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Thanks for the reply. I didn't dare push it to the max but I did overclock it (using CCC) to these specifications. I noticed the temperature while playing The Witcher 2 on near maximum graphics settings rose to about 75 degrees celcius, so I enabled manual control of my fan and boosted it to...

Hello! I just got a new video card. It is a Sapphire Radeon HD 6970. I'd like to use Catalyst Control Center to overclock my card, but I'd also like to be safe about it. I wonder how far I can safely push the card, so I was hoping maybe some other gamers with the same card would share with me...

I ended up just replacing the 2x2GB memory with the exact same memory but 2x4Gb instead (same speed, brand, etc, but more memory capacity). I also got a Radeon Sapphire HD 6970 Video card. I figure this upgrade ought to be good enough for at least a year or two. I'm looking forward to playing...

Thank you, cube_! That was indeed the solution I was seeking.

Hello. I have a second internal hard drive which I use for data storage. It worked just fine up until I reformatted today. Now, after a fresh reformat where I deleted (wiped) every drive and every partition listed, only the one C drive is currently listed under Hard Disk Drives. I checked...

I am certain I applied the Arctic Cooling paste. I just assumed it'd be adhesive. Thanks for the clarification. Also, thanks for the idea of clipping some fins off the heat sink. I think I'll just settle with two 4GB sticks for now, but I'll keep it in mind for future reference if I ever decide...

Thanks for the reply. I may have been incorrect when I said my heat sink was glued to my CPU. I built the PC about 3 years ago with the help of a friend so my biological memory could be at fault. The heat sink being used is one similar to this Zalman copper one. I vaguely recall putting the...

I guess I don't fully understand the whole "dual channel" thing. What is the advantage of using dual channel? Is using dual channel for a total of 4GB of memory better than not using dual channel for a total of 6GB of memory? I haven't considered removing the heat sink for two reasons. First...

I used Catalyst Control Center to overclock my graphics card. The temperature seems to stay just below 70 degrees celcius at all times, and the performance in The Witcher 2 has significantly improved. It seems to run idle at about 40 degrees celcius. I'll probably still upgrade my hardware...

Thanks for the replies! Thank you for the welcome! I've actually visited these great forums a number of times over the years, but it is always a pleasure to return. It appears that my RAM slots are color coded, white and blue. The three slots available (from right to left) at white, blue, and...

Hello! I have the GIGABYTE P55A-UD4P rev. 1.0 motherboard (specs here), but my huge copper CPU heat sink is covering one of my 4 RAM slots. So currently I only have 2x2GB of G.Skill DDR3 memory. It has been sufficient for the past two or three years, but some of my software programs are...

I know it's been years since my last post so let me just start by saying, hello everyone!!! I recently built a new PC. I love it! (Check it out here: Yfrog - misc004). Anyway, I use this computer primarily for work but I also enjoy a good game now and then. My favorite game of all is Left 4...

Hello, I'm having a little difficulty finding a new drive for my computer. My old one is always opening and closing on its own and it takes ages to read and burn CDs. It also isn't capable of burning DVDs. I'm interested in buying the fastest DVD burner with good quality burning for DVDs...

So I'll have to install my operating system (Windows XP pro) on my new hard drive, right? Will these mean that I'll require a new copy of Windows XP so that I'll have a legal CD-Key for the second hard drive?

Wow! Why does XP limit the hard drive space to 137GB? That doesn't make any sense to me. I know a lot of people who use hard drives with more than 137GB.... and they all have Windows XP. I believe you, of course, it's just very surprising to learn this. I was thinking of getting something...