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so with the release of the new 7950's, the question at hand is..... is the performance boost from running the 7900 GTX in SLI worth the price increase over a single 7950GX2? edit: so after reading some comparisons between the 7900GTX SLI and 7950GX2, it seems the 7900GTX SLI has a fairly...

i've been doing some reading around, and because of the scaling enemies according to your level, many said that you want to max out your stats ASAP, while keeping your level as low as possible. how true is this? according to a couple of guides, it is possible to get a max of 100 in each stat...

as the thread title states, i'm wondering if anyone runs Oblivion at 1920x1200. if so, what frame rates are you getting? is it bringing your beast of a system to its knees? Me: SLI 7800 GT Resolution: 1920x1080 (not a true computer LCD) Settings: everything turned up, no HDR, bloom on, full...

since there are some issues with the dual cre optimized drivers, would you guys recommend running the older drivers off the bat(which aren't optimized for dual core) and not even bother to experiment with the newest drivers? or expirement with the newest drivers, and if you are having...

hi, i just got my system up and running for 3 weeks. as of right now, i get random restarts when playing wow (pretty much the only thing i do with my rig). there's no pattern, it just restarts randomly. i know for a fact that its not a temperature issue, cause i got pretty good cooling...

if you guys read the main page of hardocp, you see that the voodoo aria htpc is reviewd. if you guys find the section where the reviewer (i forget who it is, i think its Chris?) says that he ripped his DVD and used the built in voodoo upscaling software. he says thats its better than his...

right now i have my opteron 165 running at stock. i was thinking about overclocking her, but i realize i run my games at 1920x1080. now i'm wondering, at that resolution am i still cpu limited? or does it become gpu limited? My Setup Is: Opteron 165@Stock 2x1gb PC4000 Corsair XMS 2x EVGA...

well i'm running WOW in windowed mode at 1600x900 (yeah odd resolution, dont ask) checking out my cpu load, i get a fluctuation between 30-70% load on both cores. i'm wondering, isn't all the load suppose to be balanced onto 1 core and leaving the other core free? or is this normal? what is...

besides the gaming fixes, on the sticky thread. would i need to install any drivers for the dual core opteron? is it recommended or no?

so i plan on getting the dfi expert version of the nf4 sli. now after doing some research, there's not clear cut choice for ram? anyone have good suggestions for ram? would corsair XMS be viable?

any good recommendations on a nice stable oc'ing board for opty 165? i kno dfi's are always top choice for ocing, but is there anything else? i just want to check out what other options i have i welcome all suggestions, since i wanna look at my options

i've been thinking about getting a network enclosure for my hard drive so i can have storage accessible to all my computers. i've been reading around and it seems that some enclosures require the partition to be in FAT32, are there any limitations to using a FAT32 partition? or is using FAT32...

so i got a 165 from monarch. now i'm wondering what motherboard i should get. my requirements are: -sli capable -most like is going to be nf4 -pci slot for sound card -nice max fsb any recommendations guys? also if i can buy a motherboard direct from gigabyte, would the money saved be...

so i got an fx-55 and ordered an opteron 165. now the question is: should i build 2 machines for fun or just sell off the FX?

just having a little mini rant after playing around with a friend's 360 for some extensive time. i can say this. besides kameo, i have found that the other games are not that absorbing. where is our splinter cell 4? our halo3? our ninja gaiden 360? next gen shenmue? next gen jet set radio...

well i just received an FX-55 for X-Mas. should i: a) keep the cpu and build a new sli rig for it b) trade the cpu for an opteron 175, and build an sli rig for it i always wanted a dual core, but with all the gaming fixes required to get it running properly, and the fact that my...

So after looking at the 3 new technologies (DLP,PLASMA,LCD) and comparing them with the traditional CRT. I'm wondering how traditional Rear Projections compare in image quality, color uniformity, black levels, brightness, resolution scaling, burn-in. if anyone has owned one or has experience...

are all hauppauge MCE compatible products compatible with NON-MCE software? like sage myth etc. this includes the pci versions and usb external versions also is there any difference between the regular usb external version and the usb external MCE version?

why is the disclaimer from kyle only in the gaming forums? is it cause of all the beef going on betwen console and pc gaming?

If money wasn't an object would you guys get an SFF or gaming laptop? and why? -Also we all know the obvious reason is upgradability, but lets not take that into account. I wanna hear other reasons. Please post your opinions!

OK guys, here's a question for ya noggins. Lets here some valid points on both sides of the arguement. Its not exactly on topic with the thread title. I'd just recently purchased X-Men Legends 2 for Xbox. I'm loving the game so much that I want to get it for PC. I'm thinkin since the software...

i'm not really sure where to post this is there such a thing as an external hard drive enclosure that has an ethernet jack? i'm thinkin it would be pretty nice to have a hard drive that is connected straight into my network so i can just put files there. i don't feel like building another...

well i just downloaded sagetv4 a couple of days ago. i love how its so easy to use. now i'm not too sure if i want to switch over to mce2k5 anymore. i bought a combo package from pcalchemy which has mce2k5, mce ir remote, nvdvd, and 150pvrmce. but after playing w/ sage, i don't know if i want...

ok so i want a headphone that is pretty good in these aspects: - great surround imaging for games/music - nice authoritative bass for movies/games - nice clarity for music, but nothing too harsh. just soft while the different frequencies can be heard very distinctly. also can you guys...

title says it all. i know there are very few of us on these forums. hehe, that makes us even more exclusive ;) . so what do ye fellow owners say?

Topic says it all. Please post ur thoughts and comments?

I just read the newest maximum pc. In the newest issue they reviewed the Gigabyte Dual 6800gt single card solution on PCI-E. Apparently, the Dual 6800gt is faster than single 7800gtx and 6800gt's in sli. I really don't understand why, i mean shouldn't it be the same speed as 2 6800gt in SLI? how...

well i'm wondering. if you use media player classic that has a built in dvd codec, and you tweak the image w/ ffdshow. wouldn't the quality be almost similiar to theatertek/zoomplayer w/ ffdshow? or does the nvidia dvd codec make that much of a difference?

So did anyone here buy the collectors edition of Aoe3? I'm not a big AoE fan but after seeing the mighty box of the collectors edition, i just had to have it. I have to say I'm very impressed w/ the contents of the package. A fully detailed HARD COVER artbook. Making of dvd and soundtrack. A...

i don't know why the admin closed the thread. there are so many more things to be answered and questions to be asked? my biggest concern is: how does image quality compare to the 2405fpw when both are running through dvi. the reason i ask this is cause i already got the 2405fpw and i am...

So we've all experienced the beautiful large display of our 24in widescreen lcds. Now most of know that one day we'll get the itch again to upgrade to something bigger and better. For me, after experiencing the size of a 24in LCD, I know that I can't settle for anything less. So I'm just...

anyone heard or used the sling media cable box? how is it any different from a tv tuner card? http://www.slingmedia.com/slingbox/ after checking out the site, i see that it connects to ur network and u bascially watch tv over ur home network and you can also stream it over internet. is...

i've been thinking about using an intel chipset board w/ the azalia hd audio for my htpc. the dolby master studio software package that comes w/ some models includes ddl encoding. has anyone tried using this for their htpc? how does it work well?

most likely the montego and hda-m will sound the same and have the same quality due to the same chipset. however, what about the intel hd audio chipset? does the onboard sound do DDL as advertised? how does it sound? does it work the same way as the stand alone soundcards? anyone who is...

ok so we all know that at 640x480 amd cpu's just totally flat out own intels. props to the integrated memory controller. however, does the same apply when playing games at 1280x1024 and above? or when u play at 1280x1024+ which ever cpu you choose doesn't matter anymore? also, why does...

so i wanna get a tv tuner for my dtr laptop. any ideas on whats a good one to get? should i just get the hauppage one? seems like they make the best tv tuner products. any comments/suggestions are welcome. also what would be the best compatible software? thanks

well obviously the avivo techonlogy on the x1000 series is more geared towards video media playback. however, there haven't been major reviews of the technology. are there any reviews out there?

Well I'm back in the market for a laptop. Well here are my requirements. I can't stand the size of 15 or 17in laptops. I'd prefer 14in or smaller. I would like it to be under 6lbs. I'd prefer a centrino and not just a p-m. Preferably longer battery life 4hrs+. dvd burner would be nice. Also...

so is the dts-610 available on the market yet? i would really like to see if this thing offers any improvement at all. and i'll save other members on this forum the trouble, just incase this thing does suck