Recent content by zrush

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I thought that since AMD acquired ATI, that makes them and Intel enemies. Intel and nVidia are enemies?? As for the card you posted, I'm going Asus for the motherboard, so it would be nice to go with them as well for the gpu. Question: how the hell can it have 800 SPs when the equivilent...

The most intensive work will be games, I believe. I'll be running XP Pro.

Right. I probably should have mentioned that. The desktop resolution I'll be running is 1680x1050 (DVI), but I expect to play games at a lower widescreen resolution. I won't be going Multi-GPU.

Okay, based on the memory, I've come up to my final two choices. ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 Intel P43 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131322 ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131142 The intel has PCIe 2 (and a...

^ Thanks. Poor bios is tough, but having problems with non-standard memory voltage immediately disqualifies it. I read reviews of people having problems with certain brands in certain motherboards. Also, some motherboards have a problem with voltage higher than 1.8.

I should probably mention that the RAM I'm using is OCZ Reaper HPC Edition (OCZ2RPR800C44GK) 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 2.1 v I already have this, so the motherboard will need to be compatible with it. Does anyone know of any companies that have good support for OCZ memory?

I'm going intel, so I figure I'll go nVidia. I saw that BFG card, but the EVGA GTS I listed has more memory and is 320-bit. Does the core clock make that much more of a difference?

I guess they're trying to wipe their hands clean of Vista entirely. Windows 7 with DX11. Vista and DX10 are walking the cold road of Windows ME into loathsome obscurity. I'm glad I never upgraded.

I've read the benchmarks and unless I'm reading something wrong it seems the 9600 and the 8800 are practically the same. So, which one out of these cards do you guys recommend? (prices shown are after rebate) EVGA 8800 GTS ($150) http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130317...

I am getting parts to put together a new PC in about a month. It's not cutting edge, but it doesn't suck (well, I don't want it to). The only problem I'm having is deciding on a motherboard. Requirements intel Core 2 Duo DDR2 800 PCIe 2.0 x16 (optional) < $150 (preferably < $100) NO ECS...

8600 PCIe x16 32 stream processors 256mb memory 3650 PCIe x16 2.0 120 stream processors 512 mb How does the 8600 beat them both? Also, I've had bad experiences with GeForce and TNT cards and nForce motherboards in the past - especially the drivers. I'm open to the idea of using...

I'm putting together a new computer. These two cards seem like good deals, but they look incredibly similar, despite having huge naming differences. The most action the card will be seeing is some casual gaming and limited video editing. Radeon HD 3650...