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Hi all, I figured out what caused my texture corruption - it wasn't the power supply as I first thought. Instead, it's a finicky BIOS setting on the 775Dual-VSTA, and probably also on other similar boards with the same chipset. You must set PCIE DOWNSTREAM PIPELINE --> DISABLE...

I just wanted to say, part of the problem was my X800 graphics card - apparently it renders UT3 much worse than some of the newer cards. I think I read some hints that it lacks FP16 blending or something, which may be at fault here - it certainly wasn't the drivers, which I re-installed many...

Absolutely right. That's why I'm complaining. All that fog, soft focus, bleached colors, and excessive shadowing / highlighting can mess things up, rather than make it prettier. Add to that such eyecandy as motion blur, severe image distortion when you're getting hurt, and moving 3D smoke...

Edit / Update Nov-25-2007 Hi all, I need to apologize to UT3 - actually, the graphics are better than expected, see the updated screenshots at the end of this (first) post. Basically, the graphics look horrible on the my ATI AIW X800XT AGP, but they look much better on my new Sapphire HD3870...

Well, "requirements" are one thing, but unfortunately, saying "450W" is not specific enough. What they should instead tell you is how many amps you need on the 12V rail. I won't be buying something just for the Watts figure, I buy something after considering the full specifications. Example: The...

Lol, my bad, I didn't see that. Anyways, I clarified my post a bit accordingly. I also don't know what ORYL means... no google hit.

The 8800GT was NOT compatible with the ASRock 775Dual-VSTA, but flashing the 8800GT bios fixed that. See here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1130608

Hi all, Just a quick poll to see how easy the new graphics cards were to install. Ideally, I would like to differentiate the poll by motherboard or chipset, but that'll be too difficult. Instead, if you had some problems, and *especially if you solved some problems*, then please post a brief...

O.k., here are a few updates: - My current PSU is an FSP Group (Fortron/Source) FSP300-60PN, with a single 18A rated 12V rail. Overall, this PSU has been very reliable, but I guess it's too weak for the new GPU. Under load (windowed 3D game), the 12V rail even dropped to 11.0 volts! However...

Yes, I just got my card today, and it works - sort of. First of all, I wasn't expecting much, but I removed an AIW-X800XT AGP and put the Sapphire HD3870 in the PCI-E slot. Guess what? It booted up just fine, right into Windows XP. I didn't even have to modify any BIOS settings. Big surprise...

Wow mathesar, that video is instructive. I assume, though, that the video is played in slow motion (maybe 0.5x or 0.25x) to show the differences more clearly? Anyways, I think that supports my point that if you're up against a really twitch-fast firefight, you have a disadvantage here. Did...

It's hard to say how it affects my gaming... I play UT2k4 which is really fast-paced, and I wouldn't play anything above 100 ping online to begin with. Also, the few times I asked the top scoring player after a game what he used, it's always been a CRT. I simply haven't had a good CRT set up...

Nice stuff, thanks for the input from Kevlarman, who shows 41ms delay http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1028282387&postcount=8, and from Pyrolistical, who reports 17-40ms delay. I think the varying figures when using the "take-a-picture" method result from the fact that the displays are...

Do you ever feel as if there is some lag in your system, i.e. you move the mouse, and the cursor seems to follow a little sluggishly? Wouldn't you want to know how fast the cursor *actually* responds to a mouse movement? I certainly would. The most advanced type of measurement I could think...

Kleox, when using DVI there is no 1:1 scaling, the image is always stretched to fill the screen. 1:1 scaling is typically only available when using VGA, at least that is how it works on the Dell 2405fpw. Unfortunately the only CRT that I was willing to haul all the way to my apartment and...

It' DVI. It's digital. It's like saying your Internet is better because you spent more money on your LAN cable. That might be true, but only if the cheap cable is so absolutely horrible that you actually start getting bit errors, and the included DVI cable is really not that bad. Also, if...

Of course the 2405fpw is an absolute outstanding display, I wouldn't trade it for any CRT or for any other 24" LCD that I can think of at the moment. It's just sad that it LCDs aren't perfect. And yes, this lag does exist, its tricky to notice, that's why you have to measure it to really see it...

Hi all, Last year, I posted a review / comparison of two 24" LCD screens, the Samsung 243T and the Dell 2405fpw. One of the my main conclusions was that the 2405fpw has indeed much improved color and better pixel response time (and hence less motion blur / ghosting), but that it apparently...

Armpit... I, too, thought at the time that it might be the video card's problem, so I tested it: Without touching the computer or video card settings, I switched the monitors at the video card's VGA outlets. This should tell me: Is one of the video card's outlets lagging behind (maybe it's a...

Here is my comparison: A digital photograph of two screens running on the same graphics card in clone mode: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=900484&page=1&pp=20 Varying signal latency can be due to slower DSPs on some LCDs - I think the 2405fwp simply has a slower DSP than it...

Hi everyone, I guess there may be truth to several of the things said here. First of all, analog devices (CRTs) work in real time, LCDs on the other hand do a lot of things due to their digital signal processing, such as scaling, receving DVI signals, etc. Varying signal latency can be...

I got a DVI card (Radeon AIW X800 XT), so no more VGA driving the 2405fpw... I'm still a happy user of my 2405fwp, but the lag is probably the only thing that makes it less than perfect. I've thought about the whole issue a bit more, and here is my conclusion: RESPONSE TIME is measured on...

I just checked and I have that buzzing, too. It's not very loud and easiest to hear near the case or by holding an ear up to the frame. I also recorded the buzzing with a mic and looked at it in cooledit: It has a primary component of 218Hz and sounds remarkably similar in pitch and flavor to a...

Hey guys... After realizing that the 2405fpw has cheaper backlight electronics (see my 243T vs. 2405fpw thread), I think the problem might be the just the backlight. You know how it sometimes sounds when you charge the flash on a camera, or a taser, or something? That same kind of whine, just...

Well, when I move the mouse it seems to be moving instantly on my 2405fpw, but maybe 40ms delay is not directly noticeable. It could be that a 40ms delay is small enough that in order to detect it, you indeed need to photograph and compare fast-moving screens that are simultaneously sent to two...

Lag? You mean the 50ms lag I have described? So why, if I don't touch the card but just switch which port the monitors are hooked up to, it's still the 2405fpw that lags? If you mean the type of ghosting that the 2405fpw exhibits, just try the Marquee screensaver. It's an easy test.

Give the Marquee Screensaver a try as I have described. hey Jon, But that's what I mean. This flickering is not at all present on my Samsung panel, and depending on the camera, you only see that flickering when the camera goes to "real time / high gain" to find out the brightness.

In case you didn't know, the graphics card I used has two outputs that can be used for dual display purposes etc. To make sure the second output isn't the reason, I switched the monitors at the outputs, and the result was still lag in the 2405fpw. That confirms it beyond any doubt. Now here's...

Just a quick answer to how I see things: The cyan dot trailing the magenta scrolling dashes is with near certainty due to the overdrive technology, but this artifact is rare and difficult to elicit - meaning you won't see such stuff with most other color combinations and in most other...

Sample Photo Showing 2405fpw (left) and 243T (right) simultaneously: Motion blur of 243T and 2405fpw photographed & compared: Gamagic test pattern: I don't have much time or much webspace, but I did have the money to buy the Samsung 243T six months ago for $1750, and the Dell...

Ben, can I ask what tests you ran for ghosting? I've been trying to find some useful software other than games to test for this a bit more standardized. Also, I should be a happy 243T user this coming Wednesday! I'm really glad I read your post, because last night I was worried after...