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    Aston Martin builds the ugliest concept ever

    Whoa mamma, ill take one of those bad boys. And to the Original Post, god awful ugly, almost as ugly as the AMC pacer was.
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    What's a good gaming PC brand nowadays?

    I sure woulndt go with Falcon NW after seeing my sons rig overheat like theres no tomorrow.
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    Help finding new HD TV

    we opted for a 50 inch plasma at 720p over everything else and so far i can say that i love it and it looks better at my house than any of the better name brands or tv's did in the store. I got an LG 50 inch plasma. Hopefully it stays running and i dont need to use the 400 dollar 4 year...
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    extended warranty?

    I personally always get them on anything over a grand.
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    Monster HDMI Cables

    Thanks to all who replied to this post. I just bought a 50 inch plasma and entered the hidef wars. It gave me the knowledge i needed to buy the cables i could afford. Two thumbs up!
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    Question on HDMI Cables

    Are these the same HDMI cables they sell at magnolia sells for 200-300 freakin dollars? And oon comcasts video "intro to hd" (not that i really think they know much) they say to just use Avi cables isnt that false for true hd? And yes i do have an hd box, got it for the DVR.
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    Need Opinion on LG TV

    Just bought the 50 ince 720p plasma Lg. The 50PC5D from LG was much less than every comparable brand that they had at BB for a 50 inch. We picked it up for 1499. The women are putting the desk together so ill get back to you on how much i like/ dislike it lol. In store the picture was pretty...
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    How much did you pay for your automobile?

    2002 Volvo S60 Blue book was 13,500 ish paid 11,240. Sticker when new: 28450. bought it with 68000 miiles. Cost me under 200 to register this AND my 6400 dollar 98 vulcan classic motorcycle that had 16000 miles on it when i bought it. New it was worth 10,500 blue book when bought was around 7k
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    Nvidia 8600 - DX10 without breaking the bank

    wow, just wow. Now i really need to get rid of this pc for Pci-e capeable rig. DAMMIT! lol
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    avg cost of wedding gift?

    50 for someone you kind of know, 100 or more depending how close you actually are. Real friends always have an idea if your in financial straights too, keep that in mind. I always think that a thoughtful gift means more to me from friends than any amount of money. Maybe im just a simple man.
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    AVG or AntiVir?

    well im happy that im part of a minority finally! lol, anywho i just downloaded AVG and so far so good. My wife and her friend chuck have been using it for months, in chucks case longer, and theyve had great luck. But i had been using Norton until today. I am nervous about deleting norton...
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    What are the consequences of insufficient powersupply for a videocard?

    Id bite the bullet and upgrade the whole system if i were you. Thats what im doing next time around. I got the nice video card, then came the psu, then the memory......it gets expensive! lol, i shouldve just bit the bullet and upgraded to dual core or 64 or something, in the long run it costs...
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    Oblivion Patch Now Available !!

    Ive havent had an issue with crashing so far.
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    I Am Afraid of LCD's I Think I Want a 80 lb CRT

    This is the real statement i had a problem with. Doesnt this discussion MAKE the subject subjective? Just the fact that we have opinions on both sides make it a subjective arguement, end of story.
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    I Am Afraid of LCD's I Think I Want a 80 lb CRT

    My 17 " crt died so i picked up a 19" lcd and i absoloutely loved it(dcl/lcd 19" 75 refresh but only 1280x1024 rez and a decent response time but not the best) and i absoloutly loved it. I could adjust the brightness pretty well and got Wow running well on it. Then my buddy was getting rid of...
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    7800GT + Oblivion = #$#*&@$(!!!!

    Woot. Getting 25-50 fps now with that cool new driver. thanks for the tips guys.
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    Oblivion finally benchmarked!

    Playability is in the eyes(literally) of the beholder. I can play this game on my 6800gt even at 12-17 fps. ( i actually get 22-50 now with that tweaked driver and the card slightly clocked under and ultra). But my eyes can take the low fps, i just hate load times and slowdowns which i dont get...
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    Is NVIDIA better than ATI now?

    As much bad luck as ive had with Ati even i would admit they are neck and neck. Half like ati, half like Nvidia.
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    7800GT + Oblivion = #$#*&@$(!!!!

    THANKS. i get 15 fps outside and 22 inside.
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    7800GT + Oblivion = #$#*&@$(!!!!

    I play the game on a 6800gt on a rez of 1280x1024. I turn the shadows off, no aa or af. Hdr is on. Definetly get a slowdown with grass. I put everything else at defaul settings but i turn the fade out all the way up. How do you get a framrate read for it?
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    The Ultra Company

    well its a good thing its a crappy machine to begin with. With the addition of the memory and the psu i got over 1000+ improvement with my 3dmarks so i cant complain too much as it was short money. Ill definetly throw it away when i build my own. I admit, they took me in with the shiny box and...
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    Oblivion problems - Please help

    you have a better video card than i do but i have a faster processor. WHats your ram? I have 2 ghz and i have little problems with the game. I would say its a loading issue. I do notice a pause at some moments when the game switches music as well for me. 6800gt 256 3.4 pentium 4 2 ghz ram
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    3Dmark 06 scores.

    Nvidia 6800gt Oced to 375 core 1.05 memory(from 350/1.0) 256 8x agp 3.4 ghz intel pentium 4 200fsb(couldve sworn i got more when i bought it, damn compaq, that will learn me!) 2 gig ram 2888 3d marks 1042 sm 2.0 948 sm 3.0 997 cpu Grapics 1 return to proxycon 8.2 fps...
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    The Ultra Company

    Ive noticed a few posts about how Ultra is crap but when i researched the power supply and memory i bought from them (550 watt and 2 gigs of memory) i saw mostly nothing but good customer reviews about them. The supply was about 100 bucks and the memory was exactly the same numbers as crucal or...
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    My personal resolution for 2006:

    To build my FIRST gaming computer by the end of the year. Just have to get the money and the balls to do it. I just cant decide on the final product. Things i do know: Needs to be Nvidia, i cant stand, and have had crappy experiences with ati. Needs to be better than my current...
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    Can someone explain gt/gs/hdr/sm3

    I threw away my Ati 9800 in favor of an Nvidia Geforce 6800gt and was not dissapointed. Even with a crappy compaq pc that i threw memory, a powersupply and the gt at it still runs Morrowind Oblivion on High graphic settings with a rez of 1280x1024. And thanks to everyone who kicked me in...
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    **Official** Video Card Drivers Rev2

    81* really F*ed up my display so bad that now i cant seem to get it to look like it was before. 1024x768 looks more like 800x600 and i cant seem to get it back to the original look even when i roll back my drivers to the one i had before. Some days i just hate friggin computers...
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    Post your 3DMARK05 SCORES.

    P4 3.6g 1gig ram fsb:200 6800GT@stock(351/1002) driver version 71.84 48563demarks 3878cpumarks project #:757880(not sure how to link it) With the 66...drivers i scored under 4500
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    upgraded from 9800 pro to 6800gt..got a problem

    I similarly went from a 9800 to a 6800gt but i havent had any real problems with the desktop. The only difference is i have a P4 3.6 gig , a bigger hardrive, and xp home. Everything else is similar.
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    Would you return it??? UPDATE!! I hate LCD's!!

    Had mine come in with that youd be damn skippy id return it!
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    xfx or asus?

    Ive had 2 pny's and had no trouble with them but i also think that it doesnt perform as well as it should. But that probably counts for how cheap i picked it up too. It was about 100 bucks less than the asus, gainward leadtek, albatron group of cards.
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    Sound card drivers

    Im not having a problem with my sound but when i tried to update the driver the software claims that i dont have a soundblaster audigy 2 Zs in my pc and i know that its there and its the right one. So i guess the real question is since im not having a problem should i just leave it be?
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    Which is better _overclocked_, X800XL or 6800GT?

    My opinion is Nvidia is better. I like the fact i can download a driver for nvidia cards that work for every card they make. I like the performance of my Nvidia cards more than the Ati cards ive had. My geforce4ti4200 ran better than my 9800ati card. Just some input from a non biased gamer...
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    Hacked

    Is there any way to tell if your pc was hacked to get critical info? My mother in law seems to think thats how someone got her credit card and personal info.
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    Game problems

    Ok well i ran prime 95 for about 18hrs and the pc never crashed and all the tests listed on the open window passed all tests. So maybe the new patch for Wow just didnt install right.
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    Game problems

    Will let you know what went down sometime tomorrow. went to bed last night without checking the site. Thanks to all for your help. I hope i can get this stupid thing to work right. ;)
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    More Q's from the new guy

    I agree with mechbgon. Hell if i had the money thats what i wouldve done but i live on credit so im stuck in hp/compaq hell. But i also like the security of a warranty.
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    Is it possible for Intel to buy AMD?

    And even if the monopoly rules didnt apply or exist youd get what the WWE is pushing out now. Even worse crap to watch than when Scott STeiner and Goldberg were there.
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    Problem w/. Chaintech AV-710 Sound Card!

    Can i ask a stupid question? why did you get rid of the soundblaster card? Ive only had experience with soundblaster so thats my choice of cards but if there are better id like to know for my purchase in later years.
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    LCD Help [Gaming]

    Had i known about this site before i bought my spectre Dcllcd 19" i would have grabbed that hyundai. My rez and stuff is similar but it beats my response time of 12ms and the price is about equal or less than what i paid through tiger direct. But im happy, not much ghosting and i got used to it...