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    best buy 285gtx ymmv

    Was at Best Buy checking out the prices on video cards for a laugh while my friend was looking for an adapter and I noticed a Clearance sticker on a 285. It was marked at 175$ - there was a 275gtx next to it for 280! They also had some 4850s marked down but not enough to make it a hot deal. I...
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    Terrible issues with 285gtx sli - RESOLVED

    Replaced the new 285 BFG OC and everything works fine! Especially prevalent in l4d. With multicore rendering option enabled and without. I do not have problems with it using one card and I have used both cards alone and everything functions fine. q9550@3601 1.3v after droop 4gb 1066...
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    EVGA 750I OR 780I

    Do these support 45nm? Is there any real benefit to the 780 over the 750 if you are not going to go with 3 graphics cards?
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    problem with getting the x3 over the q8200

    I am building a computer basically for the purposes of gaming, most other benchmarks don't mean much to me. If I go with an x3 will an am2+ board hold it back? I noticed that the HT of the x3 is 4000 but the am2+ boards are 2600? Which processor would be best for gaming?
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    Next system

    I only need The intention of the system is to be used for gaming. I don't want to build another system for at least 2.5 years but I don't mind turning settings down at the end of my systems life cycle. CPU (e7400 vs Phenom II x3 720) RAM (currently have 2gb of ocz platinum ddr800 I can...
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    PSU for future SLI

    I have been reading some PSU reviews including anandtechs debunking PSU myths article and I am more than a little confused. Some of the information on the boards seems contradictory to the articles on the front page. I plan to get a single 260gtx soon with plans to add a second one in the...
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    Torn between 3 24 inch LCDs

    2400w BenQ ~415$ +Great Price! -TN FHD 2400 Gateway ~500$ +92% color gamut, 16.7 million colors, 3ms GtG! -TN, some variance in reported back light bleed issues with some panels being returned to get panels that do not have the same issues. FP241w BenQ ~620$ + beautiful monitor...
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    High Speed Lagging 10/1

    I have a very nice connection from comcast. I get 10 mb up and 1 mb down. I have done numerous speed tests and confirmed this although it does vary a bit up or down from the given numbers. It seems that this SHOULD be fast enough for both my wife and I to play games, however this is simply...
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    HDTV recommendation

    Looking for a good bang for the buck television. I would prefer a non plasma. Projection is ok as I have plenty of room. I have been reading up on some LCDs but there is a lot to know so I thought I would seek your opinion. I would prefer a widescreen television 37" seems like a good size...
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    Just finished DMOMM

    I have been a fan of Arkane studios ever since I played Arx Fatalis. This game is definitely a jump from AF, although different by design. The melee combat system is a great one - I have never seen it work so well (oblivion should take a lesson on physics here.) The game has multiple endings...
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    Just got in on the OCZ Gold PC6400 for 194 AR

    I have read that some motherboards dont play nice with ram that wants more than 1.8v and it creates an issue where only a single stick runs at boot and then only single channel is available. I want to know what midrange board with pcie 16 I can get while avoiding this issue. Anyone else...
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    Winter Vacation East Coast

    Going on a trip on Dec 20th. My wife has never seen snow and I wanted to surprise her by bringing her a little further north than she expects. How far north will I have to go to see snow right before christmas? Any suggestions for what city we should visit to have plenty to do? :)
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    Lets play some CoH

    I recently picked up this title and really enjoy it. I had to stop playing WC3:TFT after a while and it wasnt until this game that I was able to get into something new. I had tried DOW but the player base was too niche and Orks were underpowered. AOE3 wasnt my cup of tea either. I couldnt get...
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    The Hidden: Source Mod

    http://www.hidden-source.com/ Basically one person is this creature who is mostly invisible, runs quickly, is very quiet, and can pounce far distances and stick to walls for a short time. The creature called the hidden must use a knife to kill a team of IRIS members (basically like SWAT) in...
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    First Gamestopper Oblivion

    Well, it seems I wasted the last few hours of gameplay. I wanted to let everyone know about it so if they wanted to attempt the mission they could take the necessary precautions SPOILER: I accepted a quest to find a missing person. When confronting a usurer who lent him money I was told that...
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    Oblivion

    Well, I just went around to my local Best Buy, Circuit City, and even went so low as Comp USA to find that Oblivion is not on the shelf as of this time. CUSA doesnt know when it will be in and BB says March 22nd. So my question is - what store shelf is this game actually on? Anyone been...
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    Online Poker

    So I have been playing poker online. I play a Lederer style aggressive tight strategy. On the website bodog.com I have been very successful and made a lot of money. However various internet websites rate Partypoker as one of the easiest sites to win at and party poker as a more moderate...
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    Effects of my tweaking

    I took advantage of an issue I was having with stability on my computer and since I was running 3dmark05 for stress I figured I should record the results of each stage and share the results of tweaking my very realistic set up. System: 2.4p4c 1gb ddr 500 (generic) gigabyte titan...
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    Computer crashing Fixed

    2.4ghz p4c 1gb ddr500 (currently running 400) 200gb seagate 7200.7 SATA Gigabyte p4 Titan motherboard 6800nu unlocked Two weeks ago I had the same problem. After spending a few hours on the computer it decided it wanted to reboot itself randomly - usually right when windows starts but...
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    Building a media center pc

    The wife wants a Tivo so im going to give her a gift with the same functionality but better. I have a PC I can use for the occassion currently set up like this: 2.8ghz P4b 1 gig ram Soundblaster Platinum 5900xl I plan to use the Meedio software suites. I need to know what...
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    1905fp "analog only"

    Are they just saying it lacks a DVI input? Dell is selling this model for 90$ less than the standard model. I am trying to figure out if it is worth it to purchase this model or not. Will there be a big difference between analog input and DVI on this monitor? Thanks
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    Splinter Cell 4

    http://www.splintercellhq.com/
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    Computer wont boot with SATA +EIDE

    I have conquered this problem once before but cannot seem to figure out how to do it again. 36 Gig Raptor 80 Gig WD EIDE Gigabyte motherboard Intel p4c Anyone know the solution? Thanks in advance.
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    Are we going to crack down on the

    If yes please take a gander at this thread. I wont even mention a name.. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1738519&enterthread=y He'll be spending a week elsewhere.
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    Do they make AIW for the top of the line?

    All in Wonder is the only reason I am considering ATI as my next card at this point. However the XL isnt quite fast enough to entice me to pick one up. Although I must admit I no nothing about the overclock. Also from what I read it still has the old 200 chip on it instead of the newer 500...
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    What soundcard to get? Creative driver hacks?

    I am currently using an onboard solution and while it doesnt give me too many problems it does have an issue with Hardware 3d sounds or at least it seems like it does with certain games. I find myself turning off any EAX options as well. I know there are some driver hacks for older Creative...
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    1337

    Nothing to see here!
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    Bet on Soldier Demo

    http://videogames.yahoo.com/predownload?eid=394086 For the brave. I will download it just for kicks tomorrow while im at work. At 540mb its a bit of bandwidth. Post your review.
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    STALKER

    I notice there havent been any updates for months and the only posts on the board are from fans or mods. I am sad this day :( in the "What games are you looking forward to" thread a couple people put STALKER and this thread is for the hope that someone knows more about what is going on than I...
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    Wireless Router VOIP?

    I was looking into getting VOIP service and there is a Linksys Router that offers VOIP, Wireless, and CAT connections. I was wondering if there are any issues I should know of. I have heard from people in the past that when someone on the wireless connection has problems it can also interefere...
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    Getting Married

    After nearly three years of being engaged we have finally decided to get married. Originally it was going to be after I graduate but now I will only have an internship left so we decided to go ahead and make plans for a November wedding. We basically need to have a pretty cheap ceremony and...
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    Why do people keep buying crap products

    Please stop supporting companies that dont support us. That is all. *whispers* EA is the devil and BF2 will never run smooth on your 7800!
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    Thief: DS

    I have to say even though the graphics are only about par now - I love this game. That is all. Anyone replaying the first two?
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    I have a get rich quick scheme

    Maybe im just tired but it seems to me that someone should take advantage of Compass Bank's promise to refund any atm fee on Earth. 1. Create small bank 2. Friends open Compass Bank account 3. Get ATM charge outrageous fee. 4. Compass Bank refunds outrageous fee * outrageous transactions...
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    AMD 64 w/ greater than DDR400?

    I have previously read that the venice core supports up to DDR400. So I am a little confused as to the ram it supports. Also is there a performance benefit from DDR400 --> DDR500 with A64?
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    Is there an AT Eve corp?

    See above!
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    I have a confession to make

    Last night I started playing Doom 3 again... and I liked it... *hides face*
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    I think my dog has an UTI

    She just pissed on my bed :/ I guess I will be beating a few video games tonight - then I will drag myself to the couch in my exhaustion (from all the hard work of course) and pass out. My back is going to hate me later tomorrow. /pity thread UPDATE: Intial testing shows no sign of...
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    Solstice

    Finally saw an advertisement and checked it out at pontiac.com. 2.4 177 hp, meh its a small car I figure thats not bad. Im thinking to myself at least the gas mileage will be good. 20/28 The G6 3.5 gets better gas mileage than the Solstice!? (22/32) My next car will remain Japanese...
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    Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

    Make sure to download the patches as it is basically unusable without them but this is the first game I haven enjoyed in a while. Graphics are great and ALT TAB is done without any lag. There are still some bugs but I very much enjoyed the game. Anyone else playing online?