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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?

    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

    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?

    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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    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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    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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    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?

    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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    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.

    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?

    Hi all. I thought I had all my bases covered (research-wise), but am now uncertain if I ordered the correct memory for the motherboard I also just purchased (Asus P4C800-E Deluxe) - none of it received yet. I was trying to send a link to a friend of the equipment I just bought, but the Corsair...
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    Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, etc. - How do you know if u need cables?

    I'm trying to figure out if I need to buy any additional cables (building my first PC - woohoo) either because they're not included with the parts, or because a higher performing option exists. Here's what I'm getting if it helps. Thanks everyone: getting closer to order day. I noticed that...
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    Another first time PC builder (that's me)

    Been lurking around here for a while now trying to learn enough to build my first PC (always had work supplied machines). I'm a little leary at this point as the more you read around here, you more you realize there's a ton you don't know. I'm having a hard time determining between stuff I...
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    Does anyone have a link to a detailed, comprehensive primer to building a first box?

    Well, I've spent a few weeks reading this forum and have absorbed quite a bit of knowledge. I have ordered my new box (my first computer build) from newegg.com and am excited to assemble it all. What I'm afraid of right now are the things I don't know. Does anyone have a good link for a...
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    Building my first PC - will this case/PSU work?

    Thanks for checkin out my question. Below is the box I'm about to order (my first build). My question is I'm having a hard time determining whether the case I'm considering and the related PSU is adequate. I probably won't overclock (at least initially until I get more educated on the...
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    ??? re: ASUS motherboards (RAID and Gigabit LAN)

    Thanks for checking out my questions. Continuing my questions about building my first PC (Part III). I'm looking at the ASUS P4PE motherboard family and a couple newb questions about the options. 1) IDE RAID: Onboard IDE RAID Support(Controller) - What exactly is this? Do I need it for a...
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    First computer upgrade - please help out a semi-newb

    Thanks for checking out my thread - I appreciate any/all advice/opinions on my upgrade. I am upgrading my first computer that is over 2 years old now. It was my first non-school/work issued computer, and was purchased and assembled by a local computer shop in Seattle (Hard Drives Northwest -...