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    Triple Buffering in D3D9

    Rivatuner has it and it is the easiest way. Look in the riva program files/tools for D3D overider. Activate and it will force it. Make sure you have it enabled at the driver level.
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    i will open a "graphic-cards only" store soon

    Not really a great way to launch a business going to an enthusiast web site an telling everyone you are broke lol
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    I just grabbed a westy 32" (updated)

    There is something to be said for gaming on a huge screen even at lower res. The first time I played doom and HL2 on my 27 incher I was blown away at 1280x1024. The sheer size of the picture will suck you in and no screen shot will do it justice. I am sure it is a nice pic even @1366x768...
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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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    ATI gets pwned

    Price gouging more like it. $500 for my 7800GTX and 9 months later they release a $350 card that outperforms it. Hope ATI vs NV gets bloodier.
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    AT ATI X1950 review: one factor made it a great disappointment to me

    I dont think NV or ATI cares about the default driver setting as it pertains to benchmarks. Both companies are big boys and know their cards are being reviewed. Let them determine where the default settings should be. It is getting harder with each review to test on an even playing field with...
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    Running non-SLI, can I use my card in the bottom slot?

    I actually had a problem with this berfore. On my first sli mobo - stuck a 7800gtx in the black slot (i didnt think it mattered) and had fair performance but was a bit sluggish in FEAR and QUAKE4. So I ran 3dmark05 and scored 2000 points below where it should have been (between 8-9000). Spent...
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    why can't we watch an eclipse?

    This is a grade school topic and can be answered by the search button. Your retinas will be damaged. You can look at an eclipse but you had better be wearing a certified welding mask.
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    OCing 1st time voltage help

    Will do that - thanks
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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

    ok Makes sense. I appreciate the feedback. Now if I can only find a 27-30" monitor that does that res with a good IQ and respose time I would be happy.
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    Trying to push beyond supported resolution.plz hlp

    Hmm, Why is it that I "can" display 16x12 on my desktop. Am I nvidias scaling of 16x12? again the res is visible and no errors or blue screen - just cant see all of the windows desktop at once and cant run a game in that res One would think that if it was not possible my monitor would...
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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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    Time for New Main Computer, where to buy? What to get ?recommendations

    I can't say what service is like because it just shipped today and I should have by Thursday next week. Just put a complete system together for $2500. Got an athlon X2 4800, 7800GTX, 2 gigs ram,160 gig hard drive, all the goodies but no monitor (have a nice one already) and a nice case to...
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    Corsair value select - did I make a mistake?

    That is exactly what I'm hoping for - just want get gaming and leave the headaches behind
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    Corsair value select - did I make a mistake?

    Thanks peeps, This was my first real computer away from DELL. I did not think ram was that important so I maxed out on the CPU and GPU, and got plenty of ram - 2gigs. I did not know anything about timings and DDR speed. I just thought ram is ram. It is too late to change the order - it is...
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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

    Sorry missed that post last night - wont be able to check until tonight. Looked at that menu on work computer so at least now i can check (thanks). My question is though if there is sharing how do allocate (say a usb or soundcard device that is sharing a channel with video card) to a...
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    Believe me I have thought of it - would love to have t-buffering on an 800xt
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    Don't know what an interrupt is there or not but did what you said and looked under display adapters and the only thing listed was Nvidia 6800 series gpu
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    Whoa! Could you put that in Noob terms? I dont know how to determine what interrupts are being shared or what or how to verify or change them.
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    Well, at this point I cant afford to upgrade my cpu (this system is 3 months old - cashed out). As far as My FPS goes I always heard that 30 or higher is good. I cannot explain what is happening just made an observation while my FPS counter was on. 50 or higher I can look around no...
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    yep - get tearing without it
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    clock speed or pixel question - 6800gt

    I have all programs including virus shut down and disabled. BTW I have run a full system scan for viruses, ran my spyware exterminator and defragged HD.
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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 have isolated the problem a step further although I am not sure it tells me anything. The stuttering only happens when my FPS dips below 50. So long as I stay between 50 and 60 everything is very smooth even at ultra quality/4AA. But anything less than 50 FPS and looking around gets choppy...
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    Noob question about modded drivers

    definately will try vxg's. I dont know how to turn off fast writes. Doesn't that apply to agp cards anyway? I use PCI-e
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    Noob question about modded drivers

    I play on high quality settings with 4AA/4AF at 1024x768. I am OC'd to 6800 ultra speeds 400/1100 so - according to all the reviews and everyone else on these forums those settings should be a cake walk. For some reason (I am clueless as to why) that is not the case with my system.
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    Noob question about modded drivers

    dimension 8400 P4 3.4ghz 1 gig DDR2 ram 80gig HD bfg 6800 gt OC 400watt Antec PSU As far as text memory I am too noob to answer. Background apps are all shut off (viruscan disabled) with exception of usb gamepad. I have considered the game pad as a possible problem but I get the same...
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    Noob question about modded drivers

    Ok - the temptation was too great and I tried the G 71.84's. I saw really no difference between G 71.84 and the standard 71.84 betas from Nzone. Granted there may have been some performance improvement in benches, but I don't really benchmark games. The only reason why I have been even...
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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

    Thanks but I dont know how to get into the bios. I am still noob enough to not have gotten around to tinkering in bios. Unless you are referring to F2 setup during POST.
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    Triple Buffering?

    damn - thought I had finally found something
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    Triple Buffering?

    zakee - I am a noob. Can you tell me what exactly what WoW is and where I can get it? is it a utility tool like pstrip? would be in your debt forever
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    Triple Buffering?

    I would not know where on an ATI card. Have read alot on this topic and most threads say that ATI has the option and nVidia does not. I have a 6800gt so I am S.O.L. If you have powerstrip you might be able dig it up in the conrol panel. From what I have read it is a matter of wether or not...
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    new bfg6800gt getting warning msg - please help

    I guess any response is better than none at all uuuggggh
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    Triple Buffering?

    vsynch eliminates tearing - Tbuffering synchronizes frames one at a time so FPS doesn't get cut in half when you are using vsynch(dont quote me on that but I know that is the end result). You should have that option to use it if you have an ATI card. I unfortunately do not - have an nvidia...
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    new bfg6800gt getting warning msg - please help

    I must be the only one in the world to try and put a bfg 6800gt in a new stock dell dimension 8400
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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?

    The onlything I did was update the mobo bios via the dell website, and that was done with a tech from dell on the phone. I did that while the 6600gt was in place. The 6800gt was totally non functional - could not get in windows at all. If you are referring to flashing the 6600 with a 6800...