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    Super High End systems tested. Toms.

    ^^ thanks for the links, yeah it is kind of funny, i remember those links, but truth be told, all these tests are showing that Multi GPU's are CPU bound, in fact I can state that too because running my QX9650 at stock comparing to 4.2 yields a huge 20 FPS drop at 1920X1200 on crysis war head...
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    Super High End systems tested. Toms.

    Yes.. but 3 GTX 280's are with NO AA are getting 12.88? All Im simply stating is its not a fair review for any of the benches because there being CPU bound after one GPU. If you notice Crysis is getting 12 FPS for a single, dual or tri sli. Something is definitely wrong with that...
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    Super High End systems tested. Toms.

    ^^ updated info on my original post, They were using stock settings for the CPU and FSB... You cant really benchmark multi gpus while running your CPU at 3.2 ghz (why would you even buy a extreme proc?) My scores are with my QX9650 at 4.2 ghz , at 2560X1600 , on the one out of many other...
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    Super High End systems tested. Toms.

    LOL this is a joke of a review, Obviously something is wrong with most of there benches, like Crysis 2560X1600 at very high they get 4 fps with 3 GTX 280's ? On my system with QX9650 @ 4.2 ghz and 3 gtx 280's I get a 30 frame avg in game, on the benchmark i get 32.74.... They obv have driver...
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    Samsung 305T (regular or plus) owners- help please!

    Thanks for the response, Actually the clicking isnt like occasionally , it happens all the time when theres a display on the screen and its pretty annoying, I guess I will be returning it. What a pain! thing was huge to lug around in my car lol
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    Samsung 305T (regular or plus) owners- help please!

    Hi guys, Just bought a Samsung 305T, so far the PQ has been really nice, I really dislike S-IPS SSE and SDE effects (silk screen effect/screen door effect) These are common in Rear Projection tv's and drive me mad. Anyways I decided to go with the 305t. After hooking everything up- the...
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    Please be honest... 280GTX TRI SLI vs 4870X2 CFX

    ^^? WTF lol im not here to say mines better than yours cuz frankly i could care less what you have. I dont buy things to please others, I buy them to please me. And no where did i disresepct anyones opinion. Also how do you know know im not going to be buying a Dell FP 3008 soon? Do you some how...
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    Please be honest... 280GTX TRI SLI vs 4870X2 CFX

    I havent heard of major gtx280 problems....Where are you getting this from? anywa doesnt matter as im goign to be WC them. But if a card dies its under warranty. Then again its hard to tell whos telling the truth and whos BS'n just because of hate etc.
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    Please be honest... 280GTX TRI SLI vs 4870X2 CFX

    It didnt really help:( Tehre using a QX9650 at Stock.... You need to OC that thing at least to 4 GHZ to get juice out of multi card. And Many of the benchmarks I beat with my last 8800 ultra setup lol. Kind of a a crappy review, I wouldnt go on that too much. If you check out Driver Heaven's...
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    Please be honest... 280GTX TRI SLI vs 4870X2 CFX

    LOL Did I not say Im that kind of guy? Secondly I will be buying a 30" monitor soon. I'll be watercooling this system. LOL Going back on topic, what you guys think 4870x2 CFX or gtx280 tri sli
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    Please be honest... 280GTX TRI SLI vs 4870X2 CFX

    So in canada I can get 3 280GTX's for 419.00 X 3 I can get 2 4870x2's for 615X2.... So what should I get, I am building a new PC and choosing a new motherboard too, So do I go 790i and 3 280 gtx's or x48 and 2 4870x2's And please I know this is over kill.. Im that kind of guy:)
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    Why are Most People Still Recommending the 4870?

    ^^^ Haha! I actually cut the trolling part out- after I read the whole thread- I only read the first post - :) Ive learnt to read on before "judging" trolling or not! But I dont know what the 4870's OC is, but im prob the one trolling right now, but after reading all the news from nvidia, I...
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    Why are Most People Still Recommending the 4870?

    LOL Being a complete Nvidia Fanboy- I will tell you that Nvidia has dropped the ball recently- the 8 Series was amazing but the 9 series sucked, and then they had the supposedly every laptop chip failed, Which i dont think is true. And then many 790i's had tons of issues and many...
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    HOLY Fu** thats awesome! The only game they need to fix is crysis now- which can only go so far I guess with amd structure.
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    PhysX previews

    LOL You obviously werent reading...but Tornado Level is a PHYSX level...So there showing what it is to use CPU vs GPU i nthat level. If you play on a normal level- and see those benchies you'll see you loose over 30-40% frames....from 60 to 35...
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    PhysX previews

    This is just funny... Why is Physx a big deal now? It was crap before itll prob be crap now.... No one uses it and no one barely will... Also it cuts over 30-35 % frames?
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    Well supposedly 3 8800 ultras got beat out by 2 3870x2's and definitely 2 9800gx2's (which I guess is like 4 8800 gt's) but I think 280GTX SLI beat 3 8800 ultras. It seems on everything I see- only Crysis is the weak spot. And thats only on Quad CF.
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    Question!! Some of thes questions will be answered already but even if: 2 X 4870X2's vs 3X 8800 ultra's (tri sli) 2 X 280 GTX's What would come on top? Also I hear that crysis crossfirex isnt up to what ATI wants it to be and will be enhanced with future drivers. I know taht...
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    DDR3 worth it?

    Its funny because most people still prefer lower latencies instead of speed. Fact is most new games utilize faster speeds than lower latency- other than HL2. Worth it is depending on cash flow. a 4 GB G Skill kit DDR3-1600 @ 7-7-7-18 is going for 275. I paid 200 bucks for DDR2-1200...
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    ^^ Thanks for the help- Ive done pretty much all this except When I ran the the Forceware Driver install- It runs installshield and only opens one install.... which was the same for SLI too.. It says in the manual itll do 3 of them... Im assuming that this is the problem, but the fact is...
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    ^^ Yeah for sure- But what i was stating was Ive switched out all my cards in several configurations and windows wont recognize any card in the middle slot (PCI-e_16 3) The funny thing is - windows will even recognize two cards without the SLI bridge- you can even choose to run SLI but when...
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    ^^ Yeah your right it depends, I mean for me I had dual 8800 ultras, And i was looking into selling them and getting either Dual 280's or 2 of these 4870's but I ended up buying another 8800 ultra for less than 200 bucks CDN! At a LAN party 3 of these 8800 ultras matched 2 280's scores in Call...
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    Nope turns out my Motherboards Middle PCIe Slot is a dud. I switched out all three cards into my backup PC and thye all worked. Then I put them in the top and bottom pcie slots on the 780i and they worked! Middle ones bugged out:( RMA time.
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    ATi 4870 X2 (R700) previews thread

    Heres my issue: Most of the benchmarks I see give framerates for games like crysis and on Very high quality and 1920X1200 I get pretty much a 27-35 FPS Avg on my 8800 ultra SLI (QX9650 clocked to 4.2) And all these guys are getting pretty much the same results, There are only a few games...
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    Thats what I was trying to figure out! And I think this is the issue because I did a dummy test right now- I tried putting the bridge on just the 1st and middle card, And enabled sli and for some reason it said ok sli enabled, yet the two that were on sli were the 1st and 3rd card (the older...
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    Yes it is a bit difficult
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    thanks for your replies guys, It was hard to screw the GPU in. do you think that this is the problem? What is the remedy for this? Im watercooling two of my GPUS and was going to do this one, but wanted to just let it air cool first and get tri sli working. Im going to update my bios and...
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    Please help! 3 Way SLI Not working!!

    Hi guys Im having some serious issues with 3 way sli. I have had 2 8800 ultras for awhile and just bought another one. It was tested on a different computer b4 putting into mines. Now I have it installed and hooked up- I should let you know I meet all the specs and my PSU (enermax galaxy...
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    Help with BSOD

    Thx for the reply Turns out alot of people on the kaspersky forums get bsods from installing some even with the same type of issue as me- Im not re installing- shouldve researched more into AV's b4 buying one thx again
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    Help with BSOD

    Hi Guys, I have a pretty simple question but a long story to tell b4 it lol- Hopefully this is the right place for it I finally got my OC on my system stable- ran alot of tests and made sure its solid. I then went to install the final peice of software i needed which was KasperSky 6.0, Now...
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    Question about Virus/malware etc

    Hi everyone, I have a simple question that i havent the clue what the answer is- I have an assumption its just paranoia but might as well ask. I have a wireless network at home- using Cable ISP- to my D-link Router. I use a wired LAN connection to my PC (infact i use two of the ports and...
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    My Enermax Galaxy 1000 Died:(!! Need help!!!

    Thanks for the comments- Yah With my experience ive nver had a power supply blow but it seems if the PSU is going to damage anything else it will do it right away and not a gradual process, which is the case with most electronics i guess. The tech at the store told me the motherboard was...
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    My Enermax Galaxy 1000 Died:(!! Need help!!!

    Hi there to all- I shouldve stated taht the Hardware on my sig is not my system anymore- I have a QX9650 and 2 8800 ultras . Everything was at stock when this happened, I was installing Windows and the pop happened. Also note I am doing a watercooling system. But nothing is overclocked was just...
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    My Enermax Galaxy 1000 Died:(!! Need help!!!

    Hi everyone I am dealing with an issue right now and am getting kind of worried about it- I bought a bunch of parts recently and got the store i bought them from to build the system, and the Power supply I bought blew and took the motherboard with it- Now im left here worrying about any other...
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    Question about Raptor Drives and RAID

    Hi guys Have a simple question I have a Raptor X 1500ADFD, and im buying a Raptor 1500ADHD (non Clear cover) Can i put these two in RAID? I hear there the same drive except one has the "moon roof" and the other doesnt. Thanks
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    HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.7

    I got one more quetion for graysky, I am starting to end my overclocking experience, With my E6850 im @ 3.925 orthos stable (7 hours) and now im just trying to clock my ram correctly. Right now the two main dividers im looking at is one set at DDR2-1049 and another at DDR2-1090. my Ram is rated...
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    Weird Rivatuner glitch - could this damage my 8800 ultra

    Well I was overclocking my card today using Riva tuner (8800 Ultra) And when I Clicked enable low level driver it asked me to reboot or detect now (for clock) and there is a checkbox for 2d/3d separate clocking. It is by default on but since i put my 2d and 3d at the same clock i unchcked it and...
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    Cant Format my Secondary Hard Drive on Vista

    Hi there, I got a new system built last week and everything is working great and fast except for the secondary harddrive. I have a Raptor X for my C: and boot. But for my Secondary Drive which is on I: (its a WD Caviar SE16 AKS32000) its running pretty slow, its noticeably slower than other...
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    Crysis

    Well i got my 24" display! I love it
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    HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.7

    Well I finally got to OC my E6850- after messing around and getting use to the system, I got my Vcore to 1.4 and upped my FSB to 422X9 = 3.8 Ghz. I left my Ram at 1:1 which is only like DDR2-848 but ill be clocking my ram soon, Anyways I ran Orthos for 7 hours Stable. Im really happy with the...