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    Samsung 830 or 840

    Thanks guys. The 840 pro is 35% more expensive than the 830/840 here. So I'll get the 830 soon.
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    Samsung 830 or 840

    My 3 year computer is feeling a bit old and slow. I'm thinking the best upgrade for me is to add a SSD and move my OS from non SSD to SSD. The price at the computer store for Samsung 256G 830 and 840 is exactly the same, around $195 AUD (computer parts are more expensive here). Anyway I read...
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    Learning Linux. Where do I start?!

    Do all your web browsing and try and use Linux instead of windows for everyday tasks. For every command there is a man page. So man grep would give u the manual page for the grep command.
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    HIS 5770 Artifacts

    Picture of the card with stock egg cooler The 2nd picture is a bit blurry but hope you can see the gap between the heatsink and chip.
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    HIS 5770 Artifacts

    I bought a brand new 5770 about 3 months ago. Occassionally the card artifacts in games like Wow. Triangle, coloured lines appear around the screen and I have to alt tab and wait a while then switch back to game for the artifacts to go away. This is on stock clocks as well (no...
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    What ATI DX11 Video card/s do you currently own? Vote!

    I got a HIS 5770. Out of the 2 brands which one was better for u? My HIS 5770 occassionally artifacts, when i was installing the card i noticed the heatsink had a small gap to the chip itself. I took it back to the shop, but in Australia or this particular shop they don't provide support...
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    What Happens If Fermi Turns Out To Be Awesome?

    Whats wrong with the Riva TNT apart from it being bog slow compared to todays card. Back then it competed against 3dfx voodoo 2 and voodoo2 could only do 3d and had to buy a seperate 2d card. I'm happy I bought a Radeon 5770 now that nvidia's new gen is sooo hot and noisy.
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    So how many 5xxx series cards does everyone have on here?

    I picked option 1 eventhough there was option 1-2 57xx/56xx HIS 5770
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    4870 1gig to 5750 or 5770.

    Is it easy to sell your video card for $115? Do you tell the buyer that your card overheats when it is at full load? I have a 7900gt i want to sell because i replaced it with a 5770 but the 7900gt crashes randomly, and the card has dropped so much in value i think aftermarket cooler is more...
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    catalyst 10.2 driver officialy out

    I just downloaded the 10.2 catalyst drivers. Uninstalled previous 10.1 drivers from control panel and double click the 10.2 exe. My wow has become unstable with the 10.2 drivers compared to 10.1. It has stalled like 4 times today, and then the ATI feedback form pop's up and wants to send the...
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    Replacing video card

    Recently bought a core i7 860 but kept my old video card to save money. Its a 7900gt but currently its giving me stability issues, it artifacts at default clock speed. I had a 6600gt lying around and changed it over and my computer became more stable and no artifacts so I think I need to...
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    What CPU should I get Q9400, Q9550 or i7 860

    The Sonata III is quieter than my old Thermaltake case but I can still hear the fan. Its probably the PS fan and not the case fan. It doesn't have much cooling options, it comes with one 120mm fan and it does have an optional fan mount for hdd but u have to buy it and it will block a large...
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    What CPU should I get Q9400, Q9550 or i7 860

    I did have a SP1 XP install CD, I never had problems with it on an AMD socket 939 system with PCI-E though that was 1.0. Anyway slipstream saves me downloading SP3 after OS install. I would upgrade OS to Win7 when it comes out and is on sale. I dont like Vista, I've heard some poor feedback...
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    What CPU should I get Q9400, Q9550 or i7 860

    Following advice, I went ahead and bought a Core i7 860 instead of a Core Duo Quad. Core i7 860 Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3P MB 4 Gig Kingston DDR1333 Samsung 1TB SATAII Spinpoint Antec Sonata III with EarthWatts 500W (wanted a branded PS without paying too much and PS comes with case) Went...
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    What CPU should I get Q9400, Q9550 or i7 860

    Cool, I never considered the i5 750 originally as I thought it was a low end part with no hyperthreading but then i see it beats Q8400 in many benchmarks. I might buy the i5 750 or 860 and hang on to my 7900GT to save money and buy a 5870 card next year when it comes out.
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    What CPU should I get Q9400, Q9550 or i7 860

    I have a 4-5 year old computer AMD athlon x64 3200 with a eVGA 7900GT graphics card. Its currently very slow in WOW (especially the new city) and looking to buy a new computer. I know the i860 just came out but its AUD$140 more than the Intel Q9400. I haven't been following the CPU scene...
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    Quiet, cool, ATI video card

    im pretty sure with 20A on single 12v rail the OP will need a new PSU, so i think x1900xt is out of the question (unless he buys a new PSU)
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    [AMD 64 3700/X1900XT] or [AMD 64 3800 X2/X1800XT]

    I wouldnt push it to 2.8ghz if u havent done any overclocking before. If u using stock heatsink i think 2.6ghz would be the max i would go unless u get something like a Thermalright xp-90 or xp-120 with good fan, then u can push it to 2.8, if u willing to spend $50 on heatsink. I can push my...
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    Buying card from US, live in Australia

    can someone else give me advice on what to get? Thanks.
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    Buying card from US, live in Australia

    yeah dagabs i agree, i wish we had newegg or similar here in Australia. so is the best choice $249US sapphire x1800xt? The problem with this is I probably have to replace my power supply then. Cause x1800xt consumes more power than 7900gt i've read from reviews. I probably have to get...
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    Buying card from US, live in Australia

    Also I've never ordered from newegg before (I live in Australia). Whats the best post option? I can wait a week for it to deliver but i want security that it wont get lost in the mail. I'm thinking of buying any of these cards. Whats the better option? xfx 7900gt evga 7900gt ko...
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    Buying card from US, live in Australia

    Hi thinking of buying a video card from newegg or similar. Video cards in Australia are about $50 more expensive than US like $360 for 7900gt, my parents are going to US for holiday so I thought I can get them to bring it to me. I'll place an online order with address for a US relative...
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    7900 GT + WoW = problems

    what power supply do u have? If its under 22A on 12v rail that may cause crashing. also did u run driver cleaner in safe mode before installing new drivers?
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    Think I got screwed!!

    im suprised a x1600 which is a mid-entry level card like 6600gt would require lots of power from power supply. Im sure even 17-18Amps on 12V rail can run x1600 rock stable. I have a 6600GT overclocked on 17A 400W Thermaltake PS, which is kinda low but its very stable, no crashing on hours and...
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    G80 Specualation Thread

    i dont think nvidia ever said 7900 was going to be 32 pipes. Only the inquirer and some other speculation sites said that. In fact about 2 months ago I read its going to be 32 pipes from inquirer and i was thinking no way, refresh products is normally just a boost to core/memory speeds like...
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    7900 GT EVGA SUPERCLOCKED RESULTS

    wow im very impressed with the memory overclock.... 1820mhz drools.... does water cooling cool the all the ram chips or just the gpu core? im guessing 7900gtx sli overclocked would get 11k 3dmark06? I think its almost time to release 3dmark07 lol.
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    7600GT worth to get?

    your x800xl is a good card, the 7600gt is faster but not by much maybe just 20%, u pay $200 and your games only run a little faster. i reckon u should get the 7900gt or x1800xt 256mb, they are like 100%+ faster and still affordable.
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    7800gt vs 7900gt

    I think people should wait 1 month, till april i bet the 7900gt will be like $270 for good brands like evga and xfx, factory overclocked too. Normally the first week theres like price premium for people who like be first to have it. But if i had a 7800gt i wouldnt get a 7900gt (it will be...
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    IDF 2006 - Conroe Merom and Woodcrest info

    Very impressive indead. I've owned 2 Pentiums before my AMD Venice in my sig. Though now i love my AMD, it will be strange to go back to intel again. I do think Intel wont let their chips be as overclockable as amd. Like they wont release a equivalent 3000+ that can overclock to fx55...
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    Pics of the upcoming 7 series.

    The 7900GT is 24 pipes. The 90nm core means it runs cooler than say 7800GTX256 which is very similar specs (same pipes, almost same clockspeed). However i agree that the heatsink is too small even for 90nm shrink. I wonder how far it can overclock with a zalman vf700 or artic cooler.
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    ATI price drops - via Xbit

    I do hope x1800xt 256mb would be $300 MSRP and less for street prices. Yay for competition. IF ATI or nvidia was to be a monopoly we consumers would suffer.
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    need a replacement for leadtek GF4TI 4800SE

    For the love of God, dont get the 256MB 6600. The 256MB ram is wasted on the 6600, its like getting 4 gig of ram for a Pentium 3 600 MHZ cpu. Why do people think 256MB slow ram is better than 128MB fast ram. In HL2 at 1280 res with 4xAA, a 6600 is 48.8fps a 6600GT is 82.5fps The only...
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    NVIDIA 7900GTX Details

    Anyway 6800GT, refresh months later 6800ultra only 50 core mhz increase. For ATI x800XT, 5-6 months later refresh was x850XT and X850XTPE, same pipelines just core and memory clock increase. Only with r580 was there major architecture increases with like triple shader performance so ati has...
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    AM2 4800+ benchmarked by THG

    With a updated and more mature BIOS, plus a enthusiast motherboard like DFI, then the AM2 should be slightly faster. Kinda disapointing, hopefully THG missed out on some other benchmarks that showed AM2's full potential. But i think ill stick to my socket 939, until end of year when 65nm AM2...
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    7900 GTX to run at 650 MHz with only 24 pipes?

    This is what i expected, not 700mhz core 32 pipeline card that was rumoured. 650mhz 24 pipe standard on cards. Then eVGA and XFX and other board makers start releasing 700mhz core factory overclocked versions.
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    a8n sli chipset cooler noise

    No u cannot unplug the fan. The existing heatsink is too crap to not have a fan. Your chipset will overheat and your motherboard will get screwed. I have a asus a8n-sli, yeah the fan does get noisy (eventually). I tried to find ways to avoid removing the heatsink and replace heatsink and...
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    PCX5900 vs. 6600GT

    I agree. My Leadtek 6600GT extreme doesnt get hot. Leadtek didnt follow reference nvidia 6600gt heatsink which is ordinary and instead put their own heatsink which is a bit similar to Zalman vf700 with circular fins surrounding the fan in center. Its plain aluminium but still better than...
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    should i switch to ATI? (only game i play is CS/HL2)

    Very strange low results for 6800 with 16 pipes. I have a 6600GT overclocked and i get average 70fps at 1024x768 res, and some of the newer maps on CS Source maybe down to 50 fps average and this is on 24 player servers online. Are u sure u havent accidently put on AA at 4x or higher? Try...
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    Decided to drop a Zalman VF700 Cu on my AGP 6600GT, anyone else done this?

    Yeah the great thing about the Zalman VF700 is it can be used on most video cards, cards 2 years ago like Radeon 9800, x8xx and x18xx series to Geforce 6 and 7 series, and most likely can be reused in future on r600 and G71. Unlike Artic Cooling Silencer which has a specific cooler for...