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    [Geforce GTX1080/1070] Overclocking/Cooling/Mods Thread

    Just wanted to start this thread so that the owners of the 10 series cards can share their overclocks, coolers and mods etc for the rest of us looking to buy one. Would love to see how the FE cards in the hands of you fellow ATers stack up against the AIB cards. Share your pics...
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    Failure Analysis on GPUs

    Thought this video was pretty interesting and really appreciate the kind of effort it takes to bring these products to us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRz_CG3DZb4
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    [H] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Overclocking Video Card Review

    http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/10/08/nvidia_geforce_gtx_980_overclocking_video_card_review Perhaps the overclocks on the R290X and GTX780Ti is not the absolute highest but the way an overclocked GTX980 is performing.. is pretty darn impressive given its drawing a >100W less compared to...
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    Maxwell Tidbits

    Just came across while browsing along @ B3D.. Though I might share it with you guys. Although I don't believe the specifications to be real as they look far too ambitious (almost x3 the CC count from a full GK110 to GM100), it is sure going to be an interesting summer and 2014. Source -...
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    Recommendation for a MSE Alternative..

    So by the looks of things and straight from the horse's mouth that we shouldn't be relying on MSE as your virus protection software.. I haven't kept up with the changes in the anti-virus scene for a long time now and find it surprising that Symantec's norton software is considered pretty...
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    External monitor has a yellow tint when connected to a Laptop. Any suggestions?

    Hey guys, I have this problem thats occurring to my friends laptop where if you hook up an external monitor (Dell2209WA) to the laptop, it causes a yellow tint on the monitor (Laptop screen was fine). This seems to be a well known occurring problem for many people. Ive tried replugging the...
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    Are Seasonic's modular cables interchangeable?

    So I was wondering about this the other day. Is the Seasonic's modular cables interchangeable? For instance the cables found in the X-series PSU looks like its the same as the Platinum line, and from observation it looks like the slots in which they fit in are the same as well. I cant think of...
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    i5 2500K Overclocking - Need Assistance from you fellow ATers!

    Hi guys, I recently pulled the trigger for upgrading my current rig to an SB one by upgrading the core components (CPU/mobo/ram) to an i5 2500k/Asus P8Z68V Pro Gen3/4x2 Corsair Vengeance memory. It will be shipped tomorrow to my office (cant wait!) so I made this thread to prepare myself and...
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    Question regarding setting up a Raid-0 array

    In short, Im getting a Intel 320 SSD soon to upgrade the main drive (velociraptor) meaning that I will have a spare velociraptor drive left over. The other velociraptor is used as a game drive and I was wondering if I could somehow create a raid-0 array with the spare velociraptor drive...
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    EVGA GTX560 Ti overclocks

    I recently acquired this hardware for very cheap and was wondering what you guys were getting in terms of overclocking. Mines at stock clocks atm which is 900/1800/2106@1.062V (core/shader/memory@vgpu)
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    WHQL 270.61 drivers are out

    For all geforce users, anyone using these atm? Impressions? Oh and here are the links. Win7/Vista - 270.61 - 64bit link Win7/Vista - 270.61 - 32bit link
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    Users with HD6950/GTX570 chime in!

    So basically, I want to know two things from users who use HD6950 or a GTX570 with dual monitors. Firstly, how is the noise of the card in both idle and load? Although I can refer to the reviews, I just want to know the user's impressions with regards to noise. Secondly, how is the...
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    Video Memory Usage.

    Can all the GTX4x0 users chime in on their video memory usage? and maybe for comparisons sake, other card owners can chime in too. Ive recently played Doom3, Crysis and a bunch of other games and has found the memory usage to be quite strange. For instance, Doom3 at 1680x1050 with Ultra...
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    GPU Benchmarking Methods Investigated: Fact vs. Fiction

    Quite an interesting article by hardware canucks on the subject of benchmarking. They look at several variables that affect the resulting scores from benchmarking games. link link 2
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    Dual Monitor setup using two video cards

    I was just wondering about if you could you have a setup where say you had a GTX480 and GT240 with the main monitor hooked up with the GTX480 and the second monitor with the GT240. The aim is would be to have the main card throttle down to its low power consuming 2d clocks as we know that cards...
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    Rel 256 drivers ETA confirmed

    link
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    Computerbase GTX480 review

    Link This review is pretty much a GTX480 vs HD5870 in a slew of DX11 game benchmarks, showing performance of ingame tessellation and other effects like dof. Also includes DX11 SDK performance numbers and PhysX numbers. From there performance numbers, DX9 and DX10 games dont benefit much...
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    DX11 Stonegiant Benchmark released

    Link Looks quite interesting. People with DX11 hardware should give this one a spin and report back with the results. edit - link fixed, forgot the "/"
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    GTX480 Tri SLi review

    Maingear GTX480 Tri SLi review Maingear GTX480 Tri SLi vs HD5970 XFire I was wondering what performance would be like in Tri SLi. Well I came across this, and its quite mind blowing in terms of performance and power draw (1500W PSU is required). Also note from the reviewer: Btw...
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    GeForce GTX 480 noise levels bunked

    GeForce GTX 480 noise levels debunked Obviously the noise characteristic is lower on the GTX470 (similiar to GTX275/285) and according to nVIDIA, the fan only starts to kick it once it reaches over 80C. They've chose to keep it quiet most of the time instead of having low temps, a tradeoff...
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    Need mouse and keyboard reccomendation for HTPC

    Currently atm, Im using a logitech M205 and MX700 keyboard. However the range is sorely limited to about ~2.5m. Once I reach 2.5m, the mouse needs to be on the same horizontal plane as the receiver or else the receiver doesn't pick up the mouse at all. Not so much for my 9 year old MX700...
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    Verify DMA pool issue

    Hi fellow ATers! I have a slight problem on my hands. Recently ive built a new HTPC with the following specs: -Intel Pentium E6300 -Zotac 9300 ITX D-E -2GB Corsair DDR2 800 memory -Silverstone SG06 -Western digital green 500GB Now when I bootup the machine, it always goes through...
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    Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X Review

    For those interested at a non stock version of the HD5870 here is the Vapor-X. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/25111-sapphire-radeon-hd-5870-vapor-x-1gb-review.html Great cooler but Id still prefer a leaf blower design since heat will be dispersed within the case.
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    Tired of work? stressing out?

    Link :laugh: The icying on the cake is all the ad banners surrounding the article!
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    Does the Zotac 9300 ITX motherboard have TV-out via VGA?

    Question in my thread title. I was wondering if it had the TV-out functionailty on the VGA port so that I dont have to go out and buy a VGA to s-video/component video converter. If it does support such functionality, all i need is the vga to component/s video cable?
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    CPUs with low VID

    When I got myself an E0 stepping Q9550, the vid of it was 1.1375V (checked via coretemp). If I understand correctly, this chip is required less voltage to operate at stock frequencies. However does this also relate to overclocking? i.e require less voltage to run at say 3.4GHz compared to a...
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    Pink screen of death/GTX260 related?

    Im not quite sure what the problem is but I got a call from home that my idling computer (was dling something) had suffered a pink screen of death after being in idle for 2 hours. Has anyone suffered one of these before? the internet atm suggests that it could be video card related especially...
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    Asus ITX-220

    Has anyone used one of these tiny beasts before? Link Thinking of building a basic web browsing/word processing/media PC to replace the old relics at home (literally space heaters). After doing some research, the celeron 220 is a single core CPU based on the Conroe architecture. Clocked...
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    NVIDIA CUDA video editing application round up

    Link Interesting read. Very impressive especially most apps have little to no CPU utilization meaning it frees up CPU resources to be used else where.
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    Setting up microphone on the Asus Essence STX

    I cannot seem to get my microphone working on the Asus essence STX. The Asus essence STX has 5 ports. At the moment it looks something like this. -SPDIF Out - not connected. -Line In - connected to a cheapo desktop microphone. -HeadPhone - connected to Sennheiser HD595. -Front L -...
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    Moving your OS to a new hard disk/partition

    Basically is it possible to "copy/image" your C drive (where your OS is installed), restoring that image to a new partition on the existing hard disk (or a new hard disk) and boot off that drive without the need for reinstallations? At the moment, Im using one physical hard drive with 4...
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    Single-PCB GeForce GTX 295 Pictured

    Link Looks nice :D Me want!
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    Larabee wafer exposed

    Larabee Wafer shots The supposed exact measurement of the die size is at around 688mm^2 (according to fellix @ B3D). This could be a test wafer on 90nm process technology or its the real deal i.e 45nm. GT200 at 65nm had a die size of 576mm^2. So if the latter is true, then id be really...
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    [POLL] Multi Monitor Related

    The situation currently is that Im the type of PC user who when working on a report/project will have alot of minimized windows on the task bar + lots of applications open/running. This usually means that there are about 15+ various apps (Altera/modelsim/word/excel/firefox/protel and what not)...
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    Recommend me a soundcard

    Basically, Ive been looking for a soundcard for my logitech Z-2300 speakers. Current rig specs are in my sig. I listen to music 70% of the time, 20% watching movies and 10% gaming. After doing abit of research, I was looking at cards like the xonar D2X/DX, maybe even the STX since I will not...
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    ATI Catalyst? 9.2 released

    Link Release notes:
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    OCZ Vertex Preview

    FINALLY
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    AA comparisons, both IQ and performance

    Link Excellent review with LOADS of AA comparisons, both IQ and performance. For those who uses modes either than 4xMSAA :P
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    First non reference 55nm GTX260

    I couldn't resist posting a new thread about this. Why? just look for yourselves. Pic Aint she beautiful? :D