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    Why do Nvidia's partners change?

    There are lots of factors that could influence a manufacturer to change there partners. Take Gigabyte for example. They used to be a tier 2 supplier for Nvidia. Then here comes along ATi with good product (9xxx series boards) and starts offering tier 1 status for companies that switched...
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    Bunch of Nvidia vs ATI threads, Where are 3Dfx fans in these days?

    Yea, I would agree with that. I wasn't comfortable with the thought of buying an Nvidia card just because of the way they killed 3DFX. Hell, they could have at least supported the drivers for a year or two. Stuck with a card, no warranty, no new drivers (well 3rd party still comming through)...etc
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    Bunch of Nvidia vs ATI threads, Where are 3Dfx fans in these days?

    Well, I bought a Voodoo 5 5500 when it came out. Paid through the nose for it of course. That card is now obsolete. No T&L shader. I play Anarchy Online, which it does work for that game, but I also play on a machine with a GeForce 4 MX ??? . The GeForce just blows the Voodoo away. It's...
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    Anybody else find Dual-Channel Memory not all it's cracked up to be?

    Has it ever been confirmed (other than by the manufacturer) that there so called "dual channel" RAM has any benifit at all over two sticks of plain-jane RAM? I always thought it was just a marketing ploy to raise the cost by $25 per stick.
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    Think this is a typo?

    CompUSA DiamondMax Plus 80GB, 7200RPM, Internal ATA133 Hard Drive Mfg Part #: L06P080 <-- This isn't correct, maybe Link Mfg PN should be: 6Y080P0 Did a search on Maxtor site for CUSA PN and found nothing.
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    ATI 9700 Pro $299 in Circuit City starting 3/2/2003...

    I this flyer in today's newspapers? I just checked CC's weekly online flyer and had no mention of it. I was gonna buy a PowerColor 9700 non-pro for $250, but hell, I'm all over this if I can get it.
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    R350 Almost Here?!?!

    I am hoping they get out within 30 days so the price will drop on the current cards. Heard the drop was to be somewhere in the range of $75-100
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    What's the best MoBo that has the SiS 655 Chipset??

    Knoweldge micro has MSI 655 MAX-LS for $119.03 They also have the uber model for $ 181.13. ATACOM is trying to rip ppl off. http://www.knowledgemicro.com/searchcat.php?categry=&s=msi+655+max&Go+Search%21.x=16&Go+Search%21.y=14 Also... This is A0 stepping. Doesn't support HT
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    Suggestions for really good computer parts for around $1150 please? Thanks

    Well, this is what I've decided on. I have a similar config using a 648 board, differnt RAM, etc for like $940 CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor (Northwood) 2.4BGHz, 533MHz (Retail) Motherboard MSI 655 MAX-L Expected cost $ 150.00...
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    Anyone know how to change password for these forums?

    Oh, I see. Went right past it a few times... Thank you :)
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    So why am I being victimised, because I use aol ?

    aves2k Please stop making accusations for things you know nothing about! Normally I'd just say none of your biz, but no, I did ask for pasword. Hacking the bosses passwords will get ya the boot.
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    Anyone know how to change password for these forums?

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    So why am I being victimised, because I use aol ?

    I think these guys are way too strict (or just taking the lazy approach) on banning domains/email services, etc. I'm a legit Hotmail user for years and they would not let me join for that. I ended up giving them my bosses email.
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