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    NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX vs. ATI Radeon X1800 XT

    nVidia all the way. X1800 performs good but there's just something "missing" ...it's big, loud, runs hot. Not to say nVidia's doesn't run hot and isn't loud, but it seems more mature and less shoved out the door.
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    God Damn It1!111!

    Seriously, just keep the X1800... skip the r480. Your X1800XT will still last a couple years. It could be months yet till it actually ships. I myself just spent 520 on an XFX 7800GTX OC, it's their highest clocked card, a true beast. I'll be able to play CoD2 on my 20inch LCD *now* and that's...
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    PSU for my new DFI LanParty nF4 Ultra D

    I just ordered an Antec TruePower 2.0 550W to use with my 7800GTX. Both have already shipped and after reading this thread I'm a little nervous. I have no previous experience with Antec, I hope I made a good choice.
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    Connecting 7800GT to PSU

    It doesn't matter which 4 pin molex you use. +12v2 is for the CPU and mainboard, so I think peripherals and molex connections will be on +12v1. Anyway, I have this same PSU and I have a 7800GTX on the way and I have my doubts this PSU can handle it. I've searched all over google and I find many...
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    Turning computer off every night a good thing?

    I just leave mine on 24/7, no biggie.
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    ATi R580 will come in four versions [x1900 has 384 Million transistors]

    I just spent a load of money on X-mas presents to myself. I got an XFX 7800GTX OC $520, it's expensive everywhere I looked. I know, "why spend so much with all these new cards coming out"? I'm too impatient, I got sick of my 6200TC and I just want to game. I don't care what ATI or nVidia do at...
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    Real dumb question...

    Do I need to turn off my PC and modem just to plug in a dumb ethernet cable?
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    Samsung 204T vs. Dell 2001FP

    Well, I own the 204t and I must say the color accuracy and text quality are excellant. Using the magictune software you get different presets for gaming, text and internet use or you can set contrast/brightness yourself. Mine is set to 45 brightness / 75 contrast and it never strains my eyes and...
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    ATI's X1000 bound for AGP market

    The x1600XT is decent but very odd, it loses to an X800GTO in some benches and beats it in others. I'm pretty sure I saw the benchmarks at x-bit labs, on their huge video card roundup.
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    X-Bit Labs - Modern Games and Modern GPUs:

    I think the first point is, if you already own an x850XT you don't need to upgrade. The second point is, the 512MB GTX is an absolute waste of silicon at it's now 600-1000 dollar price point. Lastly, the X1800 is a good buy if you like high IQ at high resolutions and no one here has said the GTX...
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    Reliability of Dell pre-built vs home-built

    Most unreliability is due to thermal issues. ICs and CPUs are designed to last years and years, so barring something physically wrong with the PCB of a mobo like shoddy workmanship or bad capacitors or unfinished traces it doesn't matter if it's DIY or Dell it will work. In all the years I have...
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    I'm Back

    This makes no sense to me. The Motherboard combo I mentioned is only 200 dollars. Did you misread my post? It comes with the CPU. It's socket 939 and comes with a retail Athlon 64. Your combo is 208 and a sempron is no match for the A64 3000+. If you already have memory that is PC3200, just...
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    help with really low budget pc $300-$400

    Whatever you do PLEASE take the advice and get that Antec case. If you try to run that on what pretty much amounts to a 10-15 dollar PSU it'd be like damning your machine to the flames. :)
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    I'm Back

    Let's make this simple :) Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 Socket 939 / Athlon64 3000+ Combo 1GB Memory Case Power Supply That is a quality power supply. It has very high effeciency and delivers it's true rating. X-bit labs uses it in their own SLI rigs and it's popular in ocing...
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    SLK3000 or Centurion 5?

    I own the Centurion 5, I bought it for it's looks mainly and while it's a nice case it certainly isn't silent. I can hear the whir of my CPU fan mainly so I have it running on low RPMs. The case fans only connect to the PSU, I don't have any adaptors to plug the 80mm into the mobo. As for...
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    BUYING SYSTEM TODAY!!!!!

    The Biostar GeForce 6100-M9 is only a few dollars more and supports X2's. The 3000+ venice seems to be out of stock at alot of places (It's been axed by AMD) but I'm sure you can find one. If you can only find them marked up at around 3200+ prices just get a 3200+ instead. But this is all around...
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    BUYING SYSTEM TODAY!!!!!

    Everything you have looks good. It's hard to do better for around 500. This also leaves a moderate upgrade path, you won't get that with a low-end Dell junker.
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    Problems with my new 6800 GS

    I'm sure you do have a hotspot if they are that close, but I doubt it would cause much fuss as long as the case is cooled properly. Alot of heat build up that isn't being flushed out over time could wear down your components like hard drives and capacitors. As long as you got some fans in there...
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    Anyone not interested in video games lately?

    I got bored of Quake4 about half way through and lately I think I'm losing interest all together in gaming. The cpu in my sig I just built two days ago and I'm thinking of making it an HTPC instead of what I originally planned.
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    Dual Channel RAM ?

    Sorry about that I couldn't find an exact answer to it, lots of conflicting stuff. Anyhoo, I just ordered a dual channel kit of OCZ not because I'm afraid the Kingston won't work I just decided to leave them in my current PC.
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    Dual Channel RAM ?

    I got an MSI Neo4-F mobo coming monday (darn UPS) and I was hoping to use my Kingston ValueRAM in dual channel. Both 512Mb modules are the same speed and model with identical latencies but one was made in 00 and one in 05. It's probable the actual chips on the DIMMS are different. I read some...
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    Utterly Dissappointed in CPU Progress lately...

    I'm not dissappointed at all because current CPUs are more than enough. This allows things to settle down and gives us many cheap upgrades that will let you run most anything. Technology wise it IS a bit boring to see so many incremental steps... here on in it's all gonna be multi-core computing.
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    Just bit the PCI-E bullet

    Yeah I did, it all shipped already. You know, I did consider the ASRock at first but I got nervous about the quality of that board and I want some OC options. It won't make any difference anyway as I want to sell the X800. I think I made a mistake with that Real Power 450W Cooler Master PS...
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    Just bit the PCI-E bullet

    Well I can still use my X800 Pro till I sell it. My bro is already interested in buying this rig, it won't take long. I can just OC the venice, I'm thinking if I'm lucky 2.00ghz and 2.2 isn't out of reach.
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    Just bit the PCI-E bullet

    It isn't a downgrade in the long term sense. It'll simply feel that way with a 6200 in there till I get my 7800 heheh.
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    Just bit the PCI-E bullet

    I'm on a super tight budget... but this has to be done I guess. Keep in mind I bought all this with the intention of selling my SKT 754 rig. It's going to feel so weird having far less performance till I get a 7800GT. I had to keep it under 500 dollars too. MSI K8N Neo4-F 89.00 Athlon64...
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    ATI Catalyst 5.11 officially released!

    I gained 9fps in 1280x1024 and 11fps in 1600x1200 with Doom3. It seems the biggest gain for X800 series are at higher res with no AA. X800 Pro Cat 5.11 1280x1024 HQ 0AA, 8xAF = 58.9 fps 1600x1200 HQ 0AA, 8xAF = 43.4 fps
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    Call of Duty 2 demo to be released very shortly? (i.e. before the end of the night)

    OOOOOR he could be right even though in this case it is his machine. The fact is devs are getting lazy and it's hurting the consumer. I've seen benchies on a 7800GTX and even it struggled, this is a sure sign of poor optimization no matter how you look at it.
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    Need to cool down some Pentium Ds

    There is much misinfo concerning intel on this obviously pro AmD forum. The OP posted temps that are way out of the ballpark for the PD which indicates something is wrong with the way mwave built these machines. They should idle mid 40s on stock and reaching 65c or so on load which to us AMD...
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    Huge test at Xbit. 17 latest GPUs tested in 30 games!

    I thought it was absolute scientific fact the human eye can't see over 60? I call shens on this - aka BS...........
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    No more High end Agp cards

    It has been stated time and time again that ATI is bringing the entire r5x line to AGP so relax. I'm perfectly happy with my setup and should last me another year so no one is "forcing" me to upgrade. These transitionary phases are a pain in the ass I agree but it isn't too bad as you can get...
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    A test for owners of Dell 2405fpw or Samsung 204t

    OK, I think I figured out whats up with the 204t. I changed to 1280x1024 @ 75hz and it scrolls smoothly and my games are smoother too. 60hz @ 1600x1200 is native to this monitor and so I think at 60hz our eyes can perceive the display syncing the image which is kind of annoying but I can live...
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    Funniest/stupidest thing you've heard about video cards

    Back in '98 I went into BB needing a comp for just internet browsing and a little gaming. I knew next to nothing about hardware then so I figured if I got the latest intel processor that would be enough. Anyway, they had these two Packard Bells for around a grand, one was labeled "Celeron A 333"...
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    A test for owners of Dell 2405fpw or Samsung 204t

    Yeah, I get the bumpiness with mine too. :( I have actually noticed this in some of my games too, especially racing games. Like in MotoGP ... I notice objects in the background shift / bump across the screen as if it isn't syncing properly. I chalked it up to an LCD limitation, I didn't realise...
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    Overclocking LCD's to 75hz

    ??? I thought using DVI locks it at 60hz no matter what??
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    How many of dont actually enjoy gaming anymore?

    I still game, just not nearly so much as I did in '94... it's kind of wearing thin on me as I get older. :) I still LIKE to game it's just that I feel gaming is getting too stale, it seems like one FPS after the other. I find myself straying towards games like Psychonauts, the Splinter Cell...
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    My new baby arrived!

    Well, I just played a little MotoGP2 and some Half-Life 2 and there was no ghosting that my eyes could see. Judging LCD screen quality is very subjective though....
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    My new baby arrived!

    I just bought the same display at BestBuy three days ago and I love it. Not a single stuck pixel anywhere. Samsung must have awesome QC. Hope you like yours as much as I do mine. :)
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    Poor console CPU performance, claim game devs

    What's with all the console hate in here? PC gaming and console gaming are two very different things. I've been PC gaming for 15 years and to be quite honest I'm getting to the point where I *detest* FPS and RTS. I've played it all and seen it all and IMO PC gaming is stagnant and boring. Let's...
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    Let AnandTech Members voices be heard

    Look, nVIDIA says if there is demand for the 7800 they would consider an AGP variant. It would not be the high end version IMO anyway. If there is demand I'm sure they'd just release a mid-range card because of the severe cpu limitations on AGP boards and abandon AGP completely next product...