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    iMac actually ... good?

    Just saw the 24" iMac release. It actually doesn't seem that bad for the money. Employee discount I can get the 24" for about $1880. I looked at the Mac Pro about a month ago and backed away because of the cost and relatively crappy video card. How is the 7600GT? Ok? All the benchmarks...
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    Would the Mac Pro make a good gaming PC?

    I admit it: I have a little Mac envy. I like the pretty icons. And yeah, the desktop experience is nicer than Windows. However, I'm a gamer, and up until this point I stayed away from Apple with a 10-foot pole. The Intel announcement earlier in the year intrigued me, but I said I'd wait...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    I admit it: I have a little Mac envy. I like the pretty icons. And yeah, the desktop experience is nicer than Windows. However, I'm a gamer, and up until this point I stayed away from Apple with a 10-foot pole. The Intel announcement earlier in the year intrigued me, but I said I'd wait...
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    Anyone using a 7800GTX on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe?

    Board: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Card: nVidia 7800 GTX Current PW supply: Antec 460W Issue: Every couple of frames (in-game, desktop, etc) the screen is black. It lasts a fraction of a second, but it's really distracting. I've redone the OS 5 times, am using the latest nVidia drivers for both...
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    7800 GTX screen flicker

    Has anyone run into an occassional "black screen flicker" while playing games such as Wow? Every so often, completely random, a frame or two appears to be a completely black screen. I've checked all my drivers, reinstalled Wow and other games, and made sure everything was properly connected...
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    nVidia Raid benchmarks

    People who are using nVidia Raid (for example, on the A8N-SLI), can you post your disk benchmarks using nTune? I'm curious if mine is in range. Thanks.
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    Thoughts on nTune

    What are your thoughts on nTune, guys? The only thing it seems to do consistently well is crash my machine.
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    Another 7800GTX rig built

    Show and tell time. :) After much trial and tribulations (who knew not putting the DIMM in a blue slot would decrease memory speed to 333mhz?!?), I've got a new 7800GTX system. Specs: AMD 3700+ San Diego 2GB OCZ 3200 Asus A8N-SLi Premium 2x10,000 RPM WD 74 GB RAID (140 GB space)...
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    Memory timing translations

    I recently purchased an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517) and 2 sticks of OCZ DDR400 PC3200 RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146969). As I posted earlier, the "autodetect" of the memory speed isn't foolproof...
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    Dumb questions about newly bought BFG 7800GTX

    First, the dumbest question. I couldn't find any documentation on this (although I'm sure they're out there somewhere): which DVI port is considered "monitor 1"? I plugged my Dell flat panel into both and they both worked (although the picture seemed slightly crisper on the port closer to the...
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    Has anyone experienced this? I recently put together a new rig with an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (a very common board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517) nVidia 7800GTX and 2 sticks of OCZ DDR400 PC 3200 RAM...
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    Has anyone experienced this? I recently put together a new rig with an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (a very common board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517) nVidia 7800GTX and 2 sticks of OCZ DDR400 PC 3200 RAM...
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    Think I found a decent, cheap gaming laptop

    Keep in mind, my original goal was to replace another laptop. This looks like a pretty damn good price for the hardware, and will make a decent gaming laptop: Inspiron 9300 1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Display 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide...
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    Settings for World of Warcraft

    Can you guys recommend some settings for me? I have the following hardware: nVidia 6800GT (overclocked to Ultra speed) Dell 2001fp (1600x1200 default res) Up until now, I've been playing with all settings at highest, all boxes checked, except Load Detail and the fullscreen "softening...
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    Need help with major problem!

    I'm building my first home theater PC. The video card I'm using is an nVidia 6600 GT. It has dual DVI and a 10-pin dongle for connecting component cables, s-video and the like. When I change settings to show any of the HDTV resolutions (480p, 720, etc), this happens...
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    Jamming a decent video card into an HTPC

    I'm on a personal quest to either buy/make a home theater PC. I've built countless desktop rigs and want to try my hand at a home theater one. I've looked at the various HT cases, and one thought has sprung to mind: cooling/expandibility (or the lack thereof). What I'd *like* is a small...
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    Hunting down an nVidia blue screen

    Hey all. I'm trying to hunt down the cause of my system blue screening. On others' advice, I've been running my nVidia 6800 GT at Ultra speeds, and downloaded the 66.81 beta driver set. It's worked great up until today. In preparation for Halo 2, I decided to install Unreal Tournament 2004...
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    VIA AGP driver: good or bad

    Has anyone (on the board or on the net) tested the "new" (released in August) AGP in the August 4-in-1 driver release? VIA hasn't updated in a long time, and I'm currently running the 4.43 drivers all the way back from 2001. I'd upgrade immediately, but this article disturbs me. Are they...
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    Beta nVidia drivers

    Question 1: where to get the 6.6 series? Question 2: does it make a huge difference in performance?
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    What SHOULD a 6800 GT get in 3DMark05

    Yeah, I know: benchmarks aren't a real test, blah blah blah. :)
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    Realistic 6800GT overclocks

    What's a realistic, "safe" overclock for a 6800GT (in my case, eVGA's)? 400/1100? A little higher? I don't want to go nuts with the cooling, as I'd like to stay with the stock fan. Coolbits claims it'll run fine at 412/1120. Any ideas what one should shoot for?
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    A drive imaging program that actually works with RAID?

    If I had known how difficult this was ahead of time I'd never have explored it. I have a K8V SE Deluxe motherboard with 2 HDs in a 2x0 array on the Promise controller. Fairly common setup for Anandtech fans. The board is great. I'm at a point where I want to "clean the cruft" in Windows so...
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    A drive imaging program that actually works with RAID?

    If I had known how difficult this was ahead of time I'd never have explored it. I have a K8V SE Deluxe motherboard with 2 HDs in a 2x0 array on the Promise controller. I'm at a point where I want to "clean the cruft" so to speak, so I want to reformat the array, reinstall Windows, get...
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    6800GT OC to 6800 Ultra: disappointing

    I OC'd my 6800GT (eVGA) to Ultra speeds and the increase was meager, at best. I've heard people say they've gotten up 13,000 in 3DMark03 at Ultra speeds, and I'm not even clearing 12,000. Am I doing something wrong? Compare URL (hopefully this works): Here
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    Overclocked 6800GT: not much performance increase

    On the recommendation of others, I overclocked my 6800GT to Ultra levels (400/1100). It runs stable, but I'm getting nowhere near the 13000 3DMark2003 score others have mentioned. Here's a comparison between stock and and overclocked. Am I doing someething wrong...
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    SP2 = reinstall?

    I've installed SP2 on my main game machine, and (while I wasn't expecting huge performance increases) the result hasn't been incredible: a whole extra point in 3DMark2003. :/ Which leads me to wonder: how many of you plan on wiping your entire machine for SP2? Are you just going to install...
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    New firewall, outgoing traffic

    I was a bit surprised to discover that outgoing traffic in the new firewall is allowed (at least with the default settings). Is there any way to block this? I tested by setting up an SMTP server and sending mail out on port 25 (a common virus technique).
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    Best tool to overclock 6800GT

    I have an eVGA 6800GT. What's the best tool to overclock? What would be the ideal overclock settings for a standard-issue GT?
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    nVidia's stock taking a massive beating

    30% loss in a few hours of trading this morning: CNNFn. Too bad: the 6800 is my card of choice right now and I think it's well-made.
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    Differing texture quality

    Anyone else notice that the texture quality differs dramatically from one object to the next? I'm running at High, 1600x1200 on a 6800GT, and I noticed while computer screens are beautiful, regular wall textures and things like boxes are pixelated and blown up. Anyone else notice this?
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    Recommended overclock of an eVGA 6800GT?

    For those overclocking, what are you setting it to? Which program did you use? Also, what are the temps overclocked (mine is currently 60 degrees, stock, which to me seems high).
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    32-bot UT2004 deathmatch: A CPU test only?

    I recently got a 6800GT. Hell of a card -- performs really well in UT and a variety of other games. Just for kicks, I tried running a 32-bot deathmatch and hovered over the level, looking down. I usually leave my settings at 1600x1200, no AA or AF, highest settings otherwise and it performs...
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    Amusing Crytek physics screenshot

    Yes, the game is ultra pretty. But there's also some amusing physics. Of all the ways to die, this is probably one of the more embarassing (my first grenade throw). And yes, his foot is stuck between the pipe and the wall. :) Picture
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    Image posting?

    Is there a good site you guys can recommend for posting pics? I just took a very amusing one in FarCry (looks great, by the way) and would love to share.
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    FarCry looking awful

    Forgive me if this is a newb question, but I haven't found a good answer anywhere. I just bought a 6800GT. UT2004 runs and looks great. Ditto on 3DMark2003. However, when I first loaded FarCry (even after setting up in "Configure FarCry") the title screen looked hideous. Pixelated and...
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    WOW (Upgrade from 9800 Pro to 6800GT)

    I just upgraded my Radeon 9800 Pro to a nVidia 6800GT (on advice from the board) and I'm quite surprised by what I'm seeing. First the card: eVGA 6800GT. Ordered direct from their website and received it the next day. Price was high but reasonable ($400 for card). The package is no-nonsense...
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    Going from ATI 9800 Pro to nVidia 6800GT

    I do this every day (and have been doing it for 20 years), so I already know what the "right" answer is, but anyway... I'm replacing the 9800 Pro in my rig with a 6800GT. What are the chances that the install is going to go haywire without wiping the system? Eventually I'll do a full wipe...
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    6800GT/X800 vs. 9800 Pro (the gamer standby)

    A month or two I put together a rig and, ignoring all advice, used a 9800 Pro. It's a great card, able to more than handle some games I play, but my favorite (UT2004) suffers under 1600x1200. Sorry, I've got a 2001FP, and I love to max out the settings. I'm looking to replace the card...
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    eVGA: reputable?

    I'm thinking about purchasing a 6800GT. How are they, reputation-wise? Do they keep up-to-date on drivers (or would I just use the reference ones anyway)? How are they performance-wise?
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    The "best" card

    If money was no object, what card would you get? What's the fastest card on the market today, period (fanboyism aside)? I have a 9800 Pro, which is awesome, but I like to play UT2004 in 1600x1200 (no AA) and even OC'ing it's questionable (occassionally dips down to 45 fps). Would it be...