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30" S-IPS or H-IPS LCD Panel at 2650x1600 FTW!! I highly suggest not getting a PVA,S-PVA,MVA or TN panel.

Good choice. Based on the Channel Well PUC design. I am using one too. Flawless :thumbup: Thank you, Monnie

Curious to know, how did you come to the conclusion the PSU was bad? Thank you, Monnie

Ok, I suggest, do a build on a workbench,kitchen table, where ever there is good lighting. (Seeing is believing.) Not inside the case. Place the MB on the anti static plastic that came with it or use a rubber mat to insulate. Only install one GPU, One Dimm( usually the one closest to the cpu socket), Connect bare essentials. One CD-rom, One HDD.make sure your CPU is in the socket correctly. Sometimes something so simple can be such a headache. Check, then double check everything. Connectors,Jumpers,wiring,cards seated properly,everything,if you are using conductive thermal paste, make sure none got in "bad" places. then take a break, smoke a cigarette if you smoke ( hehehe I smoke like a chimney), then check things again. With all those LED's there should be a code that refers to a certain failure. Even if your PSU is not "up to snuff", it should at least get you booted into the BIOS since it was working before with only 1 GPU,1 HDD,1 CD-Rom, 1 Dimm. There is most likely an overlooked issue. Be patient and thorough as it can be painstaking. As for me, I always do a build outside the case first. Making sure all componets function. I have never had a dead Gigabyte board before. Also it eliminates the possibility of a grounding issue from the case if the MB is touching somewhere. Might do a CMOS clear. Should be a jumper setting that clears it. A very good investment is a good digital multimeter :thumbup: Thank you, Monnie

Answer: Without a SunMoon PSU tester, you can not get complete test results. But, you can detect some problems with a Digital Multimeter Are you able to get the system booted with your PSU in place? If so, without elaborate means of testing, you can run Prime95 on all cores, and use a Digital Multimeter on each rail. Test and record values idle, then test and record values under full load with prime. Kinda of a basic way but can show if there are some problems. You will not get false positives of your test. If it renders bad readings , they are bad. If it reads ok, well, then it "might be ok". Without a SunMoon tester, you can not really stress the unit under full load conditions. Understand? Remember, Higher than ATX specs is just as bad as Lower than ATX specs. 1%-2% varible is ok. Secondly, do research on your motherboard and find the locations you can meter out the true voltages your board is putting out. Do not, I repeat, do not trust any values that are shown from PWM senors your board shows in your BIOS or in software running within your operating system. I do not know your exact model # so I could not read on the design. One thing I suggest. Most 1000+ watt units have a primary and a secondary transformer. Make sure you are not using the PCI-E connectors for both cards on one side of the transformers. To add to that, If you are using the GTX 260's, they have 2 connectors on the card. Make sure each card ( both connectors) are running off the same transformer. So your primary card gets one rail, one side of the transformer with both connectors. Your other card gets the other transformer, another rail, and both connectors from same source. For example: V1 & V2 Primary side of transformer V3 & V4 Secondary side of transformer Primary card use PCI-e connectors from V1 & V2 Secondary card use PCI-e from V3 & V4 It is very easy to mix things up for example ( this is a no no ) 6 pin PCI-e connector from V1 and 8 pin connector from V3 on same card Somewhere in the manual that came with your PSU or a downloadable Manual should be information which rails are connected to the same source(transformer). Also, make sure you are feeding your PSU good power from the wall. Crappy power going in, means crappy power going out. The coolermax series are known for not producing good power with sub-standard input voltages ( lower than 115 volts in North America) A lot of companies show specs for their units using 230v input voltages to "Boost" numbers, but have lower efficiency when at 120v. The numbers game If you are sure it is dead, Look for models that are using the Channel Well PUC design. Currently it is the most stable, true source of power. Some of which are the Thermaltake 1200 and the Corsair HX1000. Also, do not go with ( just a name) There is a comapny that used to be known for tight regulation, professional power but over the years their product is not what it used to be and they are living off their name, and charging top dollar as where some units using the Channel Well design are cheaper and deliver much better power. Also, make sure the connectors to your Motherboard are not on the same rail as all your devices. Spread things out. Are you using any high wattage fans? The Motherbaord connectors can only deliever so much power. I see you are using water cooling. How many amps and watts does your water pump take. Do you have a fan plugged into the CPU fan PWM port, maybe your Motherbaord thinks you do not have a CPU cooler and will not start the system because you are using water cooling without being able to get booted to disable that safety feature. Just kind of add all of these things into the equation. Do not load up a single rail just because the connectors are in convenient routing. Plan the spread of power. Check your ram too. Maybe put 1 dimm in. Not populate all three slots. Hope all of this helps. If you need more help, let me know. Thank you, Monnie

zokier, Thank you for taking the time to run the benchmark. If you could please, so we all can compare apples to apples. Run the graphics at Default high. Just click "High" on the graphics tab and 800x600 would be great, run your first. Then, only make one change for the second bench, increase visible range to high. When running the bench, once the canopy closes before take off, start your bench, once the plane has landed, and the canopy opens, stop your bench. Post those numbers, and I will make a chart for you. Once again, thank you for taking the time. You are the first and it is outstanding :thumbup: post your cpu speed and make/model, I will include that in your chart. Thank you, Monnie

Hello Bratpfanne, Great overclock on your E8600 :thumbup: Would love to see your results on the Krasnodar_Bench Track and would be greatly appreciated. I hope you get time. Thank you, Monnie

Zokier, yes, it is a mid-range CPU. That is why I am so interested in results from people with the latest CPU's to see the scaling. Please benchmark the Krasnodar Track I attached. Majesco, That is a nice overclock. Please also run the Krasnodar Benchmark. I updated my first charts with additional overclocking results. First was 2.73 Ghz, second was 3.21 Ghz Thank you, Monnie

Hello Everyone, Please give my benchmarks a try. I would really appreaciate the data . The thread is Here Thank you, Monnie

Congratulations on your new purchase. :thumbup: Actually, to show CPU only, use the lowest resolutuion your monitor can run or 800x600. The only reason I ran 800x600 & 2048x1536 is to show, there is no difference in FPS, totally CPU limited. Thank you, Monnie

The russian jewel dvd have starforce?

==Prophet==, Could you please go to my thread Here and run the two benchmarks. I would be insterested in your results. Brewber,Cat 101st, Eichhorn666, please try it too. Thank you, Monnie

Macca, Take a look at my thread Here . I have a EVGA GTX 280 SSC. Look at my charts carefully and you will see the problem. If you have any question please ask. Also, if you or any others would please take the time to run the benchmarks I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you, Monnie

Hello Everyone, This is the second part of the Benchmark Test I would love to see results from. In this track file, I start FRAPS by pressing F1 once the canopy closed in the beginning of the track to start the benchmark. At the end of the track, once the canopy starts to open, I pressed F1 to end the benchmark. Track file is attached at the bottom. First Benchmark: Default High Mirrors High Canopy Reflections Second Benchmark: Default High + High Visible Range Mirrors High Canopy Reflections Here is my data. 2.73 Ghz 3.2 Ghz Now with High Visible Range Added 2.73 Ghz 3.2 Ghz Please join and add your systems to this. I really want to see what your powerful CPU's can do.:thumbup: Thank you, Monnie Krasnodar_Bench.trk

I agree. MW2 and MW3 bring back memories of staying up all night playing multiplayer.:joystick: Classics. Also, the offline gameplay was not bad either.

:cry: To have kinko's print out the entire manual in color will cost more than your cpu upgrade :megalol:

kaos.dll, Thank you for your reply and more so that you want to take the effort in doing this. I appreciate it. Good luck with your new build. Once I finish work, I will try to make another track of my own that will test one of the most difficult areas to render in Lockon, Krasnodar !!! Yes Sir, I use excel with the data from Fraps. In my first post, I now have added all the details of how to run the exact bench so we all can get the same data including Fraps setup and Lockon setup. Thank you, Monnie

Hello Everyone, Here is my input: Fresh Boot between each run 1 2 3 Fresh Install of Lockon 1.12, No Mods Default High Settings Mirrors High Canopy Reflections nVidia Driver 180.48 Fraps 2.9.6 used for data Started bench in the beginning once flaps reached full down. Stopped bench at the end as airbrake fully closed so we all get the same length of benchmark. Running at 800x600 or your monitor's losest resolution will help us see true function of the CPU. So many sites benchmark other simulations, so rare Lockon is included. Lockon is great to see what a CPU can do !! Let's do our own. All you with faster cpu's please add your results. I would love to see some of the overclocked DualCore,QuadCore and i7 results for the same bench. If you have any questions please ask. If you need me to graph the data no problem. Thank you, Monnie 2.73 Ghz 3.2 Ghz

Ferocious Imbecile, Thank you for the link. I would like to just get the codec for Media Player 11. Did not want to install another player. Do you know which codec I need? Thank you, Monnie

Hello Everyone, Does TH2G support 3 monitors that are 2560 x 1600 each? Thank you, Monnie

Hello Everyone, Which codec do I need to view the *.avi files like the LLTM video? I am not good with all these codecs :-) Thank you, Monnie

To the VBA, Everyone says good flying and indeed it is. I want to say, good work staying focused on your goals as a team. Teamwork is the most difficult task to manage because of the multiple people involved. The bond has been made, keep it up !! Monnie Dual Core Poll Please Vote

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Power supply problem? Get a digital multimeter and check it out. Monnie Dual Core Poll Please Vote