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    For members who like, and are still looking at buying a 9800 GX2!

    I will be getting one but only if the performance is reasonably better than my 8800GTX, I don't mind spending good money on my hobby but I won't throw it away needlessly either. Now, what constitutes reasonably better, is another story and something I will have to judge once the benchmarks start...
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    PCIE 1.0 vs 2.0

    Also I think the point some were trying to make is that by the time pcie 2.0 is actually useful/needed most will be upgrading there motherboards anyway due to new cpu socket architecture. One reason to try and find a pcie 2.0 based motherboard now is if you plan on upgrading video cards but not...
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    Gigabyte or DFI?

    Anandtech's review of the Nirvana seemed quite positive, overclocked it was only a degree or two behind the ultra 120 extreme. Sadly there are boatloads of different opinions on how hot a cpu can safely run without damage. Hard to say for sure but I'd bet as long as it's completely stable it...
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    Trade only DDR DIMMS for DDR SODIMMS

    The company I work for just pulled a bunch of DDR 400mhz, CL3, PC3200, 512mb DIMM's from off lease machines. We are looking for DDR 333mhz, CL2.5, PC2700, 512-1024mb SODIMM's for some older laptop's we use for training. This would be a trade only transaction and we are looking for 15-20...
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    Gigabyte or DFI?

    Thanks for the reply Flexion. I normally only run a couple HD's so that won't be an issue. Looks like we have similer ram also. Might I ask what cpu cooler you are running along with 4ghz idle and load temps with it? I am thinking of the ultra 120 extreme but apparently there are some fitment...
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    Gigabyte or DFI?

    I am considering building a 4ghz e8400 machine and I'm either going with the T2RS or a DS3R. I can't really say if one is better than the other, although from my research it looks like the T2RS might have a slight edge on maximum attainable fsb. Keep in mind it looks to be a minor advantage and...
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    DFI P35 DK T2RS & Ultima 120 Extreme

    I've been considering this board and cooler combo for an E8400 4ghz build. It seems in order for the cooler to fit it has to be installed with the fan facing either the vid card or psu. Is this going to hamper the cooling efficiency of the extreme to the point where some other cooler such as the...
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    ds3r or ds3p

    I'm in a similier situation needing to upgrade my current system so that I can have a second relatively fast machine. I too am looking at both of these boards and the only reason I can see going with the DS3P over the 3R would be if I needed the 4X pcie slot. Maybe this has been posted somewhere...
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    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Overclocking

    Towards the heatsink is best, you get better forced airflow that way. How you actually attach the fan to the heatsink isn't as important as making sure you don't impede airflow and it doesn't fall off. And of course physical damage using oversized screws.
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    GA-P35-DS3R - Problem with Front USB Headers

    Any chance you have a motherboard standoff post shorting? Or possibly the usb header connector is reversed on the pins? Weird stuff going on, I was about to buy a DS3R and either an E8400 or E8500 but might have to reconsider if this is a common problem with these boards.
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    Problem with 7600GS and 30" @ 2560

    Have you tried temporarily forcing a lower res to see if the problem persists?
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    Trasferring a vista install to a new hard drive?

    I used the trial version of Aconis Migrate Easy, just have both drives in your machine, follow a very simple wizard, set the new drive as your boot drive in bios or remove old one. Couldn't be easier and it's free.
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    OCZ GameXStream 700w Fan

    It's how they used to test PSU's back in medieval times. :D
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    OCZ GameXStream 700w Fan

    Im surprised to hear this, I've had mine for over 6 months and can't say I've ever heard it. My 8800 is another story. :p
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    will disk imaging software restore everything?

    Thanks for that in depth response! I was afraid the answer about self bootable backup dvd's was going to be a no. I'm kind of spoiled at work with ghost having that ability, I suppose I could just copy the floppy we use but It's obviously not exactly legal and I would be fired in a heartbeat...
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