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    ASUS Z87 Motherboards - Overview, Guides and Official Support

    im really torn between the maximus hero and the z87-ws boards. im going to do some mild overclocking with a closed loop system, nothing hardcore with custom loop(s). the difference in audio isn't that big of a deal for me either. ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio does look appealing...
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    Which 1150 board from MicroCenter is the [H]ardforum favorite?

    i was at microcenter in virginia this past weekend and they didn't have the maximus hero yet. they dont know when they will be coming in either. they did have a bunch of sabertooth's and z87-pro boards
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    ASUS & [H]ardOCP Haswell Z87 ROG Motherboard Giveaway! Week 2

    i think ramdisk definitely sounds cool, tho ssd secure erase is a close second
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    I am running 12.8 on my 7970 do I have to install caps?

    oh man i had no idea CAPs would/could potentially affect single card setups. wish i had known this prior. i've always neglected to install the CAPs because they seemed only geared to crossfire setups.
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    Has AMD fixed monitor sleep/wake issue?

    i've actually had this issue with pretty much every 12.x version. i decided to just disable the feature that turns off my monitor. i just run a screensaver with "display off" and "put the computer to sleep" options set to "never". i just have to physically power off my monitor each time. such a...
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    AMD Catalyst 12.6 and the AMD Catalyst 12.7 Beta

    i have the same sleep/wake issues with my 7970, hopefully the final 12.6 works and/or the 12.7s.
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    ASUS Official Z68 Chipset Motherboards - Support Thread

    I've had all 3 C-states disabled for a week or so and everything seems better. It was a brand new OS install a few months ago, but i know i've messed with settings trying to troubleshoot this issue. I can try doing a new os install this weekend and see how things are. if installing a new os...
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    ASUS Official Z68 Chipset Motherboards - Support Thread

    hey raja, thank you for the reply. 1) link state power management is and has always been off. i have just confirmed that its off 2) i've tried multiple variations with "hot plug" settings in the bios, and they dont seem to make a difference. 3) the event viewer is pretty clean...
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    ASUS Official Z68 Chipset Motherboards - Support Thread

    i've been having this exact same issue as well with a p8z68 deluxe/gen3. i always thought it was my video card, because i couldn't see anything on video, but everything was still powered on. hibernation is completely disabled. i dont even do a full standby, i have a screensaver at 5mins and my...
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    How to Fix your HD 7970 from crashing / locking up on monitor sleep

    hey all, i seem to be having this problem too. i recently built a new pc with a sapphire 7970. everything is brand new and a new win7 64bit install. diags and stress tests all pass fine. idle/load temps seem normal as well. my system is not overclocked at all, cpu and gpu are all running...
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    need help with enabling crossfire with two x1950pro

    hey all, i've never worked with crossfire before but im not necessarily a noob at computers. my friend recently gave me a dfi lanparty UT cfx-3200 motherboard and two ati x1950 to crossfire. im using a SATA hd and a brand new corsair GS700 power supply. nothing else isis connected to the...
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