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    Video Card screen Corruption

    Hello all.. I just recently had to sell my Sapphire 6950 2GB video card (I didnt want to, believe me!) and in the mean time, until I can manage my father's cancer better financially, I had to go back to my old video card setup.. I have two Sapphire 4650's 512mb.. On my current...
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    Are temp probes waterproof?

    Hello all, I am wondering if the temp probes that usually come with fan controllers are waterproof or can be waterproofed in some way. My cpu is watercooled, and would like to monitor the water temp (if possible). Also, I have two Sapphire 6950s xfire, and would like to know the best...
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    Freespace 2 type games

    Hey guys, About a year ago, I stumbled upon Freespace 2, and which I was hooked on for a while... I am wondering is there any other games that come close to Freespace 2? Currently, I play DCS a10, FSX, and a couple new FPS that just came out (Crysis2, Homefront, etc) and wanted to see if...
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    6950 xfire w/ low FPS ?

    I am not sure if it's just my setup here or if I did something wrong. I have been playing crysis 2 for a couple days and I cannot get over 32 average FPS. I have the details I believe up to advance, and gaming in 5760x1080. I have an eyefinitey setup with x3 23" monitors. I have two...
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    Should I not buy a used DLP?

    Hello all.. I am considering picking up a 50" DLP on Craigslist. I use to own a 42" Samsung and loved DLP ever since... This is the 50" model, Model # HLS5086WX/XAA http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/2261138704.html I was not very wise in my purchase last time, and I...
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    The title should read **6950** not 6850 oops.. lol Hey guys I just left the cooling forum here and it was suggested instead of watercooling my GTX 460 SLI setup, I should just upgrade the GPU instead.. I currently use (x3) 23" samsung 2333t displays and I have it in 2d surround...
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    Are Watercooling kits a good start?

    Hello all.. I am at a stalemate here with oc-ing my system as of now due to the temps.. I have a Thermaltake Dokker case I have a Strike fan controller 5 1/2 bay with the temp probes.. I also have 4 ultra Kaze fans at it's highest setting mounted as a push pull config .. I also have...
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    Should I keep GTX 460?

    I am wondering if I should keep the 2 Palit GTX 460 1gb (I have them in SLI) I cannot do a signature yet (< less than 25 post) and my system specs are: AMD Phenom II 955 x4 Gigabyte 890gpa-ud3h 8gb OCZ DDR 3 Ram (2x) Crucial 64gb c300 SSD 1tb Samsung F3 (2x) Palit GTX 460 1gb (in SLI) 850...
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    To Raid[0], or not to Raid[0], is the question

    Lol.. Hi fellas, I have a question about RAID 0 and ssd. I read over and over and people have mixed opinions on it. I just about a second C300 64gb and raid0 them together. I finally got passed the unsigned driver crap and installed WIN 7 onto the array. Before I do the SLI hack on my...
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    Ati equivalent to GTX 460

    Hello all again I recently got a Pailit GTX 460 1GB , and I just recently upgraded my motherboard and CPU (this was an unexpected upgrade) after getting the GTX 460. I have now: Phenom II X4 955 Gigabyte 890GPA-UDH3 (2) Crucial SSD's 64gb each 1 TB Samsung F3 Palit 1GB GTX 460 (sonic)...
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    Is it worth it to upgrade existing components?

    Hello all... I have a Biostar 785g motherboard, with an Athlon x2 250 cpu. Over the weekend, I installed a Crucial C300 SSD and and replaced my 2gb OCZ ddr3 (1 stick) ram with Patriot 8gb ddr3 ram (2 sticks) Saturday, I bought Crucial DDR3 8gb Ram and it failed memtest+ really bad...
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    Which dual setup should I use?

    Hello all, I've search and couldn't find anything relevant on what I am trying to find out. I just bought another monitor to have a dual screen setup in Microsoft Flight Sim X.. I am unsure if I should utilize the onboard video with the PCIe video card I have installed, or keep...
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    Harddrive causing lag?

    Hey guys.... The problem I am having is that after Win 7 boots (about 3 minutes after sitting idle) I get severe lag. The computer responds to my input (clicking start menu... launching an app...).. it can take up to 15 - 20 seconds to respond. My system is as follows: BIOSTAR 785G...