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    GTX 580 Issues... BC2 and Crysis w/AA

    I picked up a pair of Asus GTX 580s a few days ago and I'm having some issues which I think I've narrowed down to drivers or possibly a psu issue(leaning towards drivers). In BC2 I get a lot of strange white/black spots popping up on the screen with anything over 1x AA on. This mainly happens...
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    Gigabyte UD7 with Bitspower and Koolance blocks installed...

    Picked up a UD7 from Newegg on the first day the board was available for purchase...and I was finally able to put it in my main rig a couple of days ago. The board basically sat in the closet with the new water blocks installed for over 2 months. :( I just wanted to let the guys and gals of...
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    M17 W/4850CFX died...

    So my M17 died while I was playing a game earlier. I was just wondering if anybody here has had any experience with Alienware's customer service? It looks like they discontinued the M17. I was able to get it with 2x 4850s, a 5300AGN, and the backlit keyboard....all for $1,400 shipped. I'm in...
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    HD 5770/5750 1GB In stock at Newegg

    They look like decent cards for the $$. I already bought a 5850 to hold me over until Fermi is released...and if it's not that much better then I'll just add another 5850. :) Quick link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...StoreType=&srchInDesc= We already have a topic about this...
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    COD: WAW....Multiplayer Stuttering BAD

    Just installed World at War on my new system and the game stutters/freezes like all hell in every server. Ran perfect before on my Q9550/4870x2 setup. I'm pretty sure it's not the 280's or Nvidia's drivers though because it runs great in single player. My ping is usually well under 50 on most...
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    4x OCZ Core v2's (30GB) on the way...

    From what I've heard you can cure the inherent problems of the latest J-Micron based MLC drives for a cost. A decent hardware raid card w/cache can supposedly fix stuttering and performance(or lack of) on these drives. Actually I've only seen it confirmed on Core V2's so far but I guess I'll...
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    Anyone using a Samsung 37" A550 for a monitor?

    I've got a 37" Westy right now and I'm looking to upgrade within the next 2 to 3 weeks. Mainly looking at getting a Samsung 37" 550 series. I can get it for around $950 shipped which isn't bad at all. I would like to get a 40" in the 650 series but 1)they are expensive and 2)I think the pixel...
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    Maze 4 (1/2") on an OC'd 8800GTX

    For those of you with Maze 4 GPU blocks don't get rid of them if you plan on getting an 8800. I just picked up some cheap (but good) Thermaltake BGA ramsinks from newegg for the ram and vregs. I took the Maze 4 and shaved the bottom until it was completely flat. Then I finished it off...
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    For all you Westinghouse 37w3 owners....

    I just ordered one because I am weak and couldn't resist. :P What input looks the best on this thing from a pc? I want to order a nicer cable for it but I don't know which one I should get. I'll be buying a pureav cable or a monster cable. Probably a pureav. I can either get a DVI, DVI...
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    Where to buy a Sony FW900

    My wife's crt is really showing it's age now. I was thinking of giving her my 22" IBM C220P and picking up a FW900 if I could find one for around $350 or so. I found a couple of places but if I could get some opinions on where to buy that would be great. JM
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    Are Tagan power supplies any good?

    I just ordered a TG1100-U95 from newegg for $259. Seems like an awesome deal. They also have the 900W (Tagan TG900) listed twice...once for $199 and again for $349!?!? They are both new retail units. I wonder what that's all about. I was about to order the 900W brick until I spotted the...
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    SCEPTRE X37SV-Naga/X1900XTX Problem

    I have a friend who just got the 37" Sceptre to use a a monitor. It worked fine with a 9800XT @ 1920x1080(well not for games of course ;) ). He recently bought a new system including a X1900XTX and now he's having problems while running 1920x1080. The picture is not filling the whole screen...
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    What's the best 24" LCD

    I'm thinking about getting an lcd monitor to replace my crt. I think it's finally starting to show it's age. Out of all the 24" lcd's with 1920x1200 res what do you guys think is the best for the $$. I was looking at these 2...
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    X1900CF + BF2 v1.4 + Win XP Pro x64 = :(

    Tried running Battlefield 2 (patch 1.4) on XP Pro x64 and I'm getting some pretty bad screen flickering. The problem only exists when I have xfire enabled. Running only 1 X1900 solves the problem. Do you guys think it's a problem with the 1.4 patch and xfire or just the combination of XP...
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    X1900 Crossfire Question

    So how do most of you guys usually run Crossfire? With Catalyst AI set to Standard, Advanced, or Off? What games require renaming the .exe file? Thanks
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    BF2142 Beta Problems with x1900 Crossfire

    Is there anybody here having performance issues with the BF2142 beta and their Crossfire setup? I set Cat AI to advanced and start the game. I get around 100FPS avg @ 1600x1200 6xAA. After about 10minutes of playing something happens and the framerate just drops.(30FPS :( ) The game...
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    4GB Ram and XP PRO SP2 (32bit) Problems

    I've been having some trouble getting windows to show all 4GB's of my ram. I know that some people are able to get 32bit XP Pro to see all 4GB's by enabling a memory hole option or something like it in the bios. As far as I know the Asus P5W DH doesn't have an option like that. Someone please...
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    X1900 CF Questions

    I just got an ATI X1900CF today. Got it for $280 still factory sealed. :) COD2, BF2, and Oblivion all work great. One thing with battlefield 2 though...I can't seem to get 14xAA to work correctly(won't hardware force AA at all). Any ideas? I turn off AA in the game and then set AA @ 14x...
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    Problem with ATITool and X1900XTX

    Basically when I load my game profile(750/850) in ATITool(beta 14) and then start a game, the clocks get set down to 666/594 with 2D voltages(shortly after the game begins to load). Well since 666MHz is too much for 2D volts the game will then lock up. Some games I can alt-tab out of while...
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    Codegen S-201 server case

    Just wondering if anyone has one of these cases. Bought it from dealsonic for $175. LOTS of room. Everything I have now barely fits in my case so this one should be fun to mess around with. Watercooling stuff on one side and everything else on the other. Not the best looking case I know but...
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    DFI SLI-DR Expert: Won't boot w/GTX 512 SLI

    Windows loads and then the screen goes black. Power saving message doesn't show up so it still must be getting a signal from the video card. Both cards work individually in 8x mode in either slot. Just won't get past loading screen in SLI. Any ideas? Thanks. Sent tech support an email...
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    Need help picking a new SLI motherboard

    My Asus A8N SLI deluxe is starting to crap out on me so I need a new board. Kinda limited in choices though because I need a board with the same layout as the Asus SLI deluxe. I know that the A8N Premium and the DFI Expert have the same layout. Basically I need a board with at least 2 pci...
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    nm

    I had a 360 premium on pre-order at EB since back in May. I was #20 out of 23. I even checked back 2 weeks ago and I was still #20(first shipment)...well I got fvcked...they gave mine away. They said the reason was this: when someone pre-orders something but then takes some money off their...
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    GTX 512MB SLI won't boot on a A8N SLI Deluxe

    Doesn't matter if I use a single card or SLI. Windows hangs when it's loading and finally locks up. This only happens after I install the 81.94 drivers. Windows XP Pro SP2 and fully updated and dx 9.0c. If I don't install any video drivers the system will boot fine. I can boot into safe...
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    HIS X800GTO

    I'm building a rig for a friend on a budget. Ordered him a HIS X800GTO pci-e card. Looks nice and is factory overclocked to 500/1000 from 400/980. $203 at newegg. It says it has the R480 core in the description but I don't know if it has 1.6ns or 2ns GDDR3 on it. Anyone ever unlocked the...
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    need a good bios for a 7800GTX KO

    Going to put the evga 7800GTX KO's on water but I need a good bios to disable the throttling when the fan is disconnected and maybe supply a little more juice for oc'ing?? Any ideas were I could find one?? I'm pretty sure the cards will throttle with the fan disconnected..(at least my first...
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    77.77 drivers and river tuner 15.6

    Has anyone been having problems overclocking with the new 77.77 nvidia drivers and riva tuner 15.6?? Haven't had any luck oc'ing the GTX KO's in SLI(not that I really care) but I also can't get my friends leadtek 6800le to overclock any. It even fails the test at stock speeds. I managed to...
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    evga 7800GTX KO SLI

    Just got in my 7800GTX KO step up card today to put in SLI with my other one. Been waiting for over a week just to have the KO edition cards w/out BF2 go on back order...but I actually got mine today but it's the ROSE color!?!?!? So now I have a black and a Rose one in SLI. I wonder if...
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    2048x1536 Gaming CRT 21"+

    Currently I have an IBM P260 21" Flat CRT. It will only do 1600x1200@85hz. I'm not saying it's bad, because it's not, I'm just looking for one that will do 2048x1536@85hz(or close to it). Any suggestions?? I was looking at the IBM C220p but I can only find refurbished ones and they're still...
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    XP Pro 137GB hd limit problems

    I have XP Pro corp. editon w/out any service packs on the cd. Trying to install windows on 2 250gb maxtors in raid 0. My computer locks when it say "setup is starting windows". Of course I install the NV raid drivers and everything by hitting F6. My 2 80gb samsungs installed XP fine while in...
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    installing windows xp pro on 2x250GB hd's in raid 0

    Just got my maxtor 250GB 16MB cache sata drives in today. Trying to set them up in raid 0 for windows install but having problems. I'm pretty sure it's Windows related. I've got XP Pro. I don't think it has any service packs on the cd. My asus sli board has the latest bios so that's not the...
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    D Link gigabit router and game fuel??

    my linksys wireless G keeps killing my connection every couple of minutes.....thinking about going with that gigabit D-Link gaming router with Game Fuel....anyone have any exp. with this router/switch thanks
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    just wanna bump?

    bump :)
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    Buying an XBOX 360??

    Anyone buying one??
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    Maxtor 250gb 16mb cache any good??

    One of my samsung 80gb hd's in raid 0 just died. Ordered 2 maxtor 250gb 16mb cache sata2 drives. Anyone one know if they're any good?? Read some reviews on them and they seem to be pretty fast. Needed more space than raptors can provide and didn't want to spend the extra $$.
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    7800 GTX

    Anyone ordered a 7800gtx yet? Have an evga on the way. Got it over the bfg7800gtx because of evga's step up program. Just in case nvidia comes out with something to fire back at ATI's R520 based card when it launches. For the cost I really wish these had 512mb :(
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    Please help!! Crucial Ballistix DDR500 2GB

    Have an epox 9NDA3J nf3 ultra mobo(with +.3v vdimm mod) and 1gb geil ultra DDR550. Ordered another gig for battlefield 2(4x512mb). Of course these are dual sided sticks and when you populate all 4 mem slots with them it automatically runs a 166:200 mem/cpu fsb divider!! :( Found this out the...