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    fixed my 6800gt :)

    Ok, to see how my story starts see this thread. A friend refered me to a good "solder-er" and he soldered my broken cap right back on. Instalation: Easy as pie. Good instructions, not very many steps. Looks: I think it looks great; espically compared to the lame, geeky reference 6800...
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    i broke my 6800 GT :(

    I bought my new Zalman VF-700 Cu and thought "wow this is going to be great! looks easy to install also" yeah right... The screws on the stock HSF were torqued up so tight, that I had to use a pair of pliers to unscrew them. I got all but one of the big black screws off, and when I was...
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    GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

    link i cant belive that my 6800GT @400/1100 is just a bit faster then the Go 6800 Ultra. has there ever been a time where a laptop graphics card has had top end desktop-spec performance? amazing edited, a bit easier to understand.
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    ZZF is AWESOME!!!

    I just ordered: Zalman VF-700 CU $36 Large ASC tube $13 D-Link 108mbps router AND pc card $100 Shipping: $0 DOLLARS for 2 day!! handling: $10, big whoop i wasnt planning on buying the router until i noticed the $50 mail in rebate!! half off! i still think its too good to be...
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    FarCry HDR Screenies *more added*

    I had to compress them to 10x7 to save space, but here they are. max details 12x9 no AA 8xAF, HDR level 7. 1 2 BTW, the reflections off of the beach don't stay like that...your "game eyes" ajust to the light. its really neat. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11<----2nd Fav 12 <----My fav 13 14...
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    UE3 performance

    i just watched the UE3 trailer for the first time in a while, and this time i looked at the framrates. ovbiously its a bit hard to tell but it appears to me in the neighborhood of 25-30FPS for the most part. someone said that they were using "SLI 6800 Ultras" for that demo, which i SERIOUSLY...
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    ATi can....die

    link :|
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    omgoldenmember

    <------ :D 28.87 PPD, most not on OT...video, cpu, etc. not sure if thats a good thing or not. my social life hasnt started to suffer...yet
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    *Should zakee00 get better cooling for his 6800GT?*

    Hey all, I have my 6800GT oced to ultra speeds. i can_not go any higher or else i get artifacts in ATItool. i tried Thugsrook's amazing GTU bios, and all it did was raise my temps. Here are my temps: Idle- 49C Load- 76C-79C If I got better cooling (something like this or this or this)...
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    ATOT is lame past 12am

    im bored. its late, i didnt finish my hw, and im not tired. ATOT is the only thing i have to do. more people need to sign on :( Nick
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    this forum is a sausagefest

    discuss
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    Cats or Dogs? *POLL!!!!!*

    Dogs here, cats arent my cup of tea.
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    Current favorite song thread

    The Scientist- Coldplay great CD :thumbsup:
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    wtf temps panel dissapeared?

    i just went into my driver to perform a routine temp check, and WTH i noticed that my temp tab is gone!!! wth happened? ive been using these 71.20's for a while, and im pretty sure it wasnt that...
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    best. comedy. evar?

    discuss i think imma have to say Super Troopers
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    i just got owned....

    "did you take the dog out when you got home?" "uh....yeah" "no, there are no dogprints at all in the snow. get off the computer and find something to do" :( dammit
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    THE **OFFICIAL** ATOT MEMBER PIC THREAD

    post a pic of yourself, NOT of anything/anyone else. i really hope this dosnt turn into ppl posting pics of men kissing/extraordinarily large people posing half naked. :camera: of me a year ago Nick
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    What is this world coming to?

    Tsunamies, earthquakes, rising gas prices, war, inflation, terrorism, global warming the human race IS slowly killing itself. we just keep multiplying with no thought for the environment. call me a tree hugger, but when your children's children's children have no goodplace to live you might...
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    who has the highest posts per day?

    just wondering, mine seems way higher then most other peopls. and i dont nef alot either, i just recently started posting on OT. thx, Nick
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    i just chugged a 16oz can of Fuze energy drink

    they are really good, i recommend them :thumbsup: EDIT: wow i feel like om on crack wow... BTW what is a spider? im not up to speed on ATOT terms i guess.
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    How do YOU benchmark? *w/ poll*

    Is there a "correct" way to set the driver control pannel for IQ? Is High Performance considered "cheating"? Thanks, Nick I usually do the best quality available.
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    DVD Ripping Software?

    I would like to rip DVD's (just the main feature, stereo sound) to my computer, what's the best way to do this? Free if possible.
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    Xtr33m3 Cooling:

    It was suggested to me that I bring my computer out into my garage with the door open to see if the cold air would help me OC higher. This would tell me if i should spend the money on better cooling to OC my components higher. It is currently 0 degrees F here (i live in alaska), and I am a bit...
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    Do you hate people? *POLL*

    I'm talking about in general.
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    Just passed the 200WU Landmark

    ...And still goin strong with my A64 ;) It's so nice to have SETI running 24/7, even when I play CSS! How fast are you guys completing WU's? My time says 1:26 total for the current WU I'm on. Nick
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    AS5+Stock 6800GT Cooler Results

    Hey all, I was kind of bored today, and decided I'd put some AS5 on my 6800GT to see if it affected my temps at all. I had a hunch that it's overclocking potential was limited by high temps. I'm just writing this to share my experence. Taking apart the cooler isn't difficult, and I just built...
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    Funny flash video (its all in good fun, dont flame...)

    Linkage!!!!!!!!!!1 Anyone know what song that is? I want to add it to my itunes collection :D Thanks! Nick
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    Lowdown on BTX

    BTX @ anandtech pretty intresting article, turns out that that CPU cooler i saw earlier at thermaltake's website was actaully the "thermal module" that cools most of the PC. its just dumb though, because computers should have been designed this way in the first place, makes way more sense then...
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    Cell: Future of Gaming?

    Cell Have fun. I doubt Cell will ever replace Intel or AMD, but it could diffenately work together with them to make some very cool stuff happen.
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    n00b watercooling

    Hey guys, I just got a new 1337 system for christmas, and would like to push it as far as i can. my 3000+ winnie is at 2.65 1.5v right now, (prime stable), and my evga 6800gt is at 400/1100 (as far as it will go). im using the stock hsf on both, with AS5 on the proc. temps are: proc: 36C...
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    Low 3DMark2005 Score

    People have been posting scores above 5500 with a 6800GT @~ultra speeds. I get only 5000 with the rig in my sig. Why are my scores so much lower then other peoples? Nick
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    Guess what?

    HardOCP SLi Test Unless they DRASTICLY change the way SLi operates, they can kiss that idea goodbye. For gods sake Everquest II dosn't even work with SLi!!!!! Nick
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R Performance

    One game that looks more intresting then HL2 to me is S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Obilvion Lost. The graphics are amazing; equal to or better then HL2 IMO. So..how do you guys think it would run on say a....6800 Ultra with a 2.65GHz A64 1GB ram? Or in general is fine too :D Nick EDIT: BTW, this game is...
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    DVD Drive Problem..need help!!

    Hey I just built my new system, and at the last minute decided to throw in a DL DVD-RW. I chose the Liteon mentioned. Well, I installed it and tried to play a DVD with PowerDVD. It played for a second, then it sort of stuttered, then it froze. Then, 30 seconds later, a frame or two would...
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    DELETE

    ^ | | thx Nick
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    Extremme overclocking 6800GT

    ok, i bought an EVGA 6800GT AGP8x for my new rig. I have got'er up to 400/1100 stable. if i go any farther on core, i get artifacts in ATItool, and CSS freezes. I have tried a voltmod that ups the vcore to 1.4v, but that did nothing but create more heat. My idle temp is 52C and load is 78C with...
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    1T vs 2T

    http://forums.pimprig.com/showthread.php?t=33809 I was having trouble getting my Geil memory to perform as advertised. At 240MHz, it would fail memtest at its 250MHz timings. That was with 2.85v also. Right now, i am testing at 3-4-4-10, at 240MHz, 1T and there has been no errors so far at...
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    hey, im new

    hey guys, i just got BOINC, and set up a SETI account. how do i join the anandtech team? what is a work unit? what is so great about them? thanks, nick nvm, i figured out how to join team anandtech :D. but what about the work units? and how come when i press "show graphic", its just a black...
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    SuperPI Contest!!!

    Hey, I found a similar post over at HardOCP, and wanted to see what kind of times you guys are getting. I'll try my best to keep up with the scores. Have fun, Nick RULES: 1. 32M times only, please. If there is no proof (screenie) then it won't be counted! 2. If you beat one of the Top...
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    I DID IT!

    well, i was kind of bummed out that my 3000+ couldnt make it past 2.43GHz w/o failing prime after 2 hrs. i thought for sure that the processor just wasnt lucky. but, then i ran memtest just to see...and lo and behold, i got errors in memtest after like 200%. but how can this be, my ddr500 ram...