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I think on this one the real readinds are: CPU = 70 (GPU) NB = 42 (AUX) GPU = 36 (MB) MB/Case = 27 (CPU) and the 2 HDs are reporting correctly if its a RAID array, but if not in RAID then temp probably won't be exactly same on both, so one sensor mabe giving reading for 2. My guess is...

I'm not clear on when the temp readings are screwwy, at moment of crash or prior to that? Would've assumed its just at point of freeze-up, except if this is a predictable/recurring event, I'm sure you've sat and watched the reading closely from like 20min till crash, and would thus know if heat...

I really like the Book you're gonna go buy...can I have one too pL33Ze!?! I too wish to be able to OC my CPU 25% in 2.5% increments...is this the Tony Robbins "10 Steps to a New (cp)U !" program? damn, wish I had gone with that one first off...dumb 'ol me had to go with stuff like Garcia's...

seems likely you're just getting crossed signals between sensors and how the labels are being read. should be easy to weed out a few possibilities by first stressing the CPU while GPU sits idle...highest temp will be CPU, next highest is NB, the 2 that are same/similar are the 2 HDs (RAID?)...

Thanks much, just downloaded and gonna give it a whirl! Also a BUMP for any comment on the OC potential of this 3.2 Prescott and if my lame 1% OC with instant freeze at 2% has been seen b4? Are there ever cases when it matters how you OC the CPU, whether from windows via softmod, or from...

While testing various configs to maximize cooling on my very large heat sink, I experimented with whaat you are asking.and concluded a few things: 1) the fan on the downstream-airflow side always experienced increased RPMs: like 4200 -> 4400. 2) Overall temp would drop, but never more than...

well, at about 16" x 16" and weighing in at 7lbs, I obviously presumed your post to be to be a joke...with a humor rating slightly higher than if I were to reply with a pic of my Kmart box fan and suggest you try it next. But then your true purpose became clear to me: You are really a depressed...

well Hello…I like to stumble on into this forum every couple years, AFTER I have just built a new system and have problems…heaven forbid I might actually thoroughly research stuff before doing it. Not really the Design-then-Build type I guess…more the Build-Build-Build-then-Redesign. Keeps life...

I never had use for one before I built my latest system with a P4 3.2...didn't know I was constructing an inferno/incinerator until was too late. But with initial stress tests keeping the CPU at a balmy 80C, I've now got so many CFM's cranking through this case that I really think it might well...

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LOL...seems getting older hasn't saved me from being abused! :confused: hehehe Q

I'd like the savings, but wouldn't do it unless you guys would. Factory refub-MB a safe bet or no? TIA, Q

I vividly recall that my Dad bored holes in the paddle he used for "enforcment" purposes...I wonder if drilling holes would have any effect? Maybe something worthwhile comes from these painful memories...? LOL...probably not ;) Q

In the brief few days I've been "back" here, I keep reading these references to the forums going down and lost data...can't help but be curious. I guess I'd assume it was just a board upgrade, 'cept everything looks and acts just like I remember... So was there some major fubar? Or simply...

I was trying to figure out what's wrong with an old MB the other day, and it occurred to me to wonder if anybody ever considered a cooling solution for the backside of MB right under the CPU? The reasons why it'd probably be pointless are obvious, but then again, it does get prettty...

Surely you jest!? I think its probably fair to assume that anyone who actually asks to see a FAQ would not make a good candidate to author one! lol Kinda like taking your car to the shop and having the mechanic ask you how to fix it :) That said, I certainly would be qualified to supply...

Couple years ago when I first started playing around and learning from this forum, I recall there being a "OC'ing Basics" type faq that was really helpful and educational. Maybe it wasn't on [H]forums, or maybe its right under my nose, but could somebody direct me to it? This forgetful nOOb...

Hey, just for the record, I DO know what DDR is! lol But other than that, thanks for taking the time to spell out some details :) It's bee a couple years since I read the memory faq and I should do so again...but can't seem to recall its location? Question: If I can manage $125 to...

Wow! :eek: You not just happy and gay, but weally weally smart too! lol Q

I always figured it is because of all the background garbage they load/boot/sneak into the rig before it leaves the factory. I took the time to weed it all out, regedit, and tweak XP services once and thought I noticed a marked improvment... Q

I am curious why the mobile cpu's are being suggested...? My guess is it has to do with them running at lower temps, but isn't that only a function of them clocking-back or slowing down? I would think that OC'ers would avoid any cpu that "thinks for itself" and slows down when it wants...

I am trying to understand this...please correct me: 1) FSB = speed cpu talks to RAM 2) Which CPU I choose matters because...AMD has on-die memory controller? 3) My 2100 RAM is made for 133fsb, so any cpu above a AMD 2400 would: a) automatically run at lower (133) FSB, or b) screw up my...

Interesting...so are the days now past that you must "connect the dots" or otherwise physically mod the CPU for OC'ing? Q

I like the price of the 2500 and the fact it'll allow me a better GPU...and today's games won''t get bottlenecked by a 2500, correct? Does anyone have a link handy that will explain what I will need to do to OC an AMD 2500? TY, Q

lol...I've never even owned an ATI, only Nvidia. Last time I was shopping, Nvidia ruled the roost...but I'm really just not the "fanboy" type about anything :) Q

Yes, A new MB+CPU+GPU is what I'm looking to buy...have all other components. So you are saying that the combo you suggest can be put together for $500? Thankyou, Q

I would like to spend $250 max (less would be better) on the MB+CPU combo. I've always avoided AMD because it seemed necessary to make physical modifications to cpu in order to OC, but would now buy one if that was best value. Looking through Anand's pages, it strikes me that AMD is now...

Hello, I would like to put together a new system (CPU+MB+GPU) re-using other components I already have. It seems like everytime I go about this, the list of possible choices grows expodentially, and I haven't been keeping up too well. I got some great advice from this forum last ti