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    CPU Cooler Recommendation and Hole Pattern Question

    The Silenx EFZ-80HA2 would've been perfect (HDT + non-push pin) however it's still a couple of mm too large for your specs. It may be impossible to find a horizontal fan 1155/1156 cooler at 3"x3"x4". http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835226029
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    "True" to PC gamers...?

    Looks like Battlefield 3 is being developed this way. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/115/1150975p1.html
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    My brain hurts re i3 i5 i7 CPU differences

    I'm looking for a laptop at the moment and I thought this site was helpful: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
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    PCI Express Operating in 1x Mode

    There was actually no component there. It had nine equal silver square-looking things as shown in the first pic. Mines looks like the one below but 10x worse. Tried re-seating the card a couple times but no success. I also didn't overclock as I only play sports games but the performance does...
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    PCI Express Operating in 1x Mode

    I have a pretty old 7600GT that's been acting pretty weird over the last couple of days. When I took out the card I noticed that the metal part below was completely melted away. Do you think this is the cause for the message?
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    Core 2 vs Pentium D

    So the C2D E6400 @ stock is really faster than the FX-62?
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    How much would this kind of laptop cost me?

    It had 2 DIMMS and it says shared. Not sure bout the dual channel tho.
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    How much would this kind of laptop cost me?

    I just bought an XPS M1710 with C2D T7400, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB HD @ 7200 RPM, and Ge Force Go 7900 GTX 512 MB for $2800 (shipping included) brand new from eBay. From Dell it woulda costed about $3400.
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    San Andreas Help!!

    I think you better skip town. Hell, it's probably better you leave the country altogether...
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    7600GT at 67C Idle?

    I just installed an eVGA 7600 GT last night and it runs around 51 - 55 C idle. I also have a Dell 8400 and the airflow sucks like hell. Added a Vantec PCI slot fan and the temps don't seem to drop at all. Looks like your card is on the high side. It should be OK tho if everything runs fine.
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    Can a Certain Game Fry a Video Card??

    Hmm... Running a Dell 8400 with the standard Dell 350 watt power supply. Cooling in the case isn't that great, but highest temps under load was around 60C. Power strip is probably around 4 - 5 years old. Can these things go bad? Maybe it's time for a new one. Wall outlet was...
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    Can a Certain Game Fry a Video Card??

    So I've had two 6600GTs get fried from games by EA Sports. The first time it was Madden 05 and the second time was NBA Live 06. Both cards were from eVGA. I never had any problems with much more graphic intensive games such as Battlefield 2 or Half Life 2. Has this happen to anyone before...
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    PC2-3200 vs. PC2-4200 RAM

    Is there any significant differences as far as speed and performance goes? This is will be standard value memory, no overclocking. Looking at getting 2 x 1GB sticks.
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    BF2 1.03 Aircraft/Vehicle Mouse Steering

    Just installed the 1.03 patched and for some reason I can't seem to steer any aircraft with the mouse. When I get into any aircraft it starts up, however when I move the mouse, only the camera inside moves. Does anyone know how to fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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    Antivirus/Firewall Decision!!!

    Kaspersky over Norton anyday. As for system resources usage, this list was taken from Schadenfroh: In megabytes, personal edition. (or likeness there of unless noted otherwise) AVG 6 Free Edition: 9.768 F-Prot: 10.244 Antivir free: 12.892 NOD32: 14.216 eTrust: 19.828...
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    Need a decent free firewall that supports ics & stealth

    Kaspersky Anti Hacker works pretty good for me. Has options such as full stealth and also available for free trial.
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    My screen looks like I shattered it when I try to play FPS

    The same thing happened to me, it looks shattered in certain games but fine in other. Defective card, time to RMA.
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    Battlefield 2 Memory Usage *Results Updated*

    Man, what a bummer. I currently have 4 x 256 MB in a P4 system so looks like I'm gonna need to get new 2 x 1 GB. To make things worse, DDR2 memory is mega expensive.
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    Battlefield 2 Memory Usage *Results Updated*

    Wow, and I was thinking if I added 1.5 GB I would be OK, but now I'm probably gonna have to go with 2 GB.
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    Dell Dimension 8400 + 7800GTX

    It should work as it draws less power than thr 6800 Ultra and X850XT according to AT reviews. How did you arrange the power connectors? Did you use the splitter or a direct line to the power card?
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    Battlefield 2 Will need 2GB of ram.

    What about using 1.5 GB? I currently have a P4 3.0 and 4x256 MB of DDR2. Upgrading to a match pair of 2 GB is hella expensive but a matched pair of 1 GB is reasonable. How would the game run on 1.5 GB?
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    battlefield suggests creative cards...

    Are you using the drivers that came with the Dell or drivers from the Creative's website. I've heard that the SB sound cards that come with Dell's are stripped down versions of the originals so that only the Dell drivers will work for them.
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    BFG 7800GT for $347 from Dell Home AC

    There's still a 20% coupon for orders over 500, plus an additional $60 off. Comes out to $399 for me if I add BF2.
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    7800GT now in stock at monarch!

    Also available in BFG flavor. 425/1050
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    Power Supply for SLI

    This one is good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103512 535 Watts, Nvidia SLI certified, and only $89.
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    Nvidia: The Power of 3--August 11 release date

    yo that is tight man
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    Way low 3D Mark05 Scores!!!

    Oh, did you also try run the benchmark with fast writes enabled/disabled?
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    Way low 3D Mark05 Scores!!!

    Did you uninstall the ATI drivers and run driver cleaner in safe mode?
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    Nvidia: The Power of 3--August 11 release date

    Nooo, they wouldn't tell you what it is right? And if they did, I would have a lot of trouble believing what some minimum wage cust. service rep responded to my email with.
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    X800Pro VIVO (16 pipes) OC'd> 6800GT OC'd to 6800 Ultra?

    Took awhile but it was only a matter of time....
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    EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX KO ACS3 Edition - NOW AVAILABLE!

    http://evga.com/about/pressrelease/20050801-2.asp
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    Dell Dimension 8400 + 7800GTX

    That's true. Dell rates their power supplies according to average wattage, so peak would be somewhere in the 400 range. 7800 GTX should be fine as long as you don't have too much other stuff running with it eg. hard drives.
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    image resolution whos best?

    It's not the video card that directly determines quality, but rather which video card will let you display at higher resolutions and enable the most eye candy such as anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering. Also the type of monitor you use will play a part in image quality.
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    Which 6800GT PCI-E Model should I get?

    The difference between 1 and 2 is that one is blue and the other is green. Which ever color you like better, choose that one. JK, but really the blue one is HDTV and composite out while the green one is S Video out.
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    Next gen $200 - $250 video cards, when?

    Either way, I hope they come out soon cause I don't feel like spending $350 on a PCIe 6800 GT.
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    Going to buy a BFG 6800 GT, I have heard they sould be dropping price soon.

    Looking at this Rig in his sig, I'm going to assume that it's a AGP card you need so: try This One
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    Forcewave says GPU Max Threshold: 145C

    You have a 6600 GT and 4 extra fans and it reaches 92C? That's unreal! I have a 6600 GT and no extra fans and it has yet to reach 60C under load. Defective card maybe?
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    New Info on 7800 GT

    http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=2441&s=1
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    Anymore under 500 deals on 7800 GTX?

    Use Dell coupon code: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Here Total price before taxes and shipping is $500.25 Link Here Dang and it was $463 yesterday too! Edited
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    6800 GT PCIe - Buy now or wait?

    Cheapest I could find for a decent brand is at New Egg - $345 for an eVGA or $369.99 for a BFG at Best Buy after the special. Are these good deals or are the prices expected to fall sometime in the near future?