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    Low FPS in The Chronicles of Riddick - Escape From Butcher Bay??

    I believe that enabling the higher shader option kills performance quite a bit too. I forget the exact option, but I believe there was a 2.0+ option that you should try disabling, even with your high end hardware.
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    Why doesnt madden ever tell you what all the controls are?

    It says in the manual under the incredibly appropriate "Kicking Game" section on page 8. Button 4 on a gamepad, E with the Keyboard, or C using Keyboard and Mouse configuration.
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    New WD Raptor Help

    Nope, i can't even get into the BIOS screen now with the Raptor plugged in to any of the SATA connectors since it restarts, and hitting DEL during the memory test doesn't seem to work. Any adjustments i need to make with it unplugged, so I can't tell if it is recognized. I think my BIOS shows...
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    New WD Raptor Help

    I've tried with all of the IDE cables unplugged, and still no luck. I also updated to MSI's latest 1.A BIOS, and no matter what i try the system will startup and show the memory test and CPU ID, and then reboot. I'm not sure what BIOS settings would effect this. The only ones are to...
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    New WD Raptor Help

    Well, the hanging on my system's startup is the main issue, since it appears that it isn't even being detected. I don't believe that it should even be taking that long for the system to even start booting off the CD, so i don't think its a driver issue during the Windows installation. I can't...
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    New WD Raptor Help

    Hi everyone! I went out and purchased a 36 GB Raptor today from Fry's since it was on sale, and wanted to reinstall Windows on to it. My motherboard is a MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum. Anyway, whenever I plug in the Raptor into any of the SATA ports, the system will hang at "Detecting IDE Devices..."...
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    very low 3dmark03 scores on my machine

    Nvidia's Unified Driver, and make sure that the GART driver is installed for your AGP slot. It's funny watching everyone make claims that its the card holding back performance or the CPU. The point is that he should be scoring higher, and a low score like that typically indicates a...
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    MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum owners...

    It's been pretty hot here lately in my bonus room, so idle right now is about 44, under load is about 58. Venice 3000+ at 2.5 GHz, just using the retail heatsink/fan. Really tempted to get a XP-90 though.
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    Does the MSI Neo2 K8N Platinum support Venice out of the box?

    I had BIOS version 1.4 and it worked just fine with my Venice 3000+
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    New System Won't Power Up

    Darn it, tried buying an Antec 430 watt True Power today at CompUSA and didn't have any more luck. So i'm assuming it has to be either the motherboard, the CPU, or the connection between them. I guess i can try picking up a motherboard to try out and return the power supply i just bought...
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    New System Won't Power Up

    I ordered the parts together from Newegg but not part of an official combo. I took a look at the CPU pins the other night and they didn't appear to be bent to me. I'll try the motherboard battery when i get back from work. I've plugged and unplugged the motherboard connectors at least a dozen...
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    New System Won't Power Up

    Well, the CPU would only fit into the socket one way, so i don't think that's necessarily the issue as there really isn't any way to reseat the CPU any other way :P I did remove the CPU at least 3 or 4 times while cleaning it and trying to reseat various fans and heatsinks. As for thermal...
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    New System Won't Power Up

    Well, I put my Athlon XP and motherboard back in and my system booted up right away without any issues. I'm guessing its just the motherboard. I'm not sure if i want to go out and purchase another motherboard to test, or just RMA the Epox board and wait for a replacement. Any other...
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    New System Won't Power Up

    I'm not sure what else there really is to reseat. There aren't any other cards installed, nor any hard drives or cd drives plugged in. Not even any memory, which i have tried two different sticks and brands in different slots on the motherboard just to be sure. I'm assuming that RAM wouldn't...
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    New System Won't Power Up

    Hi everyone, I'm having some issues with the new Epox 9NDA3J and Athlon 64 3000+ that i just purchased from Newegg. When i attempt to power up the system the fans will spin for about a second and then shut down. I did a search for the forums and followed some suggestions, unfortunately I...
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    Dell 1905FP uses different panels... - Online inventory here -

    I have AMLCD (LTM190E4-L02) V015. Got it about a week ago.
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    1905fp

    I recieved mine yesterday as well, as an upgrade over my 17 inch Samsung 753DF CRT. The only two games i've tried so far are World of Warcraft and Half-Life 2. There's definitely noticable ghosting, but for me i actually don't notice/care too much. It really seems just like something i'd get...
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    Does Blizzard replace lost CDs for WoW?

    It's not even character creation. It's account creation. The CD-Key is tied to the account you created to login to the game, so when it's made, the Cd-key is used and the account is always there. You can install the game with anyone's WoW CD's... you can basically login to your account and...
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    So I just bought a Volvo wagon

    I have a Mazda6 Wagon at 22 :) Granted it's a little more slick looking then a Volvo :)
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    *Very Frustrated, low scores

    Service Pack 2 is far from the problem Not sure why people think it is.
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    *Official* Mazda Fanclub Thread

    2004 6 Wagon :)
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    The Car Thread

    2004 Mazda6 Sport Wagon. Performance White, 5 Speed Automatic, Moonroof, 6 Disc CD Changer, Sport Grill, Roof Rack.
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    YACT: Mazda 6 owners

    I actually just got a 2004 Mazda6 Sport Wagon last Sunday, 21k out the door. Automatic, roof rack, moonroof, 6 disc changer, side airbags, sport grill... i love it. My old car was a 98 Protege.
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    Three sticks of ram in 939?

    Little to no effect is not the same as not exitsting. Fast Writes enabled on my video card doesn't increase performance but i don't go around saying it doesn't exist.
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    BFG Custom Cooler O/Cs! Post yours!

    About 63 idle, up to 90 load running that... Real Time something or other. Stable overclocks to around 420/1.15 but i leave it at stock.
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    What's the fastest CPU my VIA Apollo Pro133A chipset will support?

    Apollo Pro 133A is not a Socket A chipset. It was a VIA chipset for Pentium III's and Celerons for Socket 370
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    New amd64 system questions/suggestions

    No one's getting upset, just presenting another realistic option. The way Socket 939 is being positioned by AMD, it seems that it'll be around throughout 2005 and longer. With refreshes of current cards being uncertain, at least as far as performance increases go, it appears the current...
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    New amd64 system questions/suggestions

    Because if you have a 6800GT/Ultra or X800 Pro/XT there's a good chance you'll keep it for more then a year. Buying a 939 motheboard now with say a 3200+ chip lets you easily throw in a 4000+ or greater down the line.
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    Once and for all the 939 3500 gets a "whoopin" by the "old school skt 754" 3400NC

    The upgrade path argument isn't ridiculous at all. BTX and PCI Express won't "force" a motherboard upgrade at least for another year. Especially for people who already have decked out cases and 6800 GT/Ultra video cards. Picking up a 3200+ and a 939 motherboard now is perfectly reasonable...
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    What in the world is up with Nvidia?!?!

    If they're not on Nvidia's website, they're leaked. I believe the Futuremark approved drivers were 66.51 anyway, while the latest drivers out are 66.70
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    What in the world is up with Nvidia?!?!

    Don't forget certain leaked Nvidia drivers provide quite the hefty boost over the "official" ones on 3dmark05 scores as well
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    Post your 3dmark05 results

    I got 5160 or so... Athlon XP @ 2.33 ghz with my 6800 GT at 400/1100 using the 66.70 drivers. My friend had similar large increase with those drivers, going from about 4500 on 61.77 to 5300 using the 66.70.
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    GRRR... 6800GT dying. spoke too soon perhaps.

    I'm pretty adament that the original temperatures in itself were not the cause of any problems. My BFG GT is at about 65 idle and 90 under load and have no issues with it, and feel no need to be overly concerned about it. Been running fine for almost 2 months now.
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    What the hell is wrong with my 3dmark 2001se score?

    Athlon XP's just don't have the power to give you extremely high 01 scores. I dont see anything wrong. I'm in the 18k range with my mobile at 2.4
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    Dumb question --- Do all the BFG 6800 cards come with the free Far Cry??

    Only the plain 6800 does. GT doesn't.
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    Barton on k7s5a?

    The K7S5A with a mobile Athlon XP 2600+ will automatically default to a 15x multiplier and will run at 2 gig (15 x 133). I did this myself, so i can vouch for it.
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    AGP X700, 6600's

    As far as i know, Nvidia's bridge works both ways.
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    NFSU and Windows XP Pro SP2

    I don't really have any ideas to help... but i've had no issues with NFSU and XP running SP2.