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    Wonder how long i'll have to wait to play Crysis on a single card with decent detail levels?

    I herd that in the demo vids of crysis it was running on 2 X1900XTX's crossfire. So if R600/G80 can double performance, one of them should do. Also directx 10 is meant to be allot more efficient.
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    x850xt

    Yes, it's Super Loud on startup and then drops to just loud.
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    Dollar wise, Intel CPUs do *NOT* cost much more to operate than a comparable AMD. If you disagree lets see some facts:

    True, the 3800 X2 is about 65w Compared to 110w for the fx. so the difference would probably be more like 90W less.
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    Dollar wise, Intel CPUs do *NOT* cost much more to operate than a comparable AMD. If you disagree lets see some facts:

    http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1918&page=3 "When both of the Intel Pentium D 840 cores are under load, the system draws upwards of 240W of power. On the flip side, the when the dual cores of the AMD Athlon64 FX-60 are under load, that system draws just 196W - almost 45W less...
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    AMD working on reverse Hyper-Threading technology

    http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/9641/AMD_working_on_Reverse_Hyper_Threading http://tweakers.net/nieuws/42019/AMD-we...mgekeerde-HyperThreading-voor-K10.html what do you make of this? would this mean programmers wouldn't need to bother coding multithreaded apps and games.
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    need help fixing 9800

    I Just got this card on ebay an aiw 9800se which I was hoping to softmod to pro. But one of the bits(I think a transistor or something?) was loose in the bag. Should I try to solder it back and test it or try and get a refund without bothering? It looks a bit fiddly and I have big clumsy...
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    HUGE V-core

    You must be jokeing 1.4 is stock 1.6 is as high as you would wont to go(With watercooling!).
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    Best Graphics card that could be paired with a PIII 1ghz?

    I have a 32mb geforce mx200 that can play San Andreas perfectly.
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    CrystalMark 2004 Competition! Stress your System!

    Sorry I Was half asleep when i took that screenshot :o I Will redo in a bit I have 1024Mb Ram
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    CrystalMark 2004 Competition! Stress your System!

    A Bit late but50283 AMD64 X2 3800+ Manchester @2.46 1.45vcore Corsair Ram @225MHz 2.5-3-3-7 1T Dual Channel
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    Like you said there are mixed opinions, I have seen great oc's on both. I think its just luck of the draw.
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    You might well get 2.5 Ghz or more with a bit more vcore than i am useing, if you don't mind higher temps.
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    Hey I have 7000b cu my cpu is about 34 idle and 52 at 100%load and thats at 1.4vcore runing @2380Mhz with the Fan on full speed. Personaly I wouldn't go over 1.45 Without a Better cooler.
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    ElTorrente "I can do a SuperPi32M at 2.92ghz, in fact. Prime95 won't pass that high without extra voltage though, and I'm not going over the 1.65 barrier. I'll reboot and switch to 2.92 and run SuperPi32M and take a screenie mid run. I'll post it up tonight. EDIT: Here we go- I'm at...
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    Sorry My bad:)
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    Still no Screenshots:(
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    Could People with 2700Mhz+ post Screenshots showing the two Prime 95's (12 hours +)and Cpu z Just so Know one can Call BS.:)
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    Only People with high Overclocks seem to post.
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    X2 3800+ Overclocking Poll

    I just got myX2 3800 yesterday it's a Manchester E6 and i can't get it Over 2460Mhz Without core 1 Failing Prime.( I'm only on 1.4 vcore intil i get a better cooler) Do you Think that my Asus a8n-sil deluxe is holding me back? And also is my Tagan TG480-U01 (28A on a single +12v Rail)...
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    Installing X2 3800+ without reinstalling windows?

    Thanks Duvie for the quick response, its good to Here. i should resive my X2 3800+ In a day or two and will Post when i do. My Winchester was a Crapy Overclocker so i'm hopeing i won't get a dud.
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    Installing X2 3800+ without reinstalling windows?

    I Was just wondering if people with X2's could let me Know. I'm assuming you just have to update the Bios and windows will recognise it as new hardware. Im just wondering because it would take me forever to reinstall all my apps and configure everything. And also this amd driver, by its...
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    Suggestions for replacement fan for SAPPHIRE Radeon X800PRO PCIE

    Zalman VF700-cu will do you.
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    New Zalman CNPS 9500 LED Cooler Review!

    This looks perfect for makeing a duct to blow hot air strait out of the case.
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    New Zalman CNPS 9500 LED Cooler Review!

    Wow I Gota get me one of those!!
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    7800 Owners

    Wow Those are some impresive results! I Also tryed at the highest resolution a could 1280x1024 and got a low of 21ps and 45 fps the highest. So it's pretty clear the 7800 owns the X850XT.
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    7800 Owners

    Press i to see info including fps watch for the lowist and highest fps Thanks
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    7800 Owners

    Not True I Just found this review.
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    Burning Help

    I Find that with Dvds you souldn't burn your disks to close to there capacity or you get a much higher failure rate. CDs are ok though. and also Image size: 2,298,336 sectors is clearly bigger than the Disc size: 2,295,104 sectors so can't Fit Isn't DvdDecrypter for ripping to the HDD...
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    7800 Owners

    The test was at lowish res. so that might help the X850XT. I will try at higher res and post it soon. ps the 7800 will almost certainly kill it by a hefty margin:(
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    7800 Owners

    Cool Thanks!
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    7800 Owners

    Could someone With an 7800 Please Bench TheProject which is a tech Demo from the Makers of farcry. It has sweet Graphics and My X850XT gets a Low of 27fps. And a High of 65fps and about 45 average Test done at the defult settings 4XAA 1024x768 with everything at stock It Would be realy...
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    P4c or Dothan

    I Went for a £55 P4 2.6c new on ebay for now, because I'm saveing up for an X2 4400+mmm And I don't want to get an expensive APG Graphics card to go with the Dothan. Also I Don't plan on using super pi all Day:)
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    P4c or Dothan

    I Just got a p4c800-e Deluxe for £20 And i'm not sure whats the best overclocking cpu for the money out of the 2.6ghz 800fsb 512KB Pentium 4 £60 Or a Dothan with the Asus CT 479? Assuming the p4c dose 3.2-3.8 and the Dothan about 2.6?
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    IBM launches dual-core PowerPC 970 chip

    IBM launches dual-core PowerPC 970 chip IBM introduced this week the dual-core version of its PowerPC 970 processor during the Power Everywhere Forum 2005 in Japan. The chips, which are also widely known as G5s in the world of Macs, were officially labeled as PowerPC 970MP, and will be...
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    Cleaning Thermal-pad residue off a CPU

    I Think People use the 99% Rubbing alcohol on a bit of cloth.
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    4200 Vrs. 4400

    Dose anyone Know of any good Cheap US retailer with Internaional Shiping?
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    4200 Vrs. 4400

    I think it's 2-6% or somthing depending on what app.