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    Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding, but has succesfully recovered

    Well generally speaking, this problem is directed more towards card's heat issues more than anything else.. i have come across this problem quite a few times now and i can assure you, every single time, my card's temps would have shot up by more than 85 deg.. so i would suggest you to monitor...
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    Can you SLI 2 different nVidia cards?

    Will i be able to put 8800Gt and 9800GT in SLI? I heard that the later is just a refresh of 8800GT is that true?
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    AA versus Resolution

    Originally posted by: BFG10K Yes, unfortunately the hosting of those particular images is out of my control. :( But I am planning on revisting AA on more modern cards and I have a proper place to host my articles (see my sig below). It's all about running AA while keeping performance...
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    AA versus Resolution

    Good read BFG10K... I didnt realise that it was your article until the end of it.. so it does make difference but as you ended the article you did mention about the screenies not doing any justice as to how will it look when playing the game real time.. to your notice, one of the links to...
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    AA versus Resolution

    I couldn't agree more.. It would be ideal if you can post some screenies for other people to witness as to what you are trying to convey over here :)
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    AA versus Resolution

    Hi guys, I was wondering, whats the point in having AA beefed up to the maximum level possible when playing a game at lets say 1900 X 1080 resoultion.. does it really make any difference? we can think of two or three parameters which are directly affected by enabling AA, 1) Performance (in...
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    Is it with SONY or else every other brand follow suit??

    The proprietary Drivers which u guys are talking about, is it to do with the AV button functionality on my lappy or else it includes MB drivers and stuff? because if it is to do with AV button then do hell with it.. i don't care.. the reason why i am stressing on clean install is.. that i...
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    Is it with SONY or else every other brand follow suit??

    Well this makes sense isnt it!! In that case can you give me an idea on how to go about unearthing the hidden partition which you have mentioned? I do care about minimizing my workload but having to do clean install is my way of going about things and in a way I consider it to be less PIA :) . I...
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    Is it with SONY or else every other brand follow suit??

    what if, I download Vista separately from MSDN and then use the OEM key which is available underneath the laptop? will this work or else not worth trying? as i know vista has an option to update or change the product Key when u feel like doing it :) , am i right or not? Parasitic: Man r u...
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    Is it with SONY or else every other brand follow suit??

    Then there is no way i can do clean install of vista? considering that the laptop came with tons of bloatware on it? it is really PIA for guys like us who would like to dual boot with xp or something.. what should one do in such situation?
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    Is it with SONY or else every other brand follow suit??

    Hi Guys, I purchased SONY VAIO laptop from newegg, LINK: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16834117723 and i received the product 2 days back.. (My friend in Santa Clara received it). the package contents doesnt have any OS installation DVD. is this normal or else it is only...
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    About buying Old 2G iPhone 16GB from England! (Condition: New)

    Guys, What do you think of this guy?? http://www.webclassifieds.us/i...istings/page146699.htm if u people say yes, then i would start the negotiation, should I?
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    About buying Old 2G iPhone 16GB from England! (Condition: New)

    Great news.. I am bit confused though.. did you search through Google or else you did the search on craiglists?? if at all if there is any existent in santa clara, I am for one can say I will surely go for it.. A bit more info on the search would lead me to one last step i think :) EDIT: Oh...
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    About buying Old 2G iPhone 16GB from England! (Condition: New)

    Thanks for all the help guys.. I would not be going ahead with the deal... i was skeptical about the same at the very start.. I havent done any business with these sort of guys before.. It is because I was so into buying one.. i thought anything at this moment which can fetch me a deal on...
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    About buying Old 2G iPhone 16GB from England! (Condition: New)

    Sorry I didnt get that... can u elaborate please and thanks for replying though!!
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    About buying Old 2G iPhone 16GB from England! (Condition: New)

    Hello to all, I have been trying to get my hands on Apple iphone since many months now.. and finally along came the chance to grab one.. my friend is in US, Santa Clara at present and he will be coming back to india in july.. i did ask him to pick an old 2G iphone from apple store while...
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    HD 3870 = 825MHz core, 2400MHz RAM

    If it helps to you people here's the article about RV670 leak out on PC Perspective!! http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=472
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    Hardware requirements for NFS Prostreet??

    Hi GPU Guru's Well what kind of a system would make this game run smoothly at 60fps with all the Eye candy switched on. Is my system good enough for it?? i know the demo is not released yet but looking at the promos.. it looks like a GPU killer. I pray to GOD that these guys come out with...
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    REMOTE DESKTOP CONFIGURATION ??? HELP

    Well it all depends on the ADSL modem your are using.. i use the same setup for my home PC, i have a datarate of 256kbps unlimited and yes the service provider is TATA INDICOM. i have tried so many things on that ADSL modem to allow default RDP port for Remote Desktop but in vain. better thing...
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    will Updating the bios to the latest release include the older release changes as well ??

    ok now it is saying this... " Error: BIOS IDs donot match. Flash Aborted. Please provide the correct system bios image for this system."
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    will Updating the bios to the latest release include the older release changes as well ??

    ok then i will go ahead and update, i am using BFGtech MOBO.. i havent seen them providing any release notes as such but they mention the important info of what the bios update contains... thanks for the reply though :)
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    will Updating the bios to the latest release include the older release changes as well ??

    Hi everybody, i was about to update my nvidia 680i SLI Bios from p26 to p30, as my post topic mentions " Does the recent bios update include all previous bios updates as well?? " if no then what to do if you really want the latest bios, say for eg. the support for 1333mhz processor?? if...
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    Wow, nice new forum look

    Wow cool nice look, Great upgarde keep it up... i would like to know whether they have implemented Embedded Picture support to the Thread ?? Good work Anandtech forum Staff :)
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    HAHA :D i was waiting for one of those
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    Ya kinda funny... i have seen some crazy stuff at WEST college fest than in my place.. :D
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    Cool where have u put up, i dont see his work nowadays. i dont know what he is busy with. its been a long time since his last recognizable work.. corrected.
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    by the way i dont think its a song precomposed by somebody else. i think its been composed by her own band...
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    no its HINDI and ENglish.. she sings it in english first and then in hindi...
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    has anyone seen it yet?? no comments so far :P
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    Indian Chick performing at IIT(Indian Institute of Technology)

    http://www.youtopia.in/viewfile/4b57dd4bc29c669a8ff62bcd1a623413 Courtesy:- youtopia.in Comments are most welcome!!
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    Problem with the New Build :(

    Well Guys some people here misunderstood why i have posted this in the Video Forum. as i stated in the OP, LCD was not receiving any video signal upon switching the system on. so i thought it might be a video card problem and i posted it here. i think that clears most of the points with regards...
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    Problem with the New Build :(

    Thank u guys for all the support, finally i found the problem, no points for guesses here. you people know that i am a noob and it is my second Gaming Rig build. It was the Stand off pegs, as mentioned by Yacoub ( certainly you have built a dozen more than me :P ). there was one extra Stand off...
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    Problem with the New Build :(

    Well people here speak quite a lot that they think, what ever POST posted by a noob can be scrutinized as per their choice. If you dont know the solution then better be off my posts. i am not joking around like some people do here. i have told you what i have done and where i stand as far as...
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    Problem with the New Build :(

    come on guys, what could be the problem, there is no post at all on the monitor.. it just says no signal.. come on you people would have gone through with this problem atleast once in u r lifetime.. please help...
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    Problem with the New Build :(

    Hello Guys, Here is the system SPecs.. CPU: Intel E6600 MB: Asus P5n32-E-SLI RAM: Transcend PC5300 DDR2 667Mhz Ram VGA: XFX 8600 GT Monitor: Viewsonic 20" VG2030WM PSU: CoolerMaster 600watts SLI ready. total 58 amps on 3 12volts rail. Case: CM Stacker.830 and here is...
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    i love girls.

    I never heard of this guy before, cool song dude... i am gonna keep him on my music watch list ;)
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    Anandtech Reviews R600!

    How did they Bench for a crossfire setup when it is clearly mentioned that they have used only Intel setup in their TEST BED.. we need to know the AMD setup for test bed, so that the figures indicated are True. some may argue that the Test setup holds nothing against Game Performance, but i...
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    So...what positives can we take from the HD2900XT launch?

    Seriously HOW MANY OF YOU THINK HD2900XT still has a chance with respect to performance ratio against G80 as far as DirectX10 is concerned?? all the mentioned and linked reviews in this Video forum deals mainly with directx 9 aspect of the Card and not purely on Diretx 10, if i am in my...
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    News on the AMD R600 refresh here

    Well the rumors are to say, the new refresh is based on 10nm silicon :P Talk of less Power usage now :D you are welcome!!
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    i want to buy the planet earth dvd for my grandfather...

    Well i am not so sure, any shipped item will find into customs hand.. The receiver will end up paying double the amount of the shipped item...