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    560GTX ti overkill?

    LOL, thanks. I ordered the 560gtx ti. it was 229$ after Mail in rebate. The reason being is that after going over everything last night in my machine, I'm probably going to get a new motherboard/CPU/ram in a few months. thanks for everyones help.
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    560GTX ti overkill?

    LOL, thanks! I use to have my CPU overclocked, however my motherboard has an external button to reset my bios. After it got hit a couple times by the cleaning lady, and a few more times by my twins I gave up and run at default speeds now.
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    560GTX ti overkill?

    1600x1200 is my main monitor, but it's dying slowing. I'll probably buy a 1900x1080 monitor in the next month. I run dual monitors the second monitor is 1280x1024.
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    560GTX ti overkill?

    I'm looking to upgrade my GPU. I had a 9800gtx+ but it melted. I have listed my current specs below. I am looking at a Nvidia 560gtx ti[ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130610 ] Would the 560gtx ti be overkill? Asus Maximus Formula Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale @ 3.0...
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    Dell XPS 1530 DVD not reading anything

    Got a XPS|M1530 TEAC DVD +- RW DVW28SLC that won't read a disc at all, there is power to it. It will eject disc and when you put a disc in it acts like it's reading it, but nothing. When I go to device manager and check the status is states, "this device can not start (code 10)." it's also...
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    Removing heat sinks from ASUS Maximus Formula

    this might change your mind about removing the heat sink/s. I guess asus put some pretty stong stuff on the heat sinks. but look for your self. http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/1330-post164.html
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    With Nehalem on the Horizon...

    i think that is what Intel wants. i'm sure ATI/AMD is keeping a close watch of this situation.
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    With Nehalem on the Horizon...

    i think that is what Intel wants. i'm sure ATI/AMD is keeping a close watch of this situation.
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    With Nehalem on the Horizon...

    i think that is what Intel wants. i'm sure ATI/AMD is keeping a close watch of this situation.
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    Why does Gigabyte cripple their high-end mobos?

    i thought this was the the gigabyte high end board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128331 ddr3 version: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128330
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    How much is enough?

    forgot to state that I use a g15 keyboard and n52 gamer pad, but still looks like i'll have enough.
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    opinions on radimax aurora 600w psu

    PSU's to avoid. http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=974240
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    Soyo 24 inch pearl

    yeah, I saw it at micro center and from an angle it look good, but i wasn't sure. but 299$ is making it tempting.
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    How much is enough?

    I'm looking at 2x HD 3870 x2's. - two cd/dvd players, one is a burner a single hard drive. 4 gigs ddr2. mobo + dual core intel cpu 2 case fans, 1 cpu fan, might add 1 or 2 more fans. I have a pc power & cooling PSU 750watt...
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    HD 3870 512MB vs 8800GT or GS

    here's a good little article. http://www.tomshardware.com/re...aphics-cards,1942.html
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    Soyo 24 inch pearl

    yeah, I think it's a TN, but it has a decent viewing angle
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    Soyo 24 inch pearl

    I'm looking for a 24inch for gaming. I found a decent deal on a Soyo pearl 24 inch, but I can't any reviews good or bad about. I was just wonder if it was worth the money, or should I spend a bit more. it's 299$ at microcenter w/MIR. here's a couple links about it...
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    $2500 Gaming Rig

    I'll second the vote for a dual core chip, doesn't seem like there is a lot out there for a quad core to run, check this thread. http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2068484&enterthread=y I'm sure there is a couple over overlooked programs, but since I'm building a gaming rig I couldn't see...
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    Programs that actually use all 4 cores of a quad core chip... please contribute!

    Wow, I thought this list would be longer.
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    Motherbaord chipset for a GT200

    Looks like a fix for that glitch might be coming out next week, it's on page 41 of the thread you linked http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.asp?m=372789[ http://www.evga.com/forums/fb.asp?m=372789 ] but I agree with most are saying the intel Mobo. for single card or crossfire, nvidia mobo if you...
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    ASRock X48TurboTwins-WIFI

    sounds nice, but I just don't like the location of the 24 pin power mashed up against the PCIex1 slot.
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    I might be switching my choice of motherboard out. I was thinking about a x38 intel chip set board, namely the DFI options. the reason for the x38 chip set is cheap fast ddr2 ram, but with PCI Express 2.0. and for now the x38 chip set seems more stable then the nvida 7x0 chip set. here's...
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    Confused about graphic cards

    yeah, for now i'm at 1680x1200, but will be going to 1900x1200 when I get a new monitor.
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    Confused about graphic cards

    the 8800gtx is a nice card. Hard to find, newegg has one, but nowhere else i looked. http://www.tomshardware.com/ch...0%2C1567%2C1622%2C1617
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    Confused about graphic cards

    Yeah, I wasn't sure how they would perform in the realworld. just looking at the numbers they look all about even. but I see a lot of love for the GTS.
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    thanks. I have always second guessed setting up raids, so once again I might skip it.
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    Also anyone set up a raid on teh Evga 780i board?
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    Confused about graphic cards

    first, you are following me from the general hardware thread. Hehe. second, the 8800gt from EVGA claims 720 speeds, I copy and pasted it from Evga's site. and that's why i'm partial confused. I knew about the Stream Processors, but wasn't sure if 16 Stream Processors would push the gts...
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    Confused about graphic cards

    I am currently building a new rig(Click me!) and am considering the three cards below. I am just confused cause it seems the 8800gt seems the fastest. I know it's overclocked out of the boxed. but i'm comparing it to top of the line and OC'd cards from EVGA. i'm going with EVGA cause their...
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    this is where I get confused and haven't settled for a graphic card. the 8800GT spec: Performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 720 MHz GPU 112 Stream Processors 400 MHz RAMDAC Memory 512 MB, 256 bit DDR3 2000 MHz (effective) 64.0 GB/s Memory Bandwidth Interface PCI-E...
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    I mostly buy from newegg, zipzoomfly and once from tiger direct, everything went well, but I just didn't dig them. updated build, switched out power supply for a 750watt.
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    I was looking at 2 of these: http://www.evga.com/products/m....asp?pn=512-P3-N808-AR but the gts looks nice too: http://www.evga.com/products/m....asp?pn=512-P3-N845-AR also, would I need to flash the bios on a Gigabyte P35 DS3R to run a 45nm cpu? btw the vcards are cheaper at...
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    Thanks, I switched to the e8400, didn't notice the price difference before. as for the sli board, my second choice is dual 8800gt's. I forgot to note that, but it's now fixed.
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    New build, suggestion and feedback please.

    Heres my build. all my other info is below. <CPU-- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail <Mainboard-- DFI LP LT X38-T2R LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard <RAM-- G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2...