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Frys: Gigabyte P55-UD3R + i5/750 box CPU $199 AR (plus an i5/860 cpu+board for $399) LIMITED QTYs

Just a warning for anyone who may buy this board... I bought and built a couple systems with this same combo that I bought from Fry's last week. I also purchased some Corsair XMS DDR3 as well. That board absolutely did not like that ram at all. I ended up picking up some A-Data as I'm not...
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- Post #19
- Oct 23, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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New i5 build troubles

Boot times were fine after a couple of reboots. I finally got symbols fixed in the Windows Debugger, and here is what the memory dump is saying: EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s. FAULTING_IP...
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- Post #3
- Oct 21, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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New i5 build troubles

After upgrading a couple of my friends to i5 systems, the upgrade but hit me as well. However I am damn near regretting it as the new build has given me nothing but headaches for the past week. The system specs are: Intel i5-750 CPU with retail HSF Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R motherboard 2x2...
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- Oct 21, 2009
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Choosing between i7 versus i5 today

And now I feel completely stupid about choosing the i5 over the i7. Seeing as how the difference in price was $10, why would I care about not maybe getting the most use out of the advanced features? For some reason I am still stuck though on the premise that something about the MSI didn't...
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- Post #12
- Oct 17, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Choosing between i7 versus i5 today

I forgot how much I hate taking the bus to Fry's, heh. Whole trip took over five hours. So I talked to my friend who I do video editing work for and we came up with some numbers as far as what his needs are, budget for the upgrade, etc. etc. With that in mind I walked into Fry's thinking I...
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- Post #9
- Oct 16, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Choosing between i7 versus i5 today

The main reason why I am looking to step up from my E8400 is because I could use the extra cores for doing video editing, and it gives me the option to go as high as tri-channel when I have the money for a kit come next month. Also my Abit IP35 has three dead SATA ports along with an IDE port...
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- Post #4
- Oct 16, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Choosing between i7 versus i5 today

I wasn't sure where to put this thread, so I hope this is an OK place for it. After finally building a couple of i5 systems this week for friends, the upgrade bug has bitten me fully. Currently I am running an Abit IP35, 2x2 DDR2-800, and an E8400 (not overclocked). Normally I'm pretty...
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- Thread
- Oct 16, 2009
- Replies: 21
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Rebuilt system twice and doesn't work - completely baffled!

First I tried all four of the SATA hard drives from his system and had the same results with each one, i.e. no luck at all. I even tried all five SATA hard drives from my system and still no luck. I also tried various OS discs and media, everything from Vista/Windows 7/XP, etc. etc. As I...
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- Post #10
- Oct 13, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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Rebuilt system twice and doesn't work - completely baffled!

Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far. Mpilch, I used the manufacturer's diagnostic utilities, along with some off of the Ultimate Boot CD. Blazer, I'm not that technical when it comes to testing out power in the house. However the same thing is occurring at both my house and his. I...
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- Post #5
- Oct 13, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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Rebuilt system twice and doesn't work - completely baffled!

I've built/fixed computers for the better part of 13 years and have never come across the kind of trouble I am currently having. I have searched numerous computer forums and google to see if I could find any help but nothing of use came up. I am hoping someone here has encountered the same thing...
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- Thread
- Oct 12, 2009
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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1.5TB $95 shipped AC plus free 4GB SDHC

I don't know where you are getting this 30 day warranty. idea from, unless you are talking about the 30 day Newegg return policy. Oh, and most every drive they sell is OEM.
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- Post #9
- Sep 4, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Who was in your opinion the best BOSS character in a JRPG?

Kefka.
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- Post #23
- Aug 5, 2009
- Forum: Console Gaming
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Video freeze/stuttering issues on 9600GT

Well updating the onboard Realtek drivers didn't help, nor did updated Nvidia drivers. Anyone have a clue?
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- Post #2
- Jul 10, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Video freeze/stuttering issues on 9600GT

For some odd reason I am seeing slight freezes or stuttering about every ten or so seconds whenever I play any kind of video file, whether it be divx, h264, mkv, etc. etc. I have tried playing the video files with VLC, Media Player Classic, Windows Media Player, etc. etc. and they all exhibit...
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- Thread
- Jul 9, 2009
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Abit IP35 SPDIF header

Never mind, I found an answer to my own question, heh.
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- Post #2
- Jul 1, 2009
- Forum: Motherboards

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