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Upgrading to dual GTX 590s

Someone on Overclock.net who already tried this is reporting disappointing results: performance between 580 SLI and Tri-SLI. Personally I have never trusted these dual-GPU cards; they always seem to be way too much hassle for the money.
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- Post #31
- Jul 11, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 580 not happy....

If you are playing in V-sync that explains your problem right there. Seriously, disable that unless you enjoy shitty FPS that vary wildly and input lag. If you are very sensitive to the tearing that happens without V-sync, get a 120hz monitor or try using V-sync in conjunction with triple...
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- Post #31
- Jul 6, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Mitsubishi DLP 73", $1397.99 Free Shipping

Looking at the 'newest' Amazon review, someone mentions 'checkerboarding in 3D that makes it 720p instead of 1080p in each eye' or something to that effect. What does that really mean? Not a true 1080p 3D signal?
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- Post #11
- Jun 27, 2011
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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UPDATE: DX11 AND hi-res texture pack Crysis 2 available NOW!

You click 'download' and nothing happens on either link. Excellent work, Crytek.
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- Post #7
- Jun 21, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Budget gaming system - opinions needed

So many horribly wrong replies. BC2 is a heavily CPU-optimized game. You want a Quadcore CPU. Preferably an i5 or i7 or the AMD equivalent, not a C2Q (older architecture), and definitely not a C2D. BF3 will doubtless be the same because it will also use the Frostbite engine. Also, a number of...
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- Post #7
- Jun 21, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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[vr-zone] GTX 590 revision in June

What a way to piss on your customers: here, buy our most expensive video card; no, don't mind us as we ship the non-shit version a few months later. If I didn't need Nvidia for solid 3D gaming, I'd think long and hard about buying another Nvidia product.
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- Post #51
- May 16, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Panasonic 50" 3d plasma P50ST30 $1130 shipped

I AM ANGRY THAT YOU ENJOYED YOUR PURCHASE LET ME TELL YOU HOW YOU SHOULD THINK. Seriously guy, you're pathetic. Signed, Plasma owner, but also a decent human being.
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- Post #34
- May 6, 2011
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Just received my new XPS 17 Laptop....screen questions

Not sure what kind of defective screen you ended up with, but the XPS 17 screen is bright and clear. No problem with viewing angles, either. This is the 3D screen, if that matters. Maybe the non-3D screen isn't as good? Maybe it's matte and that muddies things? And the XPS 15 screen is not "one...
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- Post #9
- May 2, 2011
- Forum: Laptops
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HardOCP 6990+6970 CF vs 580 Tri Sli

Wrong. You can rationalize all day but high-end holds symbolic and psychological importance for market share in the overall "gamer's" market. Nvidia's failure to produce video cards with more than 1.5 GB vRAM this gen is an embarrassment for a company that's always prided itself on producing...
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- Post #83
- May 2, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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No Sent PMs in Sent Folder

Thanks. Is there a reason this isn't enabled by default, unlike most other forums? (Since is the internet, let me post-preface by saying that I'm not trying to be a dick.)
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- Post #4
- Apr 21, 2011
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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No Sent PMs in Sent Folder

The only PMs that show up there are imported from years ago. Any ideas?
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- Apr 20, 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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Rumour: Bulldozer 50% Faster than Core i7 and Phenom II.

Whoever can open up the bottleneck of GTX 580 Tri-SLI at 2500x1600 (or equivalent-level performance) will win my money. At that resolution, and with those cards, the best i7 processor is still a hard bottleneck in a number of games, according to GURU3D.com.
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- Post #70
- Jan 13, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Things I hate about Firefox 4

Ditched FF for Chrome a few weeks ago, haven't looked back since.
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- Post #13
- Jan 3, 2011
- Forum: Windows
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2x GTX 570s Asus Sabertooth X58

That's quite a dumb layout. If they were going to put the two 16x slots right next to each other, they should have at least added the option of populating the third slot so that you could run slots 1 and 3 at 8x each rather than fixing slot 3 at 4x. Still, your case is the best for air cooling...
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- Post #22
- Jan 3, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Fixed: Yeah, not happy with this HD6950 (excessive heat with multimonitor problem)

Save yourself the trouble, I can tell you now that Nvidia cards have the same problem. It's funny because if you are running identical monitors in Surround, downclocking works. But if you are just running random multiple monitors, the clocks and temps rise.
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- Post #36
- Dec 30, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6950 flashed to 6970

How are they going to "check BIOS" if the card won't even turn on? Anyway, what's the story with the Powertuner program and the power limits? Is this some restriction that limits OC by placing a hard limit on TDP? Will it be removed by Afterburner or something similar down the line?
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- Post #130
- Dec 29, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Eyefinity and Bad Company 2 performance issue

Not a 5970 - that would just compound the issue, if anything. But yeah, any pair of 6 series cards would work.
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- Post #24
- Dec 28, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Eyefinity and Bad Company 2 performance issue

Unfortunately, there is a known issue with ATI 5 series cards when you use them in both Crossfire and Eyefinity. And that issue is that they can run like complete crap. Not all such configurations are afflicted, but undoubtedly some are, as illustrated by the 11+ page thread on this issue on...
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- Post #22
- Dec 27, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6950 flashed to 6970

A permanent second lifeline, since it is unwritable, too. Truly idiot-proof.
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- Post #7
- Dec 26, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6850 went the same way as my 9800gt... Is it my PSU?!

When you pop both cards into another system, they both show the same symptoms, as you say. However, this is already after the point at which they have shown said symptoms in your primary system, correct? In this case, your PSU is probably damaging your cards, and so of course when you try your...
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- Post #23
- Dec 26, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 580 : Unable to Watch Video

The obvious thing to do here is find another machine to drop the 580 in. Hell, ask the store to drop it in one of their machines. If it's running fine there, your PSU is running out of spec, or your power source is fucked and killing your hardware by feeding dirty power. Profanity is only...
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- Post #28
- Dec 25, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Help me find good games that justify better GPUs

I agree with RussianSensation, to a degree. Yes, I will definitely take Uncharted 2, with its sub 720p res, over most games at high res and 16xCSAA. The post-processing effects in that game are amazing, and the art design is astounding. It's more important to me than clean lines. That said...
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- Post #125
- Nov 20, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Just beat Mafia 2.

Mafia 2 is a tragedy. Why they ruined a good game by turning it into a 1950s car simulator, no one will ever know. The combat was actually really good...not that you spend much time doing it, since you're too busy playing fucking chauffeur for everyone else. Drive to a meeting. Drive to your...
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- Post #5
- Nov 17, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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The Witcher 2, Now delayed

How the hell is that game anything like Fable? Fable is childish fluff. Witcher is one RPG where your decisions actually bear real consequences later on, and the abundant discrimination in the game world is one of the more sophisticated realities presented in any game.
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- Post #4
- Nov 17, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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Black Ops Single Player w/ out shooting

Some of you guys can enjoy feeling superior to everyone else, but the truth is that the SP in this game is excellent fun. No, it's not tactical, and you're retarded if you go in expecting that, but it is cinematic and spectacular and pretty much a non-stop thrill machine if you pull the rod out...
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- Post #53
- Nov 17, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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Best 30" monitor out there??

Who cares about LED backlighting? Another marketing gimmick. This makes panels slimmer, not better or brighter than CCFLs, unless maybe we are talking about laptops. Unless you are a graphic designer or someone who needs the accurate colors (which don't actually look as good as "saturated"...
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- Post #21
- Nov 17, 2010
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Cases that Support 3 Dual-slot PCI-E Cards

You probably need any decent case that puts the PSU up top rather than in the bottom. Or a full tower like the 800D.
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- Post #6
- Nov 17, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Help me find good games that justify better GPUs

You're foolishly shortchanging The Witcher. With the Enhanced Edition, it was easily one of the best RPGs of the last few years. Yes, the combat was simplistic and there was the immaturity with "collecting" cards for women you slept with, but it's absurd to ignore everything else because of...
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- Post #47
- Nov 16, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Help me find good games that justify better GPUs

To be honest, you're not going to find more than 1 or 2 games that require more than a single 460 at 1080p, unless you're obsessed with supersampling AA. If you really want to up the ante, then invest in a 30" display or triple display config, and then go SLI to drive that. In other words, you...
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- Post #11
- Nov 16, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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notebook video cards for gaming

You'd be wrong, since the mobile nomenclature for graphics is deceptive: the names of the chips do not correlate to their desktop counterparts. The highest-end ATI mobile GPU, for instance, is called the 5870m. It is in fact a downclocked 5770. That's still plenty of GPU to play most games at...
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- Post #5
- Nov 16, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Which to buy dell u2711 or HP ZR30w?

Lots of nonsense in this thread, unfortunately. #1: True 120hz TVs are rare and expensive Plasmas that command a $1k price premium right now and only come in 1080p. #2: You can't do Eyefinity in Picture-Landscape-Portrait mode (PLP) The U2711 at $750 US is considerably cheaper than retail, so...
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- Post #9
- Nov 16, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What happened to HL:EP3?

For one thing, those were full games - not mere episodes. At this point I doubt that we will even see an EP3 (too few will have played or remember EP2); I suspect we'll just see a HL3 at some point.
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- Post #57
- Nov 8, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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What happened to HL:EP3?

Actually it did happen. Look at all the games today that use the Unreal engine. The "delay" has nothing to do with engine or resources. It has to do with Valve sitting fat and happy on their other franchises. If gamers seriously wanted EP3 or HL3 they'd just mass boycott T42 and L4D series so...
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- Post #54
- Nov 7, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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COD BlackOps November 8th 60 bucks.

You can get the game for ~$45 right now at Direct2Drive.
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- Post #77
- Nov 7, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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Nvidia's Future GTX 580 Graphics Card Gets Pictured (Rumours)

Why even bother with tessellation? The inclusion of DX11 features by either company has proven a waste of die resources. Developers don't care and few games - very few games, actually - incorporate DX11 features in any meaningful way. A feature like MLAA is more welcome - along with...
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- Post #134
- Oct 31, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Which one to get Envy 17 or Asus G73JH

I recently bought the Best Buy model of the G73. It's $300 cheaper than the standard models and the main difference is that the screen is 1600x900 rather than 1920x1080. Given that the GPU is essentially a downclocked 5770 (despite the misleading "mobility 5870" name), I actually prefer the...
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- Post #7
- Aug 1, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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NVIDIA Step-Up: Got 2 used cards!

Does the service even claim that you will receive a new card when you do Step Up? Double-check the fine print. Also, I don't know what kind of PSU you are using, but if it doesn't even have an 8-pin PCI-E connector, you shouldn't be using it in the first place.
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- Post #3
- Jul 1, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nVidia 3D Vision Surround Review

5760x12 works for me on GTX 470 SLI.
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- Post #56
- Jul 1, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nVidia 3D Vision Surround Review

I have no idea why some of you are trying to deny the plainly obvious: Nvidia has the superior high-end solution for triple-monitor gaming, period. It's ironic, but it's true. It's been confirmed by performance tests on Tom's and PCPer.com. Crossfire scaling with Eyefinity sucks, simple as...
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- Post #47
- Jul 1, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Nvidia releases Surround drivers (64- and 32-bit betas)

Well, it does, and it's faster than Eyefinity in Crossfire mode (or I should say, it widens the performance gap even more than single monitor) according to the two places that have done the comparison so far - Tom's Hardware and PC Perspective.
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- Post #9
- Jun 29, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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