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    3200x1800 laptop with 17.3" screen?

    I see a lot of laptops coming out Friday with this resolution, but most seem to be in the ultrabook range - usually 13.3" or 14" with lower-powered cpus. I haven't seen one with a 17.3" screen at 3200x1800, something that is more like DTR level with i7-4700mq or higher and can have 16GB or...
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    Will you be going 2600K or 2500K?

    2600K for the hyper-threading, which some apps I use do use. As well, I'm in the laudable position where the +$100 doesn't matter.
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    15 months in now, with the i7 920

    I've a Q6600 too, done since August 2007. Until recently it's held up well. This is longest I've ever gone without a computer upgrade on my main system.... since early 80s. Geesh. I am really itching for January and will build a whole new SB system/SSD/ the works pronto.
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    Hard release date on LGA 1155 (Sandybridge)

    I've heard that January 6th 2011 will be the release date but will availability be right away or still just "Q1"? I'm in need of a new system pretty badly for a new game I'm playing, but I hesitate to buy a LGA 1156 or 1366 when LGA 1155 is so close. Thoughts/suggestions?
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    AMD Phenom FX 64 at 4 and 4.2 Ghz

    Is this real? Won't this trounce Nehalem? http://reviewage.co.uk/content/view/33/1/
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    Wireless routers that can block Bit-Torrent et al p2p?

    I'm interested in setting up a wireless router with users who might abuse it by downloading movies 24/7. Do any of these newer wireless routers allow one to block BT and similar P2P programs at the packet level? I know that I could build a Linux router (/w a wireless card inside) that could do...
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    X2 3800 Ships To Retailers on July 25th?

    Last I heard it was August 1st. Should be real soon regardless.
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    Athlon64 X2 3800+ for $345 in August-- price drop on others?

    Anyone run across more info on this? AMD is releasing a 2.0 Ghz dual-core 2x512k cache processor for $345 on August 1st. Does this mean that the other models are likely to drop in price as well?
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    bah AMD sucks (about 4400+ supply..)

    Just a communal rant.. It's been several weeks now since the X2 started showing up, but the 4400 is still very hard to get and selling for well over list price. Didn't AMD know that like 90% of users would be going for this processor over the others? It's sad that they haven't made supply...
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    Nforce3 and Athlon64 X2 - still no compatible boards

    Thanks.. still nothing. Waiting :(
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    Nforce3 and Athlon64 X2 - still no compatible boards

    I am starting to wonder if the Nforce3 is going to be like VIA's KT890-- that is , it will not work with X2. There is not a single Nforce3 board that works with X2, according to AMD's website: http://www2.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Te...ources/1,,30_182_869_9460^9461,00.html Independently...
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    Dell 2405FPW & ATI 9800 Pro 128MB

    I run a 2405fpw with a radeon 9800pro, but haven't played any games with it. Works fine though for desktop usage.
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    Got my Athlon 64 X2 up and running

    Congrats.. too bad MSI boards won't have X2 support for several more weeks... er for those of us with Nforce3/AGP.
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    MSI: A64-X2 BIOS "beta" "annoucement" by end of month. Very sad.

    After wondering about this topic for a while, I finally emailed MSI on when there would be a BIOS for the MSI Neo2 Platinum (K8N). The response I got was: "Dear Customer, The beta bios release will be announce by end of this month for the Dual Core CPU Support. Sincerely...
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    Official Athlon 64 X2 preorder/instock thread...

    Hi Starman.. do you have any references/links where I can get more info on the status of MSI motherboards and X2 compatibility?
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    Official Athlon 64 X2 preorder/instock thread...

    I'd like to pre-order a 4400+ but I have no confirmation that my MSI Neo2 (K8N) will actually run it. Sure, it should, but there's no BIOS updates from MSI indicating such. What should I do?
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    I think I killed it

    I had the same problem with a 9800 Pro. I definitively traced it to a faulty power supply. When I underclocked the card, the artifacting would go away. When the power supply suddenly died and I replaced it, the artifacting stopped 100%. You might want to watch for weird hard drive sounds and...
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    AMD X2-- reinstall windows XP and BIOS updates..

    The thing is, there's no info around about upgrading the board's BIOS for X2 chips yet. I guess we'll know soon, as chips should be shipping to customers in the next week or two. edit: e.g., the last BIOS update for the K8N Neo2 4/12/2005 has no mention of X2 support.. nor any other...
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    AMD X2-- reinstall windows XP and BIOS updates..

    Will Windows XP have to be reinstalled in order to operate with two CPUs/dual core? I seem to recall that Windows NT set itself up differently on dual processor boards than on single processor. In addition... I haven't seen anything regarding BIOS updates for Socket 939 boards. In the...
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    Got my Dell 2405 and im in complete love.

    Can you give some info on the reduced screensize options for gaming? I understood that you can reduced the aspect ratio so that it shows 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 (or whatever) without stretching the screen. It put black bars around the edges. Not all games will run at 1920x1200, so I am...
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    Fast 1GB DIMM for Athlon64 system???

    I run an MSI Neo2 with 4x512mb. Runs stable with Kingston Hyperx 2-3-2-6-T1 sticks. I run at 2T 2-3-2-10 at 200mhz. I've run Prime95 all night and no errors, too. My Aquamark CPU score is ~9,750. With 1 GB 1T setting it's about 10,400. Athlon64 "3500" processor at stock settings. Note...
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    SPD timings for my Hyper-X memory are worse that advertised???

    btw.. I am running an MSI Neo2 with 4x512mb PC3200 HyperX 2-3-2-6 memory (at 2T, due to 4 sticks), at 200mhz.
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    SPD timings for my Hyper-X memory are worse that advertised???

    The spd timings you see are just defaults. Not all motherboards will necessarily run at the advertised rating for the RAM, so the spds are set to a high level to ensure the system will at least boot, since many motherboards set the [AUTO] timings off the spds. You need to manually change the...
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    Geforce 6800GT PCI-Express unavailable-- why buy Nforce4 board now?

    6600GT seems a waste, either single or SLI :/ If one is spend $250 on an SLI motherboard (in the near-term), it really only makes sense to get a 6800GT/Ultra pair to go with it.
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    Geforce 6800GT PCI-Express unavailable-- why buy Nforce4 board now?

    Nforce4 boards will be shipping in the next week or two according to many retailers. However 6800GTs and Ultras are basically not available. It's hard to justify buying dual 6600GTs when they give the performance at best of a single 6800GT. That is, SLI needs the 6800GT or Ultra to be...
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    Kingston 512MB PC3200 KHX3200A/512

    I hope so! I have 2GB of it!
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    Puzzled: Nforce4 SLI out before Geforce 6800GT Pcie ?

    From what's on Pricewatch today, we'll have SLI boards from Asus, Abit, DFI, and Gigabyte by the end of the year... for real shipping. However, no signs of 6800GTs to put in them.
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    Puzzled: Nforce4 SLI out before Geforce 6800GT Pcie ?

    While a couple of vendors have listed the 6800GT Pciexpress as available in recent days, they have since disappeared. There are like two vendors that list the 6800 Ultras Pciexpress on Pricewatch, but they of course are out of stock with no ETA. This basically leaves the Geforce 6600s as...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    I don't think Nforce4 SLI boards are worth buying until Geforce6800GT PCIe is also (genuinely) available for real ordering. 6600s just don't quite cut it.
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    MSI nforce4 boards out in Germany!

    Very nice.. but can you get PCI Express Geforce 6800s there yet? :( I personally don't think the 6600s are worth SLI. We also don't know if "all" games will work with SLI, so for the hardcore, 6800GT or higher is really what's needed.
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    Audigy 2 "upgrade" from Audigy 1 or RealtekALC850 8-channel?

    Thanks yeah.. the speakers may be a weak spot. Is it that they're 5.1 or just crap? I probably have to spend some time investigating that too, but any input on a reasonable speaker upgrade (say $150 or under) welcome too :D
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    Audigy 2 "upgrade" from Audigy 1 or RealtekALC850 8-channel?

    I've had an Audigy 1 Gamer for almost 3 years and wonder if the Audigy 2 is much better. I see that the Audigy 1 still sells for $40-$50 while the Audigy 2 is $70-$90. I have Creative "Deskop Theater 5.1" speakers (DTT2200), which are also 3+ years old. On Monday I've an Asus A8V coming in...
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    74gb raptor slowdowns in general desktop usage

    CPU utilization is way too high. Something is wrong with your installation. CPU utilization should be under 5% for all drives. The transfer rates are normal.
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    Small Problem with my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

    Like this? http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1535/mess1a.png http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7973/mess1b1.png http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4980/mess1c1.png http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=1317086&enterthread=y I have to underclock the memory to make...
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    Geforce 6800 AGP to PCI-Express HSI interconnect

    I believe the NV45 will be a "true" PCI Express part while the NV40 can be made PCI-Express using the HSI chip.
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    ATI Radeon 9800P / Artifacts- bad memory? See pics..

    Fast writes are disabled.
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    Geforce 6800 AGP to PCI-Express HSI interconnect

    They could make a PCI Express bridge that physically sets on top of the AGP slot. However, I don't know if that's what it really is.
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    Geforce 6800 AGP to PCI-Express HSI interconnect

    I'm still a bit confused on this question. Like a lot of people, I hesitate to throw down $400+ on one of these new video cards- either the GF 6800 or the Radeon X800 for the AGP version, given that PCI-Express is coming hard and fast soon. However, it seems that the fastest video cards...
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    ATI Radeon 9800P / Artifacts- bad memory? See pics..

    Any other ideas guys? Thanks for the input so far.