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    which is the best cpu?

    I know which one is the worst: Pentium, I think they topped out at 100MHz, at least the non-MMX kind. Now, Opteron is more of a server chip, different league, and by AMD X2 I hope you mean the Athlon 64 X2. And what do you mean by "best"? Highest performing, most efficient, best...
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    What is the BEST video card for 200-250 dollars?

    So, does anyone know how a Radeon X1950XT 256MB would compare to a GeForce 7950GT?
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    VGA vs DVI ?

    if your monitor has a DVI input, your PC has a DVI output and you have an extra DVI cable lying around, there's no reason not to use it. DVI is simply newer and better: that is digital, though I doubt you'll see significant or any improvement on a small sized LCD, I'm guessing differences...
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    Dual core and Win2k Pro

    it's a), Windows 2000 is a dual-processor/CPU capable operating system, and has always been that way
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    Best Card under $100

    If it's PCIe: 256-bit and GDDR3 ftw. Should be faster that the x1600pro. If it's AGP: your options are starting to become limited: this is considerably slower that the card I linked above or the x1600pro.
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    Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 compared directly to an Opteron 165 @ 3GHz

    Why are you using different Forceware drivers for AMD and Intel systems: Forceware 84.66 for AMD system, and Forceware 84.56 for the Intel system..
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    building a new system - i want it quiet

    Definitely don't choose a card based on the ammount of memory, as long as it's 256MB you should be ok. Generally 256-bit memory interface is better/faster than 128-bit, but if a card has high clocked memory, it makes up for the 128-bit interface. Example: Radeon 9800s (pro or xt) had 256-bit...
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    MP OR XP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    For the most thing MPs are exactly the same as XPs, only MPs can run in dual configuration and positioned toward workstation/server market, while XP is for single CPU desktop systems.. They have same ammount a cache, but MPs could be slightly more reliable because, I think, they are/were...
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    What is my bottleneck?

    More likely than not you need more ram..
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    Looking for a cheap and good video card

    From ATI's side: X1600 XT is somewhat cheaper (the cheapest one is ~$140), but it does not offer nearly the same level of performance as 7600GT. The next card up the ladder for ATI (for current generation cards) is X1800 GTO, but it starts at ~$200.
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    Looking for a cheap and good video card

    Assuming you're looking for PCI-E card: see if you can stretch that a little higher and you could get a GeForce 7600GT. Here's a $155 (after $20 rebate plus $5 shiping) MSI 7600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127095
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    Multicore vs. PPU

    can't wait for the AI card to come out.. :D
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    DVI question

    Just stick to the analog connection: that cable you're talking about will not give you a digital connection and would make absolutely no difference. It just uses analog connection since the DVI connector can carry both digital and analog signal: that's why video cards with two DVI ports come...
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    Aarg, quick, give away newer 8x gforce4mx440 or old gforce 3?

    The GeForce3 is definitely faster in games, even a GF3 Ti200 would be faster.
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    Sempron (754)/Athlon XP equivalents

    I posted the question and only minutes later discovered this: http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html From the looks of it the Sempron running at 2.0GHz (3400+) wins most of benchmarks against Athlon XP 3200+ with twice less L2 cache. The only tests it loses to AXP are LAME, Ogg, and some...
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    Sempron (754)/Athlon XP equivalents

    I recently purchased the fry's combo with a Sempron 2800+ (1.6GHz/256KB). I also have a Mobile Athlon XP 2400+ running at 3200+ speeds (2.2GHz/400FSB/512KB). Question: how high would the Sempron have to be overclocked to match the performance of an Athlon XP running at 2.2GHz (or 1.8GHz, or...
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    $26.99 CoolMax 400W PSU!

    I got the deal from newegg. I'm not aware that you need to buy something else to get the 30 instant rebate. They let me have it for $26.99 + 6.99 shipping. But here's the interesting part: apparently the power supply inside the box is: CL-550L( +12V 35A!). There appears there's been some...
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    Have you replaced the thermal paste on your laptop CPU?

    My laptop has some kind of aluminum foil between the CPU and heatsink, without it they don't make contact: I just a sanded down copper penny. Worked like a charm. It used to shut-off during really high CPU load (thermal protection shutoff, I suspect), never done that since. You usually have...
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    XFX OR LEADTEK?

    Leadtek, and no, I'm not speaking out against XFX based on hearsay, I personally had a not-so-good experience with XFX.
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    PCI-E graphics card for $100 or so.

    IMO this is a good deal for $112 or so: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125165
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    Video card heat

    is that idle temperature?, if it's idle then it's indeed a little toasty
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    CPU overheats and computer shuts down by itself very often..

    yes, lower the CPU voltage, I think for your CPU it should be around 1.75v, althought I'm not completely sure, but definitely lower. btw: I think your PSU should be able to handle your system fine. edit: I'm suspecting your CPU core is Palomino. My memory is a little hazy but I could've...
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    Low-end usage, 6200 or 6600, 128mb or 256mb?

    yeah, get x700 Pro if you can, it has way faster memory than the 6600 vanilla.
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    XFX owners, state your product and if you have had any problems with it

    At least they're quick with response: XFX promised to ship 2nd replacement card in advance. Their poor packaging might have damaged the card: but in windows Everest reported that the core was running 100 MHz and memory was at 500 MHz. That looks more like unsuccessful BIOS modification, than...
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    Low-end usage, 6200 or 6600, 128mb or 256mb?

    Yes. No, at least not here. Instead watch for 500MHz vs. 550MHz on different cards for the memory.
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    Cheapest PCI-e card to run EQ2 (low settings) smoothly?

    anything that's PCIe and close to Ti4600 performance is Geforce 6600 vanilla, but that's at least 100 dollars..
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    XFX owners, state your product and if you have had any problems with it

    sorry about resurecting this old topic, but don't want to start a new thread just to complain, anyway: Like everyone here I was aware about the bad rep XFX was getting. At that time my brother needed a new card to replace an aging Ti200. Despite all bad rep, I knew it's often one person has a...
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    Creative X-FI Xtreme Fidelity Accelerates PC Games by 17%

    This is from Wikipedia, I am not sure where they got this info but seems impressive. sound card overclocking :D
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    Dots on LCD monitor(not dead or hot pixels) Help!

    are you overclocking your video card?
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    What do you guys use to monitor the Temp of the GPU?

    RivaTuner has a temp. history recording function. http://www.skenegroup.net/common/images...ast_a6600gttdh/kellotus_monitoring.gif
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    Republican Party Too White

    don't forget that you used the word "literally"
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    AMD analyst day slides reveal shape of things to come

    I love this one: http://epscontest2.home.comcast.net/presentations/05q2_amd_ad/Slide29.jpg
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    hOW DO YOU pronounce 'Radeon'

    I've always pronouced Asus as Ay-soos, with emphasis on the first part.
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    Warning to video card overclockers!

    sorry for ressurecting this old thread: but what if an AGP 6600GT has 2.0 ram and runs 900MHz, would it be relatively safe to overclock it to 1000MHz?
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    Post ended by athlonxp2200 because of arguments.

    I think AMD is better since its name is only 3 letters compared to Intel's 5.
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    reccomend pci-e video card

    the 6600GT is on par with X700 XT, but it's nowhere to be found and would be even more expensive that the Pro.
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    Teach me: Leadtek 6600 128 bit architecture

    the performance difference isn't as great as with 64-bit vs. 128-bit. watch out for this one.
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    Replacing video card capacitors

    bump, anyone?
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    Replacing video card capacitors

    I just found out that my Ti4600, which I've owned for a year, is missing a capacitor! Also, another capacitor is not making contact with one of it's legs. The card worked fine except for casual lockup and lousy overclocking. Now, I happen to have a dead Quadro, it is essentially the same as...