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System Manufacturer/Model Number Rig 1
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Vista went bye-bye on this rig)
CPU Phenom II X4 940 BE @ 3.6 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
Memory Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500 (8GB) @ 800MHz
Graphics Card 2 - VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 512 MB (CrossFireX)
Sound Card Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays 2 - Samsung SyncMaster 932bw+
Screen Resolution 2880 X 900

Keyboard Logitech EX100
Mouse Logitech
PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
Case Coolermaster HAF 932
Cooling CPU= Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer
Hard Drives 1 TB Western Digital - System Drive / 500 GB Seagate - Internal Storage / 320 GB Western Digital - External Storage /
Internet Speed 10 d / 1 u
Other Info LG GH20NS15 DVDRAM

03-15-2009	#8 (permalink)
mpcrsc562 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Vista went bye-bye on this rig) 228 posts	Re: athlon black edition stable overclock solved. black edition procs have unlocked multipliers. i was attributing the instability i was having to the ht link speed. i needed more voltage for the proc. stressed and now stable.
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