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    Help out an old time AT'er..

    Hi, I am planning to switch back to AMD after a 5 month affair with intel's toasty prescotts. I am looking for the best SLI board that is also price efficient. My budget is $200+ for the motherboard, but I rather not spend a whole lot of money on extra fluff like 8 SATA connectors. I have...
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    Nvidia PureVideo question

    I downloaded the 67.03 drivers from nzone and the nvidia dvd decoder 1.00.67 and installed both to activate purevideo. It seems the video quality isn't as good as the PowerDVD 6 Deluxe that I was using before. (edges were more apparent in the wmp10 I was using) Both purevideo/wmp10 and powerdvd...
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    Got a Zen Micro for Christmas..

    I got a Creative Zen Micro for Christmas and I noticed that the box said "limited edition with extra battery" and the faceplate of the actual device is different from all the screenshots I've seen. The box was a little dirty on the inside so I thought it was an older version, yet the firmware of...
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    For 6600GT owners, new bios gave me a boost in performance

    Gigabyte recently released a "T3" 6600GT with enhanced 1120mhz memory speeds. Since my vanilla Gigabyte 6600GT wasn't doing too good in terms of overclocking, I decided to try the new "T3" bios out. I crossed my fingers, used the latest NVFLASH V5.1 and booted to DOS praying for success. I...
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    Any aftermarket heatsinks for 6600GT?

    Does anyone know of any custom heatsinks for the 6600GT other than the OEM ones? Or ones that can fit on 6600GT's.. Thanks
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    Abit unlocks pentium 4? intel enraged *updated*

    Link Updated news from ABIT
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    New nvidia beta drivers 66.00 worth a look!

    All test done on my AMD rig FX5900 overclocked by "auto detect" to highest stable OC of around 480/920 3DMark03 61.77 - 6212 65.62 - 6173 66.00 - 6383 Valve Stress Test 61.77 - 86.51fps 65.62 - 90.01fps 66.00 - 93.28fps Doom3 (First run/Second run) 61.77 - 43.6fps/48.7fps 66.00 -...
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    ASUS finally updates new graphic drivers

    Just letting people know that ASUS has finally released new FW drivers for their nvidia cards. Download it here If you have had problems overclocking your ASUS cards with the 6*.** drivers before, please reply back and let me know if these new driver sets from ASUS fix the problem.. I'm also...
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    Best TV card?

    Hey guys, I'm looking to build a home media center pc that even my mom could use. I have all the parts to the computer but the TV card.. What is the most user friendly TV tuner card that is both easy to use and includes its own "media center program" so after it's set up, you won't have to go...
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    915/925 chipsets in stores!!

    Just went to Fry's electronics today in San Jose and saw Abit's PCI-e 915/925 chipset motherboards with LGA775 socket.. has it really come this early?! I didn't ask to purchase one, so they may be demos, but I actually got to hold one of those things in my hand.. pretty neat :) Abit does make...
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    Looking to build a cheap media center PC

    Hey, I want to build a cheap, but reliable home media center that can play DVD's and record live television. I'm thinking of spending $200-300 including the harddrive. Can anyone suggest me a setup? Please list the price of the parts...
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    How do you get VIVO working?!

    I have an ASUS FX5900 and it supports VIVO. I installed the WDM drivers, but I cannot seem to get any signal into my computer through the composite or s-video in slots. I'm sure everything is working.. I just have no clue how to do it! HELP :confused:
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    A new heatsink on back of GPU

    Hey guys, I feel a bit sour because my ASUS FX5900 doesn't support the 2D/3D coolbits feature and I would like to add another GPU heatsink to the back of the GPU like MSI's cooler. My question is, what chipset cooler should I use if any, and what type of non-conductive thermal material should...
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    Coolbits...

    Didn't geforceFX cards have a seperate clock speed for 2D and 3D operations to keep temperatures down? I have the newest forceware drivers and I noticed that not only is the 2D/3D settings gone, but auto detect feature also doesn't work? Any way of getting these 2 features back?
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    Athlon 64 3000+ Overclocking Results

    Conclusive results of my A64 overclocking experience.. Pic of benchies Aquamark3 New SiSandra benches Pics From my last post, I tried to achieve 250mhz FSB... After some unfortunate problems, I was forced to RMA my geil PC4000 memory and I replaced it with 1GB OCZ PC3200 EL. Since the...
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    Very curious memory problem.. compatibility?

    I just recently finished my new rig here and started testing it. Since it's an A64 system I needed to get everything stable b4 I start pushing that FSB and dropping those multipliers. When all seemed stable at stock 200FSB, I ran into a very weird problem. After pushing my Geil Ultra Platinum...
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    Just finished my new water cooled A64 system! Comments?

    Front w/ flash Front w/o flash Side w/ flash Back w/ flash Back w/o flash Specs: AMD 64 3000+ @ 2.4ghz Gigabyte GA-K8N PRO 1gb Geil Ultra Plantinum PC4000 2x80gb Maxtor SATA on Promise Fasttrack S150 TX2Plus ASUS Geforce FX5900 128mb SB Audigy 2 ZS Cooled by: Dtek white water w/...
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    Kick my butt, I just bought an FX5900

    I don't know what happened to my head, but I just bought an ASUS FX5900 128mb retail for $264 from a local electronics store :o Factors that influenced my decision: -nvidia 64bit drivers -good deal on an ASUS graphics card -overclocking potential -like rollo, those gigantic FX cards amaze me...
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    AMD Athlon 64 System, Overclocking thread

    Since all the other boards have something like this, I figured.. why not? I waited months for the nforce3 250, but it still is a no show. I managed to earn quite a bit of money from my part time job so I scratched my itch and bought the Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro. I should be getting my system up and...
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    Dtek's Whitewater block is here!

    dtek Finally in stock guys! get them while their still fresh, they will sell out in 2 days!
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    farcry problem

    Can someone help me real quick. Farcry keeps quiting on me every time I play for about 5-10 minutes. Is this a game bug or a system error? My system spec is in my sig.
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    First production nforce3 250 motherboard review!

    Chaintech Zenith ZNF3-250 Review Only thing I don't like about the review is that Xbit Labs didn't tell us just how far you could overclock an A64 processor.. it only commented on how the board may be more attractive for overclockers..
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    2.4 is Intel's sweet number! Prescott too!

    2.4A Prescott @ 3.7ghz All you old school OC guru's might wanna check this out... someone alert THUGSROOK about this!
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    Difference between Mobile A64 and regular A64?

    I did some searching on the internet and on this forum, but I didn't get very solid results. Does anyone know if Mobile A64 are equal in speed to the regular A64? Does the ~20watt decrease in power cripple the chip's speed? Since I haven't seen any regular A64 AR revision cores, are the AR...
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    Some rumor busting for nvidia.. and some cool info

    Someone explain to me what guru3d is trying to say here? Guru3D What rumors is he talking about and what about encoding? What do you guys think?
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    Athlon64 FX51 vs FX53 Benchmark Anthology

    AMDreview Anandtech bit-tech Digit-Life ExtremeTech HardOCP Hothardware Lost Circuits (2.7ghz anyone? :D) X-bit
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    Still no word of the nforce3 250?!

    I eagerly waited until March 1st for the "introduction" of the nforce3 250 chipsets in an europe conference somewhere, but it's already March 3rd, and there's still no word of the 250. What in the world is delaying these chips? I've heard rumors of it supporting both socket 754 and 939 and other...
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    ignore this thread, mistake

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    Water cooling tips

    I am going to purchase a water cooling kit soon with a 120mm fan compatible radiator. I have a lian-li PC65 case that only allows 80mm fans for the top and rear blowholes. What is an efficient solution to fit a 120mm radiator over a 80mm fan hole? (I want to stay away from drilling a bigger...
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    Sound blaster Audigy 2 ZS problem

    It seems, recently all games running EAX generate a harsh crackling sound everytime a big explosion happens. Sometimes when you shoot, like in HALO, you don't hear your gun firing but only the bullets hitting. Other times, like in COD, the war plane's bombs create this violent and unaturaly...
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    ATI All-in-Wonder owners.. about ur RM2

    Has anyone who purchased the AIW 9600Pro received their remote wonder 2 after mailing the rebate? I mailed the rebate along with $20 more than 9 weeks ago and I have not gotten any word of it. Where are the RM2's?!
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    17" LCD to a 19" Flat CRT a downgrade?

    I've been pretty satisfied with my 17" GEM LCD with 25ms on d-sub. It is very crisp and shows little or no ghosting, but contrast isn't as good as I would like it. I've switched to LCD almost 7 months back from an aging Viewsonic P773 (3 years old) that gave me eye sores. I went to a friend's...
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    NEW radeon 9800PRO 256mb DDR-II spotted (resembles the XT now)

    Here I found this at newegg and it looks totally different from the traditional radeon9800pro 256. The layout is completely different in the front and it sports new memory locations with a nvidia like heatsink covering everything with a single heatsink. I have customers interested in this...
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    Athlon 64 3400+ review and Memory

    I just read anand's review on the new 3200+ A64 and I just noticed that the non-FX processors have single channel memory while the FX has dual channel. The benchies I see comparing the FX with the non-FX don't impress me. Is dual channel memory really that insignificant? Since the prescott...
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    Annoying critical errors at windows startup

    I downloaded a bad version of windowblinds off kazaa and it rooted a cmd32.exe in my system32 folder. Lukily, Norton was able to detect the file before it did anything, but every time I boot to windows it gives me this annoying popup saying: "Critical Error: The following file or extension...
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    IE bar is GONE!

    The bottom bar on my IE dissapeared one day and I can't get it back. It's the same bar that shows the security certificates of the websites and the currently loading objects. PLZ, I'm about to make an online purchase and I need to get that bar back somehow, without reinstalling windows. (I have...
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    CASES CASES CASES!

    Hi, I'm shopping for a new case and I'm looking for a easy to install, good looking with side window, aluminum case that will withstand modding and a water cooling kit. I currently have my eyes on: Chenming Xpider (rare to find) Lian Li cases Kingwin Antec CoolerMaster Which case is the...
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    Deciding about the new Abit AI7

    Well, I didn't ever think I would ever come back to the Motherboards section in Anand, but here I am! I am a very satisfied and proud owner of the ASUS P4P800-Deluxe. This motherboard has done wonders in overclocking and support for all my peripherals. Blame me if you want, but I feel it's time...
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    Best gaming mouse

    Hi I have been using a Logitech Cordless Mouseman (Elite) for some time now and I have realised that when playing first person shooter games, the mouse does not register motion and clicking at the same time. So everytime I click repeatedly to fire, the pointer would not move and until I stopped...