Recent content by Max Rebo

Per title, I have 2 sets of DDR400 RAM for sale. Model: TWINX2048-3200C2 2x1GB (matched pair) 2-3-3-6, 2.75V I had to RMA a bad set of 3200C2-PT sticks and they sent me two new sets for some reason. I don't know how that worked out, but I now have two to sell. The original RAM had...

I was able to fix it last night. Good stuff. I removed the heatsink, to check coverage. It was ok. I then spread a bit more around the bottom of the heatsink and scraped off a tiny bit from the GPU. I doubt that made any difference. The biggest change I noticed was that I tightened down...

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Last night I installed the HR-03 GT on my video card (eVGA 8800GT OC). It's been a while since I've had to install an aftermarket cooler, but I probably did something wrong. I gamed for a couple of hours last night... just WoW, nothing extremely demanding. So far, I'm not seeing good...

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Cool. That helps a lot. So basically, the cables are the same. Are the newer-style connectors designed to simply hold the cables in place better? Also, (OT) -- What's the deal between the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe and Premium? The only difference I see is the chipset cooler. One has a fan...

I guess what I was trying to ask is: If I buy a mobo with only SATA II (the newer-style) headers, will I still be able to use my regular SATA drives with the newer cables supplied with the board? Or do I need a board with the older-style connectors for my HDDs? With respect to the cables...

I have a related question about SATA II... I'm in the process of upgrading my PC. I already have two SATA drives. I noticed that many new mobos only have SATA II headers, but some have both SATA and SATA II headers (i.e., 4 of each). Currently, I've selected the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe as one of...

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:) The lack of that extra 5-8 fps is gonna kill me!! :p Nothing's decided yet. I will consider all suggestions when I actually have some money in my hand.

But can you achieve X850XT clock speeds with an X800XT?

The how-to site says that only PCI-X versions are available, but the vendor site you posted on page one says AGP with a photo of a PCI-X card. Is the AGP version definitely available?

How can you tell that it actually goes from 12 to 16 pipes? Is it indicated in the ATI control panel? I assume the firmware upgrade is direct from the ATI website?

Someone else mentioned this to me today as well. They suggested an X850 Pro card flashed with the X850XT-PE firmware. He OC'd to X850XT-PE speeds with an Arctic Cooling Silencer 5. Said he bought the X850 Pro at Best Buy for $229 or so... I can't afford a full-blown rig upgrade, but I...