Recent content by jshuck3

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    3rd slot 680i = physics yet?

    Back when the 680i came out word was the 3rd PCIe slot was for dedicated physics card by way of using an old nvidia card. Is that true and if so has that happened yet? I've got a 680i board and a 6800 just dying to work together but I can't find out if it's even possible yet. Anyone got any info?
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    Asus P5N32-E SLI reviews

    I've seen reviews of the Striker Extreme board, but none of the step below P5N32-E SLI. Anyone know of any? Anandtech...you guys doing any sometime soon? Thanks!
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    Dedicated physics card or dedicated physics core?

    I'm thinking like this. I have a quad core chip. The game developer says "physics, use core 3" and all that core does is do physics. I know some company demoed it recently where they had one of the cores on intel's quad stuff doing physics only. So I'm not talking a dedicated physics core...
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    Dedicated physics card or dedicated physics core?

    Just curious what you guys think....do you think the market will tend toward dedicated physics cards or dedicated physics cores? I know one developer has already shown a physics core with Core 2 Quad, but I'm curious if anyone knows if other developers will be heading down that path.
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    How to use 680i overclocking feature set?

    Nvidia's 680i chipset supports auto overclocking on memory and PCI-E bus if you have the correct equipment, but I'm not entirely clear how these get activated? Is it obvious in the BIOS? I'm looking at Asus's boards and they have their own overclocking techniques so I'm not sure how the Nvidia...
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    Core 2 Price cuts coming Q207

    Whoops.....didn't read close enough. I found my answer.
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    Core 2 Price cuts coming Q207

    Will any of these price cuts happen before Q207? Anyone have any insight?
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    Which fits better: 680i or 650i

    Looking to get new computer and weighing 680i vs 650i. Have a 20" widescreen LCD with no plans to change anytime soon. Looking at: C2D E6600 Corsair XMS 2 GB (4-4-4-12) EPP profile 8800GTS (just one) Would like to be able to handle the DX10 games coming out next year so don't know if...
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    R600....all high end or mix of options?

    I don't remember the history of past launches but you say high end first then mid range later....you thinking couple of weeks/months later?
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    R600....all high end or mix of options?

    I know it's not out yet and rumors are all over the place, but does anyone have any insight on whether or not ATI/AMD will be releasing a couple of variants of the new chip? I'm thinking along the lines of what Nvidia did with G80 ala 8800GTX and 8800GTS. Thanks!
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    Nvidia 3rd PCI-E slot

    Anyone know if you have to be running SLI to use the third slot on the 680i boards for physics? I know the physics stuff isn't out yet, but I've got a 8800gts on order and managed to get ahold of an old 6800 I'm hoping I could use for physics when/if it comes out that way. Don't really wanna...
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    Which sockets out now will support upcoming quad chips?

    I know that LGA 775 will support the Quad Extreme coming out in a few weeks, but what about the mainstream quad chips coming out from Intel next year? Anyone know if they're still LGA 775? And AMD side....will AM2 support quad core chips coming out next year? Thanks!
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    AMD dedicated physics slot boards?

    Anyone know of an AMD board out or coming out that has 3 x16 slots with one dedicated for physics? RD600 is coming for C2D with dedicated slot and it looks like Asus' nvidia 590 intel board has one too. Thanks
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    AMD now for better future investment?

    So maybe I worded my question wrong because I wasn't really looking for the "intel better vs amd better" thing as much as I'm realizing my question made it sound. I was looking for more of what people are hearing about/reading about coming down the pipe in the next 12-18 months. Based on that...
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    AMD now for better future investment?

    To start let's pretend it's December and AMD delivers the 65nm parts that are rumored to be coming. Also Nvidia has their new G80 stuff out and Nvidia has the C55 (AMD equivalent) out. Now....if you had to buy a chip that will be good now, but put you in a better position for the quad core...