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    Post your Windows 7 Performance Score!

    ^^ yes, something is wrong, but I doubt it's your drivers. More likely WEI. Check what your GPU clock speeds are in GPU-z before, during, and after running WEI. My 5850 gave me scores of 6.0, 7.0 and 7.7 on various runs. And the WEI also caused my clocks to go down to 400/900 (and stay there...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    I'm using the Win 7 backup and using the backup files & create system image (just C:) options. It seems to do this on a weekly schedule, by default. Though I haven't tried to restore files, so I'm not sure you can choose which files/folders you want. Probably not.
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    Almost ready to By ATI 5850

    Granted, I haven't done any rigorous dB testing, but it is a very quiet card. The only time I hear it is during startup when the fan spins up briefly. It's quieter than my 4830 was, and cooler. Highest temp it hit was 76C in the Heaven DX11 benchmark and more like high 60's or low 70's...
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    Almost ready to By ATI 5850

    Do it. I'm using my 5850 to power my monitor & LCD tv via HDMI. I'm going to pick up a 2nd 24" monitor and get that running via display port in the nearish future. I'm using the reference Sapphire card and it really doesn't need improved cooling as far as I can tell. It's whisper quiet and...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    Is there any reason why getting Acronis Trueimage would be superior to just using the included Windows 7 system image (+ restore disc) utility? I assume it has more features?
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    Going from Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional

    Both have been offered for $29.99 since the student deal was offered. There was some kind of little side-bar thing that said you could get Professional instead of Home Premium if your university required it due to the extra networking features included. You just had to select that option.
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    Post your Windows 7 Performance Score!

    Processor: 6.8 (E8400 @ 3.51) Memory: 7.0 (4GB DDR2 @ 1040) Graphics: 7.7 (HD 5850 @ 775/1125) Gaming Graphics: 7.7 HD: 5.8 (74GB WD Raptor 10k) Weird thing is that my graphics scores have ranged anywhere from 6.0 each to 7.0 to 7.7. Very unpredictable.
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    I'm starting to think (maybe this was stated explicitly and I missed it) that the student upgrade is actually the full version of 7 and different from the general-public upgrade packages, which the MVP was maybe referring to. All I could say is that you octuple-check the CD key (I'm sure you...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    I fully agree - it's inane that they would make Joe Average jump through the iso creation hoop to make a bootable DVD. For what it's worth, the install disc via OSCDIMG worked without issue.
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    I did a clean install on an old but reformatted drive - also with the win7 64 professional student upgrade. I was running win7 RC beforehand, reformatted the hard drive, did a custom install from a DVD/iso, and it accepted my key fine. I would tend to think that there's a problem with your key...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    I've downloaded all the upgrade files this morning from Digital River for x64 Professional: setup1.box (2.66GB) setup2.box (160MB) Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64.exe (75.9MB) Just have to figure out how to get around the upgrade problems others have reported. I guess I'll use a x64 machine to...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Q&A

    There appear to be lots of people having issues with the student upgrade when trying to go from x86 to 64-bit professional. Seems like Digital River really screwed things up here... a simple .iso would have been nice: http://social.answers.microsof...42ec-9a0c-1aa932363bbb...
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    Need help deciding on HD upgrade.

    Yeah, that's the one to get. Let us know how it works for ya.
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    Some help installing new HD

    Do you see it in Disk Management?
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    Western Digital SATA drives

    I just bought a WD Black 1TB recently. Nice drive, and it's joining two 640GB blues that have worked well for me for almost a year and a half. But I probably would have picked up a Samsung Spinpoint F3 if I knew about it - it's a 2x500GB platter design and apparently out-performs the WD Black...
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    Running Windows Experience Index causes down-clock of HD 5850

    Correct, it downclocks the core to 400 for 2D stuff or when I'm just at the desktop, which is as it should be. But the WEI problem is that it forces the 400/900 clock speed for all subsequent use until you restart the system. Not that I love running WEI or anything, it's pretty useless, I was...
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    Running Windows Experience Index causes down-clock of HD 5850

    Trying to figure this out and I haven't had much success. This happens at both stock speeds and slightly overclocked at 765/1115. I'm watching the clock speeds in the sensor tab of GPU-z. I start the Windows Experience Index test showing 725/1000, as is normal for a stock HD 5850. Once I...
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    HD 4830

    Had my Sapphire (pre-HDMI version) HD4830 since early Jan. It replaced an 8800GTS 640MB card that went to another machine. Runs WAY cooler, more efficient, better overclocker, better performer on all fronts. Mine is currently at 690/1000, though the auto-tune thing in CCC set it to 800/1200...
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    What is good PC1066 memory for Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Board?

    I'm not sure what the difference is between the XMS2 and Dominators, other than the use of heat sinks vs. heat spreaders. The specs appear identical. No guarantees that you will be able to get by with 1.8v, but that was my experience. I booted at 2.0v, then went down to 1.9 then 1.8v after...
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    What is good PC1066 memory for Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Board?

    I'm using Corsair Dominator 2x2GB sticks on my UD3P. They used to be <$40 AR, but now the prices are creeping up a bit. The XMS2 sticks you linked would be just fine, too. The Dominators seem to run fine @1066 with 1.8v with stock timings, which is nice.
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    UD3P teaming

    I don't think teaming is going to be useful unless you're on an intranet. But you're right, the teaming driver isn't in the location the motherboard manual says it is... maybe it's built into the LAN drivers now?
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    What hardware companies stiff you on rebates??

    All mine have come in, but I had to work for an OCZ rebate a year or so ago. That was my only hassle... and it took about 10 months to finally arrive.
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    Need >= 24" Monitor Suggestions

    The Samsung 2343BW is 23", but has a resolution of 2048x1152. It was designed to display two A4 pages side-by-side at 100%, so this might suit your purposes if reading text is your main activity. It's available under $300.
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    Recommend me a Mobo

    Maybe a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R if you only need the one PCI-E 2.0 slot. About $105. Or if you have a need for Ultra TPM, Dual LAN, or Dolby Home Theater, the UD3P for a few bucks more (and crossfire capability). I've seen some favorable postings regarding the UD3R & Linux, but have no experience...
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    4830 or 4850? Need help!

    Seems like the right choice. The 4830 and the 9800GT are extremely close in stock performance. COD4 is a nice bonus...
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    ud3p mic doesn't work in windows

    Is dolby digital live enabled? I know that can turn off the headphones, maybe the mic, too? Shot in the dark.
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    Need upgrade advice - PCI-E card

    I just picked up a 4830 last week and I'm quite impressed. It was $85 (after rebate) at Newegg last week... hard to complain. Performs pretty much on par with a factory overclocked 8800GT 512. Also runs WAY cooler and dropped my system power consumption by 45w compared to the 8800GTS (G80) it...
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    I cannot believe how powerful the Accelero S1 Rev2 is

    Interesting. I'm actually surprised your idle temps were that high, though I don't have experience with the 4850. My (neutered) 4830 barely breaks 30c idle on stock cooling at 690/1000 overclock and about 52c is the most I've seen it under load. Makes me wonder if my temp monitoring is...
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    New RAM, System Highly Unstable

    Yeah, 2x1GB seemed to be the optimal solution for my Asus A8N-SLI 939 board. I think I tried throwing in some random 512MB sticks and it didn't like it.
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    What is your all time favourite CPU?

    Athlon 2500+ mobile barton because it's what got me into overclockin'. :)
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    Gigabyte UD3P or UD3R?

    For the UD3P? This is worth reading: http://www.overclock.net/intel...verclocking-guide.html Edit: You should be able to hit 3.5GHz+ stable on your stock HSF with stock settings without much of a temp increase.
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    Gigabyte UD3P or UD3R?

    Regarding the dual LAN on the UD3P, you can supposedly use it for teaming to double the bandwidth? There's a page in the manual about it, but I think it's only useful on an intranet.
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    8800GTS 640 vs. HD4830 (power draw, 3dmark06)

    My card is a Sapphire. I suspect I will be getting a second, though I'm wondering if they might drop the price by some significant amount in the near-ish future? That's probably asking a lot... it's already dirt-cheap for what it can do @ $85. I ended up posting the wrong scores above. I...
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    Found new hardware wizard after switching video cards

    Ooops... should have waited another 3 minutes before I posted this. It looks like it's the internal HD Audio driver on the 4830 that I need. A yellow question mark in my device manager under "other devices". Stand down.
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    Found new hardware wizard after switching video cards

    I'm not sure what's going on with the new hardware wizard.... I uninstalled the old drivers to my 8800GTS, safe mode, driver cleaner, etc. Then installed my new HD4830 card and downloaded the latest drivers from ATI and installed. Restarted machine. Now when the PC starts, the Found New...
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    8800GTS 640 vs. HD4830 (power draw, 3dmark06)

    I hope to find some time to do some more comparisons between the 8800 & 4830. I should have run some more benchmarks before I took the 8800 out, because now I don't want to put it back in :) Having too much fun with the new card. I stumbled on that Crossfire 4830 Hexus review and couldn't...
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    8800GTS 640 vs. HD4830 (power draw, 3dmark06)

    Currently at 1680x1050. (But upgrading soon to a 24", 19x12)
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    8800GTS 640 vs. HD4830 (power draw, 3dmark06)

    I seem to get wildly different CPU scores, especially on the CPU1 - Red Valley part of 3DMark06. When I ran the 4830 at 690/1000 (CPU still at the same 3.5GHz), I got a 3019, or 8% lower than the 8800GTS 3279 CPU score. Maybe this is still within the margin of error, but anything more than...
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    8800GTS 640 vs. HD4830 (power draw, 3dmark06)

    I just swapped out my 8800GTS 640MB card for a single 4830 and ran a couple tests to see what kind of improvement it got me. I was mostly surprised at the power consumption of the nvidia card versus the new ATI (both at factory stock settings) for offering somewhat similar performance: Power...
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    is this card pretty decent?

    Best deal around right now... especially for $85 AR! Thanks for the code, OCNewbie!
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