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    Need help on cooler upgrade

    I am not sure which way to go on this upgrade. Would like to slap on a scythe ninja but it would change orientation of airflow on the case. My current rig has a custom hole (for 90mm fan) on the side panel for intake to heatsink (fan mounted on top of heatsink). I also have one exhaust fan on...
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    OCing 1st time voltage help

    I managed to get my X2 4800 up to 2.6ghz however I am failing prime 95. I was wondering if bumping up the DDR volts would help stabilize. Right now it is set on auto and I am not sure what voltage auto is. I have the options of 2.6 thru to I think past 3.0. Anyone think it will help? And if...
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    Trying to push beyond supported resolution.plz hlp

    Noob question, but it it possible to hit a higher resolution than the monitor supports using nvidia control panel? My monitors max is 1280x1024 but I was farting around and tried an unsupported res like 16x12 and it actually worked. Problem is that only portions of windows desktop are visible (I...
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    Corsair value select - did I make a mistake?

    I just bought a new system and got the best of eveything I could (X2 4800, 7800gtx). I have a feeling I chinced on the RAM though by buying this: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY(Corsair Value Select) my mobo: (Sckt939)ASUS A8N-SLI nForce4 SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual...
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    I was wondering if anyone would know where I should focus my efforts to alleviate symptoms of stuttering for complete smooth gameplay. I have mostly smooth gameplay about 60-70% of the time playing Doom3 and Far Cry (no stuttering in HL2 oddly 99% smooth). I dont know if it is of any...
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    Noob question about modded drivers

    I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if there is any real tangible benefits to using all of these modded drivers I see posted on guru3d. I just bought a 6800gt and have been tempted to try them but I am having a hard time acknowledging that someone else can publish a driver better than...
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    new bfg6800gt getting warning msg - please help

    I just installed my new bfg 6800gt and it runs fine. However I get a warning message during POST telling me " WARNING! ADDITIONAL CARD CAGE FAN NEEDED FOR PCI EXPRESS CARD OVER 75WATTS. PLEASE CONSULT COMPUTER DOCUMENTATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. F1 TO CONTINUE, F2 FOR SETUP". I have...
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    Please help trying to fix 6600gt - bios maybe?

    I have been using an evga 6600gt and I just recently purchased a bfg 6800gt. During the new install I had problems. Techs at bfg told me to update bios, and when I did 6600gt went haywire - now all I get is weird graphics and an unchangeable screen resolution (tried but keeps resetting to an...
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    Posted in techsupport (sorry) bfg 6800gt after the fact help

    This is my first post and I am cartainly a "noob". I was wondering if anyone has this similar problem and could provide feedback. I just bought a bfg 6800gt OC, and fresh out of the box no response when I put it in. Prior I had a 6600gt and it worked fine - no probs. When I put the 6800gt in -...
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    after the fact help - bfg 6800gt

    This is my first post and I am cartainly a "noob". I was wondering if anyone has this similar problem and could provide feedback. I just bought a bfg 6800gt OC, and fresh out of the box no response when I put it in. Prior I had a 6600gt and it worked fine - no probs. When I put the 6800gt in...