Recent content by c0chese

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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    LOL, sure you didn't. I just lucked out is all :D
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    That's the plan ATM, thanks =)
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    :biggrin: Yeah, honestly, I have the most atypical mother-in-law ever. She doesn't get overly involved in our personal affairs, she spoils me, and she can cook so good it makes you wanna slap yo' mamma.
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    Maybe increased usage of discrete graphics/BYO pc's? Hell, I remember when I built my first Athlon 900mhz, my buddy and I were going nuts because it wasn't posting. We swapped parts from his etc, etc....the culprit? A case riser was shorting the board :hmm:
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    I understand the thinking here, and I would concur with the exception of one reason, it's not my money. So, it's not an issue of I have XX amount of dollars that I can just sock away for the next build. The person paying for the card said, tell me how much and I'll take care of it. ya dig...
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    Bought a counterfeit Intel SSD from Best Buy

    Posting for attonement are we? :D I remember about 8 years ago, when I was working at CompUSA some kid returned a sealed powerbook, perfect weight everything seemed right. However, when CS opened it up, it had a brick inside! :ninja: The managers were very angry...it made me smile :)
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    I'm water cooled, the temps are actually very nice. But, no I don't O/C my cards as I really never saw the need. Let me qualify that statement, my CPU is water-cooled, the cards are air cooled as I couldn't justify the cost for the waterblocks on the GPU's considering I don't generally O/C my...
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    Card is still under warranty period, however, I had replaced the stock coolers about a year ago, and in my infinite wisdom, while cleaning up for the family to be in for Thanksgiving, I threw away the stock coolers figuring I didn't need them anymore. :'(
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    @bigy I've owned more high end video cards than I can even recall, starting with the geforce 2 ultra, and this Asus is the first card I've ever had take a sh*t on me. So, while I know it is probably an anomaly, I'm hesitant to sink money back into their cards. @happy Any particular...
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    Actually the mother-in-law is springing for it, and they say people hate their mother in laws, mine kicks ass.:D
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    System otherwise: Q9450 @ 3.5 8GB Ram Asus Maximus II Formula PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750 etc, etc...
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    1920 x 1080
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    Any opinions on the Dual GPU vs Single GPU? I've had dual gpu's since the Nvidia 7950gx2...
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    LOL, had I married any of my previous G/F's I would probably agree with you...those bitches was crazy! After 4 years with my wife, I can truly say, I don't know what I'd do without her. And, before you ask...yes, she does keep my balls in a glass jar next to our bed. :sneaky:
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    4890 took a dump, what would you do?

    Long story short, I was playing some BFBC2 this morning and my machine shut off, wouldn't power back up. So after some troubleshooting I find out that one of my xfire'd 4890's has taken a dump on me. I know I can just buy a used 4890, but I'd like to upgrade, as the wife is giving the ok...