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    DFI EXPERT HELP

    I don't Sli but I think the above is part of the problem... Sli'ing two different cards (same "core" or not) tends to be a bit hit-and-miss (as I understand it). However, maybe you'll get lucky... there's an Sli option you need to enable in the DFi EXPERT BIOS (also make sure the mobo BIOS is...
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    DFI Expert cold boot issue

    Yeah there's a lot of posting about it being a possible BIOS/PSU mis-match issue. Thought my info was in my sig, maybe it got removed though. Enermax 535W FMA PSU (OCuk website lists it as a Noisetaker, but never mind). Memory is: Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (2x1GB) CAS2. The...
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    Windows 64 Bit - Is it worth it

    Would it not be better to wait for the upcoming Windows Vista (sp?) version. Assuming you have a copy of XP already of course.
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    DFI Expert cold boot issue

    Yeah, thankfully mine seems to be working fine for the moment! :) Guess I got lucky. I had to switch the RAM sticks to slots 2&4 (orange) instead of 1&3 (yellow) - the manual seems to suggest that I put them in both, but not the other (wtf? Tables in book says slots 1&3, then under that it says...
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    DFI Expert cold boot issue

    Bummer :( I bought a DFI Expert last weekend. Not got it plugged in yet as I've just ordered the rest of the equipment (arrives sometime tomorrow hopefully). Just checked the revision number... R.AA0 :( Dang, well I guess I'll just have to hope that it works fine, otherwise it'll have to...
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    DFI Expert cold boot issue

    Maybe this is related to the "known" security/protection feature the DFI board has on it. Apparnelty turning the PC off then trying to reboot causes it to go into a protection mode for a while - you have to let the power drain out of the board before starting up again (if you're using a...
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    BH-5 or TCCD memory, what the...?

    Fair enough, so I guess my Corsair will likely be in the TCCD-range.
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    BH-5 or TCCD memory, what the...?

    Not planning to heavily overclock - at least not straight away (but got the DFI board so I can play around with my setup in the future!) Know if the Corsair memory is BH-5 or TCCD? Or where I might find out... had a look at corsair.com website, but didn't see anything about it, might have...
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    MBM5 alternatives

    I used to use MBM5 but know the development was stopped over a year ago now. Are there any decent alternatives out there? (I had a quick play with Google but my mind's switched off for the evening and I ain't getting anywhere with it, lol)
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    BH-5 or TCCD memory, what the...?

    Am I being completely stupid here... what's the difference between BH-5 and TCCD memory? (Not after a complete technical description :p) Are there any performance/major compatability issues? Can one be overclocked more than another (I think I saw that the BH-5 takes more voltage or something...
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    Arctic Silver 5 lifetime?

    Yeah cheers guys, I figured as much... a whole £6 saved! woohoo :p
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    Arctic Silver 5 lifetime?

    I'm shortly going to be ordering a load of stuff to upgrade my current machine (essentially I'll be building a brand new rig really). I've found a couple of tubes of AS5 (Arctic Silver 5) paste among my old/saved computer bits (never know when I'll need another power splitter, or something...
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    7800GT performances

    Yeah I figured this was pretty much the case, jsut thought I'd make sure! Cheers guys. I'll probably let it run at stock for a couple of weeks first (like the rest of my system) to make sure it works fine ... then I'll probably ramp up the speeds a little, see what I can get with the...
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    7800GT performances

    Yeah they're 425 clock at the moment, and the most expensive GT card on OC. I'll give it some more thought over next couple of days I guess.
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    7800GT performances

    Any particular reason you guys have the BFG cards? (Rather than, say, XFX or Leadtek, or maybe even a PixelView card - I've spotted it cheap somwhere else, etc?) Edit: Oh, and which Zalman cooler are you referring to? I currently run an Arctic Cooler on my 9800SE card, but see there isn't one...
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    7800GT performances

    Cheers for the responses guys!
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    7800GT performances

    I'm planning on buying a new rig pretty shortly. It's going to involve buying a new everything (or near enough). The setup I'm considering right now is: Antec Sonata II - 450W AMD 64 X2 3800 Corsair 2GB CAS2 TwinX DFI Lanparty SLI-DR Expert Western Digital 250GB Caviar 16MB Cache HDD I...
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    X-Fi bought, now, what speakers?

    Yep, that's my "problem" with the Inspire 5700 speakers I have (which I'd had for a couple years before getting th X-Fi. The two (card + speakers) together are great for films... the sound has never been better for me (I upgraded from an Audigy 1 to X-Fi). Games, however, and normal music...
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    X-Fi bought, now, what speakers?

    Be careful when getting speakers for the X-Fi, the digital outputs aren't as they used to be... Creative (as other manufacturers) are moving back away from digital sound - at least in some respects. My Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5700 speaker system no longer gets a 5.1 signal from the X-Fi...
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