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    Just got my X1900XTX in....:drool: (pic warning/56k die)

    Yes! I'd love to compare with it on and off.
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    first time water cooling

    Silver's advantage over copper in terms of heat conduction is very small. That makes it a very expensive way to get very little, if any, extra cooling performance. The design of the waterblock is much more important that what it's made of. Even a well-made brass block will work better than a...
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    QUAD CORE AMD coming in a month! Motherboard showing off today

    I agree 100%....look, it's certainly not useless, the video and content creation crowd will love it, but it certainly isn't meant for gamers (yet). It has to be a gimmick in order to push more procs.
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    270fsb: the brick wall of d00m......

    Roffel. We all forget the basics every now and again :)
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    Noob-ocer needs help

    Does your board have diagnostic LEDs or are you getting POST beep codes? Those will help you troubleshoot. If you're getting long, continous beeps then yes, your memory is being maxed past its limits.
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    My Test of Cell Factor running with and without physX

    The physics simulations we see in games are simply fooling your eyes. They're designed to approximate reality by fudging enough parameters of "real" objects to give the illusion of true interaction. They're not simulating reality, they're enacting an artificial model with a limited set of...
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    New info on 7900 series faults!!! - DEFECTIVE voltage regulators!

    good post! i'm wondering if sticking a ramsink on the VRM will help cure problems.
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    Onboard Video chips to be used for Physics, read this!

    Dynamic procedural textures have the possibility to 1) save on content creation costs, 2) increase realism by randomizing texture appearance and 3) save my precious hard disk space :) Just taking a look at modern 64KB demos, gives one an idea of what can be accomplished in terms of...
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    New info on 7900 series faults!!! - DEFECTIVE voltage regulators!

    How many reference cards do you reckon stay at reference clock speeds? And what about those hidden "nvidia/Ati speedup" settings that you find in many bioses...
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    New info on 7900 series faults!!! - DEFECTIVE voltage regulators!

    Heh, yeah :o I read the quoted "bulletin" but not the text that followed. Certainly is possible This actually makes me wonder about a lot of the computing industry, and the wool that is pulled over our eyes in terms of what we think we are buying, and what brand we think we support.
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    Colour on my new 7900GT looks lifeless..

    I don't prefer either brand, if that's what you're implying. Nevertheless, you cannot argue with the stupidity of having to tick a checkbox in order to get proper colour....
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    New info on 7900 series faults!!! - DEFECTIVE voltage regulators!

    Doesn't make sense to me. You telling me that nvidia is not only supplying the GPU, but also the supporting electrickery? Doesn't make sense to me at all. A voltage regulator isn't a new or especcially hi-tech or proprietary piece of equipment. It's a fucking voltage regulator. Theyv'e been...
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    Please help with Clogged CPU Block

    I'd reuse the block. If it's silver solder, then there's no reason not to recombine the two halves. The silver alloy should be a pretty decent heat conductor. A simple nitric acid test will tell ya if it's silver alloy - the solder should eventually turn greenish if you scratch it and apply a...
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    R600 news

    "We shall defeat the mercenary AGP menace, yes, we are surrounding it and pounding it. The whole trend has changed and we are going to finalize this very soon. These AGP users, these childrens of pigs, we will push those crooks, those imperialists back into the swamp. In a few days, you will all...
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    AGP... Is it dead?

    The ICEQ2 X800 pro? I have the same card, and it's a screamer when overclocked (I get 590/610). You will benefit a LOT by going S939 and getting a cheap A64 (maybe a winnie 3200+ or Opty 144) and overclocking it. You can even keep your DDR. Your XP is doing very well at 2.6GHz, but you will...
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