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    FS: 2 EVGA GTX 770 2GB

    Looking to sell 2 770 blowers as i upgraded to 980ti, originally had 2 670s but one went bad and Evga sent me 770s in return. Looking for $250+shipping for both cards to cont. US paypal only. No accessories included. CARDS SOLD
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    One of my cards stopped working...

    Me and a friend were playing borderlands 2 then all of a sudden it crashes and my screen goes blank, so i reboot and windows says it needs to repair so i do that and it still wont boot into windows the screen is blank and my keyboard is locked WTF. The only way i can get into windows is safe...
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    Question about SLI temps

    I'm thinking about adding a 2nd 670 and was wondering how much more heat will these produce, i have an antec p182 case and the ventilation isn't very good. I have my case fans running on the lowest setting any higher and its kinda loud to me. The card will be less than an inch away from the...
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    Need a new storage drive...

    My WD 640gb died and now i need a new storage drive since my SSDs are full. I was looking at the seagate barracuda 3tb, its cheaper and faster than the WD blacks but has reliability issues and the warranty isnt as good as WD.
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    Will my PSU handle SLI...

    My specs are in my sig, i also have 2 ssds and an hd. Nothing is overclocked...
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    Upgrading to ssd...

    I have an older q6600 and a 3 year old p35 mobo will it support an ssd drive? I was looking at the crucial m4, will it work at full speed with my setup?
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    Which 30' LCD?

    I've been looking at the LG W3000H, Samsung 305T, Dell 3007, HP LP3065. Which is best for gaming in your opinion?
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    Looking to go LCD...

    Will this LCD be a worthy upgrade from my FW900 CRT? I really want a 30 inch monitor, this seems to be pretty good, 5ms response, low input lag and S-IPS panel. It will be used primarily for gaming, what do you think? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005115
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    Looking to upgrade from FW900...

    FW900 is an awesome monitor, but ive been itching to get a 30 inch lcd display for gaming. Ive been looking at the samsung 305t will this match the picture quality and gaming needs of my good ole CRT? My fw900 also goes out of focus sometimes and it "pops" back in focus randomly, so i dunno if...
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    Looking for a new video card...

    that will give a big boost in my performance in all games @ 1920x1200, and is there any reviews of the newer cards with the 8800gts 512 included for comparisons?
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    High temps with q6600 GO...

    Idle temps core 0 - 47c core 1 - 44c core 2 - 47c core 3 - 43c Im using a zalman 9700 cooler, my cpu is overclocked to 3.0 ghz and my voltage is set at 1.35 bios and 1.312 in cpu-z. Shouldn't i be idling about 10c lower than this? Seems a bit high too me, should i redo it? I put a thin...
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    Is my PSU good enough for a 4870x2?

    Thinking about getting a 4870x2 which would be nice upgrade from my 8800gts 512mb, is the corsair 620hx good enough to power it?
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    Should i step-up?

    I currently have an 8800gts 512mb, and i was thinking about stepping up to a GTX260 which would cost me 160 including shipping cost. I game at 1920x1200 btw. Would it be worth the performance boost?
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    Enough juice for a x1950pro 512mb?

    I have a fortron bluestorm 500w with dual 12v rails at 15a each, is that enough power for a x1950pro 512mb agp card?
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    Advice on Future Build...

    I plan on putting together a new box in 3 or 4 months so im in the research stage at the moment and this is what i have so far... CPU- E6600 Conroe (id like to OC to 3.4) Mobo- Evga Nvidia nforce 680i SLI (good OCer from what ive read) Video Card- Obviously a dx10 card not sure which one...
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    Need advice on upgrade options...

    My system is 2 years old now and starting to show its age, heres what i have currently: Athlon 64 [email protected] Evga 6800GT 400/1100 AGP Asus K8N-E Deluxe S754 Corsair 1GB PC3200 XMS Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300gb Fortron Bluestorm 500w (30a on 12v) Sony FW900 24 inch CRT Option 1:Swap...
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    Overclocking noob needs help please...

    Im trying to overclock my athlon 64 3000 clawhammer to 2.2 ghz but i cant get thru 3dmark05 once before getting a blue screen. I figure if i cant get at least 2.2 theres no point in doing it at all. Here are my settings in the bios: FSB 220x10=2200mhz memory 220 cpu voltage 1.6 mem voltage...
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    Zalman vf700-cu problems please help!

    I just got the zalman vf700-cu cooler and my temps are even worse than with stock cooling :mad: . I have it in silent mode my idle temp is 65c and load is 100c using rthrdrbl for 10 minutes or so. Something is definitely wrong here obviously, im a total noob on installing something like this...
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    Evga 6800gt question...

    I have the 6800gt with stock cooler fan speed set at 25% in rivatuner because i cant stand the loud whiny ass fan ramping up in 3d mode. Can i leave it at this setting without doing any damage to the card? It gets upto 95c when running rdthdrbl for 15 minutes, i know this is an intense test and...
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    Help regarding fw900...

    I'm interesting in buying the silver sony version of the fw900 but im a bit leary of the scams on ebay. Can anyone tell me some reliable sellers that are trustworthy?
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    Should i get a 2405fpw??

    Im currently using a Sony trinitron p1110 21" CRT, im debating whether to get a 2405 for gaming mostly...convince me why i should get one. I might bite if dell has a 35% discount and free shipping. Athlon 64 [email protected](stock) Evga 6800GT 350/1000(stock) Asus S754 K8N-E deluxe nforce 3...
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    COD2 demo runs crappy!

    The cod2 demo runs like a dog on my system i cant believe this!!! All my other games run fine it must be poorly optimized maybe?? Im getting 15-25 fps according to fraps... COD2 settings 1280x1024, AA off, bilinear filtering, vsync off, lighting and models set to normal, smoke is world...
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    Can my system handle 2405fpw at native rez?

    Id proly run it without any AA maybe a little AF, heres my specs: Athlon 64 [email protected](stock) Evga 6800GT 350/1000(stock) Asus S754 K8N-E deluxe nforce 3 250gb mobo Corsair 1024MB(2x512) pc3200 ddr400 XMS Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300gb Lite-on DVD/CD RW Sound blaster audigy 2 zs Antec...
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    Poor HL2 benchmarks...

    I ran some benchmarks from anandtech using their own demos to compare to this article...http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2278&p=3 to my surprise my numbers are alot lower than there comparable 6800GT with an A64 4000+ 1280x1024 high quality, reflect world, no AA/AF, trilinear...
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    Recommend a PSU please...

    Here are my system specs... Athlon 64 [email protected](stock) Evga 6800GT 350/1000(stock) Asus K8N-E deluxe nforce 3 250gb mobo pc3200 ddr400 1024MB(2x512) XMS Corsair memory 80GB IDE Maxtor HD Lite-on DVD/CD RW Sound blaster audigy 2 zs Antec SLK3700-BQE Case with 350W PSU(21a on...
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    Some Hard Drive help please...

    Ive had 2 WD drives die on me, ive RMAed again and waiting on the 3rd WD drive to arrive next week, its a WD1200JB SE 120gb btw. Im currently using an old Maxtor 5400rpm drive from my old pc which is 5 years old and ive had ZERO problems with it in 6 months. Am i having a power supply issue...
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    Digital output problem please help...

    I use an audigy 2 zs soundcard and i have altec ADA885 4.1 speakers. When i enable digital output i only get sound from the front 2 speakers and the 2 rears are silent. I have 3 jacks for my speakers, yellow one is SPDIF for digital, green is for the front speakers, black is for my rear...
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    Fan question...

    The case i have is poorly cooled and i was thinking of adding a 2nd 120mm fan for intake, problem is my hard drive cage is facing me when i open the case up, it seems to me it will block the airflow alot. Am i wasting my time or will it cool it down a decent amount. The fan i was thinking of...
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    Splinter cell CT demo chugs on my pc WTF!!!

    Using sm 1.1 with everything on except aa/af and vysnc im getting only 30--35 fps at 1280x1024 pretty crappy should be running better than that. Anyone with a 6800gt having problems getting a decent frame rate? Specs below: Athlon 64 [email protected](stock) Evga 6800GT 350/1000(stock) Asus...
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    Question about cache

    My new system i got originally had a Western Digital 120gb 8mb cache, it died on me so i had to RMA it. While i was waiting on the RMA i installed my 5 year old maxtor 80gb 2mb cache from my old pc. When i got the RMA back from WD i installed it as the slave drive to the maxtor, a month later...
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    I have a question...

    When your video card and sound card are using the same IRQ can this be a performance hit on games? If so, how do you change them to each use a seperate IRQ. I have no conflicts in device manager btw. ___________________________________ Athlon 64 3000 (stock) Evga 6800GT (stock) Asus K8N-E...
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    Are these benchmark scores ok for my 6800GT?

    Is it just me or is my 6800gt underperforming... Heres some info on some benchmarks all at stock speed: 3dmark03 score is 10790 aa and af turned off in control panel, image setting at quality, vsync off Aquamark is 58290 aa and af turned off in control panel, image setting at quality, vsync...
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    Poor frame rates on call of duty expansion with 6800GT

    I cant believe how crappy this expansion is running. Im getting as low as 15 fps using fraps on some intense firefights where theres alot of smoke, explosions, etc. All in game graphics details are maxed out, AA and AF vsync are turned off, 1280x1024 rez, also using EAX 3 for sound. WTF is the...
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    Is my 6800GT running too hot?

    I ran the rthdribl program and im getting some pretty high temps is this normal for an evga 6800gt, it gets louder than a mofo too i think its the 6800gt thats the source of all the noise, case fan and cpu fan seem pretty quiet. I think my case has poor airflow, i take the side panel off and...
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    Do i have enough power for my 6800GT?

    I have an Antec 350W PSU and i wondering if thats enough power for the specs i have below. Windows splash screen sometimes appears dimmed from a cold boot, doesnt do it after a warm boot. Ive also had a BSOD machine_check_exception error heres the link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329284...
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    Slave i converted from fat32 to ntfs runs slow please help!!

    Converted my slave drive from fat32 to ntfs little did i know that the cluster size is only 512k and it takes a huge performance hit, my primary drive is 4096 and they only way to get the slave drive to 4096 is to format. Well im have problems getting the dam thing formatted, in windows and the...
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    Should i convert from fat32 to NTFS on slave drive?

    I recently installed my old IDE maxtor 80 gb from my old pc into my new system, of course the drive is still fat32 coming from a 4 year old pc using win 98. The hard drive with the new pc is a IDE 120 gb western digital using NFTS under win xp, both drives are unpartitioned. Should i go ahead...
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    Poor farcry doom 3 numbers with 6800GT

    My system specs: athlon 64 3000 (stock) evga 6800GT (stock) asus K8N-E deluxe nforce 3 250gb mobo 1 gig XMS corsair memory 120GB WD HD Lite-on DVD/CD RW sound blaster audigy 2 zs antec SLK3700 350w Windows XP SP2, directx 9.0c, Nvidia 61.77 forceware drivers AGP aperature 256...
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    Poor performance with 6800GT PLEASE HELP!

    My system specs: athlon 64 3000 (stock) evga 6800GT (stock) 60c idle 70-75c when playing games asus K8N-E deluxe nforce 3 250gb mobo 1 gig XMS corsair memory 120GB WD HD Lite-on DVD/CD RW sound blaster audigy 2 zs antec SLK3700 350w Windows XP SP2, directx 9.0c, Nvidia 61.77 forceware...
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