x, 965, 680i...ugh! I could use some advice

    I just built: Silverstone TJ07 be quiet 700W PSU EN8800GTX GPU E6700 CPU Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 x 2 Gygabyte 965P-DQ6 (get Rev.2) 1.7TB Samsung HDDs Eizo S2410W monitors x 2 The DQ6 has an OC friendly BIOS and is meant as an OCer's board. I've only superficially played Quake4...
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    GA-965P-DQ6 BIOS F6

    Rev.1 - Rev.1, most noticable side-by-side was heat pipe changes. No longer having both, I have forgotten, sorry. Rev.1 - Rev. 2, look here: http://www.ocworkbench.com/2006/gigabyte/GA-965P-DQ6-REV2/g1.htm
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    GA-965P-DQ6 BIOS F6

    DQ6 Rev.1 boards generally ship with BOS F3. The new DQ6 Rev. 2 boards ship with Bios F6/F7. You will need F7 to be Kentsfield compatible. I'd try to get a Rev. 2 board if you can. I went through a lot of problems with my first Rev.1 board which I RMAed. The replacement board is a newer...
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