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    Video Graphic Card

    I used an 8600GT for my HTPC for a while that I got for $40 on CL. The 8xxx Nvidia series has support for PureVideo, where the 7xxx series does not. I also have a bluray drive in my HTPC and my software is ArcSoft TM3, which supports DVD upscaling to 1080P by using the GPU. I now have a...
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    Video Graphic Card

    You do know they make DVI to HDMI adapters and cords right? DVI and HDMI same thing I use one for my HTPC, plug into the DVI port of the 9600GSO to the HDMI of the Samsung LCD 46", it also caries the sound (MB header SPDIF connected by cable to side of video card) Because HDMI is...
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    What is the highest video card that would make sense with an E8400 CPU?

    //////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\ 01/17/2011 23:29:19 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 1X @ Map: frost @ 0 1920 x 1200 AA 4xx ==> Framerate [ Min: 20.86 Max: 30.77 Avg: 26.17 ] //////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\ 01/17/2011 23:38:35 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home...
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    Mobo SB_PWR LED stays on when computer unplugged

    The DFI NF4 LanParty boards supplied voltage to the RAM when power was off, this was the famous "Cold Boot" issue, the RAM had this bias voltage when off which would prevent it from booting on power up. Oskar lead engineer at easystreet forums for DFI confirmed this. I actually RMAd one of...
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    What is the highest video card that would make sense with an E8400 CPU?

    Q9550 @ 2.86GHHz, GTX460 925MHzGPU/2000MHzMem DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 1X @ Map: frost @ 0 1920 x 1200 AA 4xx ==> Framerate [ Min: 12.27 Max: 32.04 Avg: 27.16 ] Unigine Heaven Benchmark v2.1 FPS: 27.3 Scores: 687 Min FPS: 13.3 Max FPS: 52.6 Q9550 @ 3.6GHz, GTX460 925MHzGPU/2000MHzMem DirectX...
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    what benchmarking software should i use

    How about the Unigine Heaven bench, its free and a lot of review sites use it so you can compare on line to other hardware: http://unigine.com/products/heaven/ Ive been running the frostbench benchmark lately and comparing to anandtech, but I think you might need the game to run...
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    Mobo SB_PWR LED stays on when computer unplugged

    You should always turn off or unplug the PS and then press the power button on, and watch the LEDs go out as the power drains out (only takes a second). You could kill your RAM installing it without draining the power from the board.
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    Who has the best quality?

    Good support is a 3 year RMA;)
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    Who has the best quality?

    I too have had issues with EVGA, had a 680i board that had tons of storage issues, and then seems like it killed two sets of DDR2 1066 RAM, had one stick die on a pair, two times in a row?? Didn't have much better time with a two 780is either, and I'm dying to get the 630i out of my HTPC cause...
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    Who has the best quality?

    temperature standard MIL-PRF-39003L of the US Department of Defense I work at a semiconductor Fab, we are DOD certified. They did, here's their press release: http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/hardware/25482/msi-details-advantages-its-military-class-graphics-cards Rubycon, Please let...
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    Who has the best quality?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolytic_capacitor Aluminum electrolytic capacitor: compact but lossy, these are available in the range of <1 µF to 1 F with working voltages up to several hundred volts DC. The dielectric is a thin layer of aluminum oxide. They contain corrosive liquid and...
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    Who has the best quality?

    Oh, didnt mean to sound like it was classified, just gets boringly technical. Things like less leakage, overvolt protection, guaranteed performance over a -55°C to +125°C temperature range, reverse polarity protection, lower dropout voltages, thermal enhancement etc. You can google military...
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    Looking For A Good LGA775 Board?

    One for sale on this forum! http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2134571&highlight=775
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    GTX 460 Hawk buzz

    OMG, feel so stupid. When I was playing around with plugging headphones into back, I noticed pulling on card stopped noise. It still cycled with what was on the screen, and didn't do it before this card. Oh well, time for new headphones!
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    Need better graphics! :D

    You might not get a higher max fps, but the minimum will increase and difficult rendering wont dip down as low. Things will run smoother, plus levels seem to load faster: Q9550 @ 2.86GHHz, GTX460 925MHzGPU/2000MHzMem DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 1X @ Map: frost @ 0 1920 x 1200 AA 4xx ==>...
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    Need better graphics! :D

    I highly recomend you go to the MSI website and download Afterburner overclocking utility. This works withany brand of GTX460, though Im not sure if you will be able to use the voltage increasing sliders. I have my GPU voltage all the way at max, my mem voltage +70, and every review I have...
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    GTX 460 Hawk buzz

    Thanks guys, I will test tonight. Yes, it is from the headphones themselves, at first I thought it could be the unsheilded end of the case wires that go to the HD audio header on the sound card picking up interference. I twisted them all together which should have cancelled any interference...
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    Need better graphics! :D

    I say overclock your card! I run a single GTX 460 at 1900 x 1200 overclocked to 2000Mhz on mem and 925Mhz core, and in BFBC2 I can run 8xAA and still get decent frames. In most games the GTX460 approches the level of the GTX 470 around 845MHZ GPU overclock. Even close to 5870 performance...
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    GTX 460 Hawk buzz

    Hey all, I have a MSI GTX 460 hawk that I do overclock at 925Mhz, giving extra power to GPU and RAM, and I get an electronic hum when I run games with my headphones. My soundcard is a Creative X-fi and I have the HD Audio plug from my Antec P180 case plugged into the card, and plug my...
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    Is my GTX 470 a bottlneck?

    I have an HTPC and one of my goals is to have it energy efficient and also low heat. Of course I have the luxury of also having a gaming PC, because the hardware for one isnt always a good fit for the other. For instance for the HTPC I want to get a 2TB AV-GP WD harddrive for low power and...
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    Who has the best quality?

    Not at all ridiculous. I work at a semiconductor manufacturing fab in the US. We make chips for Apple, Siemens, Dell, Gigabyte, foxconn, freescale, Intel, HP and many other companies and orginization. We have various certifications and regular audits to be able to supply the Automotive...
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    Help please with Windows 7 64, 8800gts and gaming

    I assume you are using the DVI connector, right?
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    Basic (probably n00b) Question about Motherboard Fan Ports

    THe small non molex Fan connectors (like the ones that go on your MB headers) have three wires a black, red and yellow. The yellow, (if your fan has it) is the RPM sensor wire. Even if you hook the red and black (power and ground) up to a different power source (like a fan controler) you can...
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    Looking For A Good LGA775 Board?

    Let me google that for you :) http://www.google.com/products/catalog?rlz=1C1AVST_enUS356US358&q=GA-EP45&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=709&ie=UTF-8&cid=5610429449452076599&ei=8bAmTeH7OJDAsAPa6PGnBw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEYQ8wIwAQ# I would avoid the 750i board that...
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    Basic (probably n00b) Question about Motherboard Fan Ports

    I calculated this once on an Abit board (by spec in manual and adding up fan amps), and it turned out it could support somthing like 5 or 6 of the 120mm fans I was running, but each board is different.
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    Gigabyte EP45-D3SR

    Yeah - p45 boards capable of doing crossfire are generally capable of running SLI. Check it out: http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/596974-i-m-running-9800gtx-sli-gigabyte.html I have not tried this yet, but am going to borrow a friends GTX460 and try before I buy a second one.
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    Who has the best quality?

    A local shop near me sells both Asus and MSI boards, and they also put together systems for people. They say they have 1/3rd the amount of RMAs with MSI than they do with Asus. I am very happy with Gigabyte lately, though I have also owned some solid MSI boards. I shop by features and then go...
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    Help

    Have you ever used an online PSU calculator? I like this one because it has a lot of options. Also calculates for max load, you dont want to run a PSU at 100&#37; of its rated level, shoot for 80% http://www.antec.outervision.com/
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    DVI vs. VGA: Image quality difference?

    Cool, your alright! Hey, you'll laugh but I got out my old VGA/DVI connector and a VGA cable and tried it on a blu-ray last night from my HTPC, Bram Stroker's Dracula and low and behold Bluray through the VGA port onto my samsung. I then grabed my old 22" samsung LCD monitor and tried the...
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    HTPC sound question

    If you mean the RCA type connector digital SPDIF output, there is nothing wrong with that. Same quality as optical, it uses a digital signal, the only disadvantage is it uses a ground connection too and sometimes you can introduce a hum into your audio due to the grounding of audio connectors.
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    5.1 Audio from a laptop HDMI port?

    Not sure what you mean. I have a Hauppage 2250 cable tunner card in my HTPC. The card tuner gets HD cable through the QAM signal from comcast (Non encrypted high def local channels). From my SPDIF header on my motherboard, i connect a cable that goes to my 9600GSO card to bring in the audio...
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    DVI vs. VGA: Image quality difference?

    ya ya im stupid and foolish and all, but I think you misunderstood me or maybe I didnt explain my point. I was refering exclusivly to BluRay play back resoulution, not PC resoulution. I also had a 21" CRT. Didnt mean to sound condenscending by any means, that is just what I understood...
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    Why would asus design a mobo like this(P6X58D-E)?

    @Throckmorton The tab slides into the PCI-Ex slot, and the metal bracket fits in the back of case like any other card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116037 I like your K&N link by the way, makes me wonder why I have one on my S60. I have a 1959 Triumph T120 and when they...
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    Dumb, n00b question about thermal paste on the CPU/Heatsink

    When installing Arctic Silver 5, does it hurt to gently twist the heatsink clockwise and then counter clockwise more than one time? Wouldn't that help spread it out thiner if you twist while pushing down, to make sure it spreads out thin? Thanks, Mxxxx Reply Forward Reply...
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    Which plasma would be best for me?

    You guys know they still make antennaes, right? :biggrin:
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    DVI vs. VGA: Image quality difference?

    Not trying to be inflamatory, but . . . I would say that statement is incorrect. Are you getting full 1080P resolution on your 19" monitor then? Yes, I belive you get a picture over VGA, but many LCDs do not allow full resolution through the VGA ports. Many blu-ray palyers reduce the...
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    Need some help picking a TV.

    I bought an Onkyo 5.1 dts reciever from craigslist, and put it together with some decent second hand boston acoustic bookshelf speakers and a sub and I absolutly love it! I think the reciever is the way to go.
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    Any 3d tv owners getting headaches?

    Just curious, I know that 3D has to be 120mhz and you get 60hz refresh to each eye, but would the game setting for Vsync come into play for this? I would think the 3D tech would be limiting the new drawing of frames if they came faster than the refresh of the glasses, but if you have that...
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    Which plasma would be best for me?

    Over the Air HDTV is better quality than the compressed crap comcast signal, plus there are also blu-rays to play. I was looking at a 42" and a 46", I finally got out a tape measure, and some thick blue painters tape and marked out a 42" rectangle and sat on my couch and thought about it for a...
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    HTPC sound question

    Yes it has it! Look at the very bottom of the board towards the back plane. It is marked SPDIF and is black rectangular with 3 pins sticking out. Any back plate SPDIF moduel will work, heres a link to one for $15...