Recent content by terentenet

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    i7 at 4.1 : what video card(s) should I pair with it?

    2 or 3 480's or 580's will do the trick. I have a 4GHz i7 as well, 3 GTX480's and I'm very happy with the result. I game at 2560x1600 though.. 1920x1200, 2 5(4)80 in SLI will suffice for all games, with AA.
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    why i7 frequency changing in load?

    I have speedstep off but C1E enabled. My CPU throttles down from 4GHz to 3GHz when there is no action. It comes back at 4GHz as soon as I move the mouse :)
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    full size KB that has laptop-like feel

    Go with Logitech Illuminated, it's great. Doesn't stick and it's illuminated with a nice white light, non-intrusive and non eye fatiguing. Keys feel great, it can take abuse (I have a little baby girl so I know abuse :) ). I wouldn't change this keyboard for any other right now. I don't know if...
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    SSDs. Fast, but not THAT fast. :(

    It's been a year since I am using the SSD's, but as many said, I don't ever want to return to mechanical drives for OS & Games. I upgraded the machine from 2 WD Raptor X in RAID0 to 2 OCZ Vertex 120GB in RAID0. The difference is there... not as much in boot times, but in loading times. And the...
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    Mouse settings - DPI and Windows pointer speed

    Even if the RAT7 and Mamba use the same sensor, they are very different beasts. While the RAT7 works fine with soft cloth surfaces, the Mamba is unstable unless a hard pad is used. Bunny, even if I know you are right and I said I am using the RAT7 at 2400dpi & 6th notch, I still like fast mice...
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    Mouse settings - DPI and Windows pointer speed

    @Xplaced, even though I have used 5600dpi and the 3rd notch for years, right now I am playing at 2400dpi and 6th notch. It took some time getting used to and I still believe 5600dpi and 3rd notch was smoother; I guess I gave up on that 1:1 thing and wanted to try the non-interpolated mode. It's...
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    R.a.t. 7

    I feel no acceleration with the RAT7, I believe the software has the acceleration turned off by default and no option to enable it. It does lack profile auto switching, perhaps it will be included at some point. It shouldn't be hard to implement and I am sure MadCatz will listen to us, the users...
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    R.a.t. 7

    I had the Mamba, spilled some Cola on it, buttons became very sticky and pressing the left click was a pain so I had to switch. I have bought the G700 from Logitech, it's a good piece of hardware, the tracking is good, ergonomics are good but the one thing I didn't like was the plastic quality...
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    Good quality KB w/ normal illuminated keys and volume control?

    http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Illum...2165838&sr=1-1
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    Headphone recommendations

    Denon AD-D2000. Cheap, great sound. Enough said.
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    Get 3 GTX 480s or wait for 2 4GB 5970s??

    Waiting for EK waterblocks to become available and I will get a Tri-SLI GTX480 setup. Things will get better with new drivers, I am sure of that. I have a Enermax Revolution 85+ 1250W PSU, I think it will handle the GTX480 Tri-SLI setup just fine.
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    3D Gaming

    You can try the low cost version, 3D Vision Discovery available from Nvidia. All you need is an Nvidia card newer than 8 series and 3D anaglyph glasses (red-cyan) available everywhere. The effect is very nice and I love it. I believe the active shutter technology is even better... at least color...
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    I bought two 5870s today after reading the GTX 480 reviews yesterday

    Good choice and under normal circumstances I would also get 2 5870 and CF them... but I will get 3 GTX480 when they appear, watercool and Tri-SLI them. I'm in love with 3D Vision, that keeps me away from ATI. I also think performance will get better on the GTX480, drivers used in reviews were...
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    What can one do with a 12-core Opteron?

    What do you mean overkill? There's no such thing as overkill... the more, the better, as long as you can afford it. 4 cores were overkill as well one year ago, now they are the norm and we look towards 6-8 cores. Soon the software will catch up and will put all those cores to work, even when...
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    Suggest a quiet keyboard

    I wasn't aware of the fact that there are gaming keyboards with cherry brown-axis. I thought that was a typing keyboard, not a gaming one. By gaming I mean simple, easy to use, not very expensive so you can abuse it when you loose. Back-lighting is also something I want in a gaming keyboard, but...