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On [Graphics Cards] Why is a 8800gt better than a 3870?     soundefx 18 1019 rechicero
01-19-2008 at 02:09 AM
On [Graphics Cards] G4saurus Defectus!
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you are a brave brave person. the green guys will be after you soon. lock all your doors and close all your windows. Maybe the red team wou [...]
    Sus-pender​s 4 82 emp
11-19-2008 at 03:24 AM
On [Nvidia] My system and gtx 260?
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not all 500watt psus are the same. It all depends on the amps on the rails. I don't know what the requirements are for the gtx260, but it sh [...]
    rajmaster 3 93 xxcoop42xx
11-07-2008 at 05:06 PM
On [ATI] Would a after market cooler make a card more oc able?
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Normally OCing depends on the card itself. But if you are buying the same card with a good after market cooler and a case with good ventil [...]
    ipoopfool 1 102 soundefx
11-06-2008 at 07:56 AM
On [ATI] 4670 CF (x8/x8 or x16/x16) ?
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It all depends if you are future proofing your computer. If you are not, get a 4850 and a one card board. If you are, then get the x16/x [...]
    prince10t 2 127 soundefx
11-06-2008 at 07:52 AM
On [ATI] Does 4850 Work with K8N-SLI
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Also, make sure that you are placing the card in the primary video pci-express slot.
    Spawn66694​8 6 97 Spawn66694​8
11-06-2008 at 09:42 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Have one of your video cards ever died?
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9800 pro... artic cooler... still going strong x800 pro... valman cooler... still good. I have it as a back up. HS3870... stock... no prob [...]
    Protokille​r 32 451 Urban_Blac​k_Redneck
10-31-2008 at 02:39 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Oh man, you guys should ban me...
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get his number or address and tell him to return the card. Or, buy the card from him.... That is a low blow....
    kenratboy 22 459 invisik
09-27-2008 at 12:16 PM
On [ATI] HD4850 Problem Help!!
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What OS are you running and which version of CCC are you installing? If it is vista 32bit and 8.8 CCC, then the same is happening to me as w [...]
    theguynext​dr21 3 351 soundefx
09-05-2008 at 11:17 PM
On [ATI] 4000 series price drop
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waiting is always good. new cards might come out which most likely will cause a price drop (as seen with the severely over priced cards from [...]
    jonj320 6 284 soundefx
08-26-2008 at 11:33 PM
On [ATI] Radeon R4850 dancing pixels
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the only thing I could say is to return the card for another one. you might have gotten a bad card.
    leaningjow​ler 3 238 bosemannen
11-01-2008 at 05:46 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Just bought $200 MSI HD 4870 OC open box!
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damn... and I really wanted one....
    sseyler 4 255 soundefx
08-22-2008 at 10:13 PM
On [Graphics Cards] need a video card for a 26inch monitor
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If it's in your video card budget, I would get the 4870 to be safe. That card would handle that rez. with most of the future games you plan [...]
    yodisbstev​e 5 162 yodisbstev​e
08-23-2008 at 02:46 AM
On [Graphics Cards] Very unhappy with the 4850
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I will do him the honors and offer him $55.01.... I win. So hand over that crappy card with bad performance on a system that had Nvidia driv [...]
2   quitoman 64 1165 quitoman
08-25-2008 at 12:58 AM
On [Graphics Cards] Multi-display Questions
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Connect the two monitors to the two DVI ports of your video card. Windows XP should see the two monitors in the display settings. When you a [...]
    malveaux 9 213 malveaux
08-13-2008 at 05:24 PM
On [Graphics Cards] 8800gt 512 vs 3870HD
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No one knows when the 4870 will go down, but that is a good idea because that card competes with Nvidia's best cards, the gtx280 and 260. If [...]
    scippy4848 18 413 inspector7​1
08-09-2008 at 03:55 PM
On [Graphics Cards] 4850's @ the Egg. (I lost again!!)
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Sorry to say, but the link was in another post before you. Thanks for the heads up though.
    doomsdayda​ve11 16 580 cappster
06-20-2008 at 04:38 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Official Benchmarks: Radeon 4850/70 PWNAGE! (Anand does it!)
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What is funny to me is that Nvidia leaves their fans wanting better drivers for the older cards, GT, GTS, GTX while ATi makes new drivers fo [...]
4   dattimr 171 4836 3Ball
06-23-2008 at 03:12 PM
On [Graphics Cards] First Official GeForce GTX 280 Review
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The sneaky Nvidia already have plans to put the cards that will compete with the new ones out of commission. Don't expect the 8800 GTS, GTX [...]
2   bluesguita​r007 57 1645 atomicWAR
06-15-2008 at 08:34 PM
On [Graphics Cards] intel stupidly bashing nvidia
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Intel is bashing Nvidia because they can.
    area61 29 533 The_Abyss
06-11-2008 at 01:26 AM
On [ATI] 3870 2D clock staying at 800mhz
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My MB is not a crossfire board. I only have one card in it and the pci-e slot runs at x16 most of the time. But when I randomly check gpu-z [...]
    50bmg 9 408 soundefx
06-08-2008 at 06:48 AM
On [ATI] Got a couple 3870HD questions
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To answer your bottleneck question, yes. That set up will hold you back from seeing the full potential of that card. My question to you is, [...]
    leland16 6 246 soundefx
06-05-2008 at 09:58 PM
On [Graphics Cards] New Computer -- GT200 series or not?
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Patients will pay off in the end. You will buy the card that was benched with your game and you wouldn't be disappointed. It's not too lon [...]
    chise1 20 521 homerdog
06-07-2008 at 12:39 AM
On [Graphics Cards] GT200 to be in short supply (Fudzilla)
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Nv will always have a reason for their high prices. Their price/performance ratio always sucks and it is not changing any time soon. People [...]
    Wisecracke​r 34 664 romulus47p​lus1
06-07-2008 at 05:10 AM
On [Graphics Cards] Preparing for GTX280 Impact Mobo/Components?
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Other than the power supply, the size of the case could also be an issuse as i think that these cards might be slightly bigger than the othe [...]
    cheshireki​tty 10 422 romulus47p​lus1
06-07-2008 at 06:48 AM
On [Graphics Cards] 4850 performance
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One of the good things about new releases are the price drops for the previous cards. If the new 4xxx series are approx. $200-250, then the [...]
3   yadge 109 2865 rangers
06-05-2008 at 05:32 PM
On [Nvidia] 9900's
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I think that if nvidia's new card is another rehashed g92 core, that would really hurt their fans as many of them are looking for something [...]
    SABOT00 28 625 soundefx
06-03-2008 at 12:00 AM
On [Graphics Cards] anyone know of a cheap 4 monitor display video card
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I believe you can have two nvidia quattro cards installed and each one can be split into two. I also think that one of them can handle four [...]
    techguy911 8 241 motaku
06-02-2008 at 10:20 PM
On [Graphics Cards] ATI's Hot new PCI-e card is in stock on the Egg!!!!!!
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So are you saying that these are better than nvidia's 8800s? Atlast, Ati took the crown....(I hope you all know that I am joking.....)
    pauldh 19 662 FrozenGpu
06-02-2008 at 03:05 PM
On [Graphics Cards] ..... bottleneck for G- monsters?
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I thought that you meant that. To say for sure, no one knows. We will have to wait and see the benches of the different cards on different b [...]
    Milos-stan​cene 23 343 jaydeejohn
06-01-2008 at 01:48 PM
On [ATI] HIS Radeon HD3850 iCoolerII 512MB DDR3
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Why don't you get the 3870? It is almost the same price and I believe that it is a better performer than the 3850.
    CANUCKnuck​led 2 333 soundefx
05-28-2008 at 08:32 PM
On [Nvidia] Next gen nvidia
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I thought that Nvidia was releasing their card before ATi? The only thing I am waiting for is the price drop of the current cards.
    tackus 9 373 ryanthesav
05-28-2008 at 02:31 AM
On [Nvidia] 9600GT Help
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Was it working before? Did you do anything new before the troubles you are having? I would recommed trying the old/another card to determin [...]
    mike478 3 261 mike478
05-27-2008 at 11:34 PM
On [ATI] INF file missing or something?
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From reading what you wrote, I don't think that the card is bad or damaged in any way. Do an absolute clean uninstall and reinstall of the d [...]
    wake4x4pai​ntball 3 335 soundefx
05-23-2008 at 10:00 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Which high end graphics card?
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Another benefit in waiting is the supposed price drop of the current cards. So if you wait, you might get the 9800gx2 or maybe the 8800gts a [...]
    mcbi4kh2 22 417 lameness
05-15-2008 at 10:23 PM
On [Graphics Cards] 9800 gtx worth it at thisprice?
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I would say yes because of the price and performance you would be getting. But I think that others would say wait and see what the future, [...]
    xanthos 16 392 xanthos
05-10-2008 at 01:50 AM
On [Nvidia] NVIDIA 8800GT 1GB vs. NVIDIA 9600GT 1GB
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I would say go for two 8800gts (the g92 versions, 512MB). Right now they are the best bang for the buck.
    jochem8 19 2292 cisco
04-26-2008 at 06:32 AM
On [Graphics Cards] 9900GTX?
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Then it will all come down to the price/performance ratio. I hope ati does the same thing with there 4000 series and price them reasonably. [...]
2   jaydeejohn 61 1627 tjoepie
04-29-2008 at 11:32 AM
On [Nvidia] 9600GT SLI in PCI-E 1.0/1.1?
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I am not an expert, but I don't think that there will be any bottleneck with your pci-e slot. I think that the pci-e bus haven't reached t [...]
    ijam 4 601 dagger
04-26-2008 at 03:53 PM
On [Graphics Cards] I will owe you a beer...
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I think that the GTS is at EOL (End of Life) so they might be hard to find soon. Very good card and competes with the best of them so it is [...]
    ant316 14 321 mousemonke​y
04-19-2008 at 11:46 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Dreaded NO SIGNAL! help!! =0
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I think that the only thing you can do is try other drivers. If by chance you have automatic windows update then probably you got one that [...]
    gamebro 10 197 aznstriker​92
04-19-2008 at 08:09 PM
On [Nvidia] GeForce's Successor: Tegra?
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If that is the new name to replace the geforce, then it sucks. I think that they should have come up with a better name. Well, time will tel [...]
    dattimr 5 290 jaydeejohn
04-17-2008 at 05:14 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Nvidia drivers vs same ol @#$%
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I am not a fan of either side, but the nvidia people are die hards. Rather than buying an ATi card, they would live and die with what they h [...]
    jaydeejohn 42 666 jprevost
04-12-2008 at 07:37 PM
On [Nvidia] question general settings games
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Maybe I could help. I think that you are asking people what are the settings to give you max. FPS at the res. you play with your current co [...]
    webpsiho 7 252 San Pedro
03-27-2008 at 06:53 PM
On [Graphics Cards] 9600GT vs 8800GT vs 3870 -Which to get?
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IMO, it is about what you are going to do in the future. Are you building this computer for 'now' and build a totally new one in the future? [...]
    xpyrofuryx 27 5514 soundefx
03-20-2008 at 09:47 PM
On [Graphics Cards] GF9300 "powerhogs" coming soon
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The real competition is when all the cards from both companies are out and benchmarked. I hope that ATi is listening to all of this and don [...]
    rudinho 6 668 soundefx
03-20-2008 at 09:07 PM
On [Nvidia] The 9800GX2 is going to be better than the 9800GTX right?
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This is how I see it, Nvidia came out with the gtx and ultra at high prices and people bought them. Few bought Ati because they were inferio [...]
    Maverick7 30 1402 soundefx
03-18-2008 at 09:06 PM
On [Graphics Cards] 9800 GX2 Finally For SALE
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When I read all the posts about the 9800GX2 I always laugh. Waly, good deal. As for nvidia and everyone else who owns a gtx, ultra or gts, [...]
    waly 35 705 waly
03-18-2008 at 09:27 PM
On [ATI] 3850 512mb vs. 3870
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Damn...if that is not a 'shut the **** up', then I don't know what is. To the OP, I think that you will be happier with the 3870 than the O [...]
    IndigoMoss 16 817 IndigoMoss
03-02-2008 at 11:20 PM
On [Graphics Cards] 9600GT or 8800GTS 512MB
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Based on the various tests, the 3870 and the 9600 is head to head and we don't know if future drivers would make a big difference later on. [...]
    iluvgillgi​ll 12 1890 randomizer
02-25-2008 at 02:59 AM
On [Nvidia] 8800GTS 512 Link Width x2 -- I'm goin crazy!
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Another thing you could do is try the 1x solutions, seeing that it moved from 2x to 1x. Or as mousemonkey said, try another brand.
    MBchrono 19 1256 flank2
02-18-2008 at 10:55 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Which 8800 GT?
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How do you know the difference between the newer and older cooler?
    rkowalk 12 459 jay2tall
02-13-2008 at 06:29 PM
On [Graphics Cards] Exclusive: Nvidia GeForce 9800GX2
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I only have a few things to say. 1. Pictures are cool to look at, but if they are pictures of the 9800gx2, why is it that at the bottom it [...]
2   Muk 65 6947 russell wy​llie
02-25-2008 at 02:05 PM
On [ATI] HIS Iceq 3870 ?
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Close the CCC in your tray and it will be gone.
    The Dead M​an 6 821 hairycat10​1
02-26-2008 at 11:42 PM
On [Nvidia] HELP! 8800GT won't display after Duorb install!
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I am with zolddude. I would put everything back as it was before, especially if you didn't damage the board with the pliers or anything else [...]
    bojangles3​4 33 1164 roadrunner​197069
02-11-2008 at 04:39 PM
On [ATI] Why does 8.1 drivers make my1950GT AGP perform badly
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What I would suggest you do is update your anti-virus program, run a full scan and see if you have any viruses. If you don't, then go back [...]
    UnrealChri​sG 3 310 hcforde
02-03-2008 at 09:20 AM
On [Graphics Cards] HD3870X2: Debunked and detailed (56k massacre)
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The thing is, driver updates are an easier to fix than heat and power problems. I am not a fan of either company, but it seems as if Ati is [...]
    Valtiel 12 1161 TheGreatGr​apeApe
01-29-2008 at 06:09 PM
On [Graphics Cards] HD3870X2 delayed untill the 28th
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According to the reviews on the home page, the 3870X2 was beaten by the 8800 ultra, GTS and by a crossfired 3870s. If this is true, all thi [...]
    dragonspra​yer 34 1045 TheGreatGr​apeApe
01-29-2008 at 09:57 AM
On [ATI] New Catalyst for HD3870 Vista 32-bit version 8.1
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Thank you for answering my question. That is a weird problem....I wonder if ATi will come up with a quick fix?
    chuckshiss​le 5 633 chuckshiss​le
01-22-2008 at 02:29 PM

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