[DriveRaider]

so again, just to clarify. the 700 watt has 2 , 12v 4 pins for the CPU. and the quads need this extra juice.

[DriveRaider]

ok, i think ive found someone to buy my old 650i for $75. my new motherboard is going to be the 750i like werth suggested http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188026 and my new PSU will be a 700 watt OCZ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002 . i have just 2 questions. 1) will my 800 ram be ok with this motherboard? how does OC'ing the FSB work as far as ram goes in unlinked mode as opposed to linked? 2) i just bought a 750 gb hitachi drive for $89 and i want to know if i can use this as the Drive with my OS on it and stick the 250gb one im currently using for my OS as a slave. how does it work if my hitachi is sata and my maxtor is pata? will i be able to pull all my files after i reinstall a windows to a new hard drive or are there some kind of security measures that wont let me access the old HD after swapping mobos?

[werth]

1) 800 ram will be fine, what are you using again, q6600? linking ram/fsb is better on nvidia chipsets, so i'd do that. maybe do a 400x8 and keep your ram at 800, so 1:1... or if you think you can get to 3.6, 400x9, or you can always try 450x8 or something and oc your ram to 900mhz

2)when changing the OS around on drives, i recommend a fresh install. i'm sure it's "possible" boot up on your maxtor, and then clone it to the hitachi, and then set that as the boot if you know whta i mean. runnin 1 sata and 1 pata makes no difference, shouldnt run into any conflicts

[DriveRaider]

thanks for the help werth but i think i worded the question wrong, i dont want to "not" install a fresh copy of windows. i just want to install the new copy of windows on the brand new hitachi, then connecting the old one as a slave ( dont know how id do this since its in pata and the main ones in sata) and grabbing all my data. in other words, i want to have a running OS on the hitachi and connect the maxtor as the slave so i can access my files.

[werth]

yea i get yea. im saying you might be able to keep your current OS install by cloning the drive. but i recommend installing fresh, which you will be doing. yea just plug the sata drive into an sata port. as for the ide/pata drive, well just plug the drive into the ide port on the mobo. as for the drive being in master/slave/cable select, im not 100% sure. just leave it in master. sata+pata combos dont matter when dealing with master/slave issues, thats only when dealing with more than one pata device on the same sleave.

i would leave the pin on master.

[johnny5]

I plan on getting the EVGA 780i tri sli ftw edition mobo.....anybody have any opinions on this board?

[DriveRaider]

i think it would be a waste to go tri-sli. i just want the lowest FTW SLI board so i can SLI if i want to and OC the hell out of it. i think the 780i would get about the same OC as the 750. i saw one guy get 3.8 ghz on his Q6600...

[DriveRaider]

as you guys know im going to be changing a major part of my computer and reformatting. how do i keep my CoD4 rank? i already had to restart once, it said bad rank data or something.

[johnny5]

save your players file in the activision folder......then after you re-install cod 4 paste it back in the folder

[pcgamer]

lol its not that easy johnny5..

[Super J]

no its not.  are you cracked or legit

[DriveRaider]

im cracked, i tried it how johnny said and it said, Corrupt MPdate. resetting rank.

[johnny5]

hmm......it has worked for me

[pcgamer]

im cracked, i tried it how johnny said and it said, Corrupt MPdate. resetting rank.

yep if you mess with those files youre rank resets

[Super J]

you need to know the exact cdkey you used if you aare cracked
it has to match up with the mpdata file