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    Need help with Lan Party Adv Settings Terminology

    I need some help with terminology and options. I am going to put down some options in LP bios and I was hoping to get some light shed on it. CPU N/2 Ratio CPU Clock0 Skew.......................0ps Clockgen Voltage Control...............3.45V SB Core/CPU PLL Voltage............. 1.55V...
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    CS:S Competitve Play Machine

    I dont need a whole system whitelotus just a mobo and proc for no more then $445US. If you look at my system specs its what i already have. This is what I am thinking Mobo: DFI LP DK P45-T2RS PLUS Proc: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale 3.33GHz 6MB L2 the reason for this is because of...
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    CS:S Competitve Play Machine

    processor never gets above 43C even after 8.5 hours of prime. Haven't reinstalled in a while was planning on waiting on the motherboard and proc. Also are you watching his frames in a fire fight. Other then firefights i avg about 120 but im talking in a firefight. Also is he playing on just...
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    CS:S Competitve Play Machine

    My mobo is only an am2 not an am2+ making the ability to upgrade to a phenom highly slighted. So i would have to buy a new mobo and proc anyway. The intel solution is cheaper and from what i have seen via my 50 member gaming clan its better. The noise isnt too bad in the case I have as i am...
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    CS:S Competitve Play Machine

    Considering I do notice a difference and it is as spooky willow said and i have said frame rate means what is sent to the server. I play competitive and the fact of the matter is you can tell the difference. As for air force pilot thing I have 20/10 vision my eye doctor even said i would...
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    CS:S Competitve Play Machine

    What i want is to play the game with a sustained 100fps and this is hard to do. Even with the specs i have it doesnt run this fast. The only bottle neck i see in my system is my cpu in this case which means i need a new mobo also. Yeah right now i get anywhere from 65fps to 280 fps. But the...
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    CS:S Competitve Play Machine

    I am looking to upgrade my mobo and processor and was looking for some suggestions. I obviously want to go intel im thinking i will get a e8400 and another xigmatek cooler since this mobo proc and cooler are going into another computer more then likely. I am looking for a good mobo that is...
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    $1100-$1400 to build / buy a computer

    Get a steam pack. You could get the Orange box for 40 bucks it will get you HL2, Ep1, ep2, Lost Coast, Peggle Extreme, Portal, tf2. That should keep you busy. They are all fps except peggle no clue what that is. I have played CSS, COD4, TF2, and DOD:S I would suggest looking at it cause if you...
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    $1100-$1400 to build / buy a computer

    More specifically you run it under high load at stock speeds. Normally if you get a bad chip by doing this it will fail in the first 24-48hrs and that way you dont have it fail when you overclock it. Because once you have overclocked it you have voided the warranty. You can do it with ram, video...
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    I need help with wire/cable management.

    I have a Apevia X-Cruiser MidTower and its a fairly small case. The pics were taking with a webcam because currently i can't find my digital camera. Picture from left to right are as follows: Side View, Bottom 5.25 Bays, Top 5.25 Bays, HD/Floppy, Front Gap where fans will be going. I know...
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    $1100-$1400 to build / buy a computer

    Don't worry about as5 compared to others. If you look at almost all the thermal paste reviews the don't give it time to setup which is why people say it does worse. Also if you burn it in you can get a 7-8C drop as long as you used the proper amount aka not too much and not too little. At least...
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    YAY... Water cooling kit arived (first build)

    Im more partial the the silverstone 120mm 9 blade 110cfm fans myself but both get the job done.
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    $1100-$1400 to build / buy a computer

    i think between all the info he can make a good decision ad for that keyboard i have had mine for 3 years and it has dropped 3 feet onto solid concrete around 50-100 times and i only lost 1 screw out of it and it still works fine i just cant seem to fin the screw lol.
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    $1100-$1400 to build / buy a computer

    no problem changed the board back. but like i said in the edited post there is a big difference. As for overclocking the ram sure yours might do better but its half as much ram and in vista you need the ram badly when gaming.
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    $1100-$1400 to build / buy a computer

    Found a Sli board for cheap enough i dont know how i missed it before. As for the 2 mb and 2 gts i dont have a clue why that is happening. have yet to look at how well it will oc though. Take a look at it now I think that might have fixed the mb video card problem also. Anyway mine has a...
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