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    Speedfan - what fans are needed

    Hi, Just wondering, what sort of fans do I need, in order for them to be controlled via speedfan? Is a fan that includes a speed monitoring cable enough?
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    CM 690 II front led fan

    Does anyone know how to keep the LEDs in the front fan of this case on, without pluggin it into the light button on the front panel? Thanks
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    QUestion about overclocking GPUs

    I'm thinking about overclocking my gtx 570. Just wondering, is it possible to kill it by just changing shader and memory freqs without touching voltage?
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    Dodgy 12 V rail workaround?

    Well I've got a 1000W PSU from Dell. apparently it has 5 12V rails rated at 18A each I also have two sets of 6pin power connectors/plugs for GPUs. I'm presuming that each set is linked to a separate rail (or is it that each plug has its own rail)? Anyway I've got a gtx 570 that seems to...
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    Memory and overclocking

    Here's my situation: I have a ms p67 gd55 mobo and runs ram at 1333 default. My ram (2 sticks of 2 GB) are Corsair XMS 1600s My CPU (SB 2600K) is OC'd to 4.5Ghz I'm wondering, what are the pros and cons of running the memory at a the higher rated speed? And how do I go about doing...
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    Cleaning thermal paste

    Just wondering, what should I use to wipe off the thermal paste on a CPU/heatsink? I see special bottles of stuff they sell at the computer shops, but I hear some people just use some sort of alcohol from the local supermarket. What sort of alcohols should I be looking at, if I don't...
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    Zalman Performa

    My temps seem a bit high, so I wanted to check if anyone here with experience with this stuff can tell me whether I stuffed up the heat sink installation I have a Zalman performa cooler on a 2600K CPU At stock the load temp under prime 95 is about 57 degs with 27 deg ambients At OC 4.5...
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    negative vdroop?

    Hi, I've got a 2600K overvlocked to 4.5 Ghz. It seems to be stable at load at 1.23v, but at idle, the vcore drops back to 1.19v and occassionally I get BSODs when nothing's happening. I've always been used to the vcore reducing on load rather than increasing on load. Is this normal on...
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    USA PSU in AUS

    I'm thinking about getting a corsair PSU shipped from the States to America. I know the power cable not compatible - but I've got plenty of local PSU power cords for the local power point. What I'm wondering is if PSUs are generally made to work with different voltages that come in from the wall...
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    64 bit and 32 bit Hard drive Issues?

    Kind of new to the 64 bit thingy. So this question may sound totally silly. Does the change to 64 bit affect how data is stored on hard drives? I'm currently running a 32 bit OS. If I set up a dual boot with a 64 bit OS on a separate drive, will I be able to read/write to the drive with...
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    GTX 570 - Bottlenecking or not?

    Have a bit of a problem, which I can't quite solve. So I'm hoping someone here might be able to give me some direction: Here's my system: QX9650 @ 3.0 GHZ 4 GB ddr 3 ram Vista GTX 570 stock clocks 1 KW PSU nvidia 790i ultra I recently upgraded from a GTX 285 to a GTX 570, and as...
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