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    Enabled 16xAF in Half-Life 2 - can't tell the difference.

    In my never-ending search to tweak things for no good reason, I tried bumping from 8xAF in Half-Life 2 to 16xAF to see if my frame rate could handle it. I haven't seen much of a drop, but on the other hand I didn't see a big visual improvement either ... Thinking maybe my card - BFG 6800 OC -...
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    Anyone Tested Whether Unlocking Pipes/Shaders Really Does Anything?

    I'm just curious, because I read a lot of threads about unlocking, but I never see anyone say that they actually saw a difference in terms of in-game performance ... I have the BFG 6800 OC and I was happy that I was able to unlock mine, for peace of mind if nothing else, but could I tell the...
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    Do I Need to Install ALL Win2000 Service Packs, Or Just SP4?

    My Windows Update function isn't working, so I'm trying to download and install the files I need to keep Windows 2000 updated. I have the latest Win2000 service pack - SP4 - installed. Do I have to install the first three as well? I read that the updates in the first three are all contained in...
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    Increasing AA Led to Faster Framerate? How is this Possible?

    Right now Half-Life 2 is my favorite game to play, so I'm always trying to optimize my system to get the most out of it for HL2. I've been using the CounterStrike Source Video Stress Test as an easy way to check my frame rate with the Source engine. Just to see how far my frame rate would drop...
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    Getting an Athalon 64 3000. What Features Do I Want in a Motherboard?

    I should have said in a "cheap" motherboard, because I'm definitely going to have to get a low end board. But what are some common features I should make sure my MB has for use with the Athalon 64 3000. I have two sticks of 512 meg 3200 and 6800 video card, if that makes any difference ...
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    Do I Have to Reformat my HD when I Install a New MB/CPU?

    I'm finally making the leap to the Athlon 64 over my old XP CPU and my question is: can I just pop my old hard drive back in and load the drivers for the new motherboard into my existing Windows 2000 instalation, or do I have to start from scratch and reinstall everything? I think I'm getting...
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    Advice on Overclocking FSB?

    From the OC guide at AnandTech ... "Buying RAM rated at a Higher Speed This one's the simplest thing in this entire guide If you want to raise your FSB to, say, 250MHz, just buy RAM that is rated to run at 250MHz, which would be DDR 500." Well, I have a Barton XP 2600, with a 333MHZ FSB...
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    Worth Going from Barton XP 2600 (333FSB) to XP 3200 (400FSB)?

    I'm trying to improve frame rates in games like Half-Life 2, Doom 3, etc. My current system: XP 2600 BFG 128 meg 6800 OC (pipes unlocked) one gig PC 3200 ram (running at 2700 speed because I don't have a 400FSB on my current PC.) I'm thinking about upgrading to an XP 3200, which has the...
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    Rivatuner Overclocking Question

    I'm trying to overclock my BFG 6800 OC using rivatuner. According to the overclocking guide I've read, I'm supposed to overclock using the "low level system settings" option with riva. But when I try that, the "enable low level hardware overclocking" button is grayed out. Instead of using the...
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    Can I Overclock My Card Using ONLY the Counter Strike Source Test?

    I want to try overclocking my BFG 6800 OC with rivatuner. I know most of the guides out there recommend using 3dMark to check for problems when overclocking, but I don't have a copy of 3dMark. (I'm downloading one, but it will take a lo-oo-ong time on my pitiful 56k modem). So I was wondering...
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    Slight Pausing in Games HD related?

    In the last couple of days I've noticed that games which used to run very smoothly - Half Life 2 is a prime example - now pause slightly. This isNOT the sound stuttering bug as the audio doesn't stutter and I noticed it in Flatout too - while racing I can see the graphics pause for a split...
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    How Important Do You Think Power Supply is for 6800?

    I was having some frame rate problems with my BFG 6800 OC (since mostly resolved) and I called the BFG support line (nice feature, no waiting and the BFG guy I talked to seemed relatively knowledgable) and the first thing the tech suggested was a new power supply. I have a 300 watt unit and he...
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    BFG 6800 OC And Bad Performance With Doom III Demo! Advice?

    I'm trying to play the Doom III demo at 1024x768 high quality, no AA and the frame rate just chugs a lot of the time, particularly when entering a new environment, door opening, etc ... I did a search on here and found other 6800 users experiencing the same problem, and there was a debate on...
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    ARGHHH! Please Help Me Softmod My Geforce 6800 ..

    I'm following the directions from the site below ... http://comeapart.com/6800.php And everything works okay until I get to the part where it says "Make sure the highlighted features are marked." It's frustrating to me because I don't know what the hell that means. "Marked" in what way...
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    Got BFG 6800 OC and HL2 for $309 at Best Buy Today

    Yes, I know I missed the big sale. But I still got $30 off the BFG and HL2 was $40 ... so my total came to $309. Better than the $300 I might have spent ordering the card online, plus whatever shipping might have been. I know Outpost advertises it at $250 but I don't know how long I'd have to...
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    How To Remove Forceware Drivers in Win 2000?

    I haven't found a program that will remove Nvidia drivers under Win 2000 ... Does anyone know of one that will? Or know how to uninstall old drivers manually?
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    Re-install Drivers When Swapping From Geforce Ti4600 to 6800 OC?

    Finally tracked one of these bad boys down and now I'm ready to pop open my case and swap out my old card ... Do I need to re-install my driver - 66.77 - when I put in the new card? Maybe switch to VGA inbetween? Or can I just pop it right in and use my current driver instalation? Please...
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    Where to buy BFG 6800 OC?

    Every Best Buy in Oregon where I live has none in stock. Frye's Outpost says they won't have any more until after Christmass and even then they can't say when they'll get them ... Other online retailers I've seen either have them priced too high for me or have none in stock or both ...
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    BFG 6800 OC Owners - How Loud is Your Card?

    I've pretty much decided to order one of these babies over the 6600 GT I was going to get ... But I've read several posts from users complaining that the BFG was a really loud card. If you have owned one, how loud did you think it was? I'm trying to keep my case noise to a minimum. (Yes, I...
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    Geforce 6600 GT versus BFG Geforce 6800 OC

    I've got a Barton XP 2600 with 512 megs of PC 2700. I'm trying to decide if I should buy a Geforce 6600 GT now, or wait for the BFG 6800 OC, which is out of stock at the site I want to order it from ... Judging from the Anandtech article below, there isn't that much difference in frame rates...