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    Noise: 5850 vs a 690

    I have a 5850 in my system right now and desperately need to upgrade my graphics card as I've switched to a 1600p monitor last year. Noise is a pretty big issue for me. Looking at Anand's 2009 review of the 5850, it showed a floor of 46.6db at idle and a floor of 56.6 under load. Anand's review...
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    Custom coolers for GTX 690s?

    When will custom coolers for GTX 690s be available to hopefully get the noise down on them? My limit is about 50db under load, and the GTX 690 hits 55. Or will the custom coolers be designed to push the GTX 690 as opposed to getting the noise down?
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    2560x1600, only care about Skyrim, which card?

    As the title says, I have a 2560x1600 monitor, the only current gen game I care about is Skyrim, and noise is also a consideration. The reviews I've seen seem to suggest that the 680 could handle Skyrim with my resolution, nor does it seem like it's that much louder than my current 5850 (which...
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    3 monitor Eyefinity or single 30" monitor?

    I'm looking to finally upgrade my 6 year old Dell monitor and I'm trying to decide between a 30" Dell Ultrasharp 2560x1600 ($1,300) or 3 24" monitors via Eyefinity. For the 3 monitors, I'd go with an HP IPS for the center monitor, and 2 less expensive 24" for the side monitors. This would be...
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    Upgrading from a x1900xtx

    I have $160 to spend to upgrade my 1900xtx. How loud the card is at idle and under load do play a factor in my decision. I game at 1920x1200. The newest game I play most often is Fallout 3. It's an AMD FX-60 system, WinXP, 2gb PC-3200 RAM, 600W PS, DFI NF4 SLI-DR system board. Looking at...
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    What video card for Fallout 3?

    I'm building a new system and the number one new game I'm wanting to make sure looks great is Fallout 3, which I believe is built off the same engine that Oblivion used. So, what video card(s) should I put in the system? If it's relevant, I'm going with a Q9550, 4 GB system and already have a...