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    New Laptop suggestions

    I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 9300 after my old Inspiron 3200 finally kicked the bucket. I have to say I am totally happy with my purchase and at 1600 dollars it was an awesome deal. ( I had a code for 800 off and 100 dollars off for a instant rebate) Some of the specs: 17"...
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    Apple 30inch Cinematic Display for PC use

    I don't think there are any mainstream PC Video cards right now that offer Dual link DVI on a single port capable of supporting 2560x1600. (I could be wrong though) Well the 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm 200 does but that card is expensive. Edit: Typo
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    which x800 cooler?

    VisionTek x800xt with Ati Silencer 4 @ 555/550 (1100) Idle - 39c Load - 60c And I could go a bit higher also ..well according to ATITool but there is no need at this point. yes you void your warrenty if you remove the heatsink/fan Edited: added new temps, tightened down the heatsink.
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    Trying to find water blocks for Nvidia 6800 PCI-e cards...

    Okay from what I can tell. The below is a picture of a 6800gt agp 6800gt The following picture is a close up of a 6800gt pci-e board. (note the HSI bridge chip under the core) 6800gt pci From what I can tell there is no difference in the mounting holes or the memory. The only...
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    which x800 cooler?

    Well I use the ATI Silencer 4 now on my x800xt with no problems at all. I am not familar with the zalman cooler so unfortunately I can't give you a comparison of the coolers. The thing that I like about the Silencer 4 is that it has a bracket that cools the ram chips on the other side of...
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    need help installing ati 8500dv

    What are your system specs? For example, make and model of your Motherboard, things like that. Could be quite a few reasons for the blank screen. Without more info its impossible to help you. Edited for spelling
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    OCing my older video card

    Well if your getting a 6800gt then you can really play with that card. Heck you could do what a friend of mine did. He just slaped on a 80mm fan to the top of the passive heatsink. Basically he just took some long cable ties and secured it to the card. It worked and the 9200se...
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    OCing my older video card

    I would take the passive cooler off, apply some good thermal paste, and add a active cooling solution. I would only do this if you had the parts laying around. You need to just go out and get your self a OEM 9600 for like 80 dollars. That would blow the socks off the 9200se. Also it...
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    9600 LE: what is it???

    Well the only reference I could find to a 9600Le was on ATI's website stating that ABIT made a 9600LE with 256mb ram. But searching ABITs site I couldn't find that perticular product. Kinda weird. There seems to be alot of foriegn websites mentioning both a 9600 Le 256mb version and a...
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    Trying to find water blocks for Nvidia 6800 PCI-e cards...

    Hmmm I thought Dangerden had water blocks that will fit 6800 series cards. Do the new PCI-E cards move the mounting holes around or is there other obstructions that prevent the 6800 series water blocks from working?
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    BFG GeFoce 6800

    I don't think I would recommend XFX to any one. There is nothing wrong with BFG.
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    Can anyone identify this GFX card please

    Wow I could see how you could think it was a pny mx400. It looks very close. But the heatsink/fan is different and the chip that is between the heatsink and the front of the card is in a different position than the one in the pic. But again the picture is too low of res to really be...
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    Can anyone identify this GFX card please

    Yeah it looks AGP to me. Possibly a Voodoo card too. Maybe a voodoo3. But it is just a guess.
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    Can anyone identify this GFX card please

    Well I am assuming your talking about the video card 3rd from the right. Looks like an Nvidia lay out but not sure. Early geforce boards used to have that L shaped memory lay out like that. But identifing the board from this picture will be next to impossible unless someone actually...
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    6800 Vs 6800gt Both Bfg Ocs, Upgrading, Help, which should i go w/

    If it is in stock at that price I would go for it. No shipping , instant gratification sounds like a good plan to me.
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    6800 Vs 6800gt Both Bfg Ocs, Upgrading, Help, which should i go w/

    Well my opinion is that right now online retailers are raking in the money and most are over priced right now. I have no idea why its cheaper at best buy than newegg or other places online. I have seen this more than once, been wondering if brick and mortar places get hammered by irrate...
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    BFG GeFoce 6800

    Thats a good price, but I am not familar with www.chumbo.com. I looked up their stats on www.resellersratings.com. Here is the link if your interested. Chumbo If you have ordered there before and had no problems I say go for it. Its a fair price.
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    6800 Vs 6800gt Both Bfg Ocs, Upgrading, Help, which should i go w/

    Its my understanding (and someone can correct me on this) that there is not a whole lot of speed difference between the 6600gt and the 6800. I would personally go for the BFG 6800gt if you have the money. Edit: Pressed enter before I was done.
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    BFG GeFoce 6800

    I am sure you will be more than okay with the BFG 6800oc its a good card. What resolutions are you going to run at? What games do you play? Whats the rest of your system specs?
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    The 9600se is a 64-bit memory bus card. It would work better than your current card. But for just a few more dollars you could get a card that is not crippled with its memory.
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    BFG GeFoce 6800

    What do you mean, as in the BFG 6800 oc, 6800gt oc, or 6800ultra? Well the cheapest would be the BFG 6800 oc. Just built a computer for a friend with one of these and he loves it. I have seen these going online for as low as 305 dollars or so. And a bit lower if you get in on a sale.
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    Yeah the TI 200 is an awesome card. Still have one, and its still going strong.
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    Well the 256mb would work. And I did suggest that. What are your system specs? UT2004 will probably not run any faster with 256mb than with 128mb. So I would go with the 128mb card instead. Just make sure to get the 128-bit memory interface bus NOT the 64-bit memory interface bus. You...
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    Awesome so a 9600 would work for you. And thats the card I would suggest. Have you installed a video card before? If not there are several tutorials online you can google for. Good luck.
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    Okay take a look inside your case. Do you have something that looks like this? Picture of APG slot An AGP slot looks similar to the other pci slots but is offset and ususally is colored a different color (black, brown, red..etc) ....its the one closest to your cpu and memory.
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    Ouch...wasn't expecting to have to describe it. Well what is the make and model of your computer? I believe all the xabres were AGP but I could be wrong about that.
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    Need a decent to good video card for unreal tournament 2004(under $100)

    Well since UT2004 is pretty forgiving when it comes to video performance I would probably suggest a Radeon 9600 AGP video card. I am assuming here that you have an AGP slot. A good card to get would be the Sapphire Radeon 9600, with 256mb ddr. Its memory bus is 128-bit so its safe...
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    HL2 players post your Hl2 benchmark scores

    Resolution: 1280×1024 Demo: HardwareOC - Coast Detail: Maximum quality Antialising mode: From System 4x Filtering mode: From System 8x Hardware DirectX level: DirectX 9 Heapsize: 64 MB - default Score = 88.2 FPS
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    Wat is your V. Card's Temp ?

    Yes thats too high. In an earlier post I linked to an article that stated 80c was unacceptable for your card. 6600gt right? What is your cases ambient temp? Check to make sure your heatsink/fan on your video card is seated corrected. Some times they get a bit loose in shipping or when...
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    Wat is your V. Card's Temp ?

    take a look at this Anandtech 6600gt article for some answers to the 6600gt question. It doesn't totally answer your question but does give you some clues.
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    Wat is your V. Card's Temp ?

    VisionTek x800xt with Ati Silencer 4 @ 555/550 (1100) Idle - 40c Load - 64c
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    What is your X800XT/PE overclock?

    As you can see in my sig. 555 core / 580 (1160) memory. I have had it higher than this but right now there is no need. My temps at load never break 55c.
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    POLL: ATI Catalyst Control Center - Yes/No/Why?

    No ..... Takes to long to load and it seems to be a bit buggy. Also the 3D settings tester part has major artifacts in it but none of my games do.
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    ATI X800 XT non platinum edition

    Why overclock an x800xt? Well why not, if I can keep the heat down it shouldn't effect its lifespan at all. I just measured the heat on my card after playing an hour of Far Cry, just over 50c. I don't remember what the old temp was with the stock cooler but it was very high. So if I am...
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    ATI X800 XT non platinum edition

    As you can see in my sig, I have my x800xt (visiontek) up a little beyond PE clock speeds. I have not gotten any artifacts at this speed, and I think the card could do more I just don't need it too. Oh I also have replaced the standard cooling with an ATI silencer 4, a great vid card...
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    ATITool Artifact Testing?

    I use ATItool on my x800xt and I don't think the artifact testing part works very well. It will say an overclock is all good, but then after firing up 3dmark03 or 05 I will get artifacts. I know it has found artifacts before, but that was at extreme clock speeds. I would have to...
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    ¿What do you guys think about this case?

    Is it me or are all these sorts of cases starting to look similar? I mean Alienware and others they are all looking the same. Are they designed by the same people and just resold to people or what? And what are the designers smoking? I like some of the internal lay out, but nothing...
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    CPU Naming Scheme?

    Intel used to code name their processors after places (cities, rivers, etc) in the pacific northwest region. I am not sure if they are still doing this.
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    SLI totally blew away ATI...

    That is true zenwhen. too bad ATI didn't have something like sli. Man nvidia sure wants to be on top again thats for sure. Don't know if I would want to be ATI right now.
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    SLI totally blew away ATI...

    Well to be totally correct x800xt's can cost anywhere from $455 on up. I got mine for $465 (retail box). Still about a hundred more than a 6800gt. 6800gt $368 x2 = $736.00 x800xt $465 x2 = $930.00 difference = $194.00 Hardly double the price though. Sorry I know people...