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New Build Problems

I think I've received two defective 7900 GTs in a row, but I'm hoping someone will point me in another direction and explain how this isn't the case. I just threw together a new computer using known-good CPU, RAM. New: A8n-SLI Premium Hard Drive 7200.9 300gb Seagate Antec NeoHE 550 PSU...
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- Mar 20, 2006
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- Forum: Computer Building
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athlon 64: why is it's poor multitasking ignored/downplayed?

My RTHDRIBL results were run with the following setup. MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum A64 3000+ @2520 MHz 1 GB OCZ Platinum2 ram at 282 (2.5-3-3-10),2.8V Geforce 6800GT @420/1150 So, they are dual channel results. Sorry, should have mentioned that.
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- Post #289
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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athlon 64: why is it's poor multitasking ignored/downplayed?

I think that "what is with" them is that you have made some sweeping statements about the processor that don't seem to pan out. The specific setup with Windows XP seems to handle multi-tasking poorly in certain scenarios, though not in others. You have made comments about how the problem is...
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- Post #284
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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athlon 64: why is it's poor multitasking ignored/downplayed?

I'm using an A64, so this thread was of some interest to me. Since no one had ever seemed to try changing this registry value, I did. With default values. The RTHDRIBL Window in the front ran between 25-35 fps, window in the back ran between 15-20. With 0x24 The RTHDRIBL Window in...
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- Post #277
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Apple Processors

They are very different, and there is no good answer. Depending on the task, a 1.33 GHz iBook is equivalent to a 3 GHz pentium, or a 500 MHz pentium. These are extreme examples, and probably could only be demonstrated by someone with a very complete grasp of the processors. They use...
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- Post #3
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Thermal Paste on CPU Pins

From the site arcticsilver.com Not Electrically Conductive: Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity. (While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is...
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- Post #12
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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MSI neo2 platinum missing memclock dividers?

You did the math wrong. The way to do it is FSB * Number / 200. So, in this case 290 * 133 / 200 = 192.85. Now, without fixing the HTx variable in the cell menu, it'll never get past something like 205 FSB.
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- Post #3
- Oct 26, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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athlon 64: why is it's poor multitasking ignored/downplayed?

I read through the entire thread. I have a few questions. I don't understand the theory about pipeline length benefitting multi-threading support at all. Would anyone be willing to enlighten me? Also, Cainim, I saw one reference you made on page 12?11? to trying all the suggestions...
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- Post #266
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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World Series to be Dry after student shot in eye & killed by Police 10-22-04

Hmmmm, yeah, misstatement on my part. Ranting before coffee never turns out well. I apologize.
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- Post #117
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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World Series to be Dry after student shot in eye & killed by Police 10-22-04

I would speculate that the blame was not placed on the mob because a POLICE OFFICER blindly fired a bullet. If the mob had trampled the girl, or if the mob had attacked the police officer, it would be perfectly reasonable to blame the mob. But when a police officer misuses a crowd-control...
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- Post #113
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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You gotta love Zogby

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10...rugman.html?oref=login
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- Post #17
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Is too much Arctic Silver a problem?

Too much arctic silver seriously reduces the performance of a heatsink. Also, if you're looking at temperatures after the game has left full screen mode, you don't have a realistic idea of load temperatures. Run prime95, or something else if prime is unstable on your system. That will give...
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- Post #2
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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SATA vs. ATA

How do you turn on the acoustic management? Also, the 7200.7s do not have NCQ except for one 160G modelST32160827AS. The 7200.8 drives are all native, with NCQ support, they were announced in june, http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20040617/index.html, for a Q3 release, but we haven't...
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- Post #25
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Just bought a 3000+ 939 ... o/c details inside

In my opinion it's pretty useless for a modern system. I mean, it pumps tons of power on the +3.3 and +5v rails, but the A64 draws a lot on the 12 V rail, as does a 6800 or x800, as well as HDs and opticals. And the thermaltake only has 18A on the 12V rail. That's not enough.
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- Post #69
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Just bought a 3000+ 939 ... o/c details inside

So, I've now played with my anandsystem for a while. Yeah, I'm running the Neo2, OCZ plat rev2, and 3000+ 939 as well. What I've found, is that I'm primestable for 26 hours (then I get home from the mountains and play video-games again), with 283x9, memory at 1:1 divider (2.5,3,3,10, li'l...
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- Post #65
- Oct 25, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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