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    ATI Cards

    heres my sapphire horror story i was a hd2900xt CROSSFIRE sapphire user up until a week ago, ive been a loyal ati fan for over 4 years. got the cards on release day, may 14th and one of them died 2 weeks ago, about 4 months worth of use and it took a dump, started to progressively go bad, i...
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    Cat 7.6 released

    yep, also cant use aa in the quake wars demo. it also defaults to 30fps and 60 hrtz refresh rate, theres no way to adjust the refresh rate, even using the console command. i was able to break the fps limit but it still looked like a turd in a paper bag to me, hehehe. ohh quick update, the new...
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    Cat 7.6 released

    installing right now, ill check back in a few after i try some games. im hoping that they did some tweaking for the new quake wars beta but ive already heard they did not. its an absolute mess on any ati cards and its not due to eye candy, id have to say the engine looks very old and...
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    Cat 7.6 released

    damn i feel like a numbnut, i totally missed that on the release notes. many thanks for pointing that out to me. that sure does seem like a pretty big feature to not have working in a driver release to me.
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    Cat 7.6 released

    arggg. cant enable crossfire on two 2900's for me. when i check the crossfire box i get a new popup window (must be new with these drivers) telling me i need to reboot to enable crossfire and when i let it reboot and go back into the CAT the crossfire box is unchecked again. if i check it again...
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    Radeon 2900xt owners - what are your temps?

    i have two in corssfire and right this very moment im showing 66 and 57. when gaming though, i do have one card peeking at around 90 degrees and i dont even have the side on my case. i think allot of my issue is airflow because i have two cards stacked right on top of each other but ive heard...
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    eww, that sucks. i honestly didn't try any gaming with just one card so i cant say first hand. try with the different AI levels, see if it helps and if all else fails just install the old drivers.
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    HD2900XT and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing

    theres no such thing as overkill, hehehehe its like melted butter dripping from a super models butt, just that smooth, hehehehe. same here, my bottom card can reach 90 after gaming and does idle right around 60-70. its just because they are stacked so close to each other, one of the...
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    Please help my Aunt with her Sound Card problem? Audigy 4

    run the creative uninstaller, let it do its job and then you should also try using driver cleaner pro to make sure its all gone. you even get driver cleaner pro here: http://www.drivercleaner.net there may be a better app to use to clean out all the drivers but this one is free and it...
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    HD2900XT and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing

    heheh, hey i dont even run it on advanced in bf2. bf2 is the game ive seen it have the largest effect in but i like to keep well over 100fps at 1920x1200 so i just keep it on performance even with two HD2900's
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    Please help my Aunt with her Sound Card problem? Audigy 4

    first she needs to remove all drivers, everything, get rid of it all. the problem is she didn't remove the old drivers before installing the new ones. then go to the creative website and have her run through the automatic update system: http://us.creative.com/support...=1033&hdDspLangID=1033...
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    ATI CrossFire and Physics

    how do you like your ageia card? ive been considering one but theres just no games yet that i play that can use it but ive heard conflicting reports of people saying they are getting better performance in games such as battlefield 2142. are they just imagining it? doesn't the game have to be...
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    ATI CrossFire and Physics

    well just got off the phone with ati, no go. they say it isnt possible and on top of that there are no drivers yet to make a 3rd card act as a physics card. i just cant understand why ati would of plastering this crap all over their website over a year ago if it isnt even possible. even if i had...
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    HD2900XT and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing

    it does significantly clean up the image and make it look pretty, i forgot to mention that, hehe. youll know when its on from the transparent textures, they are super sampled and it truly does look much better.
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    HD2900XT and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing

    i know exactly what your referring to and yes i get it too, its because of cat AI, to do it that way to need to disable AI. you should always adjust the aa level in game first, dont leave it set to none or 0. the af will stick depending on what you choses in the cat, i know they are sticking...
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    ATI CrossFire and Physics

    im going to reinstall company of heroes and do some benching with it before i install the 3rd card. i want to see if i can actually notice the gains. ill get it done in the morning, should have a response from ati buy then too, if they are one thing its quick on the ticket support, ive had all...
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    ATI CrossFire and Physics

    according to the ati site it works for any game using the Havok FX physics engine and there are a few games with it, this is all the pc games listed as using havox physics, it says there are 49, can that be right? http://www.havok.com/content/b...ory/29/73?platformid=7 i sent a support...
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    ATI CrossFire and Physics

    I've been reading up on the ati physics/crossfire combo and am wondering if anyone is currently running it and if they could shed some light on it. i just got these two 2900xt cards so i have x1900xt sitting here and my badaxe board has a third pcie slot so i was thinking about using the x1900...
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    What is the best monitor at Fry's under $300?

    i noticed this in my email today from buy.com, the 2ms jumped out at me and its wide screen with free shipping but im not sure if its tn: http://www.buy.com/retail/prod...adid=17070&dcaid=17070
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    3DMARK failing to load with R600

    yes, everyone gets it. you have to rename a file for it to load properly, 3dmark needs a patch for the r600.: Q: I just bought the ATI Radeon HD 2900XT and 3DMark06 freezes during the splash-screen. What is wrong and how can I fix this? A: This is a known issue and we have been...
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    Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

    ridata has announced that they are now building stockpiles of blue ray recordables and hd recordables and a couple other Korean based disc manufacturers. when they flood the market the prices are expected to drop by over 50% but from what i saw the hd-dvdr will still be a considerable amount...
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    PCI EXPRESS 2 - 8 pin adaptor?

    i was pretty impressed with the single card scores, i kinda wanted more from the crossfire but im hoping as soon as both cards can be overclocked and the drivers improve that it will break 16K in 3dmark06. i could not for the life of me get a single GTS to break 12k in 3dmark06, it just barley...
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    PCI EXPRESS 2 - 8 pin adaptor?

    my scores aren't that depressing, heheheh: CROSSFIRE HD2900XT SINGLE HD2900XT not to shabby.
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    also with this deathmatch is a source engine product so now you can play all the hl2 mods like goldeneye source and the much awaited INSURGENCY MOD that will be out this month.
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    2900XT built by ATI???

    correct me if im wrong but dont ALL the cards come right from the same factory and basically EVGA sapphire, msi and all others are just the mass purchasers who then box them and put a nice sticker on it? aren't they all the same cards in the end?
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    Microsoft Unveils "Surface"

    hehe, just saw them mention this on the local news. they said it will be over $10k to start!!!
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    Here's the biggest problem with the 8800GTS pricing

    they usually dont drop the prices on the models they sell the most of. as long as they are selling theres no need to drop the price. im sure its a part of their price fixing lawsuit.
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    yes, all ati owners get HL2 lost coast and HL2 deathmatch. http://www.steampowered.com/ati_offer1a/
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    PCI EXPRESS 2 - 8 pin adaptor?

    after more messing around i do believe it to be an airflow issue. these cards have the intake directly on the top and with my bad axe board the cards are stacked right on top of each other, not even a 1/4 inch between them. i just think my card number one is starved for air, i stuck a couple of...
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    Some free stuff for you ATI guys

    yea i found it. you have to go to this page mentioned in the original post. for some reason it wasn't working for me earlier, i think i was blocking the popup.
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    this is a different effect, it happens when you turn your head really fast with night vision on, you get almost whiteout horizontal flashes on screen, it also happens during flash bang effects and tear gas effects. i suppose blooming isnt the proper term but im not sure what is, i refer to it as...
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    yea, it was a over clock issue for me, i dropped my cpu over clock some and shes just fine, i need to tweak my voltages later tonight. i do still get that horrible blooming though in bf2 night maps when night vision is turned on but i think its only crossfire related. i dealt with it for...
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    arggg, unfortunately though battlefield 2 still isn't fixed, blooming and flashing like crazy on night maps in special forces but it isnt crashing anymore, i think that was a over clocking issue on my end.
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    im on 32bit xp. i think the battlefield 2142 performance is so much better because it was so terrible before with the old drivers, its even mentioned in the knows issues for the older drivers, all of the flickering and blooming but shes smooth as silk now.
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    first tests on 2900xt crossfire show about a 300 point improvement in 3dmark 06. i also can now select the different forms of AA (box ,tent and narrow tent) while keeping the level set to application controlled. the best news for me, battlefield 2142 performance has GREATLY increased, its...
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    Some free stuff for you ATI guys

    did the option for death match and lost coast just appear in your steam account after installing the new cat? mine isnt showing those games at all but i do not own the original hl2 so i wonder if thats my problem?
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    Catalyst 7.5 is out

    wohooooo!!! ok time to do some testing......
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    Some free stuff for you ATI guys

    i wonder if this wont be implemented until the new cat drivers are out. i activated my black box the other night with steam, got day of defeat right then but no indication of the upcoming games and no indication the ones in this post, lost cost or death match. i do not own hl2 so could that be...
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    So, I'm thinking about buying the 37" Westy

    ive heard the dot pitch on the westy is atrocious for gaming but ive never personally seen one in action. if you ask me nothing beats a sony fdw-900 but thats just me, everyone has their own opinion. best bet though is to make sure you can see one in action, ask someone at costco to hook up a...
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    Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

    do you happen to have a link to the deal that includes the 5 free movies? ive seen that player as low as $209 but i never saw the deal that includes movies.