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It is not used audio only the whole time. I'd like to use the HDMI connection for video or video+audio. This thread states the question: is it possible to use this HDMI connection also (!) for audio without video?

Thanks, that sounds good. I do not use windows, though. PS: I think I'll buy a GTX 260 from Gainward.

2560x1600 needs Dual Link DVI, yes. But that has nothing to do with HDMI. I was just saying that I cannot simply clone the signal to both outputs. I do not want to use two cables. HDMI has this nice feature of providing video and audio over the same cable and I'd like to use it. The...

Hi there, I'd like to buy a NVIDIA card with HDMI support and use the HDMI connection to play music on my AV system. Is it possible to use the DVI output for video (attached to my computer display) while at the same time using the HDMI output for audio only? Cloning the video signal is no...

I don't know and honestly I don't even care. My guess is I won't touch this system for the next few years. Thanks for the help, though.

Will do. With 667 MHz the system is stable, yeah.

Yes, but I don't really like installing that kind of hardware myself.

...the 8800GT is about 150% the price of a 9600GT (and then does not even have passive cooling).

NVIDIA does not really care what card you buy, the driver works for about every card. I don't really want to overclock, so that feature is not important to me :) Besides, I can play Quake 4 in 1920x1200 with all details I could configure, that is good enough for me. The screen is nice...

Besides, a HD4850 is more expensive (double the price!) and I can only find a single card with passive cooling...

I did not even look at one ATI/AMD card, because I need good linux drivers. I know NVIDIA makes these, so... PS: Thanks :)

I'm German, what do you mean? I built this myself, yes. Why not? :) It's not my first computer...

Okay, I think I have it. The problem occured whenever two modules occupied the same channel (e.g. 4 GByte in Single Channel mode). I read the manual again and found several RAM related settings that I changed earlier. I think (and hope) the problem was that I disabled everything that sounded...

...windows is more pain in the ass, but that is another topic. I had no problem with 2 GByte now, I will move to 4 GByte... Thanks, Carsten

Ok, machine is here. I like it, especially the screen. I have one huge problem though: With more than 2 GB of RAM (i bought 8 GByte) I get segfaults, checksum errors and other errors. Memtest86+ v2.01 runs perfectly, I completed a whole pass. Could this be related to timing issues? As far...

For that specific app I need 16 cores if I want to tune the strategy to the target machine, which also has 16 cores. For that I just use a machine with, you guessed it, 16 cores. At home I don't really care if the app behaves as intended for the 16 core machine (I guess it won't as my PC is...

Regarding the board: I don't think that would be a problem. If it does not fit, I just send it back. CPU: I'd like to buy 45nm and a lot of cache. The main app I am using will be optimized for 16 cores now, the difference between 4 and 2 cores does not help there. And if I need to do some...

Kingston ValueRAM DIMM 2GB PC2-6400U CL5 (DDR2-800) (KVR800D2N5/2G) Another additional Euro (times four!) :)

What about Kingston ValueRAM DIMM 2GB PC2-6400U CL6 (DDR2-800) (KVR800D2N6/2G)? Costs 65ct more (times four)...

...but only when overclocking, right?

Whatever comes to my mind. I think it boils down to listening to music, browsing and doing other light stuff. That is combined with heavy stuff like Eclipse and crazy research applications, maybe some games and silly programs I test for fun. Thanks for the RAM info, I'll consider that.

Still stuck, but will upgrade in a few weeks :) I considered buying a new AGP card, but the choice for Dual Link DVI and passive cooling is not that good...

Faster sounds good! :) As far as I know 667 MHz is the right speed for a C2D E8400. What do you think? How exactly would faster RAM be integrated into this system (if the FSB is fixed to 1333 MHz)?

Before spending a single cent take the time to learn the basics about High Performance Computing. Maybe you need fast I/O, maybe you need a lot of floating point power, maybe you need fast CPUs, maybe you need many CPUs. What about cache, network, fault tolerance? My university has many...

I need a lot of RAM to do research (I'll be a PhD student in computer science next month), besides a lot of RAM helps as a disk cache... and RAM never hurts, especially at that price :)

Hi! I did not follow all the hardware trends in the last few years, but could need a new computer. Please tell me what you think, you may even give useful comments ;) CPU: C2D E8400 (3 GHz, 333 MHz FSB) RAM: 4x 2 GB (Kingston ValueRAM, PC2-5300U CL5, DDR2-667) Board: Asus P5Q (P45...

I don't think that 60° is that much. I have contact to a few German overclockers with similar processors, there 50° is quite normal with good cooling (and great OC results). Because they use a lower voltage than me, the 10° increase is OK I think. At idle the temperature drops to about 35°...

Pump in bucket - Radiator - CPU - Bucket The flow is quite good I think. I just measured 0.9 liters per minute.

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Okay, now I have my radiator. Temperature is constant at about 60°C (for now?). I overclocked to 2,7 GHz, but that is not stable. Now I am at 2640 MHz, I think somewhere around here it's stable.

OK. 1) I ordered the radiator, the Airplex Evo 360 see image I will equip this with three Papst fans running at 5V (perhaps more) 2) I used some (more or less) ugly program to read out the µguru sensor. At first, with two buckets of warm water, I got 74°C. With fresh water I can lower the...

Nice calculation! The two buckets of normal size are just standing around and based on the look of my windows they lose quite a lot of water over time. I guess not enough, though... I installed some fans and will buy a radiator.

I have no clue whether the sensor is correct. Because I can only check inside the BIOS I have no real data from the CPU before... My water setup: - huge copper block on the CPU (others have great results with it) - pump inside a bucket - two buckets connected, one with the pump, one...

Yeah, OK. I am that kind of person that thinks Windows and Linux can be handled equally (so 50:50 instead 99:1). I think the "solution" is somewhere in between and there are two or three guys out there that think like I do :) PS: Linux is the answer to all questions, except one. There it is...

I think in modern times water cooling means having a big radiator and built-in systems. I am "oldschool" and still have my buckets holding the water and a pump inside :) I am considering using a radiator, though.

The chip is rated at 65°C, isn't it? I think 60° is fine, then.

If "mult" is the normal CPU multiplier: I left it at 11 HTT is 4x, so HTT speed is 4*227 < 1000