Recent content by rfadream

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    EVGA Tradeup

    ya i guess you have a point there. but that kind of situation seems to be the exception rather than the norm. i think even nvidia was caught offguard by how powerful the 8800gt was compared to the 8800gts 320/640. they were quick to correct that imbalance in the market by releasing the...
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    EVGA Tradeup

    wow i'm almost certain that evga wasn't intending to give you a second stepup option for your rma'd 7950gx2. nice catch on the unexpected bonus.
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    EVGA Tradeup

    i am one of the people who stepped up my 7800gt to 7900gt btw and that was a great experience because nvidia set the msrp at $299 so i stepped up for barely $20. but take a look at evga's site and the prices they are listing for 8800gt and 8800gts, even the older 640mb gts. the price they are...
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    EVGA Tradeup

    you got to remember though that the price that evga sets for the new cards that come out is the msrp price, not a price you might find at newegg, clubit or other popular online stores. if nvidia puts the msrp at $599 it won't matter if you wait 2 months and 2 weeks and the price of a 9800gtx...
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    new Q6600 build

    1. Mostly gaming and web browsing 2. under $2000 3. USA 4. No brand preference but right now Intel and Nvidia seem to be the best choice 5. Only parts being reused are the monitor, speaker, keyboard, mouse 6. I've read similar threads 7. I hope to overclock the Q6600 to at least 3.2...
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    HDTV recommendation

    i just purchased this tv yesterday. it came out to $895 total with tax and shipping to illinois. i am also returning a dell 2407 monitor i bought a month ago from costco for $717. so really i'm getting to upgrade from 24" to 37" for $180 :) yay!
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    Cooling Core 2 Duos

    with low speed fans ninja>infinity. the infinity needs fans with higher airflow due to the very tight fins. op is looking for something quiet. i'd rank it as 1. tuniq tower 2. ninja 3. infinity but tuniq tower goes for around $70 shipped last i checked and only on ebay. ninja is...
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    Core 2 Duo e6400 or AMD 64 X2 4600+ ??

    i got an e6400 + asus p5b deluxe i put it together, went into the bios, set fsb to 400 straight away, set vcore to 1.325. and boom i had 3.2 ghz overclock stable. if i had better memory i'd try to go for 450 and 3.6. i actually havent tried anything about 400 fsb cuz im happy with my 3.2...
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    Cooling Core 2 Duos

    i got the ninja scythe for my e6400. very quiet and cools very well. its going right now for $46 shipped at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185038 very easy to install on my p5b deluxe.
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    e6400 + P5B Deluxe+ 2gb DDR2 800 is something wrong?

    so everything is fine then?
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    e6400 + P5B Deluxe+ 2gb DDR2 800 is something wrong?

    running the setup in my sig overclocked it to 3.2 ghz with 400x8 on post it reads "PC2 4300 Dual Channel Interleaved" shouldnt it read PC2 6400? is my memory running at DDR2 800? http://www.hidebehind.com/F749584C http://www.hidebehind.com/9E6AE6B9
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    The Definitive, Unbiased Core 2 Duo Overclocking Guide.

    thanks pcsurgeon thats what i had thougth. i guess i will stick with my original gskills. i have another question for eveyrone i've been debating whether to drop down from asus p5b deluxe + e6400 to asus p5b e + e6300. i can afford both but the savings would be about $75. should i stick...
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    The Definitive, Unbiased Core 2 Duo Overclocking Guide.

    also is the difference between these 2 g skills really worth $33? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231084
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    The Definitive, Unbiased Core 2 Duo Overclocking Guide.

    hey thx for the reply yoxxy i might take your advice and pick up the big typhoon instead of the ninja and save $15. but the ram you suggested is too pricey for me at $287 http://www.tankguys.biz/ddr2-3338-p-167...sCsid=fb6321f2b0dd8d67342680f69f1b6bbf the highest i can go for the memory...