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    Socket 939 micro ATX mobo avilability

    Heres my deal: My rents have a machine that simply wont boot. Fans spin when you power it up, no video, no beeps, etc. I have tried a known good psu, and video card and it has 2 sticks of pc3200 ddr ram so i ruled those out as being the culperate. I reset the bios via battery pull, and have...
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    Ram or power supply

    First off, the needed info: System: Mobos: DFI INFINITY P965-S LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Ram: Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop...
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    Laptop Suggestion for sister

    Hey guys, I havent posted on here in quite some time due to my passion for computers being overshadowed by other interests. As a result, I have lost touch with the most recent hardware with respects on what is better than what and this is why Im comming to you guys. My question involves the...
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    1024 high vs 640 low

    Heres the deal: I just built a computer for someone who purchased a 2500+ sempron processor (@ 2ghz right now), 512mb pc3200 ram and a 5700le (@420/620 compared to 225/400) which has a 64 bit memory bus which leaves it around ~5gbps for memory bandwidth. Now this card is obviously...
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    64 bit memory bussed 5700le

    Does anyone have any idea on how to force a lower pixel shader version on doom 3 to attempt to get it to run better? Or maybe some other ideas besides lowering all driver settings, video options, running at 640 res and ocing from 225/400 -> 427/626? I actually got this thing running an avg...
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    Sempron 2500+ not running at stock

    Heres the deal. Im building a computer for my gf's younger brother. He wanted a gaming tower for under $500 and so i chose a retail sempron 2500+, 512mb of munchkin pc 3200 ram, an nf7 motherboard and a 350w antec psu among other irrelevent components. I assembled the computer, just as i...
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    KOTOR @ 30fps w/ 9800p @ 800x600

    I'm using verson 1.03 of KOTOR and catalyst 4.11's. I have a 9800p oced, a 2222mhz AXP (402fsb) w/ a gig of ram. I'm getting 30fps @ 800x600 in many places in KOTOR. Graphics are maxed except for AA is at 2x and AF is off. I'm sure of these settings. For reference to prove that my system...
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    6600GT "fragment crossbar"

    Basically my question is self explanitory. Does this only apply to the 6600 series or is it also in the 6800 series? Also, does this make the fillrate of the 6600 series clock speed times 8 or times 4 for multi/single texture situations? -Info on this topic can be found here...
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    Confusing NV40 article on pipelines

    Can someone explain anything on this article about the NV40 pipeline? I really dont get what all of these components within the pipeline do, and they assume you know given things to understand their explanations for other things. If anyone at all (probably VERY few of u) knows anything about...
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    ATItool accuracy

    Basically my question is how accurate is ATITool on finding your max core/mem clocks? I seem to be able to play 5mhz core over what it detects as my max on atitool. I cant see any visual artifacts, but maybe im wrong. I had been using powerstrip to oc my 9800p to 413mhz core (incase it...
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    Geometry instancing

    My question isnt a simple one (as always) Basically how did ati figure out how their archetecture could do geometry instancing similar (or not) as the NV40? How is each done and why can the R300 cores also do this? Why not the NV3X? Does anyone have any idea on how this is done on either...
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    HD off used gigs

    Ive had this hard drive for about 2 yrs now. Its just a standard 80 gig 7200 rpm western digital hard drive slaved up to my 160 gig drive which doesnt have an issue. When i checked how much space it had left, xp told me that it had only 4 gigs left. So, i deleted a full halo install, a full...
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    HD off used gigs

    Ive had this hard drive for about 2 yrs now. Its just a standard 80 gig 7200 rpm western digital hard drive slaved up to my 160 gig drive which doesnt have an issue. When i checked how much space it had left, xp told me that it had only 4 gigs left. So, i deleted a full halo install, a full...
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    HD off used gigs

    Ive had this hard drive for about 2 yrs now. Its just a standard 80 gig 7200 rpm western digital hard drive slaved up to my 160 gig drive which doesnt have an issue. When i checked how much space it had left, xp told me that it had only 4 gigs left. So, i deleted a full halo install, a full...
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    Leadtek 5900 flash to 5950

    I just want a link refering to the flash of a Leadtek 5900xt to a 5950. Just curious about the success rate, additional cooling needed, and when these cards were released (now vs 1st batch, etc). I may actually get one of these if im almost guaranteed it will go off w/o a hitch. Thanks for...
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    GF3TI200 w/ UT2004 latest patch

    Alright, i have the latest drivers from the nvidia site (53.42 or something like that) and have my card at 204/481 oced. Ive been playing WC3, Halo, Farcry and tried that free starwars galaxies (but it sucked) with no errors whatsoever so i dont think that its the oc. Case temps are in the...
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    locked bioses?

    Bacially I have never heard of this situation before where you cannot overclock a card anymore due to the bios (except in some 5900's where the heat get too high and it throttles it back down). I heard the 9700np is bios locked to not go above a certian core frequency. what is with this? what...
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    Best card for the money oced stock cooling

    Im basically looking to upgrade my severely bottlenecked system (in sig). I only am looking to spend around $150ish sometime during the summer on this card (hopefully after prices fall). What i need from any of you guys, is a link to a page where cards such as the 5900xt/se/etcetc...
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    row active delay timing

    I can run my row active delay timing (aka active to precharge delay) at a timing of 2. Should i keep it at this timing? I see most people with it around 6ish or so. Y is that? If this needs to be a higher number, what is the logic behind this, and if not, should i keep it at 2?
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    Ram timings and what theyre worth

    Should you sacrifice ram timings to get a higher fsb? (+5 on cpu/mem for +1 on ras and ras to cas timings. NOT cas lat yet) When is it worth it to make your timings worse vs lower fsb for better timings? I assume this is a very touchy subject. Anyone have any benches or examples?
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    Unlocked recent barton!?

    Im recently ocing a 2500+ barton. In my nf7-s bios settings, it lets me cycle through the multiplier settings. I assume i got VERY lucky and got an unlocked one? (I JUST purchased this thats y its so unlikely seeming) If you can cylce through the settings and save them, does it mean its...
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    Refreshes

    What chips are the 9000, 9100 and 9200 based off from? I know onw is the 8500 (maybe the 9000) and i think maybe the 9100 is the 9500 severely crippled? I know u guys know this, so which are they?
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    5950 With 61.11's

    Did you guys see how much the 5950 increased with the new drivers!? Look in anand's review. I'm guessing that most of you didnt bother to look, it's quite nice