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    Upgrade to eVGA GTX 280?

    Hello All I currently have a eVGA 9800 GX2. I see the awesome benchmarks of the GTX 280, and was curious if an upgrade would be worth it? I know that in some games the GX2 is close/same as GTX 280, but all in all, I see the GTX 280 beating the GX2. Plus if I get the 280 now, I would possibly...
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    In search of a waterblock

    Can anyone recommend one and where to find it? Thanks
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    Step up from 8800 Ultra to 9800 GX2?

    Hello All I've been on the eVGA site as well looking for some insight on this. I have the 8800 Ultra and qualify for eVGA's extended 120-day Step Up to the 9800 GX2 promo. Some downsides of the 9800 GX2 are the bus width and the lower memory. I know that they are both times 2, but some of...
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    Setting up RAID5...

    Hi All I'd like to set up RAID 5 with my 3-320GB drives. I tried this once when I bought the third drive, but ran into a problem. I'd set up the RAID in the BIOS and start to install XP. When I finished XP and started to install Vista (I have dual boot, XP and Vista Ultimate 32bit), it'd run...
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    Step-up Path

    So, I have the 8800 Ultra and my step up ends on March 13. Will it be worth it to step up to the 9800GX2? I play at 1920x1200, so would the 256bit bus width be good enough to keep up high framerates? All advice appreciated.
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    Incorrect temp in RivaTuner?

    I have RivaTuner opened and it shows the temp of the GPU at 60C. I look inside GPUZ and the temp is 54C. Which one is correct?:confused:
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    Is 780i worth it?

    I have the eVGA CK-122-NF68-680i-A1 mobo and got the email from eVGA about their offer to upgrade my mobo to the 780i for $89. Now, I am not going to be doing 3-way SLI, so my questions is: Is upgrading to the 780i worth it? Will there be any kind of performance increase? You can see what...
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    8800 Ultra Question on temps

    I just got an eVGA 8800 Ultra and the temps idle are 60-61C and load is 81-82C. Are these temps a little high? I don't know if it's normal due to it being an Ultra or are they just high. Also, is the Ultra PCI Express 2.0? Thanks
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    eVGA Step Up Program

    I just bought a video card from Dell and it's an eVGA card and I was wondering if I can trade up in a couple months? I looked at the VERY SHORT list of eligible sellers on eVGA's website and Dell wasn't on there, but neither was Newegg...So was that the full list? Any help would be...
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    How to set up SLI

    Hey Everyone Well, I've got two MSI 8800GTs on the way and I've never set up SLI before. I saw that MSI 8800GTs at Dell thread and the price was so good, I had to get a couple. Are there any steps that I need to take to turn SLI on or anything? Is there a "how-to" on setting it up? Or is it as...
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    SLI 8800 GTS 640 vs. SLI 8800 GT 512?

    So, right now I have an XFX 8800 GTS 640 MB and would like to upgrade. My question is which would be better, buy another GTS, or just get 2 GTs for SLI. I'd like to know which would be better for performance on playing games like Crysis. If I got the 2 GTs, then I got one of my Christmas...
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    Q6600 G0 HOT?

    I had a B3 and had to RMA because of separate issue, but received the new one and it was a G0!! Installed it with AS5 on my Zalman 9500 and the temps idle are in the mid 40s (44-47 between the cores). I've read in SO many places that it should idle in the low to mid 30s. I have another thread on...