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    Well, I'm gonna do it...I'm thinking about doing it, I might do it, remove my IHS!

    ...hmm take ur ambient....add 14-15C to it...and with a GOOD air cooling settup that should give about what ur cpu temp at load should be in my experience. so i'm guessing ur ambient is around 36 for a 51 load temp? if ambient is less than that then u should be able to gain more by rethinking...
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    Problem with HDD..

    im confused lol..you have 2 hds' or 1 drive with 2 partitions? and a recovery cd? it might be set up to restore to a certain drive letter or from a certain drive letter. bottom line is if ur putting windows on a hd unplug the other drives until its done. possibly ur boot.ini is screwy to...
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    Adv of Dual core vs Single core.

    are u trying to convert me to intel dude? :) kidding
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    Adv of Dual core vs Single core.

    i guess comparing single to dual depends what ur doing on ur machine as well as everything else hardware related. as far as gaming goes i doubt it matters and maximum cpu speed single or dual is probably what benefits most.i didnt read through this whole thread so maybe i'm just repeating but...
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    thermal paste

    if u get more than 1 degree difference between pastes given the same case settup and ambient temps then i would be surprized....i never did. u want my advice? no? well i'll give it anyway....slap some on there and stick it together...and if u use arctic silver dont get it on anything else coz it...
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    PWM Vs. DC

    well the work is done by the heatsink and air. unless the heat is removed from the sink then its not doing anything....so, you could remove the heat from the sink actually by putting a nice 120 on the side directly over it with no fan on the sink itself...thats what im doing actually and it...
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    What's the new low-end, really??

    well, maybe so, but in two years the cards will run mark6 at 30000. i think its an accurate indicator of power. the real spoof imo is the game software itself. im pretty sure they could write code that didnt need all that power. being forced to upgrade a card just to play a new game well pisses...
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    Post Your 3dmark05 Scores

    7800gt sli
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    Limewire virusses, PLEASE help me here

    u live an u learn yes...once u learn what NOT to download u'll b in much better shape..its all about getting a smell for them dang viruses;) i can suggest a couple of things..first check out one of the free web based virus cleaning things...google ur virus and look for a cure...in spite of ur...
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    Air intake and exhaust question.

    from my experience u can fry a psu by having too much exaust..it renders the psu flow stagnant or reversed. positive pressure and massive airflow work best on hot machines imo.
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    MSI reveals 7600GT & 7900GT with HDCP support

    from what i understand its part of a drm scheme. i read somewhere that it can be cracked but it makes it hard to copy hd content....it goes alongside chips in cpus, chips in TVs' and pc monitors, chips in other hardware, dx10 and windows vista and if ur of the same opinion as me about that sort...
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    Upgrading hard drive... need help!

    if it was me and i wanted major speed and reliability i would put 3 or 4 300gigers in a raid 1 mirror. personally though i run my operating system on a sata raptor mirror...awesome just awesome...quest: why do u need storage drives fast? or are u planning on putting ur op system on it? imo its...
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    Conroe XE not supercharged

    ..sure it does...p4-2g to p4-3.8g...athlonxp went from wat 1500 up to 3000+....they want to sell u a couple over the life of the series...it definitely does add up to every marketing strategy to date...
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    RAM causing lockups or PSU?

    i would say yes that the psu could be an issue becoz the rating on a cheapy power supply isnt a legit rating..its prolly closer to 200 actual watts. also ur symptoms sound highly like it could be a bios settup issue with timings...ie: over/under clocked whether intentional or not or some other...
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    need help with my radeon.. pleeeeaaaaase

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102362R and chek this out..im starting to drool
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