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    Best Video Card for my use

    I need an answer to this as well. So bump. I use my rig for the Hammer editor (HL2 engine) and gaming, this is with a 30" monitor so as you can imagine my res is 2560xwhatever it goes to (i can never remember). Currently I have a 9800gx2. I am looking to upgrade now, either to the 260...
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    Help: screen freezes and BSOD's

    I've decided to buy 2 more drives. I'll install WinXP on one of them and then Vista on the other. I've also ordered a power supply tester with PCI-E and SATA connections and an LCD display for more precise readings. I'll also load Bios defaults and then carefully review the settings. Aside from...
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    Help: screen freezes and BSOD's

    Hmm, thing is though as I said in first post I ran memtest overnight with no issues at the voltage its set to, incidentally it is set to auto.
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    Help: screen freezes and BSOD's

    Hey guys, need your advice. A week and a half ago I started to get occasional screen freeze/bsod - static picture on screen, had to reset - now it's getting worse - last day it happened, screen freezes on both my winXP loading OS screen and on my Vista loading OS screen. I tested RAM...
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    CPU and Mobo

    Awesome advice, thank you :)
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    Awesome advice, many thanks :)
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    CPU and Mobo

    Ok, last time I'm saying it. Budget. £1.5k for CPU and mobo £500-£750 HDD's £1k GFX Happily stretch teh budget if I can get great extra performance
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    Cheers Ruby. Is this any good: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products...sp?WebProductID=554484 (LSI MegaRAID 8308ELP 8 Port SATAII/SAS PCI-E Controller) The prices fluctuate ridiculously, so I'm guessing I don't need something that costs £500+ for just 2 SAS drives?
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    CPU and Mobo

    £1.5k for mobo and cpu. I've set aside the biggest parts of my budget for the cpu, mobo and gfx. What would you spend it on?
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    £600 for the HDD's, I can stretch to more, but if I get great speeds with nearer £600 then that is fine. So I do need controllers with 2 of these SAS drives?
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    How about this: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products...sp?WebProductID=752317 73.4 GB Seagate ST373455SS, Cheetah 15K.5, SAS, 15000 rpm, 16MB, 3.5 ms Will i be able to Raid0 2 of these without an SAS controller? And will it be fast?
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    Not fast enough. ;)
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    CPU and Mobo

    No I want to spend up to £1.5k, and for the americans, that equates to $3k.
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    £600 or $1200. So let's hear your words of wisdom wired
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    So the census so far is to get SAS controller and 2 SATA2's in Raid 0, or 2 SSD in Raid 0. Any more views?
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    GeForce 9800GTX Tri-SLi versus GeForce 9800GX2 SLi - Who is the Winner Here?

    Moving the debate further forward in terms of future products, what are the next products from ATI and Nvidia after the ATI 3 series and the Nvidia 9 series? I'm trying to work out if it's worth upgrading my GFX now'ish or in a few months.
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    CPU and Mobo

    Righty, don't forget its for a gaming rig (I'm not sure how mega bucks server cpu's affect gaming rigs). Let's put the price tag at £1.5k or $3k (this is a one off dream pc for me, so once I've spent the cash, in 2 years my next upgrade will be more conservative!). The cash is only for CPU...
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    CPU and Mobo

    Still looking for your advice here guys
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    GeForce 9800GTX Tri-SLi versus GeForce 9800GX2 SLi - Who is the Winner Here?

    Very interesting debate. However, with tri-Sli boards, does this mean you need to throw tri-GX2 into the equation?
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    CPU and Mobo

    Hi, If money was no object, which CPU and Mobo combination would you guys suggest I go for on a new gaming rig? Bear in mind that this rig will be my only upgrade for at least 2 years, so would you upgrade now or go for something due out soon?
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    9800GX2, 9800GTX or something else?

    Hi guys, Would you upgrade now to 2 9800GX2s, or wait for the 9800GTX (possibly in triple Sli), or wait for whatever else is around the corner from Nvidia ... maybe the Ultra? Money no object. This is for a gaming rig.
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    SCSI, SAS, SATA2, SSD ...

    Hi guys, If money was no object, which storage solution would you choose for speed? SATA2 SCSI SAS SSD This is to be primarily a gaming rig. And the drives can be raided for extra speed.