CplMOFO

well, You can always download MEMtest86+, burn the image on a disk, using imageburn, go in BIOS to set boot priority to CD drive, put the disk in, reboot.... It's a MS-DOS utility, so it runs before WINDOWS...it's why you have to boot on the CD to read the software first.. MEMtest86+ will scan the memory 100% and let you know if there is issues with the RAM... If you need help on that let me know, it's simple. You "might" have one bad stick, or a bad memory slot...you might want to try with one stick at the time to run MEMTEST86+, try with different slots, to isolate the problem...

Hey Shmack... Look behind you! Welcome SHMACK, you idiot!

? I got the cooler on the pic...it's my picture. NH-U12P here...I got my CPU to 4.5GHz right now, trying all kinds of settings..up to 4.7Ghz it's fine...for 4.8, I would have to add a little too much juice for my taste.

Godspeed to you Angel... I'm in Canada myself, and there is floods around here...not as bad as the devastation pics you sent...take care!

Hey Scoob, As you might know, when you overclock, more heat is generated, so stock cooling is out of the question... My actual cooler Noctua NH-U12P on my 2500K...using Noctua fans...AKA POO fans...they look like shyte (brownish color), but they're silent, yet having good flow rate... look you see the other heatsink (Xigmatek Dark Knight ) in the background...

CPU/MOBO/RAM/heatsink sold to fellow XI! Only item left is the GTX260 Core 216!!! She's a beauty...brand spanking new...

Unchileno, PM incoming!

You're perfectly right on that one. The Q9550 is one of the fastest socket 775 CPUs...it's great for people upgrading from a dual-core to a Quad, with a motherboard that supports it...this cat always ran at 3.6GHz, like a charm... The price is not high by any means, when you consider the price of a Sandybridge 2600K CPU at $300...(still SB is a good deal too)... If one wants to pay for shipping, I'd let the CPU/MOBO/RAM/heatsink combo for BELOW $300.... I'm not in bad shape for money, so I won't "fire sale" this...my goal is to get some $$$ to put towards a better screen (1080P 120hz) if not, I'll use this platform to upgrade my daughter's rig ([email protected], P965 mobo, 2GB RAM and HD5770)...

LOL I'd ship it on the moon if you're paying! I was thinking offering the card for less than a $100... and the CPU/MOBO/RAM/Heatsink combo for less than $300...I could throw a Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS soundcard into the mix as a freebie to the dude grabbing that combo... all shipping fees would be taken care of by the BUYER...

I'm more than willing to inform on pricing... I'll do via PM! If you're interested, send me a private message.

I got my SandyBridge build going for a bit and now it's time to clear extra parts I stack up now... -Intel core 2 Quad Q9550 C1 stock speed 2.83Ghz Quad core 12 megs of Cache memory (always ran at 3.6GHz) -Asus P5Q Pro S775 Motherboard Crossfire-capable at 8x/8X PCI-E 2.0 -2 X 2GB Sticks of Gskill DDR2-1000 2.1V CL 5-5-5-15 (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ) -Xigmatek Dark Night HSF I'd rather sell the bundle (CPU/MOBO/RAM/HSF) Sorry for the "Delavan" nickname, it's my computer forums nick...they don't know I'm a MOFO in disguise.... Also, that EVGA GTX260 Core 216 card that you see here has been use one month MAX... Remember, I live in Canada, so shipping in the States would be crappy, I guess US Customs has a lot of pretty hardcore personnel..holding shit at Customs for ages.... Anyway, I'm not intending to get rich with the sale of this, but at the same time I can't give that away...I intent to buy a 24" LCD 120hz gaming monitor... PM me!!!

Thanks a lot Bro! Glad you added FFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad you got rid of PUKE S&D crapzoid horrible! I dig the console welcome also!

If I'm not mistaking, the Geneva convention doesn't apply to this guy.

She's nice alright, but she also have to have what it takes....

It might be related to a driver crash...or it's that knifing shit you're doing.... You can always download driversweeper, wipe out all videodrivers related to our card (either nVIDIA or ATI/AMD)... then reboot, re-install all drivers... My 2 cents...

I also play on Crouch servers...slower, yet more like a little more "realistic" (if games can be)... Also, for the "surf the web while waiting for people to show up", it's real easy...XFIRE has that option built-in... Finally, why not invent a DEDICATION medal for the people that sit on an empty server to help populating???

Dragooooooooooooooooon!!! Me Chimo...first in, Last out! MOFO

Labob, This is a gift to you...in case you NEED something to fawk...

Ah....out for our money again...

There is always the chance that Intel tweaks the RINGbus to allow for BCLK overclock, it's not there yet tho. Maybe with IVY-bridge late this fall or next January... All Sandy motherboards allow for running RAM at the faster speed thay are sold for...a DDR3-1600 will work fine at that speed, but you sometimes have to manually input the settings in the EFI BIOS. As for the CPU overclocking high on air, this is the whole idea behind Sandy...the price is good, a relatively decent aftermarket cooler will do, the CPU architecture is efficient (more powerful clock for clock than i5-7** or i7-8** and 9**)... Gotta say that because the games aren't extremely demanding, a good 1-2 years old platform already does a great job!

KK, I'll try to make this as simple as I understand it... Sandy bridge as a FIXED base clock...you CANNOT touch it, because the memory controller (now on the CPU, like the AMDs) uses that clock...the graphics core on Sandy also uses the BCLK as a reference...they call in a "RING BUS"...so the non-K models can't be OCed more than a few mhz extra...you NEED a K-series (2500K or 2600K) To overclock, the Sandy Bridge K-SERIES are like the AMD BLACK EDITION CPUs...the multiplier is unlocked...so as you cannot paly with CLK on SB, you raise the multi... For the RAM, you don't NEED to buy RAM that can stand higher speeds (overclocking RAM) for Sandy bridge, cause teh FSB/BCLK is not invloved in the OC... You can buy faster RAM, like DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866 or even more and get some benefits...you an also buy RAM that has "tighter timings" such as CAS8 or CAS7 instead of CAS9... But if you look at this article the-best-memory-for-sandybridge (BIT-tECH)....sorry can't cut/paste in firefox..annoying... CAS9 1333 RAM is cheaper and perfect for gaming...it has a 2-3% lower performance compared to DDR3-1600...on the SANDYBRIDGE platform... In my situation, I set a budget, and put more money on the motherboard and cooler quality, plus better fans, instead of spending $40 extra $$ for 3 fps...personal choice I guess...I added $500-worth of graphics cards...that more than enough to offset the loss of 3 fps on the ram....

Nightmare! This looks pretty sweet! He'll be on later tonight, I'm sure he'll like that!

I found this: Maybe somebody can make something out of it!!! Ukildme is such an annoying last stand/second chance biatch...

Dread, As I can see, incidence on bus speed and memory timings might be different for Intel and AMD users. I've not a whole lot of knowledge of the particularities of the recent AMD platforms. The only AMD CPU than I own is a Turion Ultra 2.2GHz in my laptop. I had a Athlon64 back in the day, but my mobo didn't have a AGP/PCI LOCK, so any overclocking would boost the PCI/AGP bus and cause video errors... I was considering AMD Bulldozer, and I really wish they get back in the game, and come on top, to create some competition. Now, I know that some people here have questions about AMD cpus, sounds like we found the "subject matter expert"... As for AMD Videocards, they're really good nowadays, Peace!

No issue DREAD...I understand your point better now. I layed "suppressive fire" onto the target a little quick maybe. The issue at hand here is that the more technical it gets, the less interesting it gets for the computer "users", which is the main base here... There is only a handfull of us that like the "nitty gritty" part. I never had much performance boost from tweaking RAM much, I cannot comment on that. The only thing is....with Sandy bridge, because the overclocking doesn't require the RAM speed (in megahertz) to change, for the CPU speed to increase, the incidence of high quality RAM is not as critical... That being said, tighter timings are always nice to have, and higher speed RAM (DDR3-1600 or better) has an incidence.. but it's a benchmark thing...it doesn't translate into better FPS (more than one to 3 FPS max)...