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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    those cold boot issues seem indicative of problems powering the video card. more voltage could possibly help and/or a newer high quality PSU
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    Seagate 1.5TB Firmware Update Fix

    I checked my serial number on the utility here http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931 and it said my drive was unaffected and didn't need an update. I'm not sure what to think.
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    Seagate 1.5TB Firmware Update Fix

    Thanks for all the advice.... i think i'll go ahead and try to upgrade the firmware. Hopefully, it doesn't brick.
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    Seagate 1.5TB Firmware Update Fix

    I have one of the 1.5 TB models with the SD17 firmware. I haven't had any issue with this drive, should I try and upgrade the firmware to SD1B or should I just let the drive be?
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    The VAGP voltage settings adjusts southbridge voltage, I believe, which can help stability. The preset 4coredual voltage adjustments are minor and should only cause a nominal increase in heat.
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    Also, I would set your VDIMM and VAGP voltages to high.
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    I know on my board i cannot even come close to 290FSB stable so i run at 266 with everything running in sync and its all good but that's not to say your board can't. What PSU do you have? You may be experiencing power issues- you should at least have a decent 450-550W PSU with enough 12V rail...
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    no problem... I have no idea what the setting does. When I had it turned on, certain games would show some ugly weird geomety and texture issues such as triangles that seemed to spike out and go to infinity or take up the entire screen. turning the setting off eliminated the issue...
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    If your OC works then go with it. Change PCIE Downstream Pipeline to disabled. This setting usually causes big problems with most of the newer cards.
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    On a PT880 board a 9800GT may perform noticeably better than a 9600GT in some cases such as very high resolutions and with lots of AA but you may not be able to use those settings in most new games anyway. If the difference is only 20-40 bucks, though, you may just as well get the 9800GT. Newegg...
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    Well, I am loving my 780i board with e8500 with the two 8800GTS SSCs in SLI. Its at least twice as fast as the 4coredual setup was. You aren't going to see any differences with a better GPU on your setup because of the PCIE bottleneck. Plus, there really isn't anything THAT much faster than...
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    A GTX260 on a PT880 board? Don't see the point unless there are plans for a mobo upgrade, soon.
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    If you want to play Grid or Crysis, forget about the 3650. I have a Powercolor 3650 PCIE in my 4coredual rig and its barely sufficient. It overheats badly, too. I get 2D artifacts after playing a game. For the price, the 9800GT is a pretty good card. It should play crysis as well as a 4850. Its...
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    Unfortunately, with that board, you are not going to see a difference between a 150 dollar card and a 250 dollar card. The 4x PCIE bus is pretty much saturated with even older mainstream cards. You probably won't see any difference in speed between a 9800GT and a 9800GTX+. I would wager that...
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    Asrock 775 Dual VSTA Incompatible with Nvidia 8800 series

    I got the PCIE version... i tested it out this weekend and for a 60 dollar card you really can't beat it. I was able to play all of my games at 1280x1024 with good IQ levels (sans crysis).
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