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    Annoying Resolution Notice

    I also have a Viewsonic - the 8ms 191B so I bet it's very similiar to yours. I also noticed the exact same issue. For me, the blue box will disappear on it's own after a few seconds (but the 1 and 2 keys don't work - just like you). I wrote Viewsonic and unfortunately according to them, there...
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    How much do you like using AA and AF?

    Fantastic. Your post along with a couple articles I've been reading this afternoon are really making this clear. Appreciate it.
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    How much do you like using AA and AF?

    Looking at the performance measures here: http://www.behardware.com/articles/537/page3.html ...it seems that my 9800Pro is still a great card if I don't enable AA/AF. For those of you with higher-end cards, is it worth it? What I mean is, does your gaming graphics get that much better...
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    Is my video card my bottleneck?

    Thanks for replies and the link (great reading). Looks like I'm probably fine on memory, could use an O/C on my processor, but definatley need a new video card. Kipa
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    Is my video card my bottleneck?

    My box is about a year old. More and more I'm having to reduce all my video performance settings in order to have good game play. What do you think my bottleneck is and where would you invest $200-400 to improve performance? Thanks in advance and here's my box (all stock settings - no O/C)...
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    Best 19" Gaming LCD - There's a new sherriff in Town: Viewsonic 8ms VP191B

    Two weeks later and I am still loving this monitor. I have noticed small amounts of ghosting (during fast sequences in FPS games), but really only because I was looking for it. I also noticed some of the "ghosting-like" blurs caused by the overdrive technology, but both are quite minor, and...
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    Viewsonic VX924 -- 4 ms bogus spec?

    Companies are going to market their products highlighting their best attributes and yes, sometimes the stretches they make border on dishonesty. This is what you get when you live in a capitalist society where everyone's goal is to make more money and buy more goods/services. It happens...
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    Best 19" Gaming LCD - There's a new sherriff in Town: Viewsonic 8ms VP191B

    Well I can tell by looking at the monitor compared to my TN monitors quite easily. If you still have doubts, I'd shoot AUO or Viewsonic a quick e-mail, then you'd have your answer. Not sure what you were talking about in your response time discussion. I'll let the latency graphs I linked to...
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    Best 19" Gaming LCD - There's a new sherriff in Town: Viewsonic 8ms VP191B

    Totally understand - native resolution preferences differ person by person. I changed the title to include "19 inch" now.
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    Best 19" Gaming LCD - There's a new sherriff in Town: Viewsonic 8ms VP191B

    For the person who e-mailed me about dead pixels. There were 3 stuck sub-pixels upon delivery: two red and one blue. They didn't bother me a bit - very unobtrusive and I wouldn't have returned the panel because of them. However, I'm happy to say the massage technique got rid of all 3 of the...
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    Recommendations requested for 19" LCD with full 16.7M colors

    http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=1592913&enterthread=y
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    Best 19" Gaming LCD - There's a new sherriff in Town: Viewsonic 8ms VP191B

    L90D+ and 930B - you two are now obsolete as are most TN panels on the market unless price is a big concern to the buyer. --------------------------------------------------------- I've been using this monitor for several days now (from Newegg) and am now ready to sing high praises to it...
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    What's the fastest IPS panel/LCD monitor?

    Thanks for the suggestions, but these are both TN panels. The TN panels just have too many shortcomings for me personally. I'm hoping a fast (response time) IPS panel will satisfy my every-so-often gaming habit without too much "smearing", but not have the compromises the TN panels still have...
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    What's the fastest IPS panel/LCD monitor?

    I'm looking for a new monitor and have decided that the fastest IPS panel is the way I'd like to go. I'm looking for a 19 inch but would go up in size if that gets me a faster panel. Thanks, GaryJ
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    LCD Help [Gaming]

    xtknight, As we all know, there's a lot of misinformation around when it comes to LCD specs with some manufactureres being just as guilty as other sources (either knowingly or unknowingly - who knows). I trust both of these sites, and both list the monitor as having 16.2M colors. From...
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    LCD Help [Gaming]

    The L90D+ uses a 6-bit panel, not an 8-bit.
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    Opinions on the upcoming Samsung 193P Plus (8ms 8-bit panel)

    http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=879842 http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfis...5_special_samsung_seite2.html&lp=de_en Looks like a great compromise between speed and the better 8-bit panel (16.7M colors). Any opinions out there on Samsung's overdrive technology? This looks like...
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    19" Gaming LCD needed - buy now or wait?

    After reading a bit, I've decided to wait a month or so and get the new viewsonic 4ms 19" LCD. The CRT I'm replacing is a viewsonic that was a great monitor so I have a favorable impression of the brand. I hope that there aren't too many compromises to get that speed.
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    Noise from Antec True380s power supply when scrolling

    Thanks Woody. I'll RMA it as advised - sure wish I knew what the issue was as I'm just really curious. GaryJ
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    19" Gaming LCD needed - buy now or wait?

    Well, the much younger members of the family have pulled me into the MMORG world. I started with them on EQ about 6 years ago, and now play EQ2 and WoW (even though they always want ME to be the healer). We've also played some of the other "group" RPG: Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, etc...
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    Noise from Antec True380s power supply when scrolling

    Should've included more info. Through swapping of difference equipment, the problem is definately with the power supply, not the mouse or display or graphics card. The "scrolling" is just the easiest way to reproduce the problem. GaryJ
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    Anyone seen this problem before (Antec True380s issue)

    http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1554603&enterthread=y
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    Noise from Antec True380s power supply when scrolling

    Searched these forums and googled, but am still wondering what's going on with my box. Box is completely "untweaked" and is your typical system (P4 2.8, P4P800-E Dlx, 1 gig corsair memory, AIW 9800 Pro, 80G WD hard drive, DVD drive) driving a 17" Viewsonic CRT monitor. I have a Sonata case...
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    19" Gaming LCD needed - buy now or wait?

    I'm in the market for my first LCD. My 17" Viewsonic CRT has served me well for 6 years now, but it's time for an upgrade and I'd like to jump over to an LCD for pure convenience sake. My use is 60% gaming, 25% web surfing, 15% other apps (excel, word, quicken, etc). I've already decided...
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    Samsung LCD 172X: response time (12ms)

    http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/monitors/Samsung_172x_1.html Here's a really good review on the monitor. I'm very interested.
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    How to connect? Firewire on Antec Sonata (6 wire) to P4c800e Dlx MB (8 pins)?

    That just about covers it. The front firewire port on the Antec Sonata case has 6 wires. The plug on my motherboard (ASUS P4c800e Deluxe) for the firewire connection has 8 pins. I can tell what's missing are 2 ground wires from the firewire port on the Sonata. So how do I do this? Sorry if...
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    Benchmarking a new computer build: 3dmark01 score of 15200 - Does that seem right?

    Found my issue. I needed to update the chipset drivers. Reran 3dMark01 and got 16900 which is closer to what I was expecting. Thanks for the feedback. gj
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    Benchmarking a new computer build: 3dmark01 score of 15200 - Does that seem right?

    How about a more general question. For a first time computer builder, what's the best way to go about making sure everything is operating correctly and "within spec"?
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    Benchmarking a new computer build: 3dmark01 score of 15200 - Does that seem right?

    All video card settings are at default. I believe that both AA and AF were set to "Application Preference". GJ
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    Benchmarking a new computer build: 3dmark01 score of 15200 - Does that seem right?

    I'm trying to see if everything is working correctly on my my new computer (my first build). I downloaded the 3dmark app. after seeing several people reference the scores in relation to performance. My question is simply given my hardware, is score what you would expect. Test was run with all...
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    Which Catalyst Drivers to Install? (new computer w/ new 9800 pro)

    Thanks Boom. What I was thinking as well.
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    Which Catalyst Drivers to Install? (new computer w/ new 9800 pro)

    OK, I'm sure this is a loaded question, but the Omega drivers will work better for me than the manufactureres (ATI)? Gary
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    P4C800-E Dlx: Can I simply move the HD from one SATA connector to another?

    Digging through a lot of posts, it looks like I may have plugged my single hard drive into the Promise controller (which is set to RAID by default in the BIOS) and need to move it over to the SATA1 connector (that his linked to ICH5 RAID controller, but is not set to RAID by default). This...
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    Which Catalyst Drivers to Install? (new computer w/ new 9800 pro)

    Thanks - I was wondering if those drivers since they were just out would be recommended for someone not on the "cutting edge" meaning should I install the most previous version that has been installed by many people, or this new version that is only recently out. Gary
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    P4C800-E Dlx: Can I simply move the HD from one SATA connector to another?

    Below is my original post. The second post gives a little more info and has my main quesitons. Thanks for any help, GJ ________________________ I get this error message ("No device attached to FastTrak connector, BIOS is not loaded") on start up and was wondering 1) what's causing it, and...
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    Which Catalyst Drivers to Install? (new computer w/ new 9800 pro)

    Hi all. Just finished building my first computer (and it worked) and was wondering which video drivers I should install for the ATI 9800 Pro? System specs below. Antec Sonata ASUS P4C800-E Dx 2x512 Corsair XMS3200LL ATI 9800 Pro Seagate 7200.7 SATA 120Gig Plextor 708A DVD-R Sony DVD-ROM Sony...
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    My first computer build works PERFECTLY!! ?? about BIOS, however.

    Exactly what I needed - thank you. Gary
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    My first computer build works PERFECTLY!! ?? about BIOS, however.

    Spent the better part of yesterday assembling my first computer. Overall things went smoothly (thanks a bunch to this forum and the help I got along the way). Upon first power-up, the only POST issue was the system clock: set it and was done! Now comes the fun part. I was reading through...
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    Did I order the right memory for the Asus P4C800-E Deluxe?

    Thanks ZL1, I'm totally listening to you. =) By the way, the COR RT means "Corsair Retail" and this what I have or order: http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/products/specs/twinx1024-3200ll.pdf GJ