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Postby nonstop » Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:26 am

Ok, lets get started, might be best to pm you some stuff but remind me with cpu/mb you have and I'll hit you with some good links and we can talk though it in pm.

I'll check here throughout today (Sunday).

This will get you started though.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=115217
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Postby Houdini » Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:03 pm

Thanks Non I am checking that out.
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Postby Houdini » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:56 pm

It says my vid card will be back tomorrow!!!!! Cant freakin wait.
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Postby Houdini » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:49 pm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I took the new card out of the box and it is making the same noise!!!!!!! They issued another RMA this time for a refund. I am going card shopping.
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Postby Rom » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:53 pm

What kind of noise that make Houdi :?: :?: :?: :?:
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Postby law.of.averages » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:55 pm

You sure it's the video card?
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Postby Porkinator » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:39 pm

Does it make a sound like you forgot to plug it in ?
Naw not even you would make a noob mistake like that.
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Postby Houdini » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:53 pm

law.of.averages wrote:You sure it's the video card?


ok Law so after card # 2 and me yelling at new egg until they gave me a refund the freakin modualr cord was not plugged into the supply! I right away knew what I was going to have to take here so let it rain.
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Postby Houdini » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:46 pm

Well I think I might tone it down a bit when I see the in game temps but check this overclock out.


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Postby nonstop » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:05 am

Houdini wrote:
law.of.averages wrote:You sure it's the video card?


ok Law so after card # 2 and me yelling at new egg until they gave me a refund the freakin modualr cord was not plugged into the supply! I right away knew what I was going to have to take here so let it rain.


Same thing on your other card, the 1st one?
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Postby Houdini » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:22 am

both times the cord was not pluged into the power supply just the card. No power that way but plen t of noise!
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Postby Houdini » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:20 pm

wow ran CPU mark 2.1 and got 11349.5. That is up from 7600 stock not to shabby.
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Postby nonstop » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:00 pm

Houdini wrote:wow ran CPU mark 2.1 and got 11349.5. That is up from 7600 stock not to shabby.


Wow. You have turned into an o/c madman. Nice work. Feels nice to squeeze about 1000.00 dollars worth of extra juice out of that core 2 doesn't it?
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Postby law.of.averages » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:22 pm

nonstop wrote:
Houdini wrote:wow ran CPU mark 2.1 and got 11349.5. That is up from 7600 stock not to shabby.


Wow. You have turned into an o/c madman. Nice work. Feels nice to squeeze about 1000.00 dollars worth of extra juice out of that core 2 doesn't it?


Don't egg him on so much Non...when his cpu melts, he'll be after your blood
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Postby nonstop » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:11 pm

law.of.averages wrote:
nonstop wrote:
Houdini wrote:wow ran CPU mark 2.1 and got 11349.5. That is up from 7600 stock not to shabby.


Wow. You have turned into an o/c madman. Nice work. Feels nice to squeeze about 1000.00 dollars worth of extra juice out of that core 2 doesn't it?


Don't egg him on so much Non...when his cpu melts, he'll be after your blood


Like hell! O/c till it bleeds!
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