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    Request to Anandtech staff after the GTX580 review.

    Put this in the review comments but they are 12 pages long, so not sure if it will be noticed... Now that it is getting to nearly two years since I brought my graphics cards, a pair of GTX285's, it is starting to get towards the time I am thinking about maybe upgrading to DX11. So I am...
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    PowerDVD and DTS-HD 7.1 MA read if you want it....

    Posted here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...235861&page=11 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As many of you noted, PowerDVD Ultra decodes DTS-MA to 5.1 discrete channels. On a 7.1 channel audio system the discrete audio encoded for the side...
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    Free wheel mouse and file operations in Win 7 argh!

    So I have a Logitech mouse where you can use the wheel in free wheel mode. Really like this. So I'm doing file operations in Windows Explorer. I'm selecting multiple files that are not located next to each other, so using ctrl + click and then using the wheel to scroll to my next selection. Then...
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    High DPI mice not as useless as most say?

    So always when I read comments and reviews about the recent mice with high DPI's (above 4000) they say 'A DPI that high is useless the cursor and sight in a game move around too fast, you have to turn the DPI down a lot for the speed to be manageable. So there is no point to buying a high DPI...
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    Windows 7 small defrag command bug?

    Sorry if it been reported before, but I noticed something that I think is either a bug or a step backwards in the Windows 7 defrag program. Below is the output of the 'defrag' command run under XP / Vista and then under Windows 7 for the same drive. XP / Vista C:\>defrag c: -a -v Windows...
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    Enermax Revolution 85+ SLI or Crossfire certified, but not both.

    Finally these powers supllies are starting to make it into retail (end of next week for the UK, where I am). But according to the Enermax website you have to pick a supply depending on if you are going to run Crossfire or SLI. That's how I read it anyway. See...
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    Acdsee / abobe album / xnview, but for video?

    I am trying to find suggestions for video cataloging software but am having no luck searching the internet. I have tried Acdsee, xnview, Adobe album & infraview all of which have some video functionality. The closest I have found to what I am after is the video handeling of xnview. It...
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    MSI Eclipse first PCI-E x1 slot a bit useless?

    I wanted to find out from someone with one of these boards whether the first PCI-e x1 slot is any use. Since from the pictures, it looks like only a vey short lenght card can be used due to the X58 chip heat sink being in the way. Could not find anything in any of the reviews of this board...
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    Anyone with asus x58 board and a i7 965 ee?

    I quite fancy getting an Asus board but want to confirm some functionality before I do. It's to with the i7 965 EE CPU being able to have it's turbo boost settings defined by the user in some bioses. There is a thread about it here: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2251220&enterthread=y...
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    Core i7 965 EE Unlocked turbo thread

    I wanted to start a thread about a feature of the new core i7 965 extreme edition that has gone a bit under the radar. Well from my searches around the internet anyway. That feature is ability of the 965 to do unlocked dynamic overclocking using the turbo mode. This has been covered by...
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    Strange XP64 installation problem

    Finally all the 64bit drivers I need are available. So thought I would finally install the XP 64bit, I brought ages ago, on my PC. Very simple except I want to use a cluster size on the disk other than the XP default of 4k. So formatted my Raptor 150Gb for cluster size of 8k, everything else...
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    Question to A8N-SLI Premium owners

    Hey, Might have been asked before, but could not find it in searches. My problem is with 'Asus Probe' reporting that my power supply fan speed is 0. My power supply is definitely sending out stats though it's cable. If I plug it into the Chassi Fan 1 Pin's, I get details. Anyone else getting...