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    Anyone with an MSI RX9800Pro TD128 - Please help!

    I need to rma this card, but it's got an Arctic Cooler on it, so I need to re-install the original heatsink/fan. The problem is that I can't locate the two original fasteners that secured the heatsink to the card. If you have this card, would you please let me know what type of fastener is stock...
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    Is there any market for retail heatsinks?

    If I just upgraded from a retail fan/heatsink for A64 3200+, is it sellable or should I throw it in the box of old hardware?
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    Video driver rollback = no internet?

    Ok here's a wierd one. I spent all day on this yesterday and still have no internet. Here's the system: A64 3200+ @ 2.5GHz 1GB Crucial PC3200 DDR @ 225MHz MSI K8N Neo Platinum eVGA 6800GT Maxtor ATA133 IDE 200GB 8MB Belkin Pre-N router Comcast Cable internet Here's the story: Got...
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    Motherboard compatability question

    I'm looking at a new hard drive, and I want to buy SATA. My motherboard is an MSI K8N Neo Platinum, which supports: On-Board IDE/SATA ? An IDE controller on the nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66 operation modes. - Can connect...
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    ATTO results - is this anywhere near acceptable?

    I am having trouble with BF2, specifically map loading times have increased dramatically. I've done all of the normal system maintenance and optimization that you would normally do, including defragging all driver, running av & spyware detection, minimizing memory resident programs in startup...
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    Best drivers for 9800XT?

    I'm currently using Cat 5.6. Haven't upgraded drivers as new drivers don't offer anything for these older cards. My video performance seems poor lately, so I thought I'd try to find out if there's a better/older driver for this card. Thanks.
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    Should I update my video card drivers?

    I have an MSI 9800XT that Ive been using Omega 2.5.9.7 drivers on. When I read the list of changes for new drivers, it's always geared to next gen cards. Should I update anyway, or stay where I am? Also, with my current driver there are no tabs or boxes for AA & AF control. Is this the way...
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    Cooling for 1U 3.0Ghz+

    Need to overclock a P4 in a 1U rack server. What is a good cooler for this app?
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    Need help troubleshooting my system

    A few weeks ago, I had one of my pc's powered w/o a surge protector, and sure enough got a power surge. Since then I've got no video, and no motherboard beeps (signifying dead motherboard). I get power through the motherboard as all the fans and the hard drives spin. System specs: Abit...
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    Need bios for 9800pro to 9800XT flash

    This is for an MSI RX9800Pro 128MB R360 core model video card. Can someone link me to a good bios for this flash? Thanks.
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    Which core do I have?

    I have a 128MB MSI ATI RX9800 Pro that shows up in Riva Tuner as a 9800XT with an R360 core, but Sandra says it's a 9800XT with an R350 core. How do I know for sure which it is?
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    Help me overclock my A64 3200+ Retail

    So I bought this setup and it certainly rocks @ 2.2GHz, but I'm curious as to what it can really do. Part of my confusion/ignorance stems from the fact that I'm coming off of an Abit KT7A motherboard, so my knowledge of overclocking a cpu is limited to adjusting either the FSB or the multiplier...
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    3DMark supposed to look like this?

    I have a brand new build that looks like this: A64 3200+ Retail MSI K8N Neo Platinum Crucial PC3200DDR 1GB Maxtor 200GB ATA133 7200rpmm 8MB MSI RX9800Pro 4.6 Cat When I run either of the 3DMark (01SE oe 03) benching programs, they both run with a reddish/orange hue, no other colors show up...
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    New build - a few questions

    I put my new rig together last night and have a few questions. Here's the system specs since the site won't let me add the stats to my computers: A64 3200+ Retail MSI K8N Neo Platinum nForce3 250 Chipset Crucial PC3200 DDR 1GB Maxtor 200GB ATA133 7200rpm 8MB MSI RX9800Pro Windows XP PRO SP1...
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    Need advice selecting components for a new system

    Hello all. I'm going to build a new gaming box soon and need help selecting a few things. My budget is $1500 or so, and my approach is that this will be a system that let's me play new games (see sig for current system) but is only to hold me over for a year or so until the pci-x based systems...
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    Which video platform to choose for new pc?

    I want to build a new gaming rig that I will be happy with for a long time. The last box that I built was based on an Abit KT7A-Raid rev1.1 motherboard (bought it when it first came out), so that tells you how often I build new boxes. Anyway, I have two questions: 1) What is going to happen to...
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    Fan suggestion for KT7A northbridge

    My blue orb rattles like crazy and i'm sick of it. What's a good nb fan for my mb?
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    Weekend project - FINISHED! [Pics]

    I've been working on a yard swing for the last three weekends for my wife's birthday (this past Saturday). I'm not a carpenter or even a woodworker, but I managed to put this together by myself. I think it turned out pretty damn good. Check it out: Swing pic 1 Swing pic 2 The wood is all cedar...
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    Youth Lacrosse - need advice

    My son who is 13 years old is playing lacrosse on a U15 team. This is his fourth year in the league. The problem is that my son is very small, only 4' 7" and less than 70lbs. I was just like him as a kid. I was a late bloomer and I finally caught up in 9th grade. Now I'm 5' 11, 178lbs., so I'm...
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    What's the longest it's ever taken you to close an online trade deal?

    I put my 1.4GHz TBird up for sale here at AnandTech in early February. I got an offer to buy on February 9th. Instead of the simple "You send money, I send cpu" transaction one would normally expect, I ended up in endless negotiations. I sent my cpu over a month ago, and have yet yo see any...
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    a few cool pics from the digi today

    there was a brief storm today and i took this pic from my backyard right after - brightest rainbow i've ever seen. there was eben a double rainbow for a while, very clear: The Pot of gold is at the Amish farm! Other end and a freaky pic of one of our cats, Oreo: ONO THE EYES!
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    What is a good OC for a GF4 Ti4600?

    I've got mine at 320 core 700 memory and it runs fine. How much wiggle room should I have here?
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    Video problems [older system]

    I've been having video problems ever since I tried the 52.70 nvidia drivers on my GF2 Pro. The first thing I noticed was that the advanced video settings tab (the one that comes out of the left side of the video card tab) flickers and is almost impossible to click on. The second thing I've...
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    IE icons missing in XP

    Anyone have a reg fix for missing icons in Internet Explorer in XP? I used to have it but lost it in a reformat. I seem to recall deleting a bunch of unnecessary keys, but I don't remember where.
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    I just blew my nose and snot flew out of my eye

    hooray for the flu.
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    Hi

    CoreZman here. I'm a newb to Anandtech. Don't know how much I'll be posting here, but I thought I'd at least say why I'm here. I'm in the market for pc upgrades, and this forum and a few others seem like good places to look. I've always used forums like Anandtech and Amdmb to keep abreast of pc...