Recent content by Ackbar

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    Difference between Dell 2405 and 2407

    What current generation video cards are HDCP compliant (in terms of the input)? My 7800GT only seems to have DVI inputs, any way to tell if its HDCP compliany?
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    Sofaking has a lot of posts for someone who joined 11/29/2004. Must be easy to post 100 posts/day with just "lol"
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    ATI Refurb deal X800 XTPE is going to be going back to ATI on RMA

    I use the term damaged loosely. The item could be superficially "damaged" (ie. nick or scratch) all the way up to unfunctional. But from what I've found, most of the refurbished products will not be of the same quality and aestheic appearance as a near perfect new product. The problem as a...
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    ATI Refurb deal X800 XTPE is going to be going back to ATI on RMA

    I used to buy refurbished... not anymore! Its a crap shoot, and unless you're lucky you'll probably get something slightly damaged.
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    R520 in September

    Nice article! It seems that the new chips will have much higher memory bandwidth: 1.4 ns DDR3 (1400 MHz)! The GPU does not seem particularly impressive at 600 MHz and 12 pipelines, but I have the suspicion that memory bandwidth will start to become more important for higher end games.
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    Speculation: 7800gt==>7800gtx

    No no no... I'm supposed to say that! :D
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    need help, urgent

    Overclocking induced errors... could either be your ram or your CPU If you haven't read Zebo's overclocking guide, check it out.
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    BFG 7800GT for $347 from Dell Home AC

    LOL! Yah, DHL. I can just imagine the guy drop kicking it to my door. :disgust:
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    Speculation: 7800gt==>7800gtx

    It ain't so... ;) (It probably is though). In any case, these early 7800GTs probably have defective pipes anyways. nVidia will probably be using the ones that weren't so good first, then move towards good ones that are just locked later once yields improve.
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    BFG 7800GT for $347 from Dell Home AC

    Mine got shipped on Friday from TX and got here today along with my filler. Good luck to the rest of you guys. I'll test mine out when I get some time, hopefully the damage to the box is superficial.
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    Speculation: 7800gt==>7800gtx

    Sorry, don't mean to be the bearer of bad news.
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    BFG 7800GT for $347 from Dell Home AC

    Got mine, the box is REALLY bad (entire side crunched in like someone sat on it). I'm almost afraid to open it. Would Dell send me a new one before I test it? Or should I test it out first.
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    Speculation: 7800gt==>7800gtx

    This puts a damper on things...
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    unlocked 6800nu vs 6800GT...

    The memory bandwidth of DDR1 severly limits a lot of newer games. Even if you can unlock, you'll probably find that every MHz you can squeeze out of your memory would offer a huge improvement. I'd go with the 6800GT if you can afford it. :thumbsup:
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    What video card for these needs?

    Yah... I don't know about that. But some people consider playable anything over 20 fps. I'd like to stay in the 40-60 fps range if at all possible, and higher if it lends itself to that.