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    LCD frequently goes black for a couple seconds.

    how about alternate dvi mode? you may need to mess with both of those. reboot too afterwards. be careful though with the alternate dvi mode, it can make the screen go black and not come back until you hook the monitor up vga style. i messed with those options for quite a while before i got it right.
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    LCD frequently goes black for a couple seconds.

    This used to happen to me when I switched to a 24 inch monitor. The fix was to enable the 'reduce dvi frequency' option in the driver settings. A few driver versions back they removed it if you have a monitor that connects via hdmi, but it might still be there for a monitor that uses dvi.
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    HIS 4850 and HIS iClear

    heres a review of it http://www.digit-life.com/arti...onitor/his-iclear.html
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    ATI 4870

    All of them are out of stock now at newegg..
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    ATI 4870

    They are all pretty much the same. None of them come with anything other than some cables and a driver cd. Id choose Powercolor next though since it has a normal Newegg return policy with it and not a limited one like the HIS.
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    ATI 4870

    The sapphire 4870 is out of stock already at newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102748 If your looking to buy a 4870 there I'd do it quick. I put my order in and it went out of stock minutes later .. I hope I don't get screwed somehow.
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    ATI 4xxx Series Thread

    Found this link at beyond3d. 4850 crossfire: http://www.forumdeluxx.de/forum/showthread.php?t=500923
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    Catalyst Driver problem from 8.4 on

    do you have an LG monitor by any chance? the same thing happend to me until i turned on the ddc-ci option in the monitor settings then rebooted.
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    In this thread we will keep a tab on Q6600 prices

    I don't know how well they can be trusted, but the last 2 reviews on the Q6600 at Newegg are saying they they got G0 instead of B3. The price kind of sucks compared to other places, but Newegg does alot of business so they probably go through the old stock pretty fast.
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    Questions for 2900 owners

    I've really just been playing 2 Worlds for the past few days (its basicly an oblivion and gothic 3 ripoff), I dont think anyone ever reviewed that. The problem with that is I never played it on the 1900 so I cant say how different it is. It probably would run fine though on anything decent, the...
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    Questions for 2900 owners

    I was going to buy a 8800 GTX, but I couldn't see myself spending $500+ and the price looked like it was never going to drop so I bought the 2900 instead. I've had it for 4 days now and I haven't had any problems at all. I have 9 hard drives in my case so I was a little concerned about power at...
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    HD2900XT Driverheaven Review

    It wins minimum framerate in dark messiah against a gtx too in vista (2 whole fps heh), but thats not the point. I just wonder why the all the reviews are still giving out such different numbers. In the end though it doesnt matter to me much since Im buying a gtx anyway.
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    HD2900XT Driverheaven Review

    The minimum framerate charts in this review are pretty interesting and it makes the 2900 look pretty good to me actually. I wonder why some reviews have the 2900 doing terrible in oblivion while others dont though. This one says the 2900 can beat the gtx at average and minimum framerate even...
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    OLD: 500GB 7200.9(Rl) for $159@Frys.com (now beaten by the 'egg)

    There is also a Samsung 500GB drive at Newegg for $149.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152052 Does anyone know anything about those drives compared to the Seagate?
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    Are there any G80 benchmarks with AMD processors?

    Heres one with an FX-62: http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?op=m...index&req=viewarticle&artid=274&page=1
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    Thermalright HR-03

    I was using a Sytrin. It was good until I bought 7 harddrives and now there are two 120mm fans blowing all that heat right at my video card. Not to mention that cooler is pretty loud even on low (well I noticed that more before I bought all those harddrives) I just found my original post...
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    Thermalright HR-03

    You can have the heatsink and fan on the back of your video card (the side without the GPU) or on the front of it depending on how you set it up. It comes with 2 sets of instructions depending on what you want to do. I put mine on the back since I have a sound card below and I thought it might...
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    Thermalright HR-03

    It can be mounted two ways (facing up or down) so I don't think any CPU heatsink would get in the way. I use an Thermalright XP-120 now with the HR-03 mounted facing up and it doesn't touch. As for ramsinks, I don't use them so I don't know. The fan would blow on the ram some though depending on...
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    Thermalright HR-03

    I just finished installing the HR-03 on my x1900xt, before I did it I ran fullscreen rthdribl and let atitool log the temps. I edited the log until right before rthdribl is started so 45.5c is idle (I had no idea the temps were getting so high): 2006-10-30 07:42:52 ATITool v0.25 Beta 14...
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    Thermalright HR-03

    I don't think it would cause too much of a problem with crossfire: http://www.thermalright.com/a_news/main_news_hr03.htm I bought one of these today from jab-tech so hopefully I'll have it by the weekend to see if its better than the KuFormula VF1 Plus I'm using now on my x1900xt
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    LCD Monitor Question

    I had the same problem and it drove me crazy at first. I then noticed the type of mouse I use has a drastic effect on the lag. When I was using a MX1000 mouse it was terrible (pretty annoying too since that mouse is the best feeling mouse I own), then I switched to a G5 and it the lag...
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    *** Official Gigabyte P965-DS3 Thread ***

    I had problems with my ds3, the first time I installed the Intel drivers I couldn't get into windows until I used the last known good configuration option. Then I tried again and lost all my usb devices until I rolled back the drivers. Finally I gave up, I dont think they matter anyway really.
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    Do Not Buy From Outpost.com -- Bait & Switch

    When I called Outpost today they said they are only getting 45 in and that will be on the 18th so I canceled my preorder. It looks like Clubit is really going to be the only place worth buying from unless you feel lucky or like to get ripped off.
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    the *OFFICIAL* core 2 duo midnight release thread 2.0!!!

    I just called outpost.com and the csr said they are expecting a huge shipment on the 14th (her words not mine). The preorder price for the E6600 is $357. Free shipping even, but I chose overnight since it was just $10.
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    I bought the Westinghouse 22" monitor today and its going back tommorow. Its not a bad monitor.. there was hardly any backlight bleeding, just a small line at the top and bottom (not a huge x shape like my Viewsonic vx924) and the colors looked fine for a 6bit panel. It doesnt have any height...
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    20" Widescreen LCDs-am I the only one who doesn't understand the point of them?

    How would a 21 inch widescreen compare to a standard 19 inch LCD? I know a 20 inch widescreen has less vertical height, but would the 21 inch widescreen also have less height than a 19 inch?
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    What is the best aftermarket cooler for the X1900xt

    The Sytrin works fine on my X1900XT. Idling at 41c right now and it gets to around 68-69c under load with the fan on low. Installing it on a X1900 card is hard though, so if you don't feel like messing with something to make it work then I wouldn't recommend it.
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    X1900XTX Coolers - A compilation of user reports

    I have a Sytrin VF1 on my X1900XT. I get around 38c idle and 68-69c under load when its on low. It stays in the high 50s under load with it on medium. Its not quiet to me on medium, but still makes less noise than stock.
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    Now 6 Zalman VF900 Video Card Cooler Reviews......

    If anyone is interested in an alternative, I have a Sytrin VF1 on my X1900XT now. After installing it my card idles at 38c and gets around 68-69c under load with the fan set on low. I did some temp logging with ATI Tool for comparison and the stock fan would go from idling at 56c up to 86c in...
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    Now 6 Zalman VF900 Video Card Cooler Reviews......

    There are 5 Sytrin vga coolers in stock now at newegg. I bought one and it should be here friday. The ability to mount whatever fan you want makes it much better than the zalman to me.
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    Got the accelero x2 in...w/pics

    Did your system temps go up any with the hot air being blown directly at the motherboard now?
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    X1800XT 256MB?

    I ended up getting the OEM X1900XT at Newegg for $449. I thought about the XFX 7900GT, but I really don't want to deal with overclocking problems again. I already have a 6600GT that has to be clocked down from its factory overclock or it causes random black screens/reboots and the 6800 I had...
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    X1800XT 256MB?

    So now the 7900GT cards are out, the Sapphire OEM X1800XT 256 at newegg is $319 and I still don't know what to buy since no one has ever reviewed X1800XT 256MB cards. Has anyone ever seen a review at all of these cards? I know about the overclocked XFX 7900GT review that shows it against...
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    7900GT Sighting

    Where can you get an X1800XT for $299?
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    X1800XT 256MB?

    I'm planning to wait until the 7900 cards are out before deciding, but I do find it strange that no one has reviewed this card (as far as I know) when it could have great performance. I guess being so late really ruined everyones perception of the X1800XT series even though it is actually pretty...
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    X1800XT 256MB?

    I was just checking out newegg and I saw this for $349: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161171 Its clocked the same as the normal X1800XT, but it has less ram. I know ATI is supposed to be releasing the X1900XL soon, but everyone is saying that it will perform like...
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    XFX 7800GT problem. Voltage issue?

    Fishers Web is right, this has happened to me with 2 different factory overclocked video cards, a 6800 and a 6600gt. Underclocking back to stock fixed them both. Personally I dont think they test these 'factory overclocked' cards very well.
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    XP-90 for $24.99@svc

    I would read the last few posts in this thread before buying from SVC, especially if you plan on using USPS shipping: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1546452&enterthread=y It has been 7 days now that my credit card has been charged and they still havent shipped...
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    SVC, not a hot deal but a warning. -- IMPORTANT UPDATE from SVC. AnandTech Moderator

    The same thing that happened to happybob has probably happened to me. I ordered an xp90 that was supposed to be shipped priority mail and here it is 7 days later and its not here yet. They even sent me a USPS tracking number that doesn't work. I emailed them yesterday and got no response and now...
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    Just got my Panflow L1A fans in the mail...

    The panaflos that I bought from B.G. come with 2 pin connectors, but you can just cut one part of the connector off with a knife and then it fits fine. Heres a link that shows what I'm talking about: http://episteme.arstechnica.co.../77909585/m/8550981793