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    In a dual monitor config can you use 1 monitor to play a game and the other to browse the internet/office work?

    Correct me if I'm wrong , but to do this you have to be playing the game in windowed mode as full screen mode will take the cursor control away and if you click on your second monitor it will minimize the game.
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    budget vid card for BF2 @ high resolution

    ? I always show quite a number of servers and have never had a problem finding non-infantry ones. I am actually quite amazed at how long the game is lasting. Still alot of fun.
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    9800GTX vs 3870 Crossfire???

    I "had" a 3870 crossfire setup until I got so disgusted one night and impulse bought a GTS 512 and have been extremely happy ever since.
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    Interconnects in Crossfire

    On my 3870 Xfire setup I ran two for awhile and then one and I could not tell any difference
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    evga 8800 GTX KO Superclocked vs. Radeon HD 3870 X2

    I had 2 x 3870's in crossfire for awhile and while they would get more max fps than the card I have now, the min fps just ... well... sucked. I did an impulse buy and bought a 8800GTS 512 and am very glad I did. The gameplay is alot smoother, and as for the drivers, they seem fine to me. I...
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    Request for the NVIDIA focus group members...

    I just came from the ATI camp . While I love the card that I have now I am really "confused" about the Nvidia driver situation . At first I was trying every new driver that came out , but got tired of changing drivers on a daily basis and just went back to Nvidia released drivers. Using the...
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    Install a case fan over the heatsink fan

    I actually did this exact thing with the 2900XT I had . I did it to help cool at idle as the fan would ramp up and down even at idle, but after I zip tied a fan over the intake fan it helped keep it cooler "at idle". Really didn't help that much at load.
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    ATI card with black PCB

    Don't know of any newer cards from ATI with black. My old 9600XT had a black PCB.
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    Help me decide.Crossfire "two" HD3870s or "ONE" HD3870x2

    I will admit most of my problems with Crossfire was with XP32. Now that I have switched to Vista64 most of my games work with Crossfire.
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    Help me decide.Crossfire "two" HD3870s or "ONE" HD3870x2

    My 2 cents. I also have 2x3870's in Crossfire and was excited about the X2. I have had the 2x3870's since they came out , and just now do I have Crossfire working with most my games. I really don't want to go through the trial and error of getting it to work with all my games again. I do...
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    Video card not doing as well as i thought

    At that resolution the 256MB of video ram is probably coming into play also .
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    8800GT 512MB vs 8800GTS 640MB

    Should he not consider the G92 GTS?
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    550W PSU enougth for crossfire?

    LOL That is exactly what I sold my 2900xt for.
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    3dMark06 with my 3870

    Does adding "- no system info" to the command line help .
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    3870 at newegg price increase

    Well said!
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    Ordering from newegg

    Same here no waiver , UPS just knocks and sets it down on the porch(even if I am there, they don't wait for anyone to come to the door). Not for sure on Fedex.
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    3870 at newegg price increase

    Yes I couldn't believe the price didn't go up the first day . It did when the 2900xt came out . i bought mine for 409 early that morning and by mid-morning they were up to 429. It really did look like the egg was going to keep the prices at MSRP, but I guess they came to their senses.
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    3870 at newegg price increase

    And I was just getting ready to praise the Egg for keeping the price at MSRP. I am glad I got my order in before this happened.
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    3870 $207 at Dell.

    Me too . I canceled my Fry's order.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Well that is real freakin nice. My order is dated 11/15/07. Ugggghhhh.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    I am hoping the 3870 ushers in a new era of Xfire gaming. LOL(Just because I have bought two of them ). This will be my first venture into Xfire and I am hoping it will be a good experience. But if it is not I will change back to single card solutions.
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    How did I do on my 3870 purchase?

    Well I got the Black Box with my 2900 so I didn't need that. I played through COJ when it came out in the UK. After I recieve my 3870's I will be "purchasing" COJ to try it out on DX10. But yes that I believe is a good deal.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    I have put autonotify on all of them so maybe?
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    Crossfire 2900XT way to go on P35 motherboard?

    LOL , I have just ordered two 3870's and this will be my first tangle with multi gpu . I get the feeling I will have your outlook on this when it is all over with . That being said I HAVE to at least try it once, and then maybe never again unless that is where the future is going.
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    Which brand 3870 to buy?

    I believe we have touched on something here . All the cards are the same cards, the only difference is the warranty each board manufacturer gives.It is nice to have a longer warranty , but if a card last a year then it will prob last longer than that. Now it does seem that the cards are the...
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    That is exactly why I am letting my order stand unless I manage to get a couple ordered off the egg. But I bet now they are all waiting on shipments.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Well I have decided to let my order stand at Fry's . They said that they contacted the vendor and expect them to come in on 11/20. I do still keep checking the egg for in stock but no go . I imagine they are waiting on shipments also now. Kind of makes me mad that the 3870's were in such short...
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    Crossfire 2900XT way to go on P35 motherboard?

    Yes, no reason at all to buy the 2900XT .
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Well my order at Fry's shows backordered now. I think I will just cancel it and wait for the egg to get them in stock.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Bought 2 for 482.00 with overnight shipping. They are 10.00 higher on Frys's than at the egg. This whole going in and out of stock crap is very annoying.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Wow that's quite a jump. I better just leave mine on order from Frys and cross my fingers.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Well I got this in the email this morning. "Dear Valued Frys.com customer, We apologize for the delay in processing your recent order. Additional steps have been taken to protect you as a card holder. We will contact you via phone or Email if additional information is required...
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    But then my Crossfire MB would go to waste . Yes this has me worried that I am getting ready to get an email with notice of backorder.
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    Radeon 3870 & 3850 in stock (BUY HERE)

    Well I got to that same screen and DID pull the trigger on 2 3870's. It says it will ship today ,but that remains to be seen. Total was 482.49 with overnight shipping. I was trying to check the egg quite often today but I missed the release, so this looked like my next best option.
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    3870XT

    I have never had a card go out after one year so , well actually since I just said(typed)that my card will prob go out very soon. Usually if they ar good the first few months then they are GOOD.
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    Does anyone have "weird" textures in Crysis Demo?

    I get the same thing when I have my system OC'd. If I go stock everything looks fine.
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    Direct X 10

    I agree with you. I know alot of people are going to say "give it some time", but I still think these first few DX10 titles do not run as they should .
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    I am not running crossfire, just single card , but 2142 performance for me has been reduced , enough that I am thinking of switching back to the 8.37's.I really don't want to do that , but if I can't live with this I guess I will have to.