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    GT 720 - Dedicated PhysX?

    Cool, thank you. It's better than throwing it out, right? If I end up doing it, I'll report back on how it performs.
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    Confused Comcast Rep Thinks Steam Download Is A Virus

    I think I may have said exactly those words the first time I heard it too. It's an odd way to say it, for sure. I thought it was just her, until I saw in Outlook you could sort by "heavier on top" or "lighter on top".
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    Confused Comcast Rep Thinks Steam Download Is A Virus

    My wife calls files "heavy" or "light" instead of big and small. That's how they say it in Portuguese, which is her native language. Probably other languages too. I thought it was funny the first few times I heard it, but when you think about it, it's not really any less accurate than calling...
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    GT 720 - Dedicated PhysX?

    Thought I'd ask the experts, since I have zero experience with this . . . I'm thinking about buying a PC that comes with a GT 720, then adding a midrange GPU (possibly the 750 Ti). Would the GT 720 that it comes with be of any benefit as a dedicated PhysX card?
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Reviewer's Guide @ [H]

    That Matrox Parhelia article sure brings back memories. It's a long story, but I copped my user name from that video card a long time ago. But thanks for posting the reviewer's guide. It's cool to actually see one after hearing about them for so long. edit: Reading it, for me, reminds me...
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    Intel pays out 1.5 Billion to NVIDIA....

    The very worst motherboard experience I ever had was an Asus S939 motherboard with some nForce chipset. Weird, random reboots constantly. I'd literally never buy another nVidia chipset after that.
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    Aftermarket coolers for Palit GTX460 1gb?

    Cool, thanks for the tip. I have some AS5 left over. Maybe I'll try it out this weekend.
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    i7-970 or SB?

    Seriously, I'd just return it all and give the money back. First of all, no possession is worth having to feel guilty over. Second of all, you just don't appreciate things in life unless you had to work for them. Love that post. And it's such a common excuse I hear these days. Sure, some...
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    Aftermarket coolers for Palit GTX460 1gb?

    I just bought the same card. Lovin' the card, but I have to admit that the cooler is cheap trash. I've never installed an aftermarket GPU cooler before, so I don't have any great advice for you, but if you do figure something out (hopefully something cheap :D) I'd appreciate it if you updated...
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    Switching to Nvidia

    I have a Palit 460 1GB, and I've only been able to get to 800Mhz core, 2000Mhz memory. Any higher and the card throttles down to 405Mhz until I reboot. And I'm only playing old games . . . a heavily modded Oblivion for the most part . . . no Furmark or anything. I'd try raising the voltage...
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    Your GPU progression?

    TNT2 Turbo Sapphire 9700 Pro Powercolor X800XL Palit 8800GT 1GB Palit GTX 460 (my first OC - 800Mhz Core / 2000Mhz Memory :D )
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    6950 worst card ever?

    I had that same issue nearly every day a while back. I had upgraded from a X800XL to the 8800GT, and was running Vista x64. It started the day I installed the card. I kept hoping a driver update would come along and fix it, but it didn't go away until I upgraded to Windows 7.
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    Intel Sandy Bridge 2600K and 2500K Processors @ [H]

    Great article. Exactly the perspective I was looking for. I think I need you to explain the power consumption graph to me. ;) Seriously, I did a double take at that graph . . . the efficiency on these chips blows my mind. I'm on a C2D E8500 @ 3.8Ghz, and I'm not 100% but I don't think...
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    AMD Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 Video Card Review @ [H]

    Terrific review. Your real world benchmarks again show another side of the story. Ideally, I'd like to see best possible settings at two given resolutions based on the tier of the card, such as 2560x1200 and 1920x1080 for top tier cards, lower for lesser cards. Just an idea . . . I suspect...
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