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    6800gs agp overclocked unlocked benchmarked comparison

    The extra pipes unfortunately were completely unusable. The last vertex shader was also unusable. Lots of artifacts all over the screen. I did manage to get a huge overclock on it to 420 / 1200, but I find it's not neccesary at all, I can run HL2 an FEAR at full settings (no soft shadows) with...
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    6800gs agp overclocked unlocked benchmarked comparison

    Yes! Bingo! Solved the problem. It was the AGP bus setting (4x) instead of 8x which was causing (apparently) a huge bottleneck. I upgraded my Mobo agp drivers and presto! Here is my new score: 3dmark 05 score: 4476 Thats more like it! Still havent played around with anything, Im going to...
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    6800gs agp overclocked unlocked benchmarked comparison

    Hi, thanks for the quick reply! I actually made sure I have enough power, I got a 400W Fortron PS to go with the video card upgrade. I dont have a previous 3dmark 05 score since I upgraded from a ti4200 which cant run it. I'm pretty picky with my system so I know i dont have extra junk...
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    6800gs agp overclocked unlocked benchmarked comparison

    Hello Everyone!! I just bought the BFG 6800GS AGP card and installed it into my system. I dont know whats going on, but i'm getting some pretty horrible results!! 3dmark 05 score: 3017 Cpu score: 1246 I think those scores are very low for my system: BFG 6800GS AGP (slightly...
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    Whats wrong with my CPU!

    Ok guys, I dont know whats going on here, I have an athlon xp 2600, with a stock heatsink and fan, Asus a7v8x-x, 2 case fans one blowing right at the cpu and the other out. I get about 50-60 C at idle, and up to 73C when its running alot of stuff... I dont think this is normal at all! My case...
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    6800GT or X800 XL?

    The 800XL's run purely off the PCI Express (75W) bus as well which is great if you dont want to spend another 100 to upgrade your power supply. Does anyone know how much power the 6800Gt's use? I've read the 6800GTs PCI-X (NOT AGP) have issues and bugs with their drives still being worked out...
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    *POLL* Antivirus Software

    I just go to Mcafee's housecall every other week. Seems to catch most things. I dont really need AV sw anyhow since I keep a close watch on all aspects of my system.
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    DRM Audio

    Hey guys, ok I have somewhat of a difficult question. I am trying to setup a small online store for distributing music digitally (like itunes), and I am looking for a file format to use which: -people can play in any media player on any platform ( winamp, wmp, itunes etc) (without any...
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    A Decent LCD Monitor?

    Ah Thanks guys! That Acer looks good! But it sells for $679.98 (Here in Canada) I have a 753DF right now, its a good monitor, but my school and job requires that I use a computer an avrg of 6-8 hours a day, and I get headaches all the time...hence switching to LCD. I was looking at the LG...
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    A Decent LCD Monitor?

    Hi, Im looking to purchase a new 17" lcd monitor in a couple of weeks. I will be using it mostly for office and image editing tasks, so therefore i need good color reproduction, but I also occasionaly play games. Things im looking for are: -under $300 -16million colors 24bit -20ms and under...
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    [DEAD]~Free~ Sample of powdered goat milk

    Its good stuff! Slightly creamier and yes! a little sweeter...
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    Is anyone else here addicted to sushi?

    Thats weird guys, maby it's just where I live (Vancouver) sushi is very cheap, I can usally get full for 5 dollars(CDN) with 12 pieces... I used to hate it too, but then I gave it a chance and it was worth it. ;)
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    Is anyone else here addicted to sushi?

    I can't stop eating it, I swear they put in some sort of addictive chemical in there....
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    World of Warcraft Questions

    Hey guys, can anyone tell me whats going on with WoW availibilty? Iv been to 5 different stores (here in Canada) and they're all out. In fact one store told me that Blizzard has stopped making the game for now, since the servers are too full. Its funny too becasue at every store there were like...
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    Hows this case?

    Hey, I just got a new case for my comp, check this out: http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...1&Sku=DRG-M-C-SL-F Its simple and elegant, and great to work in. Dropped my temps 10C (no joke) mostly thanks to the side mounted fan, but also great airflow. The color is actually a much darker...
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    World of Warcraft Questions

    Well I think they just price it that way because they can. If 90% of people are going to buy the game at 49.99 as opposed to 100% at 29.99, then that means they are making (50x.9=45, 45-30=15) 15 dollars more per game. (based on potential customers and rough estimates) I myself will buy the...
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    6600 (non GT) AGP coming out?

    Is the 6600(non gt) coming out in AGP flavour? Any info or links would be great.
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    Monitor hardware status such as CPU temperature

    AsusProbe is what I use and iv had no problems so far at all, it takes very little resources and doesnt look fancy or anything. Plus it will report the correct temps guaranteed.
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    Monitor hardware status such as CPU temperature

    Actually I have an Asus board and I just use AsusProbe. Motherboard monitor nearly caused me to fry my cpu, it was reporting all the temps 10C lower than they actually were. Make sure that MBM readings correspond with your bios readings, then go ahead and use it.
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    6600 (non GT) vs. 9800pro

    I am planning on upgrading soon and I am not sure which one to go for. They both cost around the same (the 9800pro would be used) and from what Iv seen the 6600 performs quite close to the 9800pro, so what will it be?
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    Where's the bottleneck

    Make sure you'r not running a whole bunch of sh*t in the background. Also disabling HT might help. Check all your bios settings. Make sure the ram has proper timings and things like that.
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    Help me with a video card that's under $200.

    OEM just means it wont come in a pretty little box and it will have no bundled games. This is why it is a little bit cheaper. Overall I would go with the Sapphire 9800 Pro OEM then, it is a quality card which is just as good as ATI's if not better. Lots of good reviews for it, and it will fit...
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    need help on choosing graphic card

    The Geforce 6600 gt would be the perfect card for you.
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    Help me with a video card that's under $200.

    The 9800 pro will crush any of these other cards. If you really want your system to last, spend the extra 20 bucks and get yourself a nice card that can actually play doom3 and half life 2 etc... Trust me it's worth it.
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    Can the price/performance of the Athlon XP be beat?

    Yea definetly go for the Socket A. The difference between a Sempron 3100 or 64 2800 compared to a 2600 Barton is negligable. This is from an Anandtech review: 3D Studio Max R5 Render Time: 64 2800: 230 s Sempron 3100: 230 s Barton 2600: 240 s % difference: 4.15% Price (Newegg)...
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    Half Life 2 on Ti4200

    Perfect, thats exactly what I needed to know. That would be my guess as to what would bottleneck the system the most, I was basically just looking for an inexpensive way to add some performace... but I guess thats not the way to go. Thanks, now I will splurge for a new set of speakers instead...
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    Half Life 2 on Ti4200

    I am considering getting a stick of 512 ram. This will be my final upgrade for this computer as i am trying to save for a brand new system in a years time. Do you guys think there is any point to this? Apparently titles like doom3 love extra mem, and im thinking hl2 would probably benefit a bit...
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    Half Life 2 on Ti4200

    There's no way i will be able to run EQ2 on my system. On top of that, i actually have a life id like to live...
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    Half Life 2 on Ti4200

    Eeeexcellent.:evil:
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    Avalon for Windows Xp

    Hi I read that Avalon will be ported for the Xp OS, which is great news in my opinion. Does anyone know when/how, or with which release it will be released? I was thinking they might add it to XP R2 which is coming out soon... Does anyone know any info?
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    Which Video Card should I get? X800 Pro or GeForce 6800 GT?

    The video processors on the 6800's are actually there, but they are not quite functional yet. Nvidia simply has not released the drivers for them, but they will be anytime now, so dont worry about that. They are actually a very cool little extra, doing real time decoding of DivX and DVD's. It's...
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    XP 2700+ or Sempron 3100+

    Hi, I see you are once again contemplating your cpu of choice :confused: I was the one who suggested the 2700+ in the 1st place, but i did suggest the 64 3000 before that as well. It seemed you wanted something cheaper but I see you are thinking about the 754 platform. Here is some info you...
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    Which Video Card should I get? X800 Pro or GeForce 6800 GT?

    ah i see... I thought it was some sort of thing u can get to replace your card when it gets outdated... too good to be true i guess...:D
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    Which Video Card should I get? X800 Pro or GeForce 6800 GT?

    These are straight from an Anandtech review: Test-------- x800pro ---- 6800gt ---------------------------------------- Aquamark: 54.4 54.4 Doom3 : 69.9 79 Doom3 AA: 40.9 65.2 FarCry1600: 77 78.1 FarCryAA: 44.9...
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    Half Life 2 on Ti4200

    Alrite thanks guys. I was pretty sure i could play but by the looks of it, i have a good chance of actually playing it at decent settings and not the lowest crappy settings. While wer here, Im not sure if i should start another thread but il ask anyhow. I am also planning on getting World of...
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    Half Life 2 on Ti4200

    Hi I need to ask, before i buy/preorder HL2, do you guys think I would be able to run the game on my system? XP2600+ (not OC) 512 2700 generic asus a7v8x-x gainward ti4200 golden sample 64 megs I am well aware that i would be running the game in DX8 mode with probably low graphics on...
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    300W old and busted

    No need to get a new PSU. The 64's use much less power than the XP's.
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    To intel or not to Intel ?

    I have to give AMD tremendous credit. How can a company thats 10x smaller than Intel have better products.. at cheaper prices?! It boggles my mind. Anyhow, theyr recent string of successes should place them in a more respectable position. AMD's image of a clone/copycat/imitation company is over...
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    3 gig cpu socket 478 or 775 ?

    Intel will be using 775 for their dual core procs. You should be able to just pop it in without any mobo modifications. At least thats what they are promising...
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    A64 vs P4-HT !

    Oh, i see you live in India! cool, yea you should definetly pick up an AMD then, they run ALOT cooler than intels chips which i think would be better suited for your climate. Also, since you are doing compiling, a 64 bit chip with 64 bit apps would probably give as much as 2-3 times faster...