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    DVI confusion; can my setup run a dual link?

    I have an HIS Radeon 4870 1GB video card. I used the Wikipedia article on DVI to determine which plugs I had. My video card two DVI-I dual link female plugs. I just bought a 26" Asus VK266H Monitor ($370 from Newegg!). It has a single DVI-D dual link female plug. I'm running at the...
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    Ordered parts to build a system; any "gotchas" I should be aware of?

    Building a new system from scratch for a friend. He's fortunate enough to be in a position where cost was not a big factor, yet I didn't want to go overboard on a system that's primarily used by his kids for doing homework and occasional surfing. I got this for under $1800 on Newegg. I...
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    Did I ruin my motherboard? Or is something else wrong?

    So I just got a 4870 1gb to replace my 8800 gts 320 mb. Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R. Power supply is Ennermax Liberty 650W. Pull out the 8800, put in the 4870; 4870 has two power inputs as opposed to the 8800s 1, but I had an extra cable. All of the fans start up (CPU, case...
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    Update my CPU or video card?

    E6750- not overclocked per se, but using EIST to go up to 3.2 Ghz Stock CPU cooling Gigabyte GA-p35-ds3r eVGA 8800 GTS 320 MB 4 GB Corsair CM2x1024-6400C4 (runnning at 400Mhz, 4,4,4,12) Windows Vista 64 Home Premium I was thinking about upgrading a component, but only want to do so if...