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    DFI UT X58-T3eH8 @ [H]

    Maybe I'm a nub, but I bought my first DFI board in 2004. It was a paper weight right out of the box. I've never once had a positive relationship with DFI!!!
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    DFI 790GX-M3H5 woes - the dreaded code 88

    How do you tell when you have a broken PSU? RAM sticks? CPU? Motherboard? before, I had a basis of comparison with other computers i had built in the same time frame. Now with all new shit and nothing to test it with, I'm clueless as to what's broken. DFI's tech support is a fucking joke...
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    DFI 790GX-M3H5 woes - the dreaded code 88

    the CPU is brand new. Where did you read Code 88's are due to faulty CPU's? and no, I dont :( EDIT: it's still up for RMA... should I just RMA it to be sure?
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    DFI 790GX-M3H5 woes - the dreaded code 88

    Code 88 in the Pheonix BIOS list means "reserved". On DFI's website it says Code 88 means "your motherboard isn't POSTing for reasons X, Y and Z- RMA it"
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    DFI 790GX-M3H5 woes - the dreaded code 88

    cleared the CMOS, disconnected everything, tried one stick of RAM, tried all four sticks of RAM i have on slot 1... Ive been at it since 11 this morning :\ the to spend your day off, huh?
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    DFI 790GX-M3H5 woes - the dreaded code 88

    I apologizing for not making it clear, Tricky0502. the board doesn't POST at all! I'll update my first post for newcomers to avoid confusion.
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    DFI 790GX-M3H5 woes - the dreaded code 88

    Hello gentlemen! I recently decided to upgrade my computer and play all the games from the last 4 years that I missed. My new build is in my signature. Anyways, I booted up my first 790GX-M3H5 about two weeks ago. POST code 88 right off the bat ("code 88" means that something is blocking a...
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    mATX AM3 choices

    Hello gentlemen; I recently bought a DFI 790GX-M3H5 for a new build. First board arrived DOA. Second board arrived DOA. I'm going to RMA the third and sell it. I'm not dealing with DFI's bullshit anymore. In the meantime, do any of you know of any mATX boards that support DDR3? no...
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    UPS employee theft: What's your experience?

    Hello everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read this. You may find it funny, you may find it depressing, or you might not even care. If you care to respond with advice, I'd appreciate it though :) QUESTION: Have any of you gentlemen dealt with UPS employee theft and / or losing...
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    Manufacturer "recommended" RAM: How essential is it to follow?

    thanks again for the replies, gentlemen! I'm settled with my choice then. Has anyone on these boards actually tested this setup? if so, please let me know your thoughts.
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    Manufacturer "recommended" RAM: How essential is it to follow?

    Hello Gentlemen, I apologize if there is another thread on this, but I've yet to find it using the search engine. Here goes. THE LOWDOWN Long story short I'm building a PC from the ground up and ordering my components TOMORROW (pay day! :p). I made a thread...
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    very specific advice wanted! free beer!

    thank you, Mutantmagnet :) I had read this before on other forums and in product reviews, but I always figured it was self-pandering or buy-validation. Guess not! danny could you show me why it's faster? The only difference I can tell between the two is cache size, and I've read that...
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    very specific advice wanted! free beer!

    I wrote a pretty intensive post, which almost all of you read and understood. That being said, I didn't feel it necessary to offend anyone with my choice of parts. It's not that I wasn't convinced by some of your choices, I just have my reasons for choosing what I did, but I'll get to that...
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    very specific advice wanted! free beer!

    alright gents, I'm still pretty rock solid on what I'm going to buy, although I greatly appreciated the discussion :) I'll post links / picks of my finished build in 3 weeks! take care!
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    very specific advice wanted! free beer!

    thank you for your link, DTN107 :) that's quite the monitor. It's certainly prettier then the Asus VW224U, and has a higher native resolution. However, the response time is 5ms while the asus' is 2ms. Have you dealt with response times on LCD panels before? I've never owned one! @Danny...
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