Advice On Mobo Upgrade?
Sep 30, 2008
Recently upgraded my RAM and tried to overclock my CPU. OCing the CPU (Q6600) didn't seem to be a problem but the RAM (Corsair 2x2GB TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF) won't run at 1066 at all on my mobo. I just get BSODs.
I've turned the RAM down to 1050 and this gives me one BSOD and then boots and runs ok.
I've got the Q6600 at 2.7.
I'm not happy with this so I've decided I need a mobo upgrade plus a better case .
My local PC guru recommends the Asus P5Q Pro (currently got P5N-E SLI) and I can afford that along with a Coolermaster Cosmos S.
I've looked at the P5Q Deluxe and it doesn't really seem worth the half as much again I'd have to pay. I'm happy with my current GPU (BFG 8800 GTS OC 512) although I might go for a top end ATI when they come down in price.
But basically the P5Q Pro seems to have what I need and is supoosed to be a wicked overclocker.
Does anyone have any experience with this board? I notice it only has 8 phase power rather than 16.
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Mar 23, 2008
I've had the OEM edition of Vista Ultimate 64 for about a year now. I'm considering a motherboard upgrade (want Phenom and wondering if there is any legitimate way to get my current Vista system running on the new motherboard. Can I pay for a new license and reactivate my existing installation using that license for instance?
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Dec 15, 2008
I have a 780i chipset motherboard, and have Vista64 installed using a Highpoint RAID controller. I'd like to upgrade to a 790i mobo, and would like to know if the 790i board will recognize my existing Windows installation. I don't expect perfect compatibility, just enough to get to the desktop (or even safe mode) so I can install the proper chipset drivers. Anyhow, anybody know if this will work?
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Jun 10, 2008
Intel? Core? 2 Extreme QX6850 (8MB,3.67GHz overclocked)
Windows Vista? Ultimate 64-Bit SP1
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
500GB-Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s,16MB Cache
Western Digital 750GB External Hard Drive
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz-4 DIMMs
Sound Blaster? X-Fi? XtremeGamer
Logitech? Z-5500 THX-Certified 505-Watt 5.1 Digital Surround
Logitech? MX? Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse
Dell UltraSharp? 2707WFP LCD
PSU:1,000W
3DMark Vantage:6,023
3DMark06 Professional :12,950(1920X1200)
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Jul 3, 2008
The following excerpt is from one of Microsoft's own web pages @
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/83ec0ffe-ee04-4d53-8b87-25d1f05c954e1033.mspx
"Delete programs you never use
Many PC manufacturers pack their new computers with programs you didn't
order and might not want. These often include trial editions and limited
edition versions of programs that software companies hope you will try, find
useful, and then pay to upgrade to full versions or newer versions. If you
decide you don't want them, keeping the software on your computer might slow
it down by using precious memory, disk space, and processing power.
It's a good idea to uninstall all the programs you don't plan to use. This
should include both manufacturer-installed software and software you
installed yourself but don't want anymore-especially utility programs
designed to help manage and tune your computer's hardware and software.
Utility programs such as virus scanners, disk cleaners, and backup tools
often run automatically at startup, quietly chugging along in the background
where you can't see them. Many people have no idea they are even running.
Even if your PC is older, it might contain manufacturer-installed programs
that you never noticed or have since forgotten about. It's never too late to
remove these and get rid of the clutter and wasted system resources. Maybe
you thought you might use the software someday, but never did. Uninstall it
and see if your PC runs faster."
At least one OS publisher packs their Vista OS full of crap that can't be
removed, whether the end user will ever use it or not.
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Mar 23, 2008
i m going to buy a asus hd 3870x2 grapich card but i wounder if it would work with my k9n sli platinum? i think it is 1.0 pci e on that mobo and does any one know if you get less or more power on hd 3870x2 asuse, because there is two different version one with 2x dvi connection and one with 4x dvi , i really wany 4 but if you get more power with the one with 2 i will go for that one .?
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Jul 7, 2008
im looking into buying a blu ray drive in the next few months but i want one so that i can burn all my data currently on all my dvds. Not too bothered about playing high def movies atm coz i dont have any. I was looking at this one but i dont know whether or not it will write to dual layer 50gb disks. Pioneer BDR-202BK 4x BD-R/RE Blu-Ray Serial ATA Dual Layer DVD Writer - Black. also if i just plug it straight into my pc, will vista be able to burn to it? ie in windows media player?
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Feb 9, 2009
I do support in a smallish/mid-sized business, and for the first time ever we are considering trying out a 64-bit windows client for our 3d cad operator. I've never had any experience with a 64 bit OS before, but I need to try to test it out and make sure it is compatible with our software and systems here. We have a 2000/2003 mixed-mode AD domain with exchange 2007 and terminal servers. A couple of our 2003 servers are already 64-bit.
- What if anything should I be concerned about? Any gotchas?
- Would it be wise to test this in a virtual machine before spending money on the hardware and then finding out it may not be feasible?
- Is there any other specific advice I should follow?
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Sep 17, 2009
i am thinking of installing Linux on my pc but want to Keep vista as well. Does someone know exactly what i need to do or tell me which Linux looks/is best.
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Oct 25, 2009
I needed a usb flash drive, so i thought i would order one that was compatable with vistas readyboost. I have been reading about about it breifly, and it seems to work for some people but not others, but i take it, thats going by everybodys machine is different, but doe's it generally work, like if you are using big resoruces like aero with transparancy, as i am not sure where the performance gains will be, or what you you can run before noticing any performance boost. just some general advice really or any tips.I have currently got 2gb of ram
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Mar 4, 2009
Ive had 8 GB in my machine for over a year, all is fine, runs no probs. But I recently installed Everest and noticed that it reported my 8GB being 4096 of physical RAM. Opening task manager confirms this also, yet the BIOS, and the Vista welcome screen says 8GB
I read that the nforcei 680 (?) chipset doesnt use more than 4GB, yet other articles state you need to have MIMO in operation.
Well, I have a quadcore QX6850 processor which supports 64bit computing, IM running Vista Ultimate X64 and have the ASUS P5n32-e Sli motherboard with a 9800 G2 SLI card. So which is true? Do I need to remap the memory? If so how, how? I looked in the BIOS and you can change volate, timings etc but without proper guidance on that IM dead in the water.
Why is Everest/Task manager reporting 8GB as 4GB, yet the BIOS at 8GB etc?
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Feb 10, 2010
I would like to move my current mobo and my Vista home premium to another machine. I have to do a clean install of Vista as the target machine has XP installed. I noticed that under computer properties the Product key is an OEM key. This key is different from the key that is on the back of the CD box with the Vista software . The key at the rear of the CD box is the same one as the back up key I extracted .Since the mobo and vista is move as a pair , will I run into activation problems?
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Aug 12, 2008
so intel is bringing the new core i7 cpu. but must we buy new mobo's to used them or are the compatible with the current mobo's????
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Feb 28, 2009
I have a Sony desktop water cooled running a Pentium D 2.8 / Vista 32 Micro ATX and wanted to get the groups ideas on replacing the board / chip / memory with something that will beat the current Vista score of 4.7 for the CPU. Rest of components run at 5.9. No gaming at all I just want to be able to use my CAD and rendering programs much faster which are now using 100% CPU. Current PS is 385 watts. Planning to go to 64 bit with next CAD update.
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Mar 23, 2008
Unless someone can talk me off this ledge, I'm going to jump. I can no
longer take the multiple blue screen crash dumps. I have 32-bit Vista
Home Premium on an HP Pavilion.
After seeing those internal emails among Microsoft's top executives
that were released in a lawsuit a couple of weeks ago -- they were
complaining to each other about the same problems on their home
computers with peripherals and drivers that I've been having -- I called
HP tech this morning and said I want to install XP Professional and that
I have a licensed copy on disk.
The HP tech guy, based in Oregon rather than India for a change, said
all I had to do was copy the files I want to keep onto my external hard
drive and then put the XP disk in the machine and it will direct me to
format the hard drive.....and then install.
I recall reading somewhere that the chipsets or something in the guts
of this machine -- I'm not a techie -- are designed for Vista and will
not accept XP without some serious tinkering at the motherboard/chipset
neurosurgery level.
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Jun 25, 2008
My motherboard has become quite unreliable and I was thinking of buying
a new one however I can't get the same model because its no longer produced.
Would my OEM license key still work on another motherboard?
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Mar 17, 2009
I'm interested in overclocking my rig. I just built the rig from the ground-up a week ago when I got everything in from Newegg. I figured it's time to get over WoW, and start playing CoD4/5 and Crysis, which to be honest, run fine already on my computer. But for some reason I still want to give it a try. Now since this is also the first time I've even considered this, I'm completely confused as to the best way to figure out what to do in my bios to properly overclock my cpu, mobo, ram and gpu. So here are a couple of questions:
A) If I'm already running Crysis at high settings (not sure if I had the demo at the highest or just high), should I even try to overclock my rig? (I plan on installing the Adobe suite to do some web design and flash work now too.)
B) Can anyone direct me to a site where I can find the proper equations for overclocking?
C) Can anyone suggest what they consider is the best temperature monitoring program for all of the components? I downloaded the Monitoring program from Nvidia, but it isn't working properly on my machine? The program spec's on their site name my mobo and gpu as being compatible with the program, but it will not display my gpu and when I try to select it the program crashes.
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Jun 20, 2009
how can i overclock my cpu (AMD Phenom II X3 710 & Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard)? I do have Frequency / Voltage control in the bios. But i have never overclocked before so not sure how to do it correctly.
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Jan 8, 2010
I installed this new motherboard with all my pre-existing other components and it boots fine and it can run but i keep getting a blue screen kind of often. I've heard this board can blue screen if the voltages to ram exceed 2.0 V but mine are set at 1.9 V so that should be fine. I completely formatted my drive and did a clean install of Windows Vista 32bit on a single partition. The error i'm getting is: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. ***STOP 0x00000024 (0x001904AB, 0x93c23B90, 0x93c2388C, 0x8994D9c4) ***Ntfs.sys - Address 8994D9C4 base at 898A7000, Datestamp 4549aceb I have seen this one a few times now. I'm confused as to what i should try next. I could get some hard disk drive scanners to look for problems and run a chkdsk or format and reinstall and reset my CMOS, again, but I feel like something else is wrong.
However, I do believe it has something to do with the HDD since its been dealing with information slower and tends to crash when i'm dealing with partitions, restarting after installing updates or programs or otherwise failing to do so or freezing (not responding) during install. I've tried safe mode but it does it there too. My HDD makes the same noise as it always did and the HDD light blinks normally. I really hope i can fix this problem without having to go out and buy a new HDD but this problem just started after I installed my new mobo so I would like to seek some outside advice for my problem.
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May 11, 2009
This is my current setup in Control Panel>Programs and Features>Turn Windows features on or off.
To be frank, I haven't a clue what most of these features mean or do, and Help and Support has nothing to explain the function of the majority of them.
For example, if I rest my cursor over Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server, it tells me that it 'Manages and Catalogues removable media and operates automated media devices'.
Because I do use SDHC Memory Cards, USB Memory Sticks, Cameras, Card Readers and other sundry media hardware, should I then have this box ticked? If not, then just what does this feature relate to, or do?
Similarly, what the heck is the TFTP Client, and what does that do?
Advice about the other open boxes and their functions, would be appreciated, with the exception of Games, which is self-explanatory, and something I have no interest in anyway. Recommended settings with reasons for activation, will help me understand these features.
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Mar 26, 2008
As SP1 looms, it's probably time to go back to Vista after I tried it when on the Beta and RC releases and had a few problems with compatibility with other bits of kit. I am at the point where my XP Pro install is probably due a good blowing away and re-installing. I am aware that just upgrading XP Pro to Vista will be very time consuming (took well over 3 hours when I went from my original XP pro to the first release about a year ago and lots of stuff was messed up and I ended up reformatting and starting again with a clean install). This is my conceptual plan:
* This time I want to back up my settings with the "file & settings transfer wizard" on the XP box to one of my server shares.
* Back up all my important document stuff to the server.
* Then I will format everything on my PC and clean install Vista Ultimate.
* Finally restore my settings back from the server using the Vista FSTW
Presumably the Vista FSTW equivalent can read the XP versions files, or should I expect troubles trying to do this?
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Jun 15, 2009
I have been fighting with this computer all day, and posting here is my last resort. Basically, this morning one of the users here attempted to use her Outlook profile and the computer could not find it. Upon investigating, it turned out that her AppData folder had been redirected erroneously. On this particular machine, for some reason, the User Shell Folders which we had redirected to our server RS-NS1 (for backup and DR purposes), kept redirecting to our OLD server RSSERVER. I set the correct locations once more and restarted, however this time when I attempted to log in, it showed "User name or password are incorrect". Confused, I tried again, then tried the domain Administrator account, my own domain account, and a few others...none of them worked. Thinking maybe I screwed up the registry, I did a System Restore, but that didn't fix it. I undid that SR and did a new one (this time to the checkpoint this morning prior to the user's first login) and nothing happened then either.
I have since re-joined the computer to the domain, attempted a Startup Repair (which I already knew wouldn't find anything...the computer was starting up fine), and then I stumbled across the local admin account I created when I was first configuring the computer. Imagine my surprise when that account logged in just fine. Using it, I discovered that there were 13 items listed in the Device Manager under Network Devices. The first one listed was the NIC, the second was a duplicate except for "Teefer2 Miniport" at the end. Teefer2, apparently, is a service run for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11's firewall (which we do not use, we have a separate hardware firewall in place). I removed the NIC driver and rebooted...now the NIC is the ONLY item listed in the Network Devices section, but the problem is still here. Any advice before I yank my hair out and do a format/OS reinstall?
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Feb 26, 2008
First let me start by saying I'm not extremely knowledgable about PCs. Basically here is my problem: I am trying to play an online game and can't seem to connect to their server through their access program. They advise me to run a tracert on the first hop I get:1 * * * request timed out the other 14 hops go through fine. The game company says it's my ISP and my ISP says it's probably on my end, something to do with Vista. I am running straight from my PC to a motorola surfboard 5101 cable modem no router or anything. Any ideas on why my IP would be timing out?
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I am installing a new Gigabyte mobo (MA78GM-US2H) in an HP Media Center Case. The pin layout between the case & mobo is nearly the same except that the HD LED and the Power LED are reversed on the new mobo. The power switch pins are correct. The case does not have reset capability. Does it matter that the two LED pin connectors are reversed or should I attempt to change the wires coming from the case?
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Jun 3, 2008
The main problem with ALL Microsoft "support" groups is they are infested with way too many Microsoft butt kissers (ie MVP's) that simply seem unable to give objective advice and generally color their comments to favor Microsoft decisions no matter what. I find it amusing, but also misleading, harmful and counterproductive. :-)
The reality is Vista follows a long line of previous Windows releases that also were buggy, not tested well enough under real world conditions, is overpriced, lacks imagination, contains flawed, crippled or broken features, removes items that were hinted at being included in beta releases or shifts wanted features to the most expensive version and perhaps the worse thing, leaves bugs that were reported in earlier versions of Windows with Vista adding many new ones.
In other words, typical Microsoft software. Overpriced, not thoroughly tested, not ready for prime time and sure to frustrate millions with useless things like UAC that mostly gets in the way rather then helping or offering any real security. Add in a useless Vista Upgrade Advisor that lulls users into falsely thinking their system is ready to have Vista installed when it often crashes in a BSOD due to driver issues the Advisor claimed "shouldn't" be a problem, yes, it is fair to label Vista as a disaster. Is there such a thing as a Quality Control Department at Microsoft?
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May 11, 2009
does anybody know the date of Windows 7 free upgrade for Vista?
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Mar 14, 2009
I have a Aspire AM5620-E5301A Acer computer. On Acer it has Windows Vista Premium Home. I bought Windows Ultimate software to put on my Acer computer. It starts to load up OK, put in the key number in than next step is. To pick custom install or upgrade install, but upgrade choice is grey out. It is disable from using the upgrade choice, I want to choose to pick. I did not purchase Windows Ultimate through Acer anytime upgrade option. It was a store bought software it was cheaper than Acer price they offer. What is the problem with installing Ultimate with Acer computer?
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Jun 15, 2009
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Mar 26, 2008
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Apr 27, 2009
I have a laptop with 64-bit Home Premium. The warranty expires in June. I want to upgrade to Ultimate. I haven't checked out the Anytime Upgrade yet. Will I be able to get the 64-bit upgrade to Ultimate or is a 32-bit upgrade to Ultimate the only upgrade path?
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Mar 26, 2008
I have XP Pro, its quite good a little slow here and there despite the high end output of my computer( 2.6ghz core 2 duo E6600, 2GB Ram 2x 250gb HDD 512 pci-e card more fans than you can count ) I get along fine, apart from a sata issue i have been fighting with ASUS, but thats nothing really. but is it worth upgrading to Vista, one thing i noticed is that it takes 40GB on install thats a large jump from XP, i guess ill have to get a bigger main drive? 500gb or something. Also my G/card is directx 9 do i have to get 10?? or will vista work with the 9 card (ATI x1950xtx pro 512mb MSI Build) i run the full adobe suite cs3, word 2007, a few other industry video and imaging programes, divx and a load of games (mainly titles within the last 5/6 years)
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