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    Crossfire 4870's w/AC Accels

    I'm interested in the 4870, but would like to keep the heat and noise to a minimum. I have an Asus Rampage X48 board, and I'm just curious if anyone knows whether two 4870's w/ the AC Accels1 Rev 2 aftermarket VGA cooler attached to each would fit in a crossfire configuration, or is the cooler...
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    Fable/Gothic3/Witcher

    Fable, Gothic 3, and the Witcher were three of the most fun and immersive games I've played on the PC, each with compelling combat, relatively open-ended play, and an adult slant. Vampire, The Masquerade: Bloodlines was similarly excellent. Oblivian didn't quite do it for me for some...
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    Cell CPU in desktop

    The Cell CPU developed by Sony/IBM for the PS3 has pretty remarkable capabilities reportedly. For instance, 4-8 PS3's liked together using Linux software have nearly the processing capability of small supercomputers. Some academic researchers are using such clusters as a substitute for buying...
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    Attention System Builders

    The following is intended to be used as a frame of reference, and reflects prices and availability as of October, 2008. Please Notice that this thread is based primarily on the Intel line of Processors. While many parts mentioned in the thread can be part of a build based on the AMD line...
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    VelociRaptor available for order now

    In case you're building a new high-end gaming dream machine and want to spring for the fastest non-SSD HD you can get. It's reportedly twice as fast as the old raptor, and much quieter. Still not sure it's worth 5X more per gig than a WDAAKS series HD...