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    Fallout 3 impressions

    Just to ask.. How long is the game? I am the type that likes to go around and get everything and build things up over time. However it only is fun if it has a means to a end. Is it like oblivion.. where you would have to work hard to get over 60 hours into it, or like elder scrolls 3...
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    There's a sick/rabid possum in my garbage drum...

    It dosent look sick. However just make sure you dont get bite by the possum. While they are very immune to most diseases, their mouth however is covered with it. Just knock the trash can over and it will go on it's way. There are two types of rabies. The aggressive kind which dosent...
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    Why I am skeptical about Warhammer

    I also personally have rather strong opinions. Overall, I have been disapointed in just how much everyone seems to care about different playstyles than their own. That person is greedy because they want that gear. That player is wrong because they min/max themselves. This person should be...
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    New GeForce GTX 260 to Feature 216 Shaders - Beats Radeon 4870

    If the new 260gtx does better than i am all for it. It just pushed ATI to also push higher next time as well. Coming from a HD4870 Crossfire user, I am utterly happy with my setup yes, but I dont wish Nvidia harm. I want them around as do I for ATI. I do however see alot of subjective...
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    Are there any other die hard CRT fans here?

    Hey since we are going this route in power consumption.. Living in the north I have rather cold winters. Very cold to be more to the point. So with the heat output of the CRt I have, being the FW900, I save some money on my monthly heating bill by not needing one room heated as much...
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    Are there any other die hard CRT fans here?

    I am still waiting to hear someone who actually owned a solid FW900 and says that aside from weight that a LCD within the same price range is vastly superior. Does anyone here think that we who own the FW900 lugged all 92 lbs of it up stairs because we want to be stubborn? The monitor just...
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    Anyone else underwhelmed with their 4870 crossfire?

    Play some games. Really.. is all i can say.
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    Another FW900 or go LCD? 600usd to spend.

    Aside from bestbuy i have a semi local microcenter. About the best i will get. Only issue is that they wont run games for me hehe. Running desktop just about any LCD will look pretty good. It is when you get into gaming and also when your really comparing colors that you notice the issues...
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    Another FW900 or go LCD? 600usd to spend.

    Here is my issue. I am planning to get another FW900 due to my cat scratching the screen. I plan to tear off the anti glare and turn this one into a gaming monitor for the wife. However this brings me to a decision. Do i get another monitor or take the 600usd and get a LCD? I dont have...
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    Which card setup is right for me.

    MMORPGS really do require that you have a great CPU with high clocks and keep your system ram/gpu hand in hand most times. While AoC is a small exception to this it is often CPU then the ram/gpu. MMORPGs are also horrid for one thing. Memory leaks. Due to the nature of how the game is...
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    Official ATI 4870 X2 reviews thread.

    This kind of relaxed any doubt that my 4870 crossfire setup for 1920x1200 resolution was a mistake. Pretty much stays along the lines of the 4 test limited previews. Still.. for non crossfire capable or those who waited the 4870x2 is a awsome deal.
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    Why are Most People Still Recommending the 4870?

    What if one does not play any of the games that truely utilizes physX and on the list of games being developed and released before another major GPU release we find nothing worth our time? People keep mentioning PhysX but isnt it worthless if the games that you build a gaming rig for dont use...
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    GTX 260 vs HD 4870

    My question overall is: what if nothing shown on the horizon, even before the next generation of cards, has physX support that a gamer cares for? Take for instance Diablo III. Because the DX10.1 is rumor mill I wont use it. However it does use Havok instead of PhysX. Then I started...
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    Will the HX1000 fit in my P180?

    I had to dremel the back motherboard plate for me to fit cables through in the RC690 due to the deepness of the psu. If your familiar with the RC690 I can tell you that it had no issues fitting in the slot at all but the length is noticable compared to the ST56ZF 560w i replaced. I would say...
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    My gtx 260 vs. my hd 4870

    Here is a issue I have and why: I noticed he has ran dx9 and dx10. I noticed he has tried high and very high. He does not list on the 1280x720 very high if he is using dx9 with the hack, or dx10 very high. It can effect things. I ran the crysis timedemo for that resolution, with the xp...
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    My gtx 260 vs. my hd 4870

    I dont see the issue with wanting the 4870 screenshots of the FPS he got. It would be like someone here doing a reverse and putting the 4870 always ahead of the 260gtx and giving rounded numbers with no backing. Then saying that they cant bench the 260gtx anymore and only producing 4870...
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    My gtx 260 vs. my hd 4870

    I think I myself have a issue with the results because the benchmark results, for say crysis, can be very misleading. The 260gtx might be listed at it's MAX fps and the 4870 at it's average. This is why when you run the benchmarks, even fraps, you at least include the min/avg/max so that...
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    CPU bound on mass effect, E8400 @ 3.6ghz

    Unsure if you want this, and I havent delved too deeply into it unless its something worth it's weight. However I play EQ2 which is single threaded and dosent use CF. I have a e8400 3.825ghz with 4870CF. Next to highest setting, Very high Quality, I hit high 90% range, sometimes 100%, on...
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    That was my thing. I dont play, nor will I buy, crysis. It just isnt my preferred game. Age of conan, which is a freaken resource hog for mmorpgs, is. That was what i was going to base the criteria off of. I am more into mmorpgs and AoC kinda slapped my single 8800GT around alittle. I...
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    Quick question about 32-bit system ram limit.

    This is why I get confused. I wont nod my head and say i understand something if i dont. Dont learn what you need to that way. I am confused on it, so naturally i explained myself in a way that just screamed newbie. However that is truth on this particular aspect. I, as i stated...
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    So.. just to ask.. Now that we have seen some previews, what do you all think of 1920x1200 only resolution when comparing the 4870 CF and 4870x2? That is my resolution and I am trying to decide which one to get. On the first I dont have to get a 64-bit OS. On the second I do. I mean...
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) thread

    Well to me it looked as if someone who wants to stay on 32-bit OS and games at 1920x1200 the 4870CF is a better bet and less costly when you factor in a new OS+more ram. Also when we factor in the ability to use 3rd party coolers, achieving higher OC with less tempts etc, overall, unless your...
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) thread

    So now augest 12th. Some said a limited few would be out by july 15th, with more at the end/beginning of july. Now its 12th of augest. Gah. Least the nda should be up soon so we can determine if it is worth it to wait. Got the funds to get 4870CF but was hoping to go for the 1gb ones for...
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    Quick question about 32-bit system ram limit.

    I mean that 32-bit os can only account for 4gb of ram total. So if you have 4gb of system ram, and have a gpu with 512mb of ram that you will only see 3.5gb of system ram in windows. However i thought there was other things that take away from the memory address limitation on 32-bit OS. I...
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    Quick question about 32-bit system ram limit.

    I am thinking of getting the 4870x2 2gb. I run 32-bit xp. I have 2 gigs of ram. If i get the card i should still have my gigs of system ram visible correct? I have no additional pci cards or anything of the like. However i am unsure what else will take up the ram limit. I know some have...
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    Need help please. Psu for 4870 CF specifically.

    Sorry to be a bother. I was wondering if a Silverstone ST56ZF psu, 560w with single 12v rail 38amps, could handle the 4870 Crossfire setup with the following PC components: e8400 3.825Ghz using Zalman 9700LED, x38-DS4, 2x1gb XMS 2 DDR2-800, 1 WD SE16 Sata HDD, 1 DVD/CD burner combo SATA...
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    Why does Gigabyte cripple their high-end mobos?

    Unsure if they will ship it, but Austrailia mwave has the ds5 I believe. At least they had the x38-DS5 when I bought my x38-DS5 in febuary. Was helping someone is AU and saw it. Dont think they ship internationally however.
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    Why does Gigabyte cripple their high-end mobos?

    I am not going to say that your not wrong to find that this is unacceptable. I can see the contradictions made when I can clearly see the empty spot where 2 more sata ports could be on my x38-DS4. However I wont boycott their motherboards for this reason. The x38-ds4 loves the FSB. It has...
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    16:9 or 16:10 aspect on a 4:3 monitor - here's how!

    FW900 CRT is a damn nice CRT. 24inch with 22.5 viewable. I can deal with it pretty easily. Just to say.. just because some of us are still using CRT for our viewing dosent mean we do it to be stubborn. If it wasnt for my particular monitor being available then I might have gone with a...
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    16:9 or 16:10 aspect on a 4:3 monitor - here's how!

    Or just buy a widescreen CRT?
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    new CRT monitor

    I myself had to decide between CRT and LCD. So I just drove to accurateit and got myself a HP FW9012, aka FW900, in grade A condition. I see maybe 1 or two small scratches on the entire case, and its not even noticeable and the front bezel and screen is in perfect condition. It was 599...
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    e8400 core temp discrepancy

    Sounds like one of your cores has a faulty/stuck heat sensor. Test the heat sensors using realtemp and see what it says. That and yes, alot of people have had this issue. Yours seems rather extreme however as it is usually within 8-10c at the very most difference between the cores. So...
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    9800GTX whoops an 8800Ultra

    Um... Pfff.. That was so well written, with so much sarcasm, that I am unsure how to respond.
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    Question about e8400 vcore

    Just got my e8400 running at 4ghz. Cpu-z reports my vcore in windows at 1.328 with orthos running. I am at the 2 hour mark in orthos and staying up all night to see if it will take a 8-10 hour run stable. I dont want to fry the chip, or degrade it. I read about the 1.36 vcore limit some...
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    new CRT monitor

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. No answer is right. When your spending 400+ dollars on a CRT monitor or LCD panel the only right choice is the one you want. You DONT need to keep making wise cracks. Why did you choose a AMD 6000+? Because you wanted to right? I am sure alot of...
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    new CRT monitor

    Well in a week I am going to go and get a CRT as well. I got a few choices of new-overstock, or refurb A <not a->. Local dealer, will let me do a warehouse pickup and will even display it for me and turn it on before I buy. Sony g520, Dell , New-overstock Mitsubishi Diamond pro 2060u As...
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    some E8400 and GTS 512 G92 temp question

    Well, after 7 hours of Orthos 100% both cores, my e8400 @ 3.6ghz on real temp shows 44c on both cores leaving 52c to TJ max. When I run coretemp and have it show the C TILL TJmax it is the same 52c. I will report Idle when I turn this off this time. Worked on my cm690 fans alittle. This is...
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    E8400+9700LED temp question.

    Temps 3 Well.. i think i got something resolved. I took the heatsink out after recalling to great detail what i might have fubared up during the first install. 1. The 9700 is tight, but it can still move if you apply enough pressure turning it. I was putting in the 8 pin cpu plug from...
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    E8400+9700LED temp question.

    Well that is something i didnt mention i guess. After the first minute..well honestly the first 30 seconds, the temps reach roughly the same temps as they do when i am at the 3 hour mark, or the 17 hour mark. Maybe 2c higher. Let me show you what my temps read, being about the same...
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    E8400+9700LED temp question.

    I appreciate the words of wisdom. It is just i am worried i got the same heat sensor issue being reported elsewhere. I guess i will work on my case airflow, maybe change how fans are, and see. However it just seems strange that the temps only went up 1-2c from the first 2 minutes or orthos...