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If you can't take the MB out of the system, your debugging won't go too far.

The heatsink should never be so tight that it's warping your board to the breaking point. If it's this warped then...

Is the Rampage III released yet??

Is that good?? Maybe it means they're throwing out revs. before they're thoroughly qualified/tested.

I'd opt for fewer release that have been properly verified then frequent releases that remain...

If you hit a wall after 400 FSB then just start giving it higher mutlipliers and a tad more voltage. My QX9650 is stable at 10X with 400 FBS at 1.35V.

I could push it more but haven't had the...

OK here's what I've come up with so far:

Asus doesn't have an ESata connector on the backplane, Gigabyte does.

Asus has a reset button on the MB, (The non E has power on and reset.) Gigabyte...

That could be the case if the number of reviews was low. However there are enough of them (ie 100+) on each board to balance out the hacks from the pros.

I would not come to a meaningful...

The Gigabyte bd get's 72% 4's and 5's at NE. The Asus (non E) get's 89% 4's and 5's.

With well over 100+ reviews on each board I'd say that 17% is statistically significant.

The question is...

Thanks, you were right. I removed this silly piece and there's no noticeable loss in structural integrity of the case.

If a person were constantly transporting this case then it might make...

Antec loves to put this horizontal bar in their Sonata cases. What's it's purpose other then to get in the way. Has anyone removed it? Any major structural implications?

My Dremel is getting...

I just bought a UD3P for my QX9750.

Does anyone know the details of how the BIOS controls the CPU's PWM fan?

(ie what's the correlation between CPU temp and % fan speed in the BIOS?)

P.S....

Thanks. I turned of automatic defrag and also turned off indexing. I put programs and the OS on the SSD and put data and media on a HD.

I thought I heard that the OS page file should be located...

I installed an Intel X25-M last night and I must say it's one of the most impressive performance boots I've ever seen in a computer. Vista boots in just a few seconds and apps load almost instantly....

I decided to order an Intel X25-M 80G SSD. I'm not sure the best way to configure the system using it and a std. HD.

I'm assuming OS and Apps should go on the SSD, (which they can from a capacity...

I just picked up one of these boards and enabled the BIOS to turn on the board using a keyboard - "any key" or mouse click.

However it doesn't seem to be working.

Anyone else see this issue??...

Only long enough to make a uniform scratch pattern across the entire base. If it helps try to color the base with a black marker and lap until all the black is gone. Don't rock the HSF. It must...

I have a IP35-E and removed the PWM HS, lapped it and applied a fairly thick layer of MX-2 and re-attached it. (for a CPU, thermal compound needs to be thin but you better thicken it up for Mosfets...

Anything beyond about 800 grit starts to actually degrade the perfomance. You want to maximize metal to metal contact and have microscopic valleys for HS compound. 800 grit is the sweet spot to...

Hold it as low as possible and wet the sandpaper with water and a drop of dish washing soap. Use whatever style of movement/speed eliminates the chatter.

Maybe the sandpaper was upside down:D

If you lap then stop at about 800 grit. Going any finer will make it worse. Your goal is as much metal to metal contact as possible with compound filling the microscopic valleys.

If you go finer...

Yes, I have the Scythe Infinity in one system and the Xigmatek 1283 in another. I haven't done a scientific side by side comparison but given a choice I'd opt for the Xigmatek.

The Infinity is...

Mount the Xigmatek in the manner that's best for overall system cooling. The difference between a parallel or perpendicular orientation relative to a quad CPU is a nit. (however if all things are...

No. The 4 pin PWM fans aren't the same as normal Molex 4 pin fans. The signals are 12V, GND, Speed sensor and PWM pulse. The latter two signals make them effective at speed regulation based on...

Why would you want to replace the stock fan? It comes with a 4 pin PWM fan. They're somewhat hard to find and do a great job when setup properly for thermal regulation via the BIOS or Speedfan.
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TRUE can perform well but you're paying a very steep price for very poor quality. (poor bases and sloppy mounts) They don't even include a fan.

Go with the Xigmatek. The base is flat and they...