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    ATI TV Wonder 550

    The only good TV Wonder 550 card is the VE, IMO. It comes with the older software that includes, among other things, a simple TV program that works awesomely for playing console games through your computer's monitor. My TV Wonder Elite has the rebranded PowerCinema software, and while it works...
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    FEAR Benchmarking

    Min 26 Avg 47 max 77 A64 X2 4000+@2.7GHz MSI K9A Platinum 2GB DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 ATI X1900XT OC@ BFG 7800GS OC@655/730
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    Serious Question: Why are people upgrading to G80?

    I just bought a X1900XT in August when I built my new computer. There's no reason for me to upgrade yet. But by the looks of it, ATI and nVidia are ready to go at it, which will be awesome for us consumers. My next upgrade should be a difficult yet enjoyable decision.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Just for your information, the CPU tests always run slowly, since they stress the CPU by making it do all the calculations that the CPU usually does. On 3DMark05, I get 2fps on the CPU tests, versus upwards of 300 on some of the standard tests. Though you might have a problem with your fps...
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    It seems like AMD is getting crushed...

    This was me, for some reason I was logged in as...Padishah? Who the heck? :confused:
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    ECC Ram is also slower, since it has to take the time to do those checksums. Just stcik with non-ECC, unbuffered RAM. Crucial is awesome, and people have been saying good things about Corsair, though I've never used them. Forking out an extra $100 for Ballistix is all up to taste. Will you...
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    TV Tuner?

    I got the ATI TV Wonder Elite, and it's awesome. Great image quality, and it came with like 5 cables to connect practically anything to it, which is a plus.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Go with HIS's IceQ3 X1900XT, or the X1950. My IceQ3 has an awesome cooler, I hardly ever notice the noise from it. No jet engine for me. :) Mailman, when you get your board, post your OC attempts. I can't get past 285FSB for some reason. Might take another look at it this weekend.
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    WTF ATI?

    For my ATI card, I had to install it them in VGA Mode (from the Windows boot menu) or else my computer would restart. Though I think that was somewhat chipset or mobo related. So try safe mode and vga mode to install your drivers.
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    Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 CPU Cooler

    With the FanMate2 at full power, the Zalman keeps my AM2 rig at 40C idle. Haven't overclocked yet, and I'm too lazy to download a program to get full load temps.
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    HDR vs. AA in oblivion

    Yeah, HDR makes or breaks a lot of games that use it, especially Oblivion. I wouldn't dream of using Bloom lighting in it.
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    Raid 0

    First off, it's probably better to use smaller capacity drives for RAID. A lot of people use two 74GB Raptors, for instance. RAID should be simple enough to setup - Windows Setup should ask you to press F6 if you have third party RAID drivers, which your motherboard should provide (or download...
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    MSI Live Update
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    MSI prefers that you use their utility to flash the BIOS. Not a problem for me yet, though, as it ships with the latest BIOS.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Get Crucial. I know for a fact that the K9A Platinum goes well with Crucial. I had to run one stick initially, but then it warmed up to both beautifully.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Well, I did some tweaking. The HTT options have been deciphered! :D Standard - 5x For Overclocking - 3x At 271 FSB and up, the memory command rate (configurable via Cell Menu -> DRAM COnfiguration) shifts to Auto regardless of what you had it set to (1T). At 286 FSB (858 HTT), it...
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    The new AM2 Santa Ana Opteron's are available at newegg

    Hmm, might consider getting an opty for my am2 rig in a few years. Wish these were out a month ago. :(
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Mailman, if you wanna wait until tomorrow, I might do some overclocking today. I'll post the results of however far I get tonight.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    As I said, the HTT is tricky to overclock because of the ****** up link speed setting. I still don't know if 'For Overclocking' is 3x or 4x or what.
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    Mobo - no power

    Could be anything. I'm not one to take apart a power supply to try to fix it, I just get a new one. See if you can get a replacement on the Antec.
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    Mobo - no power

    Do you have a spare power supply to test?
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    cpu cleaning........

    I use 91% alcohol. It's the closest to purity I found, and it works.
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    Just tried out 3Dmark05 for the first time

    I get 9000 with a single X1900XT and Athlon X2 4000+. Haven't overclocked yet, might be able to hit 10k after I do that.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    I don't have a program to monitor temps during operation, but idling in the BIOS it stays at 41C. I haven't had a chance to overclock or do much of anything like that yet. Here's a CPU-Z image: http://indreams-studios.com/obct/comp/build/cpuz01.png Note that my memory is advertised to...
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Oh, forgot to post links to pics of my comp. http://indreams-studios.com/obct/comp/build/ Lots of progress shots there. Here's the best pic: http://indreams-studios.com/obct/comp/build/build27.png
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    How long is an X1800XT?

    You can fit a hard driver in the bay directly across from the X1800XT, if that's what you're wondering. Mind you, I had to slide the HD to the front of the case to get all the cables in, then use one hand to hold the HD back in position against my X1900XT while screwing it in tight. As long...
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    ohh amd x2 4400 or 4600...

    400,000! :P (:beer: to anyone who knows where that's from!)
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Wow, that looks nice. I think I'll stick with my MSI until AM3 is well under way, though.
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    Need recommendations for AM2 Mobo with X1900XT

    The MSI K9A Platinum (AM2 RD580+SB600) is for sale at ZZF as of last Tuesday. I bought one, and am running it now. Pretty nice board once you get the drivers going.
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    Should I download 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8?? Ati drivers

    Cat 6.8 crashed Oblivion for me when I had AA on (2x or 4x). But I like to leave it off and keep my HDR. The 6.8 Chuck patch didn't seem to work right for me.
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    guess what i did to my vid card

    You...taped....it back on? Dude, you gotta solder that back on.
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    I'm satisfied with it. I had major driver problems with the chipset and graphics card. A few Windows installs fixed it. The MSI board likes to reboot. Before I got drivers installed, it would reboot when I tried to install the drivers (kind of a paradox there). It randomly rebooted once...
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    If you were talking to me, v1.1, the latest one. It comes with some options set differently than when you clear CMOS, so write them down. Started OCing last night. The HT Link Speed thing is confusing as hell. Not sure what multiplier 'Standard' and 'For Overclocking' are, I just stick it...
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Good news, I got the drivers installed. I'm partitioning the rest of my hard drive right now, followed by a graphical test (probably Flatout), then it'll be time to OC. :D Oh, for anyone buying the MSI K9A Platinum, you might have to Enable VGA Mode when booting Windows for the drivers to...
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    Cannot install ATI drivers

    Hmm, well the chipset drivers didn't install nicely either. It's an ATI chipset, and like the video card drivers, installing caused a reboot. Eventually I got them installed via Devide Manager, I think it grabbed them from the driver CD, but I'm not sure.
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    Cannot install ATI drivers

    Well, I installed SP2 and the AMD Dual-core hotfix. Still wouldn't install. Then, randomly, Windows recognized the display adapters and installed drivers from the driver CD. I have Radeon X1900 Series and Radeon X1900 Series Secondary in Device Manager. Catalyst still won't install. I...
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    Both. :(
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    AM2 Crossfire?

    For some reason or another I can't install the ATI drivers. I upgraded to SP2, and downloading the dual-core hotfix. It's real weird, it reboots as soon as I try to install them.
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    Cannot install ATI drivers

    Hmm, links for the dual-core hotfixes?
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    Cannot install ATI drivers

    Hmm, well I tried 6.6 and 6.8, both refuse to install the drivers at all.