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    Replacement/Upgrade to 4850 with questions.

    Ya, I completely blanked on my resolution there. Have a 20 inch LCD with native 1680x1050 if I recall the numbers correctly, so everything I can I run at 1680x1050. Sometimes I'll run in windowed mode at a smaller resolution to have access to the web or other applications. Should add real...
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    Replacement/Upgrade to 4850 with questions.

    Hello again! Thanks to all of you kind folks I've got a feeling for the various ATI partners now, and it comes down to either buying the card or looking for something else. My current system has an 800w OCZ GamerXStream powering an AMD +3800 64 X2 (slot 939) in an ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe...
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    Question about ATI Partners

    Well I've done some looking around, and gone over some of the warranty details. Does anyone have experience using MSI boards? They do mobo's as well but never used one, however their new 4850 has a monster cooler which appeals to me given the 4850's heat issues. They offer 3 year warranty...
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    Heat Concerns w/ Bottom Mount PSU and Video Card

    Thanks for the advice. I sorta figured it'd be alright given the case is mesh all over the place, with filters to boot, but I don't really have the money to risk a heat related failure and the Radeon cards are said to run rather hot. Figured it wouldn't hurt to check. As for my issue, I...
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    Question about ATI Partners

    That was something I was just going to add. ATI/AMD cards are 1 year warranty, bah, if any partners have stand out warranty programs please mention that, I'll be doing some research on it as well. (Love Seagate's 5 year warranty). Thanks Madbutcher, will take a look at some Visiontek's and...
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    Question about ATI Partners

    In the past I've always bought ATI branded ATI based cards. However I've been having some trouble finding their cards recently, which means I'm likely going to end up with a card with someone else brand. So my question is, which of their partners tends to have a good reputation? I've seen a...
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    Heat Concerns w/ Bottom Mount PSU and Video Card

    Hello, Recently my video card decided to stop working, out of warranty so I need to buy a replacement and am leaning towards a 38*0 or 4850 from AMD/ATI. My concern is that from what I've seen none of the cards are a dual slot cooling solution that spits their air out the back of the case...