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    Corsair XMS2 800 mhz RARE problem

    2.1v is the voltage they are suppose to run at, its how all Corsair 6400 chips are.
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    P5E vs. P5Q Deluxe

    go for a 8800GT much better than your current picks. You can pick them up pretty cheap after rebates. 129.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121224
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    More Cache means it's faster? (how to comepare HDD?)

    The drives with larger caches will perform better since they can temporarily store more and larger files in their memory for repeated access. While transfering large files, such as when editing large video files, the cache size will make almost no difference. However, for working with many...
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    QX6700 Unable to OC past 3.0GHz

    ... you spend all that money on a system and get a DFI 680i LT... do you know how old this board is? Really, why would you do this, Anyways mod your settings slowly, and do each change one at a time, that way you know what part you did wrong. Like others have said make sure your at 1:1 memory...
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    Case Fan Configuration help needed

    Slight modification, you want to have a negative pressure in the case, i.e. more air going out than going in. This is because if you have a perfect balance you will have hot spots, places in the case where air is just rotating inside the case getting hotter and hotter. The only "problem" with...
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    Is my PSU dying?

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    BIOS Flash - Overclock Your Graphics Card in Five Minutes

    HAHAHAHAHA 5 minutes pfft
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    Best A+ Study Guide?

    I was an idiot and didnt take any of my cert test while I was in school and im trying to get back in to the IT swing of things. So I'm wondering if any one knows what the best guide for passing CompTIA A+ certification. thx SKG
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    Building a HTPC, check it out

    No one has any input no one at all?
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    Building a HTPC, check it out

    I currently own Proc - E6600 Tuner - PVR-500MCE OS - MCE 2005 Decoder - nVIDIA DVD Decoder Remote - Microsoft Need Motherboard- GA-73UM-S2H or GA-G33M-S2H or any other good ideas Case- Antec Fusion Black Memory- 2GB Corsair HDD - 1x Seagate 80GB OS, 2x Seagate 500GB Storage HSF- I have no idea...
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    Need Suggestions for Build

    .... you already have a 8800GTX wtf are you upgrading from. I prefer Corsair, but thats just cause i like them you have 580W with a 8800gtx? if you plan on overclocking it ain't gonna cut it, it you don't then it may. Overclocking isn't hard however if it is your first time it will seem like it...
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    E6600 vs E6700

    its not worth it, if you want the extra speed you could OC the E6600 using stock HSF spend your money elseware
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    Pick a NB cooler

    The P5B Deluxe has passive cooling on the NB, more than enough for 400Mhz FSB, spend money on something else
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    is the q6600 any faster than the e6600

    depends, with the extra cores, all ur other 1billjillon windows processes would be off shifted to other cores. Dont forget multi core is still somewhat new, and game developers are the slowest to take advantage of new things, for fear of losing consumer base due to incompatibility. Give it time...
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    6600 Core 2 Duo Too Hot

    Lowering Vcore could destabilize your system, thats about as bad as a lower Vcore will do, and you could just bump it back up if that happens.