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    Dead Ballistix, I want your info :)

    I have 2x 1gb sticks - actually, after recommendation of Eclipse. I think mine have died. (I don't hold it against you Eclipse ;)) I just posted the problems I was having on the Memory forum - but I'm 85% sure its my RAM that causing the problems. Batch# CL1115P.1Z I'll get the batch...
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    Really weird problems...

    Hey guys.... Starting on Thanksgiving weekend, I started to get really awkward errors on both Linux and Windows XP. My temps are quite cool, staying at 32C currently. On Windows XP, sometimes the system won't boot, with STOP CODES: 0x0000008E, 0x00000019, 0x00000081, and a couple others...
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    which socket 939 motherboard should i get ?

    This is fine if DFI had exclusive capabilities. But the EPoX board, for nearly all practical purposes, can perform just as well as the DFI in speed and in overclocking capabilities. And is a shit-ton more stable. It may not go above 3.2v for RAM, but I doubt everyone needs that capability...
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    building a pc for pretty heavy gamer on a budget

    I highly recommend the EPoX 9NPA+SLi. Its a great, solid board. If you look at my sig, I recently built a sytem with this board, and I have to say that this system is one of the most rock solid stable systems I've built. I almost got the DFI board, but decided that I didn't want to deal with all...
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    EPoX or DFI?

    I didn't realize that those boards supported Opterons... as a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure they are only S939... the Opterons are 940, no?
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    About to push "Place Order" on NewEgg...

    After some more research, it seems to me that the Epox 9NPA+ SLI would be a better buy. Not only are its overclocking abilities second only to DFI's set (but probably only by a trivial amount), but it is being praised for out-of-box stability. And it also keeps with my intention to make this...
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    About to push "Place Order" on NewEgg...

    Thanks for your feedback! I'm hearing that NCQ (the Seagate 7200.8 has this) helps a lot with dual core. This of course could be fluff, but it seems like it makes sense. Would SATA II / 3.0Gb/s compensate for lack of NCQ? I went through a time where I was decided between the XP-90 and the...
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    About to push "Place Order" on NewEgg...

    Hey guys! I have spent several weeks reading through the [H] forums and reading review after review trying to figure out the best system config for me, and I think I finally have it! Thanks to everyone here, I have a set of components (see my sig) that seem to be in good order. I'll be...
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    OCing & Timings with 4x512mb vs 2x1gb

    Those Ballistix sticks look like a good buy - the DDR500 pair? I have used crucial in all of my previous builds. But now with all these different choices for high performance RAM, it gets hard to relearn everything needed to make a good choice. It seems like these Ballistiix can reach 280Mhz...
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    OCing & Timings with 4x512mb vs 2x1gb

    It would be great if someone could shed some light on how OCing capability and timings are effected in general with 4x512MB vs 2x1GB sticks... Perhaps this can be generalized to using 2 sticks versus 4 sticks (of any capacity)..? Basically I am trying to 1) Figure this out..2) decide on the...
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    Any way to flash BIOS w/o floppy?

    You could try this: http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/#clean I have never tried it. I only have anecdotes from others saying it works. Worth a try?
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    7800GT vs GTX on 2405FPW

    Congrats on the 2405FPW! I just recently got mine and its ::drool:: :D I would like to know how FEAR runs too, thanks for trying that out for us/me. I've already done my research on the two cards via anandtech and extensive forum threads. But thanks for the info! From what I'm seeing...
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    7800GT vs GTX on 2405FPW

    I am in the process of building a new system, and I wanted to get an idea for what kind of performance differences I will see in games between a GTX and GT when driving a 2405FPW. A GT would save me ~$100 I could put into a faster CPU or another gig of RAM. I am planning on getting an SLI...
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    Best Nforce Ultra Mobo?

    That DFI is pretty much the best one out there... a close 2nd if not a tie is the EPoX 9NPA+ Ultra, priced at ~$95 at newegg after $10 off "instant savings." The thing that is driving me towards the DFI though is that the location of the power connector for the EPoX is quite obnoxious.. right...
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    2405FPW, How long does it take Dell to ship?

    Different monitors have different availability.. I also got 2nd Day Shipping...
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