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    looking for low profile video card advice on a Dell optiplex 390 smallish case

    I have a Dell optiplex 390.. i am re purposing it for an 11 year old. Its and i3, 8 gigs of ram, 500 gig HD, and a 240w psu. It has a pcie x16 slot I can use, according to dell 2.0 x 16 compatible. not a lot of room, about 7 inches in lengh, and 3.5 inches high. So a low profile card...
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    furmark question

    Do you use the same settings to benchmark as well as the stability test? And what Settings are the norm to use? Thanks!
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    voltage on a 5850

    im thinking of upping the voltage on my 5850 to see if I can push the OC a little more. Anyone know what the acceptable upper range for the voltage on the 5850's are? I dont want to try it, without a little knowledge of where the upper limit is. Thanks!
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    New help buying Monitor (LCD)

    Well my Sun 21" CRT died....after 3 years. So now im looking at LCD's.... but dont know much about them.. except looking at response times and ghosting issues. So, i have a budget of about $250-$350. Looking for a 19 Inch. I game a lot.. along with regualr use surfing, email, spreadsheets...
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    Need a New Monitor Advice

    Well my Sun 21" CRT died....after 3 years. So now im looking at LCD's.... but dont know much about them.. except looking at response times and ghosting issues. So, i have a budget of about $250-$350. Looking for a 19 Inch. I game a lot.. along with regualr use surfing, email, spreadsheets...
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    Just installed 2 NV5's(rev 2) on 2 different 6800gt's (a heads up on install)

    We ordered our coolers, and put them on together, and ran some tests to see what we would get. He has a BFG 6800GT OC, i had a evga 6800GT. I wish I had my camera with me when we did this, to take some pics. But we both ran into the same issue, which would not of been noticable if we...
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    Monitoring temps while testing an OC

    I have a question...i want to add a NV5 to my 6800gt, and i want to be able ot compare temps before and after..while under load... how do some of you run the temp monitor and whatever load program at the same time where you can see the load temps?? thanks for any help. Chris
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    PDC1G3200LLK overclocking

    Have this ram here. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820220006 having to replace it becuase of lightning strike at the house... I have lost all my OC settings. I have a A64 3000+ Venice, on an MSI K8N Neo Platinum. Does anyone with the ram have what the OC'd it at...
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    Adding more memory to my system

    Ok heres my question. I have this Mother Board... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130468 4 1 gig ddr 400 (3200) slots. I have in it right now this Patriot memory: Patriot 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel...
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    6600GT vs a X800 Vanilla Any reivews?

    I have a 6800 Vanilla... My friend wants a 6600GT... He needs PCi express, and has a P4 3.0, 1 gig of ram, and is currently running an x300. Hes been eyeing the 6600GT. I have been trying to steer him towards the x800... more pipes, 256 bit, etc, etc... I know all the stats... What...
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    interesting sports blog/running conversation

    I found this to be pretty funny stuff... these dudes crack me up!! http://runningconversation.blogspot.com/
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    1 day sale for eva 6800 GT at NewEgg for $385 with Doom 3

    http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=14-130-208&DEPA=0
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    Broadway Case Model "82-4HL-Gray"

    I just bought it becuase it was in my price range, had a 500W power supply, and 3 fans already installed. On a budget, and its just going under my desk, so it didn't have to be pretty. Just wondering if anyone had any experience with this companys cases...
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    Gigabyte 3d Rocket Cooler

    http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=35-128-005&depa=0 building a new system, going to put it on a athlon 64 3000+, socket 939, MSI neo 2 plat. board. Anyone used this HSF yet? thanks for any info. Chris