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    iMac actually ... good?

    Wouldn't do anything but. Because I'm getting a little tired of building rigs. lol When I was younger I had plenty of time to do so. Besides, this is with the "quiet" fans. Got rid of the stock fans within the first few minutes of ripping the CPU and card out of the box. I did a...
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    iMac actually ... good?

    I can assure you I am. Used to freelance for gaming magazines and sites like Gamespot. :) I guess I'm just drawn to the Mac allure of "shiny". It does definitely have one thing better than my current rig though: quietness. My rig is in the den right next to my living room. The fans can...
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    iMac actually ... good?

    Just saw the 24" iMac release. It actually doesn't seem that bad for the money. Employee discount I can get the 24" for about $1880. I looked at the Mac Pro about a month ago and backed away because of the cost and relatively crappy video card. How is the 7600GT? Ok? All the benchmarks...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    The video card continues to be the Achilles (sp?) heel. I've been scouring the web for X1900 benchmarks at Apple display resolutions, and upgrade options for the video card. It turns out that people have stuck just about any card in the previous model. The Intels are even more compatible with...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    Hmm, ok. Price? Here, I'll make it simple: 1.) Is a 2 processor, dual-core Xeon overkill as a gaming rig? 2.) If it's not overkill, is $2500 a reasonable price considering all the parts? 3.) Will an ATI X1900 XT suffice for gaming in the next 1-2 years (about the time I usually upgrade...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    But that's exactly my point. I'm going to do more than game on this. My "gaming rig" (the one I built) I use for lots of things. Here, let me rephrase the question: can a rig be built with similiar features? What would be the price? If I could build a rig like this for cheaper, I'd make a...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    Not sure I understand that comment. Keep what from being sold? The parts inside the case? It's a standard set of Xeons, standard memory, standard HDs, etc. I assume if one was done with the machine they could gut it like anything else. Well, it's going to be a personal box used for both...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    I will say one thing -- whether I get or not (still hedging, obviously), I like their case design. These are all PC parts. Why can't another OEM make a box this clean? http://www.apple.com/macpro/design.html
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    It's an option. But, in order to get something comparable I'd have to ditch the motherboard entirely. I'm guessing (don't quote me on it) that a board and two dual-core Xeons will be at least a grand, if not close to $1500. I'd probably wouldn't replace the 7800gtx as it's so similar to the...
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    Would the Mac Pro make a good gaming PC?

    I admit it: I have a little Mac envy. I like the pretty icons. And yeah, the desktop experience is nicer than Windows. However, I'm a gamer, and up until this point I stayed away from Apple with a 10-foot pole. The Intel announcement earlier in the year intrigued me, but I said I'd wait...
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    Self-built rig or new Mac?

    I admit it: I have a little Mac envy. I like the pretty icons. And yeah, the desktop experience is nicer than Windows. However, I'm a gamer, and up until this point I stayed away from Apple with a 10-foot pole. The Intel announcement earlier in the year intrigued me, but I said I'd wait...
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    Anyone using a 7800GTX on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe?

    I'm thinking of getting this: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817703001 It's expensive, but I've heard good things. The brand is BFG. I've never had an issue with them so to suddenly have one would be surprising. I talked to them briefly and they said the minimum...
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    Anyone using a 7800GTX on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe?

    Board: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Card: nVidia 7800 GTX Current PW supply: Antec 460W Issue: Every couple of frames (in-game, desktop, etc) the screen is black. It lasts a fraction of a second, but it's really distracting. I've redone the OS 5 times, am using the latest nVidia drivers for both...
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    7800 GTX screen flicker

    Wait... I shouldn't be plugging my cable into port 1 of the card?
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    7800 GTX screen flicker

    I think I figured it out (just in case anyone runs into this) the black flicker seems to be caused by nTune. I noticed when opening nTune the screen blinked rapidly black several times. I've uninstalled nTune and everything seemed to go back to normal. I'm going to test now with Warcraft...
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    Solution: I actually read the instructions and put the sticks in separate memory channels like I was supposed to (instead of side by side). If anyone runs into this, don't be *cough* an idiot like myself.
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    7800 GTX screen flicker

    Solution possibly found (see below).
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    7800 GTX screen flicker

    Has anyone run into an occassional "black screen flicker" while playing games such as Wow? Every so often, completely random, a frame or two appears to be a completely black screen. I've checked all my drivers, reinstalled Wow and other games, and made sure everything was properly connected...
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    nVidia Raid benchmarks

    People who are using nVidia Raid (for example, on the A8N-SLI), can you post your disk benchmarks using nTune? I'm curious if mine is in range. Thanks.
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    Another 7800GTX rig built

    Hopefully this link works (squeezed another 8 3DMarks out of it by doing nothing apparently -- lol): http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=987451
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    Annoying problem with 2005fpw

    The problem is completely unrelated to the LCD. What drivers are you using for the 6800?
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    Thoughts on nTune

    What are your thoughts on nTune, guys? The only thing it seems to do consistently well is crash my machine.
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    Another 7800GTX rig built

    Show and tell time. :) After much trial and tribulations (who knew not putting the DIMM in a blue slot would decrease memory speed to 333mhz?!?), I've got a new 7800GTX system. Specs: AMD 3700+ San Diego 2GB OCZ 3200 Asus A8N-SLi Premium 2x10,000 RPM WD 74 GB RAID (140 GB space)...
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    Memory timing translations

    Maybe I'm missing it, but where in the post does it say "the first number is tRAS, the second is tRCD", for example? It explains what each one does, but it doesn't show what's assigned to which.
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    Memory timing translations

    I recently purchased an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517) and 2 sticks of OCZ DDR400 PC3200 RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146969). As I posted earlier, the "autodetect" of the memory speed isn't foolproof...
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    Dumb questions about newly bought BFG 7800GTX

    First, the dumbest question. I couldn't find any documentation on this (although I'm sure they're out there somewhere): which DVI port is considered "monitor 1"? I plugged my Dell flat panel into both and they both worked (although the picture seemed slightly crisper on the port closer to the...
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    It was a mistake folks, chill. I created the message in this forum first, realized it was the wrong one, and posted over in General. I was closing a bunch of windows, saying post to each one, and didn't realize I crossposted. Not everything's a conspiracy.
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    So manually set 400mhz? Is it going to hurt the board/sticks? I always get a little wary going against what the board detects.
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    It's common for a board to "autodetect" the wrong speed? That sucks.
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    Has anyone experienced this? I recently put together a new rig with an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (a very common board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517) nVidia 7800GTX and 2 sticks of OCZ DDR400 PC 3200 RAM...
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    The memory's 400mhz. No wait, 333mhz. Wait, 400...

    Has anyone experienced this? I recently put together a new rig with an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (a very common board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517) nVidia 7800GTX and 2 sticks of OCZ DDR400 PC 3200 RAM...
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    Think I found a decent, cheap gaming laptop

    I know. My only issue is that the 7200rpm drives tend to suck a lot of juice. The laptop has a fairly good 3 hour battery life (when not gaming) -- one of my goals was to have something I could lug around for normal use. 7200 would cut into that, unfortunately.
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    Think I found a decent, cheap gaming laptop

    Nice. :) I originally showed the laptop to a coworker at it's original price (well over $2500) and he said "if you can get it in the low $2000, it'd be a decent deal". When I showed him $1800 for everything he was pretty impressed. Ships in a few days. Like I said, it's not going to...
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    Think I found a decent, cheap gaming laptop

    Keep in mind, my original goal was to replace another laptop. This looks like a pretty damn good price for the hardware, and will make a decent gaming laptop: Inspiron 9300 1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Display 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide...
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    SONY PSP is a piece of crap

    Most people have come to accept busted pixels on LCDs (*shrug*). You're lucky they're taking it back for only 1 dead pixel. I had 3 on my DS (2 on one screen, 1 on the touchscreen) and they refused to take it back.
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    Settings for World of Warcraft

    How do you enable AA? I don't see that in the settings.
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    Settings for World of Warcraft

    Thoughts? Anyone?
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    Need a great PCIecpress video card for under 250.

    The 6600GT is pretty good for the money. I actually have a spare, unused 6600GT PCI Express I got from Newegg on accident a week ago. I thought it was an AGP card until I opened the box and realized my mistake. Newegg wants to charge me a 15% restocking fee, so I'm probably either going to...
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    Settings for World of Warcraft

    Can you guys recommend some settings for me? I have the following hardware: nVidia 6800GT (overclocked to Ultra speed) Dell 2001fp (1600x1200 default res) Up until now, I've been playing with all settings at highest, all boxes checked, except Load Detail and the fullscreen "softening...
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