Recent content by vgkarthik88

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    Pci-Express or Not ? Need Help

    sorry guy93, ur system only has a PCI and a PCIE x1 slots. you will need a new system to use better graphics.
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    External Graphics Card?

    amd is developing something called Lasso to do just that. its for a refresh of the puma platform in late 08/ early 09
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    DEAD 4850???SOLVED!!!

    what do u mean when u say its corrupted? what exactly happens? i doubt its the cooler since that wont affect idle performance maybe load perf. if u have an older ATI card try that with the setup u have to c if the same thing happens.
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    GT200b to launch at Nvision 08 (Aug 25-27)

    well the 260 is just 280s with parts of the chip 'turned off'. so they scavenge the low yield parts and use them as 260s. with the 280+ yields should be alittle better, so we may see more 280s than 260s. but i agree with everyone, 280+ cannot beat 4870x2 and i doubt they will do a 280x2 and...
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    GTX 260

    well if ur not NV specific and u dont have to be unless u plan to use 2 cards, check this out : http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php...7dff97f99f45af912a004c.
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    Noisy ATI 9800 Pro fan

    im very surprised by your post, since u have made 1107 of em and u say ur not a hardware guy?? anyways, i dont suggest replacing the fan on the 9800 pro. just get a new card. something low end AGP. your MB supports AGP 8X so go with a 2400 or 2600. its not a great performer but u wont be...
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    8800GT vs 9600GT

    DEF get a 4850. when ur going for something new, why now current genereation. Later if you want to upgrade just get another 4850 and CF
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    HD 3450 on laptops

    3450 is actually a decent card, esp for laptop. if u plan to WoW or CSS with it, you'll be fine. I believe the mobile part is M82 ( RV620 ) marketing name 3470.
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    4870 crossfire now.. or wait for x2?

    well the ton of X2 reviews that have gone up today should help you decide. also, im curious what R800 article you read?
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    Can Video card w/ max resolution 1600x1200 run on widescreen?

    resolution is determined by ur monitor not ur video card. as long as u have the latest drivers it should be able to do anything u want. if ur monitor supports 1440x900, sure.
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    4850 or 9800gtx

    accelero s1 is one of the nicest passive coolers ive seen. however, if u plan to push it hard, you mite consider an active cooler.
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    Best possible GPU for my setup?

    for what its worth, i think the 4870 is the ideal card for you. if you get a GX280, getting another one is SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive. however, since your budget is $600, if you get a new 24" u can get another 4870 and that will last you a WHILE!
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    Hybrid gaphics question

    Sphexi, if your question is why is hybrid Crossfire only allowed no the low end cards, its a drawback of the way that crossfire works. the rendering method is AFR, where each card renders the odd or even frames. if u had a fast card doing odd frames and a slow IGP doing the even ones, every even...
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    9800GTX+ installed

    wait didnt AnandTech already do a preview of the 9800 GTX+ with game scores. it still got whooped by the 4850! the review clearly shows there is no power savings compared to the 65nm and performance is marginally better. after all their only advantage with a manufacturing process shrink is...
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    AMD will writedown $880 million related to ATI acquisition

    well not entirely, the chipset division is still highly AMD influenced. and those layoffs that AMD had, about 1600 ppl, that DID affect ATI.