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    Age of Conan: 9800gx2 or GTX280?

    Every review that I have seen has placed the 9800gx2 above the gtx280. I am a gamer. I am using a X48 board and generally don't care to SLI. I have the 9800gx2 (which is SLI on one card) but I can and will upgrade to a single GTX-280 if there is a performance increase in Age of Conan...
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    Q9450 - x48-dq6 (fluctuating multipliers?)

    Thanks to the folks who helped out on this thread. ( I'm a newb, but learning) http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2186983&enterthread=y I've got a few more questions, but the important one right now is... After leaving prime95 running, with cpuz and realtemp/coretemp running for 5...
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    X48-DQ6 / q9450 - OC temps: Too high?

    Hello. Board - Gigabyte x48-DQ6 CPU - q9450 (oc'd to 3.0ghz) Memory - Ballistix 4x1gb ddr2 1066 While idling, temps range 52 - 55 across all cores. 10 minutes - 10 hours into prime95, temps range 69-70 across all cores. Is that too high?
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    new to wireless - need some information and advice

    Currently, I do not use a router of any kind. Cable goes to the modem. Modem goes to my computer. My computer is used primarily as a gaming station, secondarily as a media station (movies, music, tv, etc). And when I work from home, I use it as a dumb terminal to SVC into my workstation...
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    Motherboard/Ram advice question

    Hello... I am building the core of a new system, while using some parts from an older system. The main purpose of the new system will be gaming, however I do watch movies and do programing tasks on the computer as well. I don't expect a massive increase in FPS with most current games...