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I bought a Visiontek Radeon HD 4870 in Aug 2008. Recently the fan has started marking this really loud grinding noise. Also I've noticed that my monitor flickers for half a second every 5 minutes or so. It's not a monitor issue as this only happens with this video card and not on my other...

Has anyone done any benchmarks before/after flashing an ati 6950 with the 6970 firmware?

I'm building a new computer and have spec'd out the following components. I already have a monitor/mouse/kb/dvd burner, so don't need to buy those. How does this look? Any suggestions on changes? cpu: Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Core Unlocked Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Sandy Bridge...

I'm sort of in a similar situation to you for a new build. For now I'm sticking with a single 4870. If the performance improvements of the 4870x2 are really drastic, then I'll buy that 5-6months down the line when the next iteration card comes out and the 4870x2 gets pushed into the $350 range.

which version of the p5q? there are deluxe, pro, and e versions.

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. gaming, watching movies, school work 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $1200 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. canada /...

i'm pretty sure the dell E248WFP is a 6bit panel. i have a 22" version of this and it's okay but nothing special. the viewing angle isn't great and the colours don't seem to be vibrant either. i would say get a BenQ FP241W if you have the money.

anyone know which SATA chipset this mobo uses? i checked out the pdf manual online but it didn't mention anything.

i dont want to spend more than $50 for the heatsink/fan if i can ... one of my friends was telling me to get a SP-97 ... this one has good reviews but is pretty expensive at $57 + $5 shipping from newegg ... are there are other cheaper alternatives that are comparable. . like around the $30 -...

also i will be pusing the fsb to 200 mhz max ... so buying PC3200 Value RAM should not casue me any problems right ?

i have already bought these parts: amd mobile 2500 / abit NF7-S / Antec 1080 Case /w 430W PS / ATI Radeon 9800 PRO / NEC 2510 / Maxtor 160 GB HDD the only things left for my to complete my computer are RAM / Heatsink & Fan / Thermal Paste pretty much everyone recommends arctic silver 5...

here are the specs of this comp p4 2.4ghz / msi 648 max motherboard / 512 mb pc2700 ram / 350w PS / Radeon 7500 Video Card when i turn the computer on it doesn't display video onto the screen ... it was working fine for 2 years until suddenly this happened out of the blue.. i had made no...