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    Summing up the HUGE viral marketing thread

    As u folks can see, I joined a long time ago but have not contributed much to the forums. This is purely because when I made a few posts, what I realised that the fanboys will never allow any rational discussion on these forums. So I just decided to take a backseat and avoid headaches over this...
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    Still can't decide

    Man I like the sound of that :thumbsup:.
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    6600GT (agp) or 9800Pro

    I'm running a 6600 gt with 1 GHZ ram (stock) on a cheap 300W PSU with just 14A on the 12v rail. Other than that, I have 4 256 MB modules, a SATA drive, an optical drive, an NIC and a Sound Blaster Audigy running on this sucker. The required ratings on most sites for Vid cards are "Play it...
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    farcry glitches on 6600gt

    Well, I turned up the settings to Very High and 1152X864 and I must say it looked great but all the indoors which I remember are supposed to be dark are extremely bright and shiny and the grass appears to be black in some areas. I initially turned down the detail to medium but to no avail...
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    same ole problem

    agreed. Thats why I also posted my doom3 scores, it hasnt even doubled! What I am really trying to avoid is a fresh install of the OS, coz I am sure its some sort of driver problem. Anyone else?
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    same ole problem

    OK guys, I know u folks r sick of this question asked again and again, and personally even I dont read threads with such titles but I "think" I did things right while switching vid cards. 1. Uninstall drivers from control panel. 2. Restart and in safe mode, run driver cleaner. 3. Replace...
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    Fx5200 OR geforce3 TI???

    where in pakistan r u hatim? I'm sure you could have gotten a gf4 ti 4200 128mb agp 8x for the same price, which is a good upgrade considering you had a gf3 ti 200. If you havent traded yet, dont do it and look around a bit. If you have, (sigh) then get rid of the 5200 while you CAN get a price...
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    DDR400 CL 3.0 lead over DDR333 CL 2.5

    Hey fellas! I was wondering what kind of performance gain I can expect from a move to kingston value DDR 400 CL 3.0 (currently using 333). I am planning to put it in an Asus P4P800 along with a 2.4C and also plan on enabling Hyper Path (Asus's PAT). I hope there are no issues with Kingston and...
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    worrisome temperatures!?

    Hi all! I am running an intel d865perl with a 2.4C. I have installed the intel active monitor and every time I played games, temperature on system zone 2 went beyond 50 Centigrade which is the threshold value. So I turned up the threshold value to 60 Centigrade and now, the temperature doesnt go...
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    which platform's better for OCing vid cards?

    I recently upgraded from a 1hgz athlon thunderbird on a gigabyte 7ZX with a 235W power supply to a P4 2.4C on an intel d865perl with a 350W power supply. My vid card is a chaintech GF4 TI 4200 128 MB, and previously, I had comfortably OCed it to around 275/500 without any problems running 3dmark...
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    Need help tweaking Vice City on my setup.

    Hey Naruto, what overclocking utility are you using? Powerstrip allows only 539 mhz for memory?
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    800 vs 533 fsb

    Hi all!! I checked out some benches here at Anand's and atleast for my use (gaming mostly), I think the performance enhancement is negligible between 533 and 800 fsb. Is the price premium really worth it. And what ram is the 533 fsb processor coupled with best, 266/333/400 ? I guess if I do get...
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    either chaintech cheated or powerstrip is blind!!

    Thanks viper96720, but I have already oced ram with powerstrip. One more thing, I noticed that the max powerstrip allows me for ram is 539 mhz which even though I havent hit yet, what other software can I use with my 41.09 dets in case I get lucky and get past that 539 mark? Links would be...
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    either chaintech cheated or powerstrip is blind!!

    Hey fellas! I am running a Chaintech GT20 ti 4200 128 MB on 1ghz athlon, and as you might have guessed, I never tried overclocking it as the cpu is the major bottleneck. As of recently, I am hoping to upgrade to a P4 2.4 ghz and thought maybe I should ytry and see how far will this chip allow to...
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    Apple no longer a graphics powerhouse?

    . Then please explain to us the relevance of this thread to the video section. No offense folks but I opened this thread hoping to learn a bit about the state of Graphics cards, IQ etc in the Apple market but it seems that almost any thread in the video forum these days is flame bait...
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    Thank God Almighty!!!The ORIGINAL nVidia BRAND NEW 43.45DETs are here!!!

    Originally posted by: chizow Det 50's are expected once the FX parts hit mainstream. Maybe because people with their R8500s (& older cards) are getting near monthly updates. Anyways, should I install directx 9.0a first or after having updated the drivers. And how do I make sure I have...
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    Springdale/centrewood worth waiting for?

    Thanks fellas, thats quite useful. Never knew the 2.4 ghz part will be coming with HT. Anyways, could anyone fill me in on the differences between the Springdale & Centrewood? And will the Intel original motherboards be released immediately upon release of the chipset or will they wait a while...
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    Springdale/centrewood worth waiting for?

    Or should I just settle for an 845pe based board. I just like to play games and surf the net. What kind of performance boost should I expect from the dual ddr, I dont think the e7205 is worth the price premium but supposedly these new chipsets are cheaper, right? Anyways, I am hoping to couple...
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    ANAND'S GeForce FX review: WEAK!!!

    For those of you who waited for the FX hanging on to ur GF3/2s or 8500s while others enjoyed 4X AA/ 16X AF during their free time in thanx giving, SUCKERS!!!!:P For those who hung on to their GF4s, I would really suggest waiting for the R350 coz the FX most probably be able to touch it even...
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    Real Reason For FX Delay

    HAHA, that was hilarious. On the serious side, this is what I think. I heard somewhere that nVIDIA had planned to build the the GFFX on a .13 micron process 2 years ago but then I also read somewhere that the chip was first developed on a .15 micron process but then it was remade on a .13 . If...
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    R350 to outperform NV30

    LOL, exactly. I dont think its fair to compare a next gen product to a "near" current generation product coz if it aint signifacantly faster, its not worth upgrading to, which in turn means its a piece of crap, and neither nVIDIA nor ATI can afford such a tag being pulled on to their products in...
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    which refresh fix for gf4 in xp?

    Thankyou so much fellas, I really appreciate it. One more thing though, does the nvrefresh 2.1 truly detect all the max refresh rates or you have to play aorund to truly find out and is that possible without damaging your monitor? Thanx again :).
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    which refresh fix for gf4 in xp?

    Hey everybody!! I went to guru3d and the download aint happening for some reason. So I went to voodoofiles and there was this huge list of refresh fixes and I I am not sure which to use. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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    Video-related Rant: AGP 8X is just a marketing ploy people, it doesn't add anything functional yet!

    I would definitely have to agree with jiffylube1024. AGP 8X gives no tangible performance gains currently. When the 8X versions of GF4 MX 440 and TI 4200 were released as a consequence of pressure from the oems (for obvious reasons), THG posted some benchmarks. The 8X versions were clocked...
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    dvd disk won't play

    I have a similar problem but I really want to change my DVD drive, cant think of a better thing to do.
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    Latest V5500 drivers

    I used the x3dfx drivers in windows 98 se they ran perfectly, well almost. Just turn Gemoetry assist off and keep the HSR to non-aggressive tilling (you'll know what I'm talking about once you download them) and their should be no problems. Hopefully, you can still find them at...
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    Lockups on chaintech Ti4200

    Hey fellas. I bought a chaintech ti4200 128 mb ram and its great except for this problem. My computer locks up occasionally when running games, watching dvds or even surfing the net. Last time it hanged, I was watching an Mpeg file with hardware acceleration disabled. Previously, I was using a...