Posts by Timid

Quote:Originally Posted by TwoCables From the moment I press my power button, mine takes about 25-30 seconds to become usable at the desktop (I don't have to login).  Like I said, mine takes about 15 seconds to begin sending a video...

Does anyone know where I can get some or something like that exists? Right now I just have it placed where the floppy drive would go, but I actually want it to stay steady in the event I move the tower or something.

I've seen posts around the forum where people state their systems take anywhere from 15-30 seconds from pressing the power button to desktop. My main concern is what exactly is going on during the 15 seconds there is no video. Because as...

Are you using a dual monitor setup? I wonder if that could be a problem. I also noticed that whenever I switch users, my monitor display goes to sleep for about 5 seconds before displaying again. I never tested with a single monitor...

Here is a video of my boot from when I press the power button to when I reach the login screen. Note the video DOES start when I press the power button. As you can see, it takes 15 seconds before ANY display is shown on my screen. I...

So here are the settings I used for my overclock. BCLK is 200 MHz with a multiplier of x19 so I have 3.8 GHz. QPI is x36 Uncore is x17 Memory is x8 Mem freq is 1600 MHz (rated at 1066) Voltages are: CPU: 1.2V QPI : 1.2V QPI PLL:...

Alright, so I have an Intel 520 SSD and I have Windows 7 installed on it. It takes me roughly 40 seconds to reach the User login screen from when I press the power button. However, half that time is spent during the POST/BIOS and then...

Anyone know if there is a better air cooler than the Thermalright Silver Arrow? Also, if I can get the H100 for $90, is it worth it over the SA? I'm kind of hesitant on getting another Corsair WC because of my current issues.

I used Shin-Etsu.

Alright so I have an Intel Core i7 930 and a Corsair H50 pump. Now, I've never been able to overclock my machine because of heat issues, however since I didn't game as much before I didn't need to. With summer coming up, I'm going to...