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Sarcasm detector fail? Wow. :lol:

Curious about the text issue: you all are using a dual-link DVI cable, correct? I know blurriness was always an issue with a CRT driven to high resolutions with high refresh rates. Sort of like trying to run a standard 60hz WUXGA panel with a VGA cable--it looks terrible.

No, the way I use it, refresh rate is everything.

Anyone tried the newest 1920x1080 by 120hz LCDs? I see they're on the market now, but how do they compare to the GDM-FW900?

Man, my FW900 is still alive, but I've recently had to invest in several LCDs, namely in my XPS m1730, and I bought a 24" WUXGA panel a month ago. I ended up buying a cheap TN panel, the Sceptre X24WG, and I do like it. Text is perfect, compared to a CRT, and there's really no flicker to speak...

You, sir, are confused. The "standard" resolution is 1920x1200. Only very recently have 23" monitors been introduced with a resolution of 1920x1080. Most monitors are still 16:10, which is the optimum ratio for viewing electronic A4 documents in a working environment. 16:9 is the standard...

Yeah--I still see the pending charge on my CC, but still no status update.

Grr, they're possibly fucking me on this one. Looks like I may be out a monitor now, even though I "got in" yesterday. I can hope, I guess.

Try resetting the VGA cable (and/or the DVI adapter). Then make sure the video card's snugly slotted, and screwed in tight. Don't forget the cable's connection to the monitor itself, and perhaps try a new VGA cable. Good luck. /edit: I'm too smart, AND too lazy. :D Too lazy to read the...

Just got one--my eyes can barely read 17" wuxga anymore. Time to treat them to 26" wuxga. :D TN's the best for games. <3

I just bought it for $210, and I need a DVI cable. Is monoprice still the cheapest? Is the boxed connection the type this monitor requires? /edit: holy fuck, 6.7 years :( hi2u [H]

The best 24" monitor for gaming is the Sony GDM-FW900.

Well, I took the time to play with resolutions and refreshes, and here's what I topped out at for a few common 16:10 ratios, and 1080p: 2304x1440: 85 Hz 1920x1200: 95 Hz 1920x1080: 106 Hz 1600x1000: 100 Hz 1280x800: 125 Hz* 960x600: 125 Hz* *I didn't test higher than 125Hz, since USB mice...

Heh--I just realized that it's auto, like you said. Thanks. I don't suppose someone's come up with a list of resolutions with max refresh rates, have they? Or is that published somewhere?

I just got one of these bad boys today. Question: If I want to use multiple resolutions, how do I "save" each resolution's horizontal/vertical stretch in the monitor, so that the screen stretches all the way to the edges when I change resolutions? My old hitachi tube had a "Store" button...

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who caught this.

Since when is 2.5 GHz from 1.8 GHz a shitty overclock? :wtf:

I don't think memory speed/timings make a great deal of performance difference, compared to your video card performance and your CPU performance. I could be wrong, however. Game benchmarks that prove me wrong would be great. :confused:

Well, I think I may have figured out the answer to my problem. I don't know why I didn't see this before, because I did read this page. I swear. :D http://www.almico.com/sffaq.php

First, I have no idea what would be the correct forum to post this in, so move at will! :D Now, on to the problem: If I leave speedfan running, it will start taking 99% of my CPU cycles. This bug is with the latest version, and it seems to be related somehow to my 6600GT vid card's temp...

I fixed it. Instead of selecting "full auto negotiation" or "force 100FD", select "auto negotiate for 100FD".

I bought the refurb MSI 6600GT (PCI-e) card a few weeks ago. If newegg told me it was NIB I would have believed them. The card came with all cables, connectors, and software, and it runs perfectly. I can't think of why someone returned this card...unless they wanted an AGP card and ordered this...

What's the generally accepted max voltage for a Venice core? I'm of the old Northwood P4 regime, where more than 1.6V caused CPU failures from electromigration. Is this still a problem in modern chips, especially non-Intel ones? Also--my RAM is pretty generic (Twinmos PC3200). It's rated...

Has anyone had trouble with both the Marvell ethernet, as well as the Vitesse? The Vitesse is extremely slow for network transfers when set to 100-base-T, full duplex, and the Marvell keeps dropping offline every time I do an rsync across the network. Any ideas?

What the title says. I'm able to post at 350, but it won't load windows. 300 works fine, without a voltage bump. I'm trying to find a happy medium between the two, but I'm wondering if it's worth my effort. Also, my RAM won't hit anything over 211, with CAS 2 and all other timings stock...

Oh yes. I just woke up after running the prime FPU torture test all night. Not a single error...and I even had the voltage set lower (1.30).

Hey...quick question...for the lanparty ultra D, what's the easiest way of un-screwing your mainboard when you set the FSB too high? Like...too high to enter the BIOS again? Is there anything easier (like holding down certain keys during startup) that I can do, so I don't have to mess with...

SuperPI has been running constantly since I last posted. I have it doing the torture test that stresses the FPU most (as opposed to the RAM-stressing option). Again, it's at 11 x 200 @ 1.35V.

Heh--guys don't be so hard on each other, this is a good forum, probably one of the better tech-nerd ones. Of course it has idiots who don't read...but it's got way more experienced, tech-savvy geeks than most. I can't complain about [H]. And concerning prime95--I'll try it tonight. Right...

New update! I fucked up my RAM timings, and had to do the old jumper-reset to reset the CMOS. And...sure enough, as soon as I boot up, I'm back to the 11x multi. This is on the latest LPUD bios, too. So I'm back to 2200MHz (11 x 200). I'll play around with it later tonight...got to go to work.

Quick update: I don't know how it happened, but once I went into the bios to check the multi, it defaulted to 9x. It was set to 11x after I installed the chip, but once I checked it in the BIOS, it went back to nine. Oh well...maybe it was a fault in the stock BIOS. I don't feel like testing...

I just updated the BIOS on my lanparty ultra-d to the latest, and now the damn thing won't stup running memtest86! I never even told it to run it... Every time I reboot, it keeps running memtest, and I can't seem to find out how to make it stop! :( /EDIT: I am an idiot! :D :o :(

Heh--I was in vegas last weekend. :D I'll check around in the BIOS. If I find something cool, I'll take a picture (I guess).

Same thing.

What do you want me to show you from the BIOS? Says it's overclocked. I don't see the multi anywhere though...kind of a useless program IMO?

More confirmation...from windows itself: I'll benchmark it later...super PI I guess. I hate running benchmarks, it makes me feel like such a nerd. :o

I'm not taking this system apart now...too much hassle. But you're in luck, I did manage to post the chip's info in this forum when the chip arrived in the mail. Good old search:

Nope! Well...the head spreader read that it was a 3000+, at least. I won't dare take off the spreader to read the core!

Ok, so I finally get my new system put together (3000+ venice, DFI LPUD, 6600GT, 1GB Twinmos), and I fire it up without tweaking a thing. I load up win XP SP2, install the latest CPU-z, and here's the first screenshot I take: Can anyone confirm that the 3000+ is supposed to have a 9x...

How is it not a result of overvolting the ram? :confused: The user decides to increase his RAM voltage from 2.6V to 5.0. This, to me, implies "overvolting" his RAM. And not just a little bit...but a real shitload! That's crazy...5.0Vdimm?? I think my old 486DX2 used that much for its...