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    Asus p6t6 ws revolution, can't detect multiple vid cards...

    Test both video cards independently and they work and loaded setup defaults in Bios. One thing is that I can only get video to work with 1 card if it's in the first PCI-E area, i could not get video in any of the other PCI-E slots..... also I have a sound card that works in the other slots...
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    MSI Lightning 6970 issue....

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127581 I have this video card and one of the fan blades are broken, the fan looks like itjust screws off fairly easily and i'm just wondering if anyone knows where i can get one of these fans? Or does anyone here have a broken one of...
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    Asus P8Z77 V vs Pro

    Apologies in advance if this has been posted. The search function didn't come up with anything useful for this specific issue. The only difference I can see between these two models is Power Design. The V being 12 phase, and the Pro being 16 phase. My question is: If I'm doing a mild 24/7...
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    FS: Gaming pc $550 + shipping obo

    I took advantage of Micro Center's combo deal for i5-2500k w/ Asus z68-pro ($350 after tax) and just built (literally 1 hour ago) a new system. Since I don't have any use for this machine, and no one I know needs it, I'm selling it. This system is used but not abused. It has plenty of life...
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    MSI Lightning 6970 card, question

    I have this card in my gaming PC right now but I had it in another computer where we had a "crossfire" type setup. When I started the computer I guess they were too close and the fan blade hit the 2nd card breaking one of the blades off. Now when the graphics card is at full load it just crashes...
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    RASA kit question XSPC 750

    I have this kit cooling my CPU right now but I want to add a GPU cooler since I broke the fan on my 6970. What would I need to buy in order to do this? Here is what I am thinking...
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    6970 overheating

    I have 3 6970s in this computer and were having an issue with them in this HAF (the large one) case. On full load they go over 100 C What should I do to remedy this? They get so hot that i'm obviously afraid of running them like this plus the fact that they crash the system at this level...
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    Can't install Windows XP, bluescreen.

    System specs AMD Athlon II 250 asus Sabertooth 990FX ATI 6870 SATA Hard drive. Set hard drives to IDE mode in bios, after windows setup loads the drivers and it goes to "starting windows setup" it bluescreens after a little while. I have tried for hours and plenty of bios settings and CANNOT...
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    WTB 3 6990, any brand.

    My company needs to order 3 more 6990s for a project but everyone is sold out. Is anyone here or any vendors reading this site selling any of these cards? PM/reply with price and how quickly you can get it after after payment.
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    4x6990, ATI Stream computer for research.

    I'm tasked with building a computer for ATI Stream based applications and was wondering if its possible to use 4x6990 in one computer and what minimum I would need for processor? The application we are using only cares about the GPU, for example on our 2x6970 computer this will be the bigger...
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    Can't overclock 6970

    I have a sapphire 6970, bought when the 6970 just came out. I see that people overclock to the highest that they can in CCC with this type of card and download apps to go even higher. I can't overclock higher than 925 core 1400 mem without it freezing my computer. Any suggestions?
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    Good quality wireless headphones?

    I have had this JVC RX900 headphones that was REALLY good but broke recently, what is another equally good or better sound quality headset that is wireless? Tired of wires, absolutely. I got so mad the other day after this shit broke that I just ripped all of the wires out of my computer...
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    On the market for DX 11.... GTX 570 or 6970?

    I want to get a DX 11 card, even though my 4870 crossfire are still great in every game. Its just that the DX 11 games have been rolling out and I have $400 laying around to spend and I have been playing these games feeling like i'm missing out on the updates. The GTX 570 and the 6970 seem...
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    Strange video issue (very low FPS) with both ATI and Nvidia in certain games

    A friend of mine has has a 4870, and now has a GTX 480 and he has an issue we've been unable to solve. In certain games he will get LOW FPS. AFAIK its only in some Directx 9 games, the two having the most issues being World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online... yes hes an MMO nerd. Other games...
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    Convert single disk to raid 0?

    Usually when I want to do raid 0 i simply reformat, however this time I do not want to have to do this. Can I take a single drive and use a MB raid (on asus workstation mb) so that it takes the data on the one drive and stripes it across the two drives rather than reformatting? This would also...
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    SAS 600 device into SAS 300 board

    Question, I use seagate 15k.6 drives however they are incredibly rare to get a quick delivery now since 15k.7 seems to be the most common. Do these drives that use SAS 6gb/s (600) work in a 300 interface? Cable the same?
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    Windows 7 beta, how long does it last?

    Been using Win 7 beta for a while now, wondering how long it will last?
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    Cutting LARGE fan hole in acrylic

    In guides i've been seeing for cutting holes for fans in acrylic people typically seem to use hole saws, however I have a 280 MM fan that I am going to use and in my case I cannot find a hole saw that would match this size. Does anyone know if this exists? I not then i'm wondering what I should...
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    Radeon 4870, very low FPS and less than 30% gpu usage in certain games.

    I have a friend with a 4870 and hes got the issue said in the title of this topic. Basically he gets atrocious FPS in the game Warhammer Online, and some others that I dont recall, and he checks CCC and it says that his GPU usage is 30%. I've read online and apparently this is an issue with the...
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    pci-e 4x slot

    My friend has a mb with a pci-e 4x slot and were wondering, what uses pci-e 4x other than a raid card or a high end nic?
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    4870 and heat

    playing with overclocking a 4870 right now. How hot would be too hot for this card? Have a sapphire 4870 1gb at 840/1000 right now running 81c on full load. Might push to 850 since this is stable running folding. edit:bah, bluescreened with a machine check exception at 850.
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    Annoying audio issue. Possible interference with sound card.

    Bought a Auzentech Forte card recently and am running a crossfire setup so I only have really one choice in how to install my pci cards. It seems whenever my main video card goes under a high load I get annoying buzzing audio interference. This also happens when I scroll on something that...
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    Looking for a 230mm case fan.

    I have this Coolermaster Cosmos case and the included fan at 230x200x30mm is too wide for me to fit the heatsink (megahalems) that I have bought so I had to remove it. Anyone know if a fan out there that I could obtain that would fit in this case and is only maybe 20mm in depth.... anything...
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    i7 920 trying for 21x210, voltages?

    Can't seem to find voltages for a stable OC. I can hit 21X200 easily without difficulty just increasing vcore to 1.312. Anyone have any recommendations?
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    Looking for a 940 BE board

    It seems like its hard these days to find reviews for the board i'm looking at on newegg for AMD type processors. I have a friend who wants to buy this processor and needs a decent board that he can overclock with. He would like to have a 790fx chipset so he can get full 16x pci-e in...
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    Windows 7 on P6T6 WS Revolution, unable to install.

    When I try to install this on my SAS drive I get this error: windows unable to install and then the error code 0x80300001 I read somewhere else that it might be a driver issue, anyone else have a problem like this with the SAS driver on the CD? Can't find any specific windows 7 drivers out...
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    XFX ZHFC ZDFC?

    At the end of XFX radeon card descriptions it has either ZHFC or ZDFC for what looks like the same exact card. They come with the some accessories and everything, what is the difference? Both even say they have lifetime warrantys.
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    Getting Asus P6T6 WS and a sas drive. Question on SAS drive.

    I'm getting this board and might as well try out a SAS drive. Probably going to get a 300 GB drive from newegg however they only have Fujitsu and Hitachi drives available, never used those brands. Read that the Fujitsu drive doesn't come with the cabling needed so has anyone have any...
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    Got a Cosmos S 1100, case fans question.

    I was looking to buy some case fans to use up the spots available on the case and I have a couple of questions. I can't find the statistics on the fans that already come with the case, how much CFM they are anywhere. I'm probably going to simply replace them but if they are decent i would...
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    Crazypc lapping service, worth it?

    I want to buy a TRUE (or megahalems, still undecided) and saw this site will lap it for $15. It annoys me to do it myself so I was wondering if anyone here has had used this service from them and if they did a good job. I will be lapping the CPU anyways, but having the heatsink already done...
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    Best X58 board for overclocking?

    I'm shopping around for a friend of mine who wants to OC his 920 to 4ghz. What is the best board out currently for overclocking? I want to find the board that is the most efficient voltage wise if possible. I've done some research myself and found that people suggest these...
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    Prime 95 question

    First time using this program, stress testing an overclock. I have core temp open at the same time so I can see temps and cpu usage. I'm not getting any errors/blue screens but one of my cores drops to 50% usage then goes up to 100% on occasion. No worker stopped errors. Wondering, is...
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    Playing with OCing I7 920 D0, trying for 4ghz on air.

    Managed to get to 3.6 ghz without an issue, running prime 95 at 100% load i am getting no more than around the low 60s degrees with a 9700 CNPS. Whats messed up is that this is with stock voltages! I was surprised to say the least. So i decided to push it higher. Ran 3.8 with slightly increased...
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    I7 920 OC question

    I turned the bus speed to 166 and disable speed step so I can see what temps I get and I have some strange results. I ran both CPU-Z and Real Temp and CPU-Z is showing a stable core speed of 3325 however real temp is all over the place from 2.1 ghz on up as if speed step is still enabled...
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    Games you are looking forward to

    What games to be released are you looking forward to? My list: Dragon Age COD modern warfare 2 MAYBE KOTOR Online, though from what i've read its going to be like a singleplayer game thats online.... stupid.
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    Just built a new computer, need a game to impress myself.

    I just built a I7 system using two 4870s and want to play a game that utilizes this setup to its potential. Any suggestions? I kind of want to shy away from generic shooters like crysis however if that is what I must buy then go ahead and suggest it.
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    Shuttle Prima build, questions.

    Going into the Air Force, want a smaller PC so heres what i'm going to build: Shuttle Prima XPC SX48P2-Deluxe Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel X48 Black Barebone EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896-P3-1267-AR Video Card Will it fit? Heard that a dual slot card that expels...
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    having trouble finding a case that fits my needs.

    I'm going into the Air Force and I need to find a small mobile computer case that I carry around easily yet can hold top end video cards. I'm having trouble finding something that fits what I am looking for and I really do not want to get a notebook PC as I like upgrading video cards two or...
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    1333 FSB Q6600 on P5n-e SLI, questions.

    My previous system was a pentium D805 that I managed to OC quite a bit and about 6 months ago I upgraded to a Q6600. I want to attempt an OC of 1333 FSB now and have a few questions about memory. One thing I do not know much, if at all, about with overclocking is memory. On my D805 comp I...
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    Looking to buy a 24" inch monitor that keeps aspect ratio.

    Right now I have a fairly cheap 19" viewsonic 16:10 monitor and started playing XBOX on it as well as using it for my computer. It doesn't keep the aspect ratio on xbox games so what is a monitor that has good picture quality that I could get that would display 16:9 without stretching that would...
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