The I/O shield, that thing that the I/O ports poke through and which connects to the case -- it's got a bunch of metal tabs sticking connected to it. Do I bend those off? Do they serve a purpose? I can't figure it out. Yes, I'm a moron, please advise.
Ok, this is confusing.
So here are 3 8800GTS 640MB cards with the only diff I see being the clock speed. Can I just overclock the lower card to the higher card clock setting and save myself the money? What's the real difference between these, just the clock setting? Can't that be easily...
Looking for the best wide screen 20" (or 22") LCD $300 can buy. Care primarily about gaming performance. Fast refresh, brightness, contrast, etc. I read the (excellent) sticky "LCD thread" but the only 20" recommended there is $600 (gulp). Any advice?
I'm a software developer and a gamer. I want as fast a rig as I can get without spending unwisely (i.e. no 8800GTX in SLI like I'd really like). :)
I would like the ability to overclock, although that's not my primary goal. I want to be able to crank settings on games at 1680x1050 and not...
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