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Three screens with Nvidia 550, Intel Ivy Bridge, and Lucid Virtu MVP

So an interesting development on this. Last night I finally picked up a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable and hooked it up to my dedicated card and to my surprise, it worked. I have three monitors (two from the motherboard, third from the graphics card). They also show appropriately in their respective...
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- Post #4
- Mar 21, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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No audio with HDMI switch and Ni No Kuni (PS3)

I have a Monoprice 4x2 HDMI switcher that works amazingly with a comcast box, xbox, and PS3 outputted to a Sony TV and a computer monitor (Dell U2410). I can output any device to either or both the TV and the monitor. Up until now I've had no issues. However when playing Ni No Kuni on PS3...
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- Feb 3, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Console Gaming
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Geforce Experience w/ Lucid Virtu MVP

Has anyone tested the new Geforce Experience driver alongside Lucid Virtu MVP? Nvidia just opened this up to the public. http://www.geforce.com/drivers/geforce-experience
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- Thread
- Jan 24, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How many of you will download Windows 8 but not install right away?

I'm planning on doing this before the 31st. Was really just checking if its even possible to download without installing and install later on - but considering there's some free things involved now but not later, I might go ahead with the upgrade and restore using Acronis. Really have no need...
- MIDIman
- Post #6
- Jan 19, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Three screens with Nvidia 550, Intel Ivy Bridge, and Lucid Virtu MVP

OK - edited my original post. Just so I understand, even if I disable all of Lucid and move entirely to the dedicated graphics card, I can not hook up three monitors (2x DVI, 1xmini-HDMI)? i.e. without adding a third device, its impossible to have three monitors. Is that correct?
- MIDIman
- Post #3
- Jan 11, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Three screens with Nvidia 550, Intel Ivy Bridge, and Lucid Virtu MVP

I haven't tried this yet, but thought I'd pose the question before going further. At the moment I have 2x Dell U2410s (1920x1200) and a TV (1920x1080). I have Ivy Bridge (Gigabyte Z77) and an MSI Nvidia 550 OC. I'm using Lucid's MVP for the obvious benefits that it provides (less heat/noise...
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- Jan 10, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Install order for Lucid Logix Intel 4000 with dedicated card

What is the proper order when installing the Lucid Logix for Intel 4000 with a dedicated card? I currently only have the Intel 4000 drivers installed. I want to use the Lucid software. Do I uninstall the Intel 4000 drivers? Install Lucid before the nvidia drivers? Does it matter?
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- Thread
- Aug 14, 2012
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Crap! MSI 550ti Cyclone II is too tall for my case...help me mod it!

I'm the type of person who always buys for silence, but this year needed a new video card for some games and the Intel 4000 isn't doing it for me. So I looked at various cards that are super quiet, but not fanless because I'm already running a bit hot in my case. I have a Silverstone GD05...
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- Aug 14, 2012
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Moving old HD to an Xbox360 S 4GB

A friend of mine is getting one of the free Xbox360 S 4GB models with the purchase of a Samsung laptop. Would I be able to pull the HD from my current old white Xbox360 and put it in the new S model?
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- Thread
- Aug 12, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Console Gaming
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Unstable Ivy Bridge system - voltages?

I'm fairly certain the USB3 driver was the problem. After uninstalling the driver, all has been working perfectly. After this weekend I'm going to reinstall one of the old ones I have in my backup. I do use an external USB3 Seagate 3TB, but it has its own issues and was not hooked up at all...
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- Post #13
- Jul 26, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Unstable Ivy Bridge system - voltages?

I have uninstalled the Intel graphics. I was still getting crashes after only reinstalling the graphics driver from a previous version I had before. I now have the USB3 drivers completely uninstalled (unknown device in device manager). No problems yet. So maybe that's the culprit. If after a...
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- Post #6
- Jul 26, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Unstable Ivy Bridge system - voltages?

I've had an Ivy Bridge setup for a few months now and it just started giving me problems. Silverstone GD05 i5-3570k w/ Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Kingwin Lazer Platinum 650w Gigabyte Z77MX D3H SAMSUNG 4x4GB DDR3 1600 lowprofile Vertex3 120GB Vertex 60gb Seagate 1TB WD 2TB System has...
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- Jul 26, 2012
- Replies: 16
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Date changed after resume from sleep?

I was running Prime95 on a new overclock last night and forgot to disable sleep mode. When I resumed it from sleep this morning, the date on the system had changed to January 6th 2019. Is this related to the sleeping (which I usually disable) or do I have to worry about replacing a battery?
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- May 21, 2012
- Replies: 3
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which DDR2 RAM for a repurposed Q6600 in an overclockable build?

I have an old system that I'm giving to a friend. Its based on an Asus P5K Deluxe Wifi - one of the best of its time. He has an old Dell with a Q6600 (compared to the Core2 E6300 1.8Ghz @ 3.2Ghz currently in the rif). Quite obviously, I think its best that we pull the Q6600 out of the Dell and...
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- Thread
- May 19, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seagate 3TB external vs internal performance?

And to anyone interested - this was an official reply from Seagate:
- MIDIman
- Post #6
- May 17, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Seagate 3TB external vs internal performance?

Just did an ATTO Benchmark on the drive and its definitely performing correctly. Getting 35-40MB/s at 4.0, 65-70MB/s at 8.0, 103-111MB/s at 16.0, 150-158MB/s at 32.0, and 175MB/s for the rest. I'm still miffed about the powering issue. Have posted on the Seagate forums. Basically if I leave the...
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- Post #5
- May 17, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Seagate 3TB external vs internal performance?

Was using the included cable. Maybe it's a limit of the drive it's reading from? They are old Samsung Sp2405c 250gb and might be limited at these rates. One weird annoyance...when I do a cold boot, the drive won't get recognized and I'll see an error about it in win7. I have to disconnect...
- MIDIman
- Post #4
- May 16, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Seagate 3TB external vs internal performance?

Has anyone seen any reviews of the Seagate 3TB drive in its various forms? USB3, eSata, Thunderbolt, and internal. I just bought one of these drives in its external form. Firstly, it comes strangely formatted. It is pre-formatted with MBR and at 3TB - which is odd because it should require...
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- Thread
- May 15, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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3TB issues?

This is a really good point. I do have a backup NAS that I was planning on selling, but now considering holding onto it and just continuing to backup. Quite frankly, out of all the HDs I've owned over the past 15 years, only one has died (a 250GB in the late 90's) - and I've owned ALOT of...
- MIDIman
- Post #12
- May 14, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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3570k and Gigabyte Z77MX - wrong multiplier?

Looking more closely at the BIOS...on the "Current Status" Page, it says Non-Turbo Frequency: 3.404 MHz. Turbo Frequency: 3.804 MHz. So CPU-Z must be reporting an average between the two. And Windows is reporting the higher of the two. Huh? For the record - this is all a bit new to me...
- MIDIman
- Post #5
- May 14, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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3570k and Gigabyte Z77MX - wrong multiplier?

So weird - CPU-Z reports 3.603.38 MHz - Windows System panel says 3.80 GHz
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- Post #4
- May 14, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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3570k and Gigabyte Z77MX - wrong multiplier?

Yup - freshly installed - 1.60.1 x64
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- Post #3
- May 14, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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3570k and Gigabyte Z77MX - wrong multiplier?

So I'm just starting to burn this in. I noticed however that when I set the multiplier in the BIOS to 34, it shows up as x36 in CPU-Z. Maybe I'm missing something, but is that normal?
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- Thread
- May 14, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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3TB issues?

The drive is secondary. I don't need to boot from it.
- MIDIman
- Post #5
- May 14, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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3TB issues?

What's the deal with 3TB drives? I'm seeing lots of random things about how to properly install these drives because of a 2TB limit, but nothing very conclusive (or not written by a 12 year old). My issue is a bit more complicated probably. I bought an Seagate 3TB external (it was $30 cheaper...
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- Thread
- May 11, 2012
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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8600GT choppy video fullscreen, 2nd monitor

I've been having this problem forever! I have a Gigabyte 8600GT. It has dual DVI out, which I'm using with dual U2410's. System is Win7 64bit, Core 2 1.8ghz o/c'ed to 3.2ghz, 4gb ram, etc. I just got the latest nvidia drivers. I have the latest version of Chrome, latest version of Flash...
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- Mar 12, 2012
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Displays
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Accessing Wireless Extender's configurator

I setup a Netgear wireless extender. All's working well, but I want to change some settings on it. I can't seem to figure out how to access the extender's configuration tool. When I type in the Gateway IP address assigned to me (192.168.2.1) I get the original router's config page instead of the...
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- Thread
- Sep 29, 2011
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Networking
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Windows 8 x64 Install Help - Dell Studio 1535

So I just tried the Win7 USB DVD Tool and when I choose the ISO it says "not a valid ISO file." I went ahead and checked the checksum, and sure enough, they don't match, so it must be an invalid download. Bizarre cause it burns and verifys fine to DVD. Redownloading and will try again with a...
- MIDIman
- Post #5
- Sep 15, 2011
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows 8 x64 Install Help - Dell Studio 1535

via flash as in a USB drive? I'm actually using a DVD, isn't that the same thing?
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- Post #3
- Sep 15, 2011
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows 8 x64 Install Help - Dell Studio 1535

I have an old Studio 1535 (T9300, ATI 3450) that I'd like to install the Win8 x64 Dev preview on. During setup, before I can even choose a HD to install to, it asks for a driver. "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive...
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- Thread
- Sep 15, 2011
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Monkey's Uncle! MacBooks get Core iX CPUs.

The 13" - aren't those low voltage CPUs? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i5_microprocessors#.22Sandy_Bridge.22_.2832_nm.29
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- Post #2
- Feb 24, 2011
- Forum: Apple Laptops and Desktops
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Toshiba Protege R700 / R705 horrible screens?

Thanks - I actually am quite partial to many new laptop screens - my first-gen Studio 15's for instance is pretty mediocre as well, but it at least can get overly bright and has good viewing angles allowing me to have at least some control over its quality. When a screen can't even reach a...
- MIDIman
- Post #3
- Feb 3, 2011
- Forum: Laptops
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Toshiba Protege R700 / R705 horrible screens?

Can anyone confirm the awfulness of these screens as mentioned by anand? http://www.anandtech.com/show/3888/toshiba-portege-r700-a-truly-ultraportable-133/7 According to this site, there's seems to be lots of screen options - or is there an older R700...
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- Thread
- Feb 3, 2011
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Laptops
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New Audio/Video/Multimedia rig - penny for your thoughts?

Key factors: 1) Fast without going overboard. I generally don't like to spend more than $200 on a CPU, but I want it to be a good overclocker. 2) Quiet - doesn't have to be silent, but I don't want to hear it either. I've had quite a bit of experience here. Generally limits max overclocking, but...
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- Thread
- May 30, 2010
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Best under $200 quad s775 upgrade?

I definitely want to go quad - I'll absolutely get the use out of it in music production. My curiosity is how well the non q6600 chips overclock, or how they compare less overclocked to the q6600. Know what I mean? Because most of what I've been reading, the q6600 seemed to be one of those...
- MIDIman
- Post #8
- Apr 20, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Best under $200 quad s775 upgrade?

I currently have an aging e6300 (Conroe 1.86ghz) running at ~3.1ghz on an Asus P5K Deluxe. I've recently thrown in a Vertex 60gb and Windows7 64-bit and I'm thinking about moving to quad core for my music mixing/composing and photo editing/multimedia work. I'm leaning towards a q6600 (g0...
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- Thread
- Apr 20, 2010
- Replies: 27
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Old Asus A7V-266 w/ WinXP SP3 - still need 4-in-1?

I have a super old Asus A7V-266 based computer that I just reformatted with WinXP SP3. Do I need to even bother with installing the Via 4-in-1 driver? The system seems to be running fine on its own and all of the devices show up OK in device manager. Just wondering if MS' default drivers will be...
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- Thread
- Apr 10, 2010
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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Installing too many Antivirus licenses

Correct - just curious what happens. What if someone installs three copies and mistakingly installs a fourth?
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- Post #3
- Feb 24, 2010
- Forum: Windows
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Installing too many Antivirus licenses

If you have a 3-user license for NOD32 or Kaspersky - what happens when you install the fourth? They all use a single user/key. I'm sure the software obviously calls home, but how does it know you're using it on four systems? What if the fourth install was never on at the same time as one of...
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- Thread
- Feb 24, 2010
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows
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USB Hub + Built-in Speaker + headphone jack + quality sound?

Would prefer it to be all in one device. Again, I could probably live with two separate devices, but do any of the USB speakers' headphone outputs have decent quality? Really surprised how few these devices have all three - USB hub, single speaker, and quality headphone jack.
- MIDIman
- Post #3
- Jan 18, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building

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