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    Google Attorney Slams ACTA Copyright Treaty

    Unless there's something I'm missing regarding the ACTA, for those who would prefer their created works be respected, instead of pirated/stolen left-and-right, I see it as a good thing, as it cracks-down on Copyright and IP laws. I believe Google's only "problem" with the ACTA is less people...
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    which card to get? 480 vs 5870

    ^^This... exactly.
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    Just Cause 2 Gameplay Performance and Image Quality @ [H]

    Exactly. ;) Yes, some games perform differently with different GPUs, but the bottom line is that while the performance is similar between both cards, the 480 still comes out on-top when doing strict real-world benchmarks at the same resolution (1920x1200) at the same settings. Well, then...
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    Just Cause 2 Gameplay Performance and Image Quality @ [H]

    Excellent review, as usual. The game does look astounding on PC, especially with nVidia. Just a question... Why no comparison at the same res, say 1920x1200, with AA between cards? Reason I ask is due to the fact that, while the 5870 shows as faster with no AA, once AA is introduced the GTX...
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    Are There *Any* Solid RPG Titles On The Horizon?

    It's looks great, but I should be more specific: looking for medieval fantasy RPG, where as M&B is strictly humans, from what I know of it, with no fantasy elements (no inhuman nasties to fight). I was going to a few times, but had started then hearing about the linearity of it, and some...
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    Are There *Any* Solid RPG Titles On The Horizon?

    For now, I'm almost thinking of going back to Oblivion, which I never got half-way through, though I'm not sure how the full game pans-out in terms of enjoyability. Is there anything along the Oblivion-type RPG on the horizon? I know "Gothic 4" (Arcania) is due out in Q3, but there's not...
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    GTX 480: Initial Install Issues & 280, 5870 Comparisons

    Believe it or not, it's not just a matter of my "tolerance" for or "opinion" of the fan's volume... in my system, you literally cannot hear the fan until you hit 70%+, and at 70%, it's not that loud in my system at all, though 75% it gets much louder, though still not annoying (which then is a...
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    GTX 480: Initial Install Issues & 280, 5870 Comparisons

    First, the "issues": I'd like to ask: has anyone had any trouble initially installing the GTX 480, with getting no signal to your monitor? When I first received the 480, it almost seemed the box had been opened at some point, and even the plastic on the GPU (that you removed before use)...
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    GTX 280/5870: Comparisons/Results

    Figured I'd "update" this thread, since I've gotten a few PMs regarding this issue of people curious to know the final outcome. So, here goes... While the XFX ran "great" in general terms, I wont touch ATi again. I returned it and am moving to the GTX 480, which has more advantages in other...
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    Gears of War 3

    GoW 2 was nixed from PC long ago, and GoW 3 is an Xbox exclusive. I'll also be on GoW 3 the day of release, but it still pisses me off that certain devs who got their start on PC have abandoned it completely. Epic w/ Unreal and GoW, Rockstar with GTA... they created a damn disaster with...
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    5870 & Crysis Performance

    Right now I'm running an i7 950 @ 3.07GHz (very close to your clock) and 6GB DDR3 RAM... that's plenty of horsepower. OC'ing, which I no longer am into doing, should not be necessary with such a set-up. I also have another system with an E8600 @ 3.33GHz and 4GB DDR2 with similar results...
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    5870 & Crysis Performance

    Exactly, I know what you mean, and I'm feeling the same way at this point. Thanks for the response. Your system is similar to my other system, which my wife now uses. I know "Crysis is Crysis", but I seriously thought that the 5870 would be able to handle things better than it does on "Very...
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    5870 & Crysis Performance

    Well, the "jerking" in TF2 is some odd driver issue when 8xAA is used, which I figured out last night. Turning it down to 4x resolved it for me. So, in case you get it with your 5870, at least you know now what is one cause. I don't know about any other causes, though I've heard it myself...
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    5870 & Crysis Performance

    I don't know if there's yet another issue with this particular 5870 I'm running, so I wanted to get some feedback from others on their performance in Crysis with similar settings and set-ups. i7 950 (3.07GHz) Gigabyte X58 UD5 (F7 BIOS) 6GB DDR3 in triple channel HX620 PSU XFX 5870 (Cat 10.3)...
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    Win7: "Windows Performing Slowly" Msg?

    I just got the pop-up window stating that, "Windows has detected your computer's performance is slow." etc. ...seriously? I was multi-tasking, playing Crysis, VLC music player in background with FF open for my email. Nothing I haven't done before on my previous dual-core system. I've never...
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