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    4870 X2 vs. 58x0... Price/Performance

    Hello everyone! I find there is no better place to get better input than here on AT, so I bring you my dilemma: You can see my rig in my signature: 4850 512's in CF. I've noticed recently on games like STALKER, BFBC2 (albeit beta) et al that the 512MB frame buffer is starting to get a...
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    Q9550 tangible perf. increase from an E5200?

    Hey guys. I'm sitting on a little pile of cash that's itching me to upgrade. I have my eyes set on a CPU-NB W/C loop and a Q9550. My E5200 is a pain in the butt to OC, so I haven't pursued anything over 3.3 for now. With W/Cing I'm hoping for 4.0 and go on a Q9550. W/Cing cost aside...
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    Bottleneck with one RV770?

    I'm about to upgrade my computer, as my HD 2900 XT 512's are getting really long in the tooth. For 1920 x 1200, it seems my best option is the HD 4870 1GB, which I can get for about 320$ CAD AR (which is really good considering how much the Canadian dollar has slumped :( ) I was wondering...
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    Crucial = the new Maxtor?

    I had been researching this memory before I bought it earlier this year (winter). I bought it on good confidence of all the glowing reviews I've seen about the OCability of the chips, rock solid stability, value, etc. Seems I was mistaken. The reviews I had read were all about the...
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    QX6700 B3 or Q6600 G0?

    What would prove the better overclocker? I am aiming for whatever I can get out of a Scythe ASM w/ Ceramique (or AS5, I have both). I have heard of people using this cooler to cool the 45nm C2Q's to 4.0GHz, but of course their heat output is also lower. I can't run the Q9xx0's on this chipset...
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    Why won't my 1st PCIe x16 slot work?

    My computer worked fine since I first built it in mid Jan '07. Now everything is a mess. I was experiencing freezes and crashes when trying to play games a few days ago, and then suddenly my computer stopped booting into Windows at all, it would just freeze or crash. I seem to have...
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    ICFX3200 Boot Issues

    I am trying to boot a computer I recently built (DFI RD600 Gaming rig Stage 1 in my rigs) and it auto powers down around 10-15 seconds after start up. Everything before that is fine. When I press DEL to enter setup, I get a Promise FastTrack TX4310 BIOS (etc.) screen that says "Searching for...
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    Samsung 244T vs 245T

    I'm looking for a sleek black 24" 1920 x 1200 LCD with decent refresh rate (around 8 ms) HDCP, and component would be a nice bonus. I had almost locked into the SyncMaster 244T but it has been around for a while and all the newer Samsung's are starting to come out.. They all feature another...
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    Software CrossFire with two X1900s?

    I just bought a Powercolor X1900 XT 512 for a really amazing price ($240 US) and a family member who didn't know any better got me a BBA X1900 XTX 512 for xmas... Can I CrossFire these through CCC now? If not, I'll try and sell the Powercolor. Will software CrossFire work with these cards? I...
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    Good ATI card for single-gpu 1920 x 1200 gaming?

    I am looking into a fairly in-expensive single card solution to last me until maybe R600 or R680. I can get an Asus X1950 Pro for 200 CAD -- which I think is a mighty fine deal. I can also get a Sapphire X1950 XT for 300 CAD (both before taxes). I was hoping that it could handle the Syncmaster...
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    **ICFX3200-T2R/G Purchasing thread**

    Please post in this thread (to make it easier) any links/info about availability and purchasing a DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G board. So far I can only find two (including ZZF). ZipZoomfly.com -- Stock: Back-Order -- ETA: N/A -- Price: 299.99 USD TekCorp Australia -- Stock: Pre-Order --...
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    Mem divider for running 800 MHz DDR2 on 400 MHz FSB?

    I know the FSB on Intel procs is quad pumped. For example stock FSB is 266 MHz (1066 MHz quad pumped) which equates to 2394 MHz (2.4 GHz) on an E6600 with it's stock multiplier. If I have DDR2 800 ram (PC2-6400), and don't want it to overclock with the FSB, do I use a 1:2 mem divider? or 1:4...
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    PC2-6400 DDR2 on a ~PC2-4200 chipset DDR2 mobo?

    I am building a new PC over the course of the holidays through to late winter/early spring next year. I wasn't planning on it, but it looks as if I will be buying the memory I am looking at for my build next; I found a deal too good to pass up. My question is, If I have a motherboard with a...
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    X1650 XT > X850 XT OC'ed?

    I have an OEM HP Media Center PC, so it has a proprietary mobo. I can't switch out the mobo, lest I void my *extended* warranty (not an option). This is my predicament. I have PCIe x16 and a good enough PSU (Enermax Liberty 500W) to run any single card config -- even an 8800 GTX -- but I...