Recent content by ace55

Two 480s is already excessive for a single monitor, even a 30 incher. I would only consider getting three 480s if you have an nvidia surround setup - considering the ancedotal evidence I have heard about poor scaling on the third card in 2d surround, I would only get three if you ran 3d...

Got my codes and evga has me willing to pay a premium for their products in the future.

Just requested two codes for my GTX 480s. Props to EVGA, they are a cut above.

Of course it is. However, as consumers, we should be more concerned with the quality of the product as opposed to the popularity of the brand.

How does market share trump benchmarks?

You linked a PSU, not a hardocp article. Article is here: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/08/23/gtx_480_sli_pcie_bandwidth_perf_x16x16_vs_x8x8

EVGA, go.

Exactly. I love open standards, but AMD seems to have the misconception that "supporting" open standards consists of not making their own standard AND not furthering the development of the open standard they "support". I'll take a polished closed standard over an inferior open standard any day...

Well said Grooveriding. Nvidia really does need to get their act together, else soon enough their only GPU sales will be to 3d and multi-monitor gamers. Nvidia's only selling point atm are the aforementioned features and SLI scaling, allowing great performance/price with 460 sli and great...

120hz IPS edge-to-edge glass with a resolution of 1080p or greater. By the time such a monitor is released (which would have to been when 120hz becomes mainstream, as I cannot see any of the traditional gaming-focused companies marketing such a monitor), top end graphic card horsepower needs to...

Use PayPal, I know Newegg accepts it. Or buy a Visa gift card.

You probably bought already to get the cashback. In case you didn't, I'd recommend the Asus vw266h. You lose 2.5", but honestly, 28" seems way too big for a TN. I currently use my vw266h alongside a NEC 20WMGX2. The NEC is a fantastic, high end panel and I can certainly tell the difference...

Of course, thanks. That explains it! You tried SSAA? Can probably afford 4x.

Card? Resolution? Settings? I get nowhere near this.

HD 5870 1GB and i7 920 running at 3.6. Played a few games with and without 4x Box Adaptive Multisampling AA. Without AA, all settings on max, reduce mouse lag not checked is 100+. Reduce mouse lag drops you to about 60-80. With 4x AA and reduce mouse lag not checked, fps drops to a very playable...