Mark Sanchez3 said:I'm looking to install Windows 7. My main question is, if I install Windows 7 on my C drive where Windows Vista is currently sitting, will it wipe out my files (like movies) over on my D drive? Or does installing a new OS just clear everything out from both drives at once?
As long as you don't go in there and format anything, everything stays right where it is. Even if you decide to format the C drive, all your stuff on the D drive will be perfectly fine.
I’ve run into a bit of a snag while trying to install macOS. Once the welcome screen pops up, I hit utilities and jump straight into Disk Utility. The thing is, the partition I set up just isn't showing up at all. I tried formatting it as NTFS and even tried a few other things, but nothing works—it simply won't recognize it. All I can see is the DVD.
So, I’ve been trying to figure out how to overclock my AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, but I’m hitting a bit of a wall here. When I go into the control center, tweak the frequency settings, and run a test—I hit accept, but the frequency just stays exactly where it was. It won't budge. Also, the ATI tray tool refuses to even read the frequency unless the actual tool is running in the background. To top it off, RivaTuner doesn't even give me the option to see those specific stats. Any ideas?
Edward Peterson70 said:just run him through Orthos for at least an hour or so. That way you can actually see if the temperatures hold up and if everything stays stable.
Yeah, it’s stable. Everest shows about 50 degrees.
So, I’ve got two pins available and since I didn't have a jumper on hand, I just grabbed one from a card reader. I tried testing it to see if everything would reset back to the factory defaults, and sure enough, it worked. Now, I've bumped up the FSB by 5, and honestly, I think I'll push it even higher in a bit.
Edward Peterson70 said:well, just give it a shot. you've got nothing to lose. as for those system crashes: overheating issues a subpar motherboard faulty RAM FSB instability and so on.
temps are hovering right around 50 not entirely sure about the board specs, though it mentions having a Hybrid Booster using Kingmax memory
if anyone wants to help out, I can post a photo of my motherboard with the CMOS jumper clearly marked.
I’m thinking about giving my Intel Pentium 4 3.0 a shot at overclocking. I tried messing with my Intel Celeron 2.4 before—just bumped it up by 100MHz—but the whole system completely crashed on me after a few minutes. My board is an ASUS motherboard
stormygardener83 Asks: I was wondering... just curious, really... if it’s actually worth it to push the clock speeds a bit? Specifically, I'm thinking about bumping up the frequency on an NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT by that little 10% margin you can tweak within the driver settings. Just a thought.
Is there any real danger with overheating? I’m seeing temps hitting around 80 degrees when I'm running newer games. Also, is this whole "noob" overclocking thing actually going to do anything?
Thanks.
Eighty degrees is just way too high. Honestly. How much heat are we talking about? What kind of graphics card are you running? I’d bet anything that some dust has managed to settle on your fan. It happens to the best of us.
I know what you mean, I can feel it too, but honestly, I don't have anything here to cool my shoulder down, and right now my shoulders are just running at 200MHz
Edward Peterson70 said:that speed you see in CPU-Z is just double what it actually is.
If they overheat, they die, obviously. But that won't happen unless you start pushing some insane voltage without any decent cooling involved.
The software you're using for measurement is basically just finger testing 😁
I don't really get this whole CPU-Z thing—what do you mean by "x2" speed??? Mine are running at 166, and I can only crank them up to 200 in the BIOS. And regarding the cooling... I don't even have anything keeping my shoulder cool.
I’m thinking about overclocking my RAM. Right now, CPU-Z shows it's running at 166 MHz. I was looking to bump that up to 200 MHz in the BIOS, but I'm a bit hesitant—does anyone know what actually happens if the RAM starts overheating? Also, does anyone know of a decent program for monitoring RAM temperatures?
Eric Myers73 said:Oh, come on, it’s not all bad. There are actually some perks to it. It’s more secure, plus it supports DX10 and all those other features... And honestly, looks don't matter much. I mean, I've run both Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Ultimate, and personally, I think Vista feels better now. It ran faster for me, pretty smoothly... aside from the fact that a few small programs wouldn't launch.
It’s more secure because it has ten different security layers, and it asks for permission every single time you try to change something. As for DX10, they could have easily brought that to XP, but Microsoft just wants to push Vista sales.http://www.cnn.com/tech
Eric Myers73 said:I'm honestly not sure, I'm struggling with Windows Vista right now it actually felt smoother and faster back then... and here I was, thinking downgrading from Windows Vista Ultimate back to Windows XP would be a huge chore... plus, I've got this other issue... every single time I shut down my PC, it tells me drive D: or E: is still open, so I just have to sit there and wait... I have to admit, Vista was better. Even without having those optimized graphics drivers installed...
Windows Vista is absolute garbage. The only decent things about it are the UI and those 3D Aero windows.
Adam Garcia69 said:I downloaded that ATI utility and tried overclocking my graphics card, but by default I'm seeing 459/400. I've got an 8400 GS and I've been sitting here for an hour and a half watching that little countdown box spin. How much longer am I supposed to wait on this? Also, when I try to set it manually, say to 615/400, it works for a second, but then as soon as I reboot the PC, everything just snaps back to the factory defaults.😕 😕Can anyone who actually uses this software walk me through the whole process from start to finish so I can get it running right? And if anyone happens to know the upper limits for this specific card, let me know!🤷 🤷
You'd be better off just downloading MSI Afterburner.
Kyle Sanchez4 said:The 6800XT is basically just a downclocked version anyway. You’ve set it up as a 6800GT, but honestly, only the memory on the 6800GT actually hits that 1000mhz mark, otherwise 👍 👍
I'm not entirely sure I can push that memory clock up by another 200