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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??

    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)

    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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    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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    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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    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 :(

    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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    ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler

    Guys what do you think of this cooler?? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887002 i am planning to buy this one instead of Ultra 120 extreme... i need a modest overclock of 3.0Ghz from my system. my stock cooler is killing the proc.. the temps are way too high...
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    What is your worst Phobia??

    My worst phobia is to be in a situation where I am in Barber Shop with lot of strangers waiting for their turn for an Haircut, and the pain of having my hair done in front of all those people. The sound of scissors and trimmers make it even worse for me :(. Let us all know what are the worst...
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    Thermaltake Ultra 120 extreme!!

    Guys, i need to purchase Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme heatsink and a good HSF to go with it, can u people tell me where i can purchase them in US?? also i need aftermarket RAM coolers, please give me some details on that too.. i am having 2 gigs of transcend pc5300 ddr2 rams...
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    Corsair Dominator PC8500 1066Mhz RAM

    My colleague has bought the combination of Corsair PC 8500 1066Mhz RAM and Asus Striker Board, i have read a lot about nvidia reference board burning up the RAM which operates above 2.2 volts stock. is the problem persists with Asus boards too...?? is there any problem with the memory in...
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    Linux Geeks Help me out with 7950Gt and Open Suse 10.2

    Hi Linux Geeks, i wonder if somebody can help me out on this issue.. I'm running Suse 10.2 x86 and im having problems with 3D settings on my graphics card (BFGTech Geforce 512Mb 7950GT). I've installed the Lastest nvidia drivers from nvidia website, installation was smooth and working to some...
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    The differences between Plasma and LCD!!

    Hi Guys, what's the major differences with respect to technical aspect and viewing angles. If one intends to buy an LCD HD TV will he be able to enjoy all the viewing pleasure irrespective of viewing angle as against a normal Flat planel TV?? Can we not consider Plasma for gaming?? any...
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    A good Gaming Headset for under $20

    can u people suggest me a gaming headset for under $20, the brands should be one of the following.. 1)Creative 2)Altech Lansing 3)Logitech
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    Common Abbreviations Used in ATOT

    Hi Guys, Lot of us in ATOT come from a different country and speak different language and i in particular find it very difficult to understand the Abbreviations used. some of those look so long that it would make me wonder all night:Q Abbreviations i know are:- 1) LOL --- Laughing out...
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    What Codec Pack have you Installed??

    Guys i have a big problem with my system going out of Sync or getting hanged while playing any video file in both xp and vista. i have Klite mega codec pack 1.65 installed on both the OS. On XP i have also installed Nero player. so my question is, the codecs which i have installed, is it causing...
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    what is it with anandtech OFF Topic section

    Hi to moderators, i was about to type in my new topic on Leanordo dicaprios performance in OFF TOPIC section but i dont know how before me finishing the topic there was a topic named "Leanordo Decaprio" with my name in the posting section. its horrible it shows nothing in the post except for...
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    Leonardo Decaprio as an Actor!

    Well i think his act in Blood Diamond was character personified(open for comments). i am little sad that he lost out on winning an oscar today but his performance in Blood Diamond is worth the recognition. The change in accent to change of Body Language in Blood Diamond is just perfect and fits...
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    Leonardo Dicaprio

    Well i think his act in Blood Diamond was character personified(open for comments). i am little sad that he lost out on winning an oscar today but his performance in Blood Diamond is worth the recognition. The change in accent to change of Body Language in Blood Diamond is just perfect and fits...
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    Has anybody had a problem of TFT going out of Sync while playing a video file

    Hi all, Rig in my Sig. i don't know the reason why my system gets hanged or makes the TFT go out of Sync whenever i try to play a video file. its not a sudden effect, it plays for some amount of time and then it happens, i have checked the temps of my processor and graphics card and they...
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    Asus A7N266-VM, AMD athlon XP 2000+

    Hello all, My OLD sys config:- 1) AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 2) Asus A7N266-VM MOBO 3) 256 MB Hynix DDR RAM 4) P4 300watts Power Supply UNIT 5) Seagate Baracuda 7200RPM 80 GB its around 4 years OLD now and has started making this Ambulance kind of Noise whenever i try to Boot XP. i have...
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    12volt rails and its output in ampere

    Guys can somebody tell me what difference it makes to have 2 12v rails on the PSU?? how does it help for a system like mine(Rig in Sig). will i be facing any PSU realted issues later with my setup?? if possible please explain a bit more on PSU output load and stuff like that. Any help...
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    Onboard Graphics -- Onboard Memory!! (noob question really)

    Hello all, i would like to know whether, there exists any OnBoard Memory for OnBoard Garphics?? i do know that it shares the memory from the RAM installed on the system but apart from this doest it have any onboard memory?? this might be a stupid question but i am really not getting...
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    Onboard Network Adapter is gone for Toss :(

    Hello all, this is kind of strange for me, i dont know why whenever i start to feel that my Rig is working stable without any issues, it props up one or the other ugly issues. this time my network adapter is not there. it is not getting detected both in XP service pack 2 32 bit version and as...
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    Best gaming case Ever!!

    Hello all, can we have a POLL on the Best Gaming Case ever?? it would be a nice guide to know how the Gaming cases evolved along the years :) although mine (u can see in my signature) is not a gaming as such because of the limitation of where i live in, would definitely thrilled to know...
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    How good ATI crossfire setup fare on nVidia chipset??

    Hello all, i was wondering how does the cross platform combination of ATI crossfire setup gel with nvidia chipsets?? in so many posts which i have gone through, i found that ATI Radeon X1900 series fare much better then nvidia geforce 7series, again i am not making a statement here so i do...
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    can I use asus striker driver set for BFG nforce 680i SLI MOBO

    Hello all, i would like to know whether i can use Asus driver set for my BFG MOBO, is the driver set independent of the manufacturer??
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    How to load BOIS Update without affecting the hardware!!

    Hi all, i am afraid i have ran into SATA problem one more time, my comp has crashed due to some ugly SATA problem which nvidia 680i MOBO's have at this moment. Error "Invalid system disk, please replace the disk and press enter" i have changed the SATA slots still no result :( so...
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    BFG nforce n680i SLI MOBO problems!!

    Hello all, i have read a lot on 680i problems, let me confess that i too have problems similar to this with my board which is from BFG :( the point is that i really dont know if the problem has occurred because of hardware or because of OCing the hardware. at present i have OCed my C2D...
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    Overcloking BFG geforce 7950 GT OC

    HI guys, its been difficult for me understand why my GPU is not OCing, then upon i dont find any options in bios to OC it.?? they are running at stock speed and have given no control on OCing them. but the weird thing is that the temps are too high once i get into gaming mode.. :( The...
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    Overclocked my C2D system to 2.8gigs with stocked coolers and 3 fans

    Hi Guys, This forum has been my biggest motivator and educator in the field of OC Science :). thanks to all for the wonderfull and truth filled figures of OCed specs, i did not believed in the first place but now i can say C2D chips are built for OCing ... :) my System config...
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    Thermal Paste for stocked coolers (Sanyo-Denki) -- E6300

    Hello all, I have installed the E6300 Processor onto 680I MOBO without applying Thermal Paste to the processor and Heat sink, because i did not get the thermal paste in the Boxed CPU from intel and thought that it would work without Thermal paste, its running without any problem now and i see...
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    Max Levels for OCing C2D??

    Hello all, i would like to know the maximum limit of 1)C2D 2)Memory 3)GPU with respect to temperature, Voltage and etc...(if any), which should cause the Damage for the device?? If possible please state the stable Levels for all the parameters. Tell me if OCing makes the Product...
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    Overcloking Core 2 duo E6300

    HI all, I would like to list my PC configuration first. 1) Processor : Core 2 Duo E6300 2) MB : BFG nVidia nforce 680i SLI 3) GPU : BFG Geforce 7950GT OC 512MB 4) Memory : Transcend 667 Mhz 1GB 5) Monitor : TFT Viewsonic 19" 5ms Response Time 6) Seagate ...