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    Power consumption of G92 when you lower clocks

    I have an 8800GT that I typically run at 680MHz core 975MHz RAM when I play games, and then lower the clocks to 300MHz/600MHz when not running any 3D applications. I was wondering if there were any reports detailing how much power you save when doing this. If I had an ammeter or a...
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    *DEAD* WD10EACS 1TB GP Hard Drive $179.99 from Buy.com

    Deal is dieing, no longer are you promised the WD10EACS. http://enews.buy.com/cgi-bin5/...nnb20MJarI0OBe0CNA40GY Google checkout coupons could make this an even more HOT deal. $199 at newegg currently and even that is about $20 cheaper than normal. If anyone has any spare buy.com or...
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    Which one is easier to overclock, and more stable?

    It's all in the title. If you vote, please give a reason!
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    ASUS P5E open box came without the audio card

    Hey, I just got an open box P5E from newegg without the audio card. Does anyone know where I can acquire this card? I know their open box policy states that the item comes without any accessory, but I'm a little ticked off that I didn't even get the audio card. In the past, when I've bought...
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    Thermalright Chill Factor vs Arctic Silver 5

    Hey, I'm int he process of lapping my CPU, and by the time I'm done with that I'm going to need to apply thermal interface. These are the two I have available. Please vote, but if you could also add a comment that would be great. Citations would be awesome.
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    Need a PSU recommendation, here are my options

    Hey, thanks for all of your recommendations. I went with the 600W ultra for $50 which was back in stock this morning. It's kind of ironic that after all of my research I bought a PSU I hadn't considered before. Anyway, I know the wattage isn't necessarily adequate for SLI, but it was such a good...
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    My motherboard always boots into a 100mbit

    Hi, I have an ASUS p5n32-e SLI plus using 1002 bios, so it's compatible with my e8400. I wasn't paying too close attention before, but everytime I reboot my connection is set at 100mbit, I have to unplug and plug the cord in a couple of times in order to get gigabit. Disabling and re-enabling...
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    Bad Airflow over motherboard due to my tower cooler?

    So anyone who has been reading this thread knows that I have an 80mm fan that is resting on top of my RAM modules and leaned up against my tower cooler. When I point it at the northbridge on high, Everest tells me that idle and load temps drop from 70C to 60C. On low, it drops as low as 62C...
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    Antec SP-500 and 8800GT

    To make a long story short I just called Antec to ask about the supposed "dual rails" and the gentleman on the phone told me that my power supply is inadequate and the system would not even boot. I told him it's working fine (it's rock solid at stock clock speeds), and he told me that I'm...
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    Supreme Commander, 1680x1050, 8xAA

    My system specs are e8400 @ 3.6GHz, 2GB RAM at 800 4-4-4-12. The other stable overclock I get is 3.4GHz, 900MHz RAM@4-4-4-12. So I just upgraded from my x1900XT to 8800GT and I was benching supreme commander. I can get an excellent frame rate with everything at max, except for shadows at low...
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    AMD simplifies naming, nvidia complicates

    First of all, the new naming scheme for AMD/ATI/Radeon makes pretty good sense and I hope they stick to the same guidelines for the future. They took away letters, but they also added an extra significant digit, but it still makes infinitely more sense then the completely incomprehensible naming...
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    9800GTX has 512-bit bus mistake

    EDIT: well the core says G92 right on it so the following chart has at least one spec wrong. I for one have NOT been looking forward to the next few releases from nvidia because I was under the impression that the 9800GTX was going to have a 256-bit bus, which would have limited it's...
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    How much of a jump would I get from x1900XT -> 9600GT

    Thread recap: the consensus is that I will get a substantial boost from a 9600gt, but I would get even more from an 8800gt (duh... lol). Considering that used x1900XT = $100 and a new 9600GT = $150, I see no reason to wait, as long as I buy from a manufacturer that lets me step up. Unless anyone...
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    Which manufacturers offer trade-in/trade-up incentives?

    List of manufacturers with trade-in / trade-up: EVGA 90 days BFG 100 days XFX Double lifetime warranty, 2nd owner gets a lifetime warranty. This deserves an honorable mention because it theoretically can increase the resale value of your card. [My editorial comment: this will probably...
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    Penryn and ASUS p5n32-e SLI Plus

    Currently if you search "p5n32-e SLI Plus penryn" in google this is the first result. This is the most up to date information that I know of concerning the e8400 and the p5n32-e SLI Plus. The most important thing you can get from this thread is that this processor does work with most of the...
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    My RAM isn't running at the rated latency

    I have a Pentium D 930 based system which I am always in the process of slowly upgrading. It has an ECS 945P-A rev1.1 motherboard. I just bought this RAM (Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 4-4-4-12). I know that my motherboard only supports maximum RAM speed of DDR2 667, but the RAM was so cheap ($10...
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    Looking for an in-depth performance per watt analysis of DDR2 RAM

    I'm looking for an article or set of charts, benchmarks, whatever, that illustrate the performance per watt ratio of different speeds of RAM. Specifically, this is for a HTPC which I would like to be as efficient as possible.
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    Low power home server for value-minded enthusiast

    Edit 2: So now it looks like an Allendale dual core would be my best option. What does AMD have that corresponds to Allendale? The virtualization support on the E4500 would be nice, but I don't know if it's worth a premium price over the E2160, or anything from AMD. I was unable to find anything...
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    What's with the high cost of the x1900xt 512mb?

    So with the release of the 8800GT, this whole question is completely and utterly obsolete. I hope AMD's new shit will be able to compete with this beast.
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    *in and out of stock* Open Box MSI 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3

    It's going in and out of stock. They have more than the usual Newegg open box but who knows how much. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16814127284R MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP It's about $40 cheaper than any other 8600GTS...
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    Passively cooled HTPC possible?

    Hey. I'd like to build a HTPC for my parents and I was wondering if anyone had experimented with using a lot of passive cooling. I would like to put a passive heat-pipe heatsink on one of these processors. And I also found an AMD 2600xt with passive cooling. I was thinking of building it...