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    Programming Performance: What is the best hardware?

    Interesting, from the tech articles I read, I was beginning to think that there would only be a small performance increase if I switched to dual core. (The main programs I use are Eclipse, an app server and MySQL for the database.) 1. Anybody know why 2.8GHz machines are more expensive now...
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    Programming Performance: What is the best hardware?

    Hi all, What hardware will get me the best possible increase in performance in terms of programming? I see lots of tests for gaming and encoding, but none for programming. Specifically, I want these things to run as fast as possible in this order: application server: decreasing startup...
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    Need advice on BIOS and Driver updates for the 400SC.

    I'm installing a new hard drive in my 400SC, and I wanted to take the chance to install the latest drivers for my system. If some experts could answer these questions for me, that would be great. 1. Should I run the Intel Express BIOS update? Will it increase the performance of my system...
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    Why can't I remove the ATI Display Drivers?

    Edit: That worked great! Thanks DusterAZ. When I go to CONTROL PANEL->ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS, I am unable to remove the ATI DISPLAY DRIVER. When I click CHANGE/REMOVE, the following error message appears: UNABLE TO INSTALL OLDER OR NON-ATI DISPLAY DRIVERS. * I have a 400SC, and I am...
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    Stocking Stuffers: Radeon 8500LE and 9100 AGP

    I'm a little confused. How can you determine performance with the two numbers? (xxx/xxx) Also, do these cards perform the same, or is the price difference justified. One of the posters stated that there was no difference between the cards. Edit: And how does this compare to the 5200? Is...
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    Stocking Stuffers: Radeon 8500LE and 9100 AGP

    What's the performance difference between these cards?
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    Middle of the road Video card ???

    According to anandtech you should pick the game you like the most, and look at the benchmarks for that game. So...what game(s) do you play the most. I was researching this stuff for several days now, and I have found that anandtech has some excellent reviews for older games/video cards.
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    Entry-Level Video Card

    compusa has the 9600XT fro $124AR on Black Friday
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    What's the cheapest video card that I can buy that has a DVI input?

    Thanks all for your help! Does it matter how bad the video card is in terms of the DVI performance? I keep thinking that bad video cards will have bad DVI performance. That's why I was hoping that I'd see a $10 MX440 card with a DVI input. I'm starting to think that MX440s do not come with...
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    What's the cheapest video card that I can buy that has a DVI input?

    Is it possible to spend around $10 on a video card? I've never seen one that cheap that had a DVI input.
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    What's the cheapest video card that I can buy that has a DVI input?

    Is this the right forum to ask this question? I need a really cheap video card from a reputable site . I'd really like to use the DVI capability of my LCD monitor. I'm waiting to upgrade my video card, but I'm still conflicted on which one to get. Any suggestions?
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    Western Digital 80GB Hd $39.99 w/ free shipping

    From one review I saw from storage review, the Seagate drive was the worst performer. I think the review was for 160 or 200GB HDs. Aren't caviar hard drives fast hard drives?
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    Western Digital 80GB Hd $39.99 w/ free shipping

    Does this drive perform better than Seagate and/or Maxtor drives?
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    What does OC mean in this context?

    Thank you
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    What does OC mean in this context?

    I've quickly scanned the first FAQ and did a google search, but I'm still unclear as to what OC means. I know OC means overclock, but what does it mean in terms of nvidia video cards? I assume that OC doesn't mean anything and the 5700OC just means that it's the regular 5700. Is that right?
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    *XFX 6600GT AGP AT NEWEGG!!!!*

    Thanks! That helped a lot!
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    *XFX 6600GT AGP AT NEWEGG!!!!*

    I hear that Dell power supplies are underrated. I have a 400SC with a 250W power supply. I know people use 9800 Pros in their 400SCs, but can I run a 6600GT or 6800OC?
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    19' LCD monitors and native resolution question

    You will be able to read text just fine with a 19" LCD monitor. I had a 17" CRT myself, and I used 1024x768 resolution. When I adjusted the setting to 1280x1024, I could barely read the text. Here's some important things to note: 1. If you want to use 1024x768 as your resolution, you'd...
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    Video card for RTS games?

    Here is my system: Dell 400SC P4 2.8GHz 512MB DDR RAM (ECC) ATI Rage-XL 20GB WD Hard Drive (2MB, ATA 33 or 66)
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    Video card for RTS games?

    If you buy something on ebay, what do you do if it breaks after a month? What do you do if they give you the 64bit version instead of the 128bit version? Is buying on ebay a good idea?
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    Video card for RTS games?

    I hate to revive this thread but after googling for more than an hour, I find that video card comparisons for RTS games are very hard to find and that this thread keeps popping up in my search results. :P Is it true that any video card will be more than enough for RTS games, or is this an...