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    X2 3800+ for a X2 4600+

    You?ve probably seen the recent price cuts leaked on Anandtech. I have an x2 3800+ and I was wondering if it would be ?worth it? to swap that CPU out for a 4600+ or 4800+ at the reduced price. I looked at the gaming benchmarks on this site and the improvement seems practically negligible...
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    Racism In Oblivion

    With all the shenanagins surrounding the recent ESRB ratings change for hot coffee style nudity mods in Oblivion, I'm surprised that no one in the main-stream media has exploited the 'racism' in the Oblivion. In non-gamer terms, in Oblivion the player can choose to be either a white character...
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    Uninstalling Oblivion

    First off gotta apologize I couldn't find the answer in either of the Oblivion threads. Short version is I installed the beta patch and almostly immediately got a hard lock. After several reboots/tries the game no longer a) loads saves, or b) starts new games. so I'm trying to uninstall &...
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    No Measurable Improvement Upgrading to 2GB of RAM

    I upgraded from 2 x 512 MB of Samsung RAM to 2 x 1024 of the same type. (Took out the 512 sticks). I went into the BIOS and made sure the timings were the same (Cas 2.5 3-3-8) and also verified this with cpuid. My problem my 3dMark05 score stayed almost the exact same, actually about 25...
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    M2 Platform: What's Pacifica?

    What is 'pacifica' in laymen's terms? I performed a search but frankly couldn't understand the prior discussions. (Related: what is virtualization technology?)
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    New nVidia 6800 GPUs Confusion (6800GS & 6800XT)

    I have a 6600GT PCI-E, and I?ve been looking into a 6800 series GPU or a 7800GT. Based on what I?ve read, do I have this correct? least powerful to most powerful: 6600GT > 6800XT > 6800NU > 6800GS > 6800GT > 6800U > 7800GT Should I get a 6800GS now or hope for a boxing day sale on the...
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    Half Life 2 Lost Coast

    I don't know what the other people were expecting, but personally I was expecting a expansion pack that I would have to purchase to play. What I'm now reading is that Lost Coast is a free, but only a 10 to 15 minute level (that is also just a demo for HDR technology, if you chose to be...
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    Go See The Doom Movie

    I was surprised by how subpar some of the creature effects were, but other than that it captures the Doom feel almost exactly. Good times.
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    My Upgrade Dilemma

    I have a 6600gt paired with a s939 3000+, and I would like see better performance in Battlefield2, FEAR, etc. Presently I can get a 6800nu for $260Cdn plus shipping & taxes, but the 6600gt is now as low as $170Cdn plus shipping & taxes. My board isn?t SLI-capable, but I can get one for...
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    New drivers offer mixed vendor support

    I would like to match up my 6600GT with another 6600GT, or perhaps a 6600 or 6600 LE. Are the latter two possible? According to the readme in the latest build for nvidia Foreware drivers, the 81 series drivers will offer "SLI mixed vendor support."...
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    6600GT PCI-E & Corrupt Textures In 3D Apps! Help!

    I've had the NX6600GT VTD128E (MSI Gefore 6 6600GT PCI-E) for about 4-5 months without issue, and I never over-clocked it all. Then suddenly my screen went totally corrupt with weird checkerboard patterns during Counter-Strike, requiring a reboot. Now My computer runs fine in 2D, but as...
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    What was Half Life 2 about?

    HL2 was a very enjoyable game but I'm not sure what it was about, exactly. The theme seemed to be cripped from the Cole's notes for 1984. Did I miss something? What's your thoughts on the story? [On another note, from all the reviews I read, I did not see anyone bring this up, yet...
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    POLL: Who Here Uses Mozilla?

    I have all three but lately I've been using Mozilla 1.7 because of the integrated features. Feel free to add your 2 cents.
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    Can You Password Protect A CD-R(W)?

    I want to be to password-protect a burned CDRW so that a user can't even see what's on the disc until they enter a password. Can this done and what program do I need? Thanks.
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    Winchester v. Newcastle

    I just built the computer in my sig and CPUZ reports my CPU is a Winchester. What's the difference between a Winchester and a Newcastle? Should I have researched more and got a Newcastle?
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    How To Install GA-K8N9F-9 + WinXp SATA, It Is Possible!

    If you can believe it, I've had this board (Nforce 4 with PCI-E) on my desk since January 3rd, and I've been waiting since then for my video card of all things. Now that I've installed everything, I want to clear up for people exactly how I got this bad-boy up and running. Some...
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    Questions About PCI Express

    I'm building a new gaming system in the fall, and I'm puzzled by the incoming PCI Express. Since PCI-E slots are backward compatible with PCI slots, and the PCI-E x16 slot is not backward compatible with the AGP slot ..... .... are these new motherboards going to have an PCI-E x16 slot, an...