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    XP install and partition problem

    I just built a new C2D rig. In preperation for the build I used the rig in my sig to format the new hard drive with NTFS and create two large partitions. I'm considering picking up Vista later on and going dual boot with each OS on it's own partition. When I built the rig (and installed XP...
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    Possible CPU issue?

    About 1 1/2 years ago I built the rig in my sig. For around a year life was good. Then my original DFI Ultra D's chipset fan started to die. When I got an Evercool VC-RE to replace it I decided to do the SLI mod while I was at it and apparently I borked the board - it never posted again after...
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    Burning questions - LCD wise that is

    I'm looking at finally making the jump to LCD, and also going widescreen at the same time. While I realize the NEC 20WMGX2 is the way to go, I'm just too poor. I'm looking at the Sceptre X20XG 20", the Sceptre X22XG 22", and the Acer AL2223Wd 22". I've discovered that the Sceptre X22XG...
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    Video cards and bang for the buck

    There was the 7900GS for $140 Woot deal. There is the X1900XT 256 for $234. Now there's the 7900GTO for $259, and I just noticed this too. More value and bang for the buck for all of us FTW :D
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    Diamond Multimedia OCing Utility

    Diamond's OC Utility I haven't given it a try yet, anyone already checked it out? I assume it'll work on any of the recent ATI cards. Just guessing that it's probably a rebadge of one of the utilities we've already seen.
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    X1900GT - Revision B ??

    Maybe this is the reason for the X1900GT shortages/price jumps? It's not clear to me why they're doing this. Maybe some of the XT chips with a bad quad are speed limited? Or, if the AIW's are being phased out, maybe they need to do something else with low speed binned XT chips (after they...
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    Accelero Question

    Does anyone know where I can get an adapter to plug an Accelero power cable into a regular 4 pin molex (instead of into the video card's fan header?) I know I could probably crimp or solder one up myself but I'd like to go readymade.
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    X1900GT Cooling

    I just put an Accelero X2 on my X1900GT. The temp drops are shocking :shocked: Idle went from 68C down to 54C. Max OC at load went from 94C down to 75C. Both were with the Accelero plugged in to the card at stock ramping. Installation was relatively easy. I kept the ATI stock pads on the...
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    Is there any end in sight?

    Insanity has overtaken us. It suddenly occurred to me that the video card market is out of control. How have we gotten to this point? The evidence: 1) Many high end cards have doubled in price compared to what we used to pay. 2) Many high end cards have doubled in power consumption...
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    Question about changing ATI cards ?

    If I take out my X800XL, and I'm already running CCC 6.6, and I drop in my X1900GT, do I have to uninstall, clean, and reinstall CCC 6.6? (this is on XP SP2)
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    Best buy in ATI X1K series?

    While eyeballing Ebay I noted that the going rates seem to be: X1900 GT - $175 to $200, substantially less than the egg X1900 AIW - $225 or less, less than what they are on the egg X1800 XT 256 - $225, or about what they are on the egg X1800 XT 512 - $275 or more, or about what...
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    Need advice upgrading my rig

    I can only affort one upgrade at a time and I can't decide what's the best choice... Go from 1 gig to 2 gigs of ram or Go from my 3000+ to a dualcore 3800+ after the July price drop or Go from my X800XL to a X1800XT/7900GT level vid card Once I narrow it down to which component then I...