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    video cards under $150 (AGP)

    Update: (after reading the guide here), can this one http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-131-293&depa=0 ( POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9800SE Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "R98E-SC3/BULK" -OEM): $130 be made into a 9800 Pro as per...
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    video cards under $150 (AGP)

    Need: VGA+DVI+TV out. which one is currently the best deal? ex. this one looks interesting: http://www.z-buy.com/product.asp?item=VG-ATR98S (ATI RADEON ATLANTIS 9800 by Sapphire 128MB DDR 8xAGP (LITE Retail) with DVI, CRT, TV-Out (Retail) )
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    Dual opteron desktop benchmarks? $(O244*2) <$(FX-53)

    i think it all depends on the application. i use some statistical software and one of the routines there works about 3.5 times faster on a 3-yr old Palomino Athlon XP 1800+ than it does on a new P4 3.0C. so try to find a benchmark which you think is closest to what you're going to be doing. and...
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    P4 3.0E w/mobo $189.00

    $349.99 for me...
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    Poll: the best Athlon64 MB

    Thanks. OK, here is the updated poll. Asus does look nice, the problem with dfi is of course that its not here yet... :(
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    Poll: the best Athlon64 MB

    I see how everybody recommends EP-8KDA3+ or MSI K8N Neo Platinum -- do these support 1G HT? (Somebody mentioned Epox supports it with the latest BIOS, what about MSI?) I'm not sure if its going to be important, but I am going to run some pretty memory-intensive apps... The AT review found...