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    buy suggestion needed!

    i am looking for a budget vga cooling fan for my 7900gs. my card is 64'c at idle mode. thank you. fan speed: cpu 8536rpm system 30685rpm aux1 11236rpm aux2 30685rpm is that normal?
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    emergency

    i have decided to get one vga cooling for my graphic card, so what is recommendation?
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    emergency

    i am using BFG 7900gs, is 60 without load acceptable?
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    emergency

    i bought new cooler master 500w power supply in fry's. after i pluged into the board and ran the computer it was very noisy. even worse than the old dell 305w. but the air flow is pretty good. right now the temp of card is 60 degree what can i do? need instructions, i dot want to burn my pc.
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    cooling fan

    but i feel really noisy and the temp was 64 even though i did not run any game or large programs.
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    cooling fan

    if i dot overclock my 7900gs do i need to use third party fan instead of original one? i am looking for some budget fan. under 20 bucks.
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    need help !!!

    i have problem finding a 4 pin to 6 pin molex extension cable in local stores. i just got an new BFG7900gs and need it to connect to my old dell PSU. by the way, how to tell the port is male or female? sorry i am not good at DIY, still learning and practicing.
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    nvidia driver

    what is the best version for 7 series? any other useful programs recommend?
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    nvidia driver

    hi guys, i just received my BFG 7900GS today. i am wondering if i should install the original cd driver or switch to some thrid party ones. i heard there were a lot of application programs better than the official ones. thank you.
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    Video card suggestions

    how could you get 7900gs for 76 dollars???
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    is this card good to buy?

    i think so. ATI X600 was installed on one slot.
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    is this card good to buy?

    an old system,dell e521 p4 ht 3.0 2hd 1dvd-r 1cd-r .
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    is this card good to buy?

    by the way. someone said it might be cracked and get another 4 pixels. (24 total depends on the GT chip)
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    is this card good to buy?

    BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB PCI Express NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS PCI Express® Memory 256MB GDDR3 Core Clock 525MHz (vs. 450MHz standard) Memory Clock 1320MHz RAMDAC Dual 400MHz Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and lower, OpenGL® 2.0 and lower for Microsoft Windows® Connectors 2...
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    7800gtx

    is 7800gtx still a worth to buy? i found it has 24 pipes rather than 20 comparing to 7900gs. new 7900gs from newegg ($120 TOTAL) VS. old 7800GTX from ebay (100-110 TOTAL) which one is better? thank you.
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    cooler or fan for 7900gs?

    but they do not look good based on the reviews.
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    cooler or fan for 7900gs?

    hi guys, any good budget cooler or fan for evga 7900gs? thank you.
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    need help

    hi there, i am a new fish on the boat. my friend wants to buy a DV but we both have no idea what should we choose. her budget is under 1000 dollars. it will be used for vacation purpose, and no need to be very professional. she prefers that DV can directly burn the disk instead to recording to...
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    do i need to upgrade?

    i am currently planning to upgrade my video card from x600(on board) to EVGA 7900gs. my system: dell e521 p4 ht3.0 2*1 gb ddr667 wd250gb(sata1 16m cache) + samsung80g(sata2) + dvd-rw+cd-rw + 17'' samsung 173b LCD original psu is 300w probablly, havent check it but it should be...
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    Looking for first gfx card

    i have the same situation so i also posted similar questions on the forum. my system is kind of behind the technology cuz i am still running p4 ht 3.0 with 2 hds and 2 burners. the original graphic card is x600 and psu is merely 300w or so. i am struggling with the options " 7600gt or 7900gs"...
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    any suggestion for video card upgrade

    what about XFX? it is on sale on newegg as well. few bucks more just. which brand should i go for? someone said the price would drop very soon, do i need to wait for a while?
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    any suggestion for video card upgrade

    that is the problem i am concerning now. i dot need to get a luxurycard so far, mid-range is fine to me. so is 7900gs fit my PSU or not? do i have to go back to take 7600GT from XFX or EVGA (i found they both have nice prices on newegg)? my budget is $120 actually, havent considered...
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    power issue

    i am planning to order the EVGA 7900GS on newegg.com while the tech specfication mentions Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 20 Amps.) my pc is dell e520, an old model with ht p4 3.0 and 300w power. is that ok to plug this...
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    any suggestion for video card upgrade

    i know people talk about 7900gs vs x1950pro a lot. how to compare them? can they run smoothly in my pc platform? i am worring about power, noise and heat issues? so, are there any one sharing their real stories to me?
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    any suggestion for video card upgrade

    i am running an old system: dell e51 (p4 HT 3.0, 2gb 2 dimms 667hz, HD 250gb+80gb,ati x600,...) right now, i consider upgrading my video card. after reading many articles, i realized that there are several options as follows, 7600gt,7900gs, ati 1900 series. my budget is $80-150. i dot...