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you can buy certain kinds of acids at a hardware store for use in cleaning drains. i would not recommend burning or mixing with acid though. there is lead used in the solder that you could be exposed to if you burned it, and if you melt it with acid then be kind enough to take the goop to a...

lopoetve other people have similar issues so it's not just heat, although that may be the case here. you don't have to be a smart ass. whether or not it is windows 2000 is what i am trying to determine. http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152625&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

you might have heat issues then but i dont think thats the cause of the low performance. i got the same damn problem with CS:S and so do other people if you read the steampowered forums. i'm wondering if it's because i'm running windows 2000 with no updates installed for windows, but otherwise...

i would just like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. it's comedy like this that's the reason why i still read these boards.

they are all the same cards except with a different sticker on the fan cover. rip the stock heatsink off of there and slap a danger den waterblock on. then clock that bitch at 450/1200 after putting the voltage at 1.4. :eek:

well do keep in mind that it can be a PITA to install the NVS5 properly. after a couple of tries though you'll probably get decent results. i honestly don't know if i'd classify it as being worth the ~$40 (including tax and shipping if it applies to you). if you truly want good results you...

you could get a rock-bottom priced 2800 754 chip and then upgrade to a 3700 in about a year or so. i got a 3000 and that's what i'm going to do. new games aren't CPU dependent so much anymore so even the 3700 a year from now will last a long time.

first of all as far as UT2004 is concerned, nobody gets amazing performance with this game (or any current Unreal Engine 2 game) not due to the card's fault but because the engine is based primarily around DirectX 7 and has almost no 8 or 9 components whatsoever. as a result it is CPU bound...

it's gonna be really slow getting stock for X800 XT PE's because ATI decided to focus on PCI-Express over AGP. ATI can't switch gears easily to produce more AGP cards because their chips are either designed to be PCI-Express or AGP. they don't use a bridge like NVIDIA. my guess is that ATI is...

you not only will see very little gain in traditional CPU bound games, you won't see hardly ANY improvement in modern graphics card bound games. older games you can already run at good FPS with that rig so there truly is no point. save yourself the money like others have suggested and simply get...

i knew all these claims from whiners about wanting CD's were loads of shit. almost everyone has a DVD drive and has for a long time. on a sidenote NewEgg gave me the DVD version of FarCry with the mobo + CPU + free FarCry deal they had awhile back.

the amperage is the most important thing. check the 12 volt rail ratings. you can find them on your Antec box or at the Antec website. you want at least 20 amps on it if you're running an Ultra with a lot of other stuff in your case.

seems to me a lot of people complaining in this thread are "NewEgg loyalists". well, I don't see the point. my components for the computer I'm using now came from multiple online sources. i went for the mobo + cpu + FarCry DVD deal on NewEgg awhile back, got my memory from ZipZoomFly, got my...

this is a typical price over time curve. in another few months the price will drop again - this time to rock bottom. once there is almost no stock left the price will climb again for the last few parts in existence on store shelves.

is this 450/1200 with 1.3v???

the stock ramsink is garbage on the GT's. i don't even see the point. those thick thermal pads are so bad that you might as well air cool. if you put a decent ramsink on there with artic silver then you're more likely to get better overclocks and maintain the health of your memory, though. i...

what the hell is wrong with RPG's on the PC? FF7 / 8 were released on the PC and were perfectly playable. the only problem was they only supported 3dfx Glide for hardware rendering. the controls and the games themselves worked fine, and if you are a gamepad fan then there are plenty of...

it's certainly ironic if nothing else, but the truth is that ATI's aggressive push to capture the PCI-Express market is what limited their AGP offers.

he's just feeling bored and stupid like the rest of us reading this forum, trying to figure out a good method of pissing away our summer before school starts.

what are you guys talking about? of course a PCI-Express graphics card will fit into an AGP motherboard. just give it a good shove!

it's fine for GT. i don't see the point for Ultras, but i would watercool an ultra anyway.

i have never bought top of the line before myself and so i was also quite amazed by what the 6800 GT could do for me. it's just a shame that i didn't buy my 6800 GT sooner because i missed about 3 weeks of hot gaming action due to waiting for the lousy CDW X800 XT PE pre-order.

he has a GT so the NV 5 will be fine. also, if you have an ultra there is absolutely zero point to putting a NV 5 on there because the stock ultra heatsinks are just as good.

go to the website. it says 18 amps for 12 volt line under specifications. you're fine with that power supply.

depends on what you mean by "out for awhile". the only place that i've found that has them in stock is new egg... and i dont think we even need to talk about that. i've heard nothing but good things about the nv silencer though, and it seems to be worth it if you have a 6800 GT. if you have a...

:eek: what block are you using? i'm going to have to do my next system right and make it all watercooled.

it works for me just fine. :confused: i can force it in the drivers or use the in-game settings. you should also run those time demos at least twice or it will give you seemingly random values.

i'm running a refurbished 5-year-old Viewsonic A90 that cost $200 flat and i don't have any issues at all. text is crystal clear (it puzzles me when people talk about blurry text because i've never had this problem). either i got lucky, or Viewsonic makes some really good monitors toward the...

how would you be voiding the warranty? if the card has a problem you can always put the old heatsink back on with thermal pads on the ram instead of AS5.

the 6800 GT / ultra etc. will fit. that is a fact. my northbridge is in the same position. the heatsink and whatnot are much further up by the PCI slots.

i would advise waiting until 512 MB versions come out in the next refresh. then you can say that you have 1 GB of texture memory.

how do you cool your ram chips Altima? do you just use air cooling or did you put sinks on there? and what did you use to attach the sinks?

beat it with a stick. that'll confirm that it's dead.

i don't get it.. we see this come up every once in awhile where someone wants to know when the 128 mb cards, the 256 mb cards, and now the 512 mb cards are going to come out. when there is market demand, the cards will be made and released. wait, i have a good idea: maybe if you travel to...

i'm wondering if only modern graphics cards support this. i had a GeForce 3 and i always had to adjust things myself, but now with my 6800 GT it automatically adjusts the picture to perfectly fit the screen. i haven't had to touch my monitor controls since. i'm using a 5 year old Viewsonic A90...

i remember being bashed by the !!!!!!s on Half-Life2.net because i didn't like the fact that Valve lied to us so blatantly. i wonder if they are still so faithful? anyway, i'm sure it taught ATI a lesson, and it taught the world a few lessons about Valve (or at least Gabe Newell). i have...

i think it's a bit premature to declare the X800 XT PE as vaporware, but if they don't start showing in September then I don't think ATI will even bother with a major retail release. what reviewers SHOULD do is mention how short the supply is. i notice a lot of people getting their hopes up...

i wouldn't get any of those because none of them offer 1600X1200 at 85 hz. i have a 19" Viewsonic right now A90 (about 5 years old) that can only run 1600X1200 at 60 hz. that was fine back when i had a GeForce 3, but now with my 6800 GT I'd like to run all my games at 1600X1200 at 85 hz.

BFG 6800 GT OC here as well. no problems with 2D.

hmm comparing my DOOM 3 performance with your EverQuest performance leads me to believe they just might be doing something wrong. :o