Forum: Ati Videocards
February 27th 08, 07:50 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,528
what to buy: 8800GT or HD3870 or 9600GT ?
On Feb 24, 5:49 am, Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
In short, I could wait for half a year more, and probably buy an
HD3870 for $160-190. Or, I could wait the same half a year, and
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
February 27th 08, 07:50 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,160
what to buy: 8800GT or HD3870 or 9600GT ?
On Feb 24, 5:49 am, Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
In short, I could wait for half a year more, and probably buy an
HD3870 for $160-190. Or, I could wait the same half a year, and
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 1st 08, 09:05 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,940
1920 x 1080 hdtv videos?
Not sure why you want to go with Athlon, given that Intel's dual & quad
core CPUs are affordable and beat Athlons to death.
$135 Intel E6300 Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz 2M Dual Core
$140 AMD...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 1st 08, 05:22 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,940
1920 x 1080 hdtv videos?
My old system would totally choke if I tried to play a 1920 x 1080
video. I'm building a new computer. I just ordered an Athlon X2 5600+
(2.8 ghz + 2 x 1mb L2 cache) and I'm going to buy a Geforce...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
June 7th 07, 02:08 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 0
Views: 156
Any systems with FX-74?
Does anyone have a pc with two FX-74's or is there one for sale
anywhere?
Are there any reviews of such a PC?
I went on the Alienware web site and their top PC only has FX-60-
something and they...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
December 27th 06, 12:23 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 1
Views: 187
What's AMD going to do?
What will they do to take back the lead from Intel? I read a while back
that they planned 4 core and then 16 core cpus down the line. Maybe
they should skip the 4 core and go directly to 16 core. Why...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
December 24th 06, 03:10 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 2
Views: 279
Thermal paste on athlon xp?
You know those amd cpu's that are ugly and have lots of bumpy bits on
top? Do you only put thermal paste on the big rectangle in the center
or do you also put it on all the tiny rectangles...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
December 21st 06, 05:17 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 3
Views: 331
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 21st 06, 01:25 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 324
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 18th 06, 05:22 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 32
Views: 921
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 18th 06, 05:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 395
a little Power supply question
I just got a new power supply which is supposed to be pretty good, the
x-finity 500 watt.
I look inside it through the fan area and I see one of the heat sinks
is slightly tilted instead of being at...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
December 18th 06, 12:19 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 4
Views: 285
FX 55?
Is the FX 55 equivalent to a 5.5 gigahertz P4?
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 15th 06, 05:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 2
Views: 419
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
December 14th 06, 02:37 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 8
Views: 498
Disk drive pioneer Al Shugart dies
I just bought my first Seagate drive. They seem to have a good
reputation now.
Didn't Seagate have a mediocre reputation about a decade ago?
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
December 13th 06, 05:48 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 3
Views: 295
I have been brutally traumatized
First, a few days ago I got a great new video card for 3d games, and it
had disply problems. What a huge dissapointment. I tried everything and
it could not be fixed. I had to return it and tell them...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
December 13th 06, 05:35 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 7
Views: 382
My hard drive crapped the big one
GreatArtist wrote:
Well they ran very hot to the touch until I changed power supplies.
Then they were normal.
And also it wasn't a fan issue. I kept the case open all the time.
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
December 13th 06, 05:32 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 7
Views: 382
My hard drive crapped the big one
Rod Speed wrote:
On another computer, I have a maxtor & a quantum hard drive that
both lasted 8 yrs without a problem and are still working, even though
for a couple of years they ran...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
December 12th 06, 11:09 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 7
Views: 382
My hard drive crapped the big one
It totally stopped working and it made a moderately loud klunking noise
every few seconds.
Anybody know what that noise is exactly? Is there any hope in hell of
making this thing work long enough for...
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Forum: Ati Videocards
December 10th 06, 03:10 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
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Replies: 4
Views: 527
Is VisionTek a good brand?
Do they make high quality cards?
Are they well-made: with good materials, good manufacturing, good
parts, high reliability, etc.?
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