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I wasn't denying that the GTX 750Ti deserves a silver award because it certainly does simply due to the level of engineering that nVidia put into it. I will say that it is most certainly overkill for HTPCs when a $20 Radeon HD 5450 does the job perfectly already because HTPCs don't do 3D...

Honestly, your best bet would be to just add another card for Crossfire. I'm running two Gigabyte HD 7970s in Crossfire that I bought when they had that big sale about a year ago with the huge "Never Settle" bundles. The R9 280 is exactly the same card and would be far less expensive than...

It's so hard to believe that with all our technological advancements, some companies are still incapable of making a decent product. Oh well, stupid is as stupid does. Reviews like this make me glad that I have an OCZ Z-Series. It's the little things like Japanese caps, solid rails and giant...

I may be wrong here but isn't Galaxy just Foxconn's video card division? If that's the case, I doubt that their business is closing down anytime soon.

Why is AMD being blamed for this? It's a simple concept really that made me once coin my own adage: "NEVER underestimate the stupidity of the average human."

I suppose this means that nVidia's claim to have "the fastest gaming card on the market" has suddenly become a grey area. Crossfire's previous woes have been completely eliminated as well so I do believe that I'll use links to this article for all the morons who continue to say "Crossfire is...

^^Please tell me that this forum hasn't devolved into ludicrous debates such as this.^^

...and so, the Red Rooster laughed heartily at the Green Goblin who now had egg all over his face and they all lived happily ever after. Or at least until the next generation. LOL

It's a sweet thing knowing that I can crossfire an R9-280X with my GV-R797OC-3GD and not have one card bottlenecking the other. I can't wait for Black Friday to try it out! :D

I'm very glad to see this. I have the Gigabyte GV-R797OC-3GD Monster card and knowing that I will be able to crossfire with the R9-280X means that I could have two of the rarest things on this planet - Radeon cards that [H] gave gold awards to! LOL

Back in March of 2008, I spent over $200 and purchased a motherboard in anticipation of my next (Phenom II X4 940) build. It was more than I had ever dreamed of having before. It was the MSI K9A2 Platinum v1.0. It had the awesome AMD 790FX northbridge and although it only had the ATi SB600...

I have a K9A2 Platinum and I just got off the phone with MSI tech support in California (I love my magicjack..lol) and the guy there said that the BIOS update has no ETA whatsoever but that there will be one. This sucks considering that the K9A2 Platinum is to date one of MSI's most advanced...

I did install drivers for it but it had no effect whatsoever. Windows cannot recognise it in a USB2 port.

Yes, the truth is as odd as it sounds. I cannot get my Microsoft mpc mouse to be recognised by windows if it's plugged into a USB2 port. It is recognised by my old archive machine running on a Celeron-D with USB1 and USB2 ports but I literally have to plug it in to my old Internet Keyboard...

Nothing will ever beat good ol' maple or hickory charcoal... such a pain in the ass to use though...lol Nope, modern times calls for less burning and less creation of CO2. Therefore, a Fermi/Foreman running on HydroPower is the more environmentally friendly choice! :D

That has got to be one of the greatest things I have ever seen!!! LMAO

The other thing you forgot to mention is that the GTX 480's grille can be used to make steaks and burgers while you're in level 3 of Crysis! Gaming and Bar-B-Q at the same time, now THAT is what I call MULTITASKING!!! :D

Originally Posted by pasta4u View Post I've said it so many times before. However I want to play Starwar the old republic. I want to buy the best sub $300 card i can buy for that game and i want ot use 3 monitors with it. The 5850 only needs to last me to then. I rather put that $90 or more...

10 000, 20 000, 30 000 or 2, it doesn't matter, it's a pittance. :D

Man, now you're REALLY overdoing it. Even nVidia states 600W minimum for a single GTX 480 and that's based on their BS idea that peak power use is 250W. I'm starting to see why people think you're nuts. You seem to just want to get this guy stuck with a Fermi which won't work with his PSU so...

I kinda think a pure performance whore would be getting 5970 x 2 CF don't you? lol

Of course they'll sell out. They're only going to have like 2 available...:D

Who said that the GTX 470 was ONLY not better than the HD 5870? It sure wasn't [H]. [H] said: "Starting from the bottom up, we would say the least relevant video card is the GeForce GTX 470. In all our gameplay testing today, not once did the GeForce GTX 470 provide a superior gameplay...

The findings are all over the place. Anand says it's great (but Anand is an Intel lapdog that would do anything to discredit or damage AMD), Guru3D says it's great (he's generally fair), HardOCP says it's not worth it (generally fair) and THG says it's not even close to worth it. (They're...

Wouldn't matter. I still wouldn't set foot in a Wal-Mart. Stores like that are just a way for us to destroy the North American economy. I'll stick with Costco.

Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is. The only thing that this will affect is portable hard drives. Let's face it, even USB v1.0 is perfect for devices like mice, keyboards, webcams, Internet dongles, Bluetooth dongles and even magicjacks. 99.9% of the time there will be no difference...

I've heard nothing but good things about the OCZ Fatal1ty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

VIA has for a long time mastered the play of HD Quality video with their IGPs. Hell, the old S3 UniChrome found on socket 478 motherboards was capable of it according to their website. I have one of those and it really does play HD flawlessly. (Sucks at everything else though...lol)

I don't pay for a phone line, I have a magicjack hooked up to an old Dell Latitude C610 laptop. I don't bother with cable TV either because if you know where to look, you can watch anything online. That's 2 costs eliminated. WOOHOO!!!!:D

I had read somewhere that the odds of having clocks that high are slim. The heat generated would be immense. If they include some mega-cooler in the box then maybe, but other than that, I'm expecting 2.4GHz-2.6GHz.

I completely agree. One can get a Quad-Core CPU for $100 USD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103704

Heh, well thank-you. :-) Just out of curiosity, what % do you agree with my statements? :p

Ok, I'll respond to both points individually. 1.) The fps difference is not noticeable unless you're using a really weak vidcard. I don't know anyone who has either an i7 or Phenom II X4 system with a weak vidcard. 2.) Editing no, video encoding yes. The Core i7 is ideal for high-level...

Agreed but it's still more money that will not translate into any increase in gaming. That is money wasted. If you're into wasting money, then hey, what can I tell you? I'm not and neither are most people.

Not when you're gaming it isn't. You can't be that dumb. You put a Phenom II X4 940, 945, 955 or 965 against a core i7-920 or 965 and if you slap a Radeon HD 5850 in there, there will be no discernible difference in game play. And this site is saying that it's better to blow an extra 75% of...

Honestly, all my toilet paper is recycled. In fact, I don't think I've even SEEN virgin toilet paper in any stores around here (not that I'd buy any). This is a REALLY weird story that pisses me off because I AM CANADIAN. I'm sure most people buy recycled TP, it's cheaper and... well what can...

I think I may have discovered why you couldn't get it to pass the 80-plus Gold test. I just got the OCZ Z-Series 1000W today as an RMA replacement for my GameXStream 1010W and the one I received isn't modular at all. I was a bit confused so I checked the 80-Plus website. It turns out that it...

Even more proof that the i7 isn't worth it yet! LMAO!!!!

Some kid put up his own video where his HD 5970 beats the GTX 480!!! In his video he plays the nVidia vid in its entirety and then goes ahead and does it on his own rig!!! PRICELESS!!! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvvQAQU7Sjg Poor nVidia, if their CEO wasn't such a bastard I'd probably...