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    Mega Transfers per Second

    Intel processors show the front side bus speed in MegaTransfers per second, why does it appear to be 4x the actual FSB frequency? 2x would make sense because of DDR but why 4x? For example: The Core2Duo 6850 (3.0ghz) shows 1333 MT/s, but the multiplier is 9x which indicates the actual FSB...
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    How many dead pixels do you have?

    2405fpw: Stuck pixels = 0 Dead pixels = 0 Linked pixel = 1 The linked pixel turns shades of red based on the color of the row of pixels under it and can only be seen when the linked pixel surrounded in black. I didn't see the pixel for 8 months and still I've only noticed it twice and I've...
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    x264 1080P playback..

    That's right. Here are some h.264 decoders and their status: CoreAVC - Software only decoder <--- best results I have seen FFDshow - Software only VLC - Software only Cyberlink - Hardware support WinDVD - Hardware support Nvidia Purevideo - Software only Arcsoft - Hardware support...
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    GPU "Microstuttering" FAQ

    The way micro-stuttering is described I can say I've experienced it with my single 8800gtx. I can repro it in half-life 2 episode2 while looking at some burning propane flames. The exact spot is here:http://guides.ign.com/guides/812574/page_21.html (4th screenshot, has big white propane tank...
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    8800GTX pound 4 pound champ!!!

    I agree that its better to upgrade to a GTX280 vs adding a 8800GTX. For me I have a 8800GTX but I purposely bought a non-sli motherboard because I didnt need it, its cheaper and I trust intel chipsets more. If I were to upgrade to 8800GTX sli I would have to buy a new SLI motherboard and maybe a...
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    Clearly 4870X2 > GTX280 for less $$$

    That's awesome, I can visualize their heads exploding. This is the best post of the thread.
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    Trojan Adware Hiding in MP3s, McAfee Says

    Some players have bugs that make them vulnerable to attacks when playing an mp3. For example winamp had a bug where if the ID3 tags inside an mp3 were malformed then it would cause the player to execute code from the mp3 file. The attacker just has to malform the ID3 tag and place the virus exe...
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    Washingtonpost.com Wants To Identify Readers Who Post Comments

    I agree it would force people to account for their comments but I like the wildwest nature of the internet. Some comments need to be written even though they offend and anonynimity protects them from death threats or worse.
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    Battered Yahoo Admits It Overplayed Hand

    MSFT knew this would happen, it's all methodical. The did the equivalent of walking away from a car dealership. Now the sales guy is chasing MSFT as they leave the store saying that maybe they can agree on that price afterall.
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    GTA IV Publisher Sues Over Pulled Ads

    Washington DC is a counter example. They passed a gun ban in 1975 but crime still went up and peaked in the early 90's. It's because the guns come from others places, you cannot ban guns like you cannot ban drugs. Let all people own guns to protect themselves from ciminals who will get guns anyways.
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    1080p playback on a 52" LCD

    You might as well get an old Nvidia FX5200 as far as graphics performace is concerned. 99% of 720p matroska rips are encoded with x264 L5.1 which precludes them from hardware accelerated decoding. The ATI and Nvidia cards only support up to L4.1 so they won't get accelerated. Therefore is doesnt...
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    Mystery video card... what could it be?

    It's dual-DVI and looks like an HD2400XT. (http://franciscodiez.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/hd2400xt.jpg). I bet its an ATI 2400 but I cant find a picture of a 2400 dual-dvi. Probably an OEM board that came with a gateway, dell, etc... Im not convinced it's a Foxconn card though the DVI plug...
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    Nvidia video color not as vibrant as ATI?

    I understand what you are saying, however it is possible that ATI or Nvidia is implementing gamma/vibrance correction on desktop video modes even when the options are zeroed out. So the digital color red will not always equal red when it goes out a digital display port. That being said I think...
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    8600GT Support for Dual 30's?

    You might want to double check with XFX. For example, in the past Nvidia has said that their cards supported HDCP however it was up to the manufacturers to implement. This could also be the case with Dual-link connectors. That spec might lead someone to believe that every 8600GT has 2...
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    Can we get some Crysis SLi results please

    It is too late for those kind of changes. They have been working on the game for years and 1 month before release (e.g. the demo) they still dont have multi-core and SLI implemented?! It's too risky to make such fundamental changes to the engine at such a late development stage. Dont get...
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