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 Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 01:34 Post subject: Custom PC Critique |
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 02:01 Post subject: |
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I meant ditch Vista from his purchase list.
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 02:04 Post subject: |
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Dude... don't consider yourself limited. NCIX is fucking incredible.
Oh and ya, get a better motherboard. Jesus christ, its the backbone of your pc.
Last edited by Phluxed on Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 02:07; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 02:06 Post subject: |
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| inz wrote: | | I meant ditch Vista from his purchase list. |
Oh... hehehe!!
Well, that was MY first thought actually (save $200+ etc etc) but then I saw the columns. I *think* he means he already has those parts, it's only the stuff in the top box-out that he's buying.
I could be wrong though, in which case I'm with you -- ditch the Vista retail. Too fucking costly.
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 03:46 Post subject: |
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How is it possible Direct Canada will be cheaper.... You only pay 5% tax unless you live in BC...
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 04:12 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 08:42 Post subject: |
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Today/tomorrow I am building PC on this mobo for the friend, will give my impression later. But from that I gathered on the forums at the moment all P5Q series suffers from unpolished BIOS
- Mobo highly overvoltage on Auto setting and on manual settings close to auto, so you need to enter voltage by yourself and make them 0.10 / 0.20 higher than default settings. Voltage measurement with multimeter is highly recommended.
- Q-FAN thingy is not working properly.
ASUS P5Q PRO Voltage Regulation
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| Posted: Mon, 25th Aug 2008 00:18 Post subject: |
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Well, I have played with ASUS P5Q-E
1. Mobo indeed overvoltage nearly all voltages in Auto and at 1/2 steps close to it. From step 3 overvoltage is usually around 0.03 - 0.08 V.
2. Q-FAN worked only with 4-pin fan @ 4-pin CPU FAN connector, fans @ remaining three 3-pin FAN connectors always spin at 100%
Besides these two had no other issues with this board. Haven't tried to overclock on it yet.
Overall it is a normal board with issues 
Quality wise my rating is
1. Abit
2. Gigabyte
3. Asus
But as no Abit and Gigabyte were available at the time of purchase, I had to get Asus
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| Posted: Mon, 25th Aug 2008 05:40 Post subject: |
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