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    What is the most realistic flight Sim available?

    DCS A-10 Warthog DCS http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ DCS World DCS P-51 Mustang Very high fidelity sim.. You do not necessarily have to want to fire weapons and what not, but it does a better job than MS Flight Sim X, imho... Every switch and every system (except for classified...
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    Possibly Scammed - Ticketmaster Tickets

    Damn, sorry to hear that.. Maybe you could wait day or two and get in touch with the scammer and ask if he has anymore tickets for upcoming events... Hopefully the bastard is greedy and will keep the same phone number for future scams? Then rob his ass...
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    Sometimes life just isn't fair

    This was the best part - ! As I was reading your post, I'll admit, I got a little teary eyed as I kept reading.. It's a relief that you can now worry about the 'normal things a proud and good father has to worry about - but at the same time, thank you for sharing Olivia's condition. It...
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    Decent idea? Regarding: Jobs/Career Track [Cable Installer]

    Are they paying you piece rate or hourly? I've worked on both sides of the fence.. In-house for 4 years and contractor for 2 years.. (*In-house is when you directly work for the MSO such as Comcast, Time Warner, ATT Uverse... etc - and you are on their payroll and you are an employee of said...
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    Little rant about health insurance

    To the OP, I feel your pain, and I prey that your wife gets the quality care you deserve and are paying for. This may be tldr.. I am going through a similar situation as you. I am my father's caregiver. He's 57, and was diagnosed with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage 3 back in June 2011...
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    Help recommend to me a Hybrid CrossFireX ATI Radeon card...

    I see you have linked a 5670, was there a reason you chose the 5670 other than trying to stay compatibility with the hybrid setup? I am afraid as someone else has stated, that the hybrid setup anyway - would not be compatible with the 5670 - Only the 4200 series would be compatible with a...
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    Help recommend to me a Hybrid CrossFireX ATI Radeon card...

    If no one has reconmended a card for you here soon,i could so a little research and find a card that would suite your needs. I last shopped for a I'd card last January,and a lot of things in the gpu worrld has changed since then...
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    Help recommend to me a Hybrid CrossFireX ATI Radeon card...

    On a different note, I am very curious of your onbaord gpu.. Do you hae the onbaord sharing the system RAM or is it routed with only ''sideport'' memory, or is it using both? Also,is the onbaord overclocked in the bios or via CCC ? I currently have the 890 chipset that has onbaord gpu, which can...
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    Help recommend to me a Hybrid CrossFireX ATI Radeon card...

    The Hybrid Crossfire allows you to put a descrete card with the basically same chipset as your onboard gpu. Hybrid crossfire works both cards in tandem onbaord and descrete). Most discrete cards that are on the market today by AMD and Nvidia would out perform (by itself) a setup that utilizes a...
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    First game you had to upgrade to play? What did you buy?

    My first upgrade was a Diamond 3d Monster accelerator card.. For the game Monster Truck Maddness 2. First game I played online back in the mid 90's.. It was a ''slave'' card ... Last year, I went ahead and built my current system for FSX, DCS Black Shark and DCS A10 Warthog. This system I have...
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    Video Card screen Corruption

    Actually, I just remembered that I got both of these cards back in July 2010. I received them as a early bday gift and cannot remember what store they came from... I emailed Sapphire support to see if I am eligible for an RMA.
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    Video Card screen Corruption

    Unfortunately, no...
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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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    Who makes Inland PS for Micro Center?

    When I built my Phenom rig.. I also installed two Palit GTX 460s in sli and needed a power supply quick and fast... I purchased the ''Inland'' brand psu @ 600watts and that sucker lasted - I'd say 4 days tops. I heard a pop noise, and then the scent of burning electronics filled the air...
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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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    Which card would be a worthwhile upgrade from a GTX 460?

    A lot of great recommendations here. I personally had two Palit 1gb GTX460s in sli (for about a month) and I was not happy with it. I then upgraded to two Sapphire 6950's 2gb each and then xfire'd them.. I see most games perform flawlessly with just one 6950 when I dont game in eyefinity...
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    Are we ever gonna get another space sim?

    My apologies if it has been mentioned already.. . Someone recently recommended "Black Prophecy" when I was searching for a newer space sim like Freespace.. Its in the same genre of EVE (as what I've read), then again, others say its different... It's MMO as well. I've only tried it twice so...
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    A Survey on Nvidia and ATI Graphics Cards

    1. Which graphics chipset brand do you prefer: Nvidia, ATI, or would you use either one? I prefer AMD {ATI} due to brand loyalty.. I have and will most likely use either one if the features and performance meets my needs; going in the future 2. Which factor do you lean more towards when...
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    Freespace 2 type games

    I forgot to add, I never really was into MMOs or games like that, but I believe with the right game, I could get into it... An example, I just tried Crysis 1 about 2 months ago and loved it.. which made me try Battlefield 2, COD... I just didn't have the time back in the days to try them, nor...
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    Freespace 2 type games

    Thanks guys! I will definitely post back with what I find. Great sources+ and great recommendations. A while ago, I installed X3 but for some reason I exited within 10 mintues, like you said, it involved a lot of trading and other things.. Maybe I need to change the type perspective I have ...
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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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    AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.9GHz (OCed)

    Wow, thanks OP, I was going to ask the same question. I wanted to see if there was anymore potential from the 955. I have my stable @ 4.3ghz and just about everytime I try to go a little higher, I either BSOD or completely freeze. I have a watercooled setup, and I would like to see my temps...
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    6950 xfire w/ low FPS ?

    thanks for the advice guys! I did the trick where you rename the game to "Bioshock" and it got rid of the flickering. Also, i've read conflicting responses regarding using one crossfire bridge versus two just for a dual GPU setup.. some people say one is good, and some others say they...
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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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    Replacement board, what about labor?

    I will go ahead and put it back together for you.. but you have to let me bench it for the first hour...
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    Should I not buy a used DLP?

    Thanks everyone for the feedback. If I can recall correctly, I could have swore I got into my other Samsung diag / service menu and it showed the hours / life on the bulb and the TV as well.
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    Should I not buy a used DLP?

    I dont see many people with DLPs anymore.. Is it because of the reliability or is it people prefer LCDs more..?
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    Should I not buy a used DLP?

    good call on the price .. lol thanks!
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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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    Needed: ATX motherboard w/ USB3, SATA3, PEG, 4 RAM slots

    What is your price limit? I have a Gigabyte 890gpa-ud3h, which meets all of your requirements.
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    WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

    I <3 microcenter :) Wow.. I guess i should be more cautious.. I just bought two 6950's there the other day... The sales associate opened both boxes for me and made sure everything was in order.. Same thing when I bought a couple mobo's and just recently, they opened up a Phenom for me to show...
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    Sorry, I bought two sapphires 6950 .. lol they had the gigabyte model but the specs were the same as the rest - They had the XFX , Sapphire (which I bought 2 of), Diamond, and gigabyte..
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    Thank you! Damn , Im seriously gonna run it in the dude's face when I see him tomorrow.. He told me he had the same cards in Xfire setup and he was very sure I didnt need anything extra for triple monitor support .. lol I mean, I know better than to go by their sale's associates, cause...
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    Actually, in my short travel here, I believe I found what I need at Microcenter... is this the one I need? http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0345800 DisplayPort to DVI Single-Link Active Video Adapter
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    Damn.. I should have read up on it before I left to buy these.. lol Everyone knows how impatient we get when we get knew stuff here ! I will search to see what I need in order to get the 3 dvi displays going under eyefinitey.. I seriously was not anticipating this! lol
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    Its a flight sim made by a company called Eagle Dynamics.. They made the Helicopter sim DCS: Black Shark... DCS is short for Digital Combat Simulator i guess. They also made Lock on Combat 2 Flaming cliffs i think or atleast they offer support for it..
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    Thanks for the advice everyone.. I went ahead and snatched up two Sapphire 6950 2Gb .. Damn, I did not know the eyefinitey had to be hooked up to the primary GPU (1st GPU) in order for it to work all 3 displays.. On the GTX 460, you use two ports on the primary card and one port on the...
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    thanks for the response shangshang.. Im not really sure if it's the 460 sli choking me in the games or if it is the CPU, MOBO bottlenecking me.. I like how nvidia come's with the 3d support.. I have the nvidia 3d anaglyph glasses which are pretty cool.. does AMD have similar things in the...
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    should I upgrade already? gtx 460 vs 6950

    I get low FPS in Battlefield 2 in 5760x1080 .. But I suppose that would be normal since the cards are only 1gb each and I have 3 displays.. Also, I just realized the other day my mobo PCIe slot is running x8 instead if x16 due to using both slots. In games in which I want to play in a...
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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...