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Is 5.1 sound w/o a receiver possible?

Heh, I was starting to think that after my searching turned up nothing... I guess I'm in the market for a new surround sound receiver too : Edit: any recommendations on smaller receivers? My search is also coming up empty on that front.
- americruzano
- Post #3
- Sep 14, 2008
- Forum: Audio Components
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Is 5.1 sound w/o a receiver possible?

My current setup is a 27" CRT HDTV with an Onkyo surround receiver, front tower speakers, subwoofer, center channel, and two bookshelf-type rear speakers. It's not mind blowing, but it works. I'm in the market for a new flat panel TV and plan to get rid of my hulking entertainment center while...
- americruzano
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- Sep 14, 2008
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Audio Components
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Don't forget about the 8800GS...

Let us know if it fits. I'm putting mine in an HTPC so ditching the loud fan is something I'm definitely looking into.
- americruzano
- Post #8
- Mar 2, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Don't forget about the 8800GS...

If only UPS delivered on weekends I'd be enjoying my 8800GS too.... Glad to hear a positive review though. A lot of people seem to be downplaying or ignoring the 8800gs in favor of the 9600gt. But when the 8800gs is selling for $125 you can't even bring up the 9600gt. They're at two completely...
- americruzano
- Post #2
- Mar 2, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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8600GTS-256MB vs HD3650-512MB vs 7950GT-256MB

I'll be running an odd resolution (1440x1080 I think) because I'll have it hooked up to a 4x3 1080i HDTV. I'm still not sure how that's going to work out since I don't suppose a lot of games offer that kind of resolution. I'm hoping I can run most games at 1400×1050(SXGA+) My processor is an AMD...
- americruzano
- Post #6
- Feb 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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8600GTS-256MB vs HD3650-512MB vs 7950GT-256MB

Great find Ben, I grabbed one with the free 4GB flash drive which is a nice bonus. I can stomach the $150 upfront. Just need to figure out how to break the news to my wife. Now I can't wait for it to get here :D Anybody know of some benchmarks that list all 4 of these cards? I looked...
- americruzano
- Post #4
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Weird issue with fuzzy text...

It's probably not your video card if you only see it on the tv and not on the monitor. What about the TV? what kind is it-- RP, DLP, Plasma, LCD? You may be able to fix it in your settings, but if it's a RP or DLP then your alignment might be off, in which case you'll probably have to pay a...
- americruzano
- Post #2
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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8600GTS-256MB vs HD3650-512MB vs 7950GT-256MB

I have ~$120 to spend and I've narrowed down my choices to one of these cards: ECS GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 MSI Radeon HD 3650 512MB GDDR3 EVGA GEFORCE 7950GT 256MB GDDR3($120 used from friend) I need the card for an HTPC and it will be replacing my aging 6800 Ultra. I'd like to be...
- americruzano
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- Feb 27, 2008
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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DEAD!!msi gforce 7600gt 256mb pci-e sli video card for $58.99!!

Does anybody else who got in on this have any updates? Its been a day now and I havent gotten any bad news from them. My order status still shows "Sent to Warehouse" *Still crossing my fingers*
- americruzano
- Post #42
- Jul 2, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DEAD!!msi gforce 7600gt 256mb pci-e sli video card for $58.99!!

*Update* My order status is now showing "Sent To Warehouse" where previously it said something like "Order Recieved." So far, so good. At least it looks like ill be getting SOMETHING.
- americruzano
- Post #35
- Jul 1, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DEAD!!msi gforce 7600gt 256mb pci-e sli video card for $58.99!!

I might not sleep until I know what I just bought :) the suspense is killing me.
- americruzano
- Post #34
- Jul 1, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DEAD!!msi gforce 7600gt 256mb pci-e sli video card for $58.99!!

Well, Im still holding on to a shred of hope, but here's a list of reasons that nobody will get thier 7600's: 1. Too many people have ordered. This throws up a big red flag. 2. Its the middle of the night so all of these orders will esentially be picked up at the same time in the morning...
- americruzano
- Post #26
- Jul 1, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DEAD!!msi gforce 7600gt 256mb pci-e sli video card for $58.99!!

yeah, the part # NX7600GT-VT2D256E-HD definately doesnt match the description.. Something really fishy is going on here... I say what the hell, I'm in for one. Just like Beh said, if its not right, I'll return it. I printed my invoice just to be safe, and the invoice specifically...
- americruzano
- Post #13
- Jul 1, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DEAD!!msi gforce 7600gt 256mb pci-e sli video card for $58.99!!

DOESN'T LOOK THAT GREAT?? Its a friggin $200 card for 60 bucks! Damn you're picky!
- americruzano
- Post #8
- Jul 1, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Whatever happened to RDRAM?

HAHA, "would have said to that" point made, case closed :D
- americruzano
- Post #11
- Jan 19, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Pentium820 D more bang for the $$$$
- americruzano
- Post #140
- Jul 22, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Some good old A64 overclocking goodness

Thanks for the help. I'm sure by this time tomorrow I'll be running at 2.6~2.8Ghz :D As far as the volts go I think I'm ok. The BIOS says 1.59 and CPU-z says 1.55 which is about where I want it maybe a little higher. I dont think going a little higher would be a problem as I have a...
- americruzano
- Post #3
- Jul 22, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Some good old A64 overclocking goodness

Let me introduce my system first: A64 3200 Venice 2x512 G-skill rated 2,3,3,6 1T MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum So the last couple of days I've been working on overclocking my system and have compiled some pretty good information, but Im looking for some advice now. First of all, I'm having a...
- americruzano
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- Jul 22, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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6800 refurb or 6600 GT?

AGP or PCI-E? If its AGP go for the 6800 because you can soft-mod it to be almost a GT If its PCI-E go for the 6600 because most 6800nu PCI-E cards cannot be softmodded.
- americruzano
- Post #8
- Jun 24, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's the Geforce 6800 GTO?

Well, I got my GTO a few days ago from eBay @ $240 shipped. I was a little nervous when I got it because I was afraid it might not unlock or overclock well. First things first I used Rivatuner to unlock the additional 4 Piplines and the additional shader...... ..... SUCCESS! now...
- americruzano
- Post #227
- Jun 23, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Help with rotating the dislay

Ok, I just got my new Dell 1704FPT which allows you to rotate the screen 90 degrees for a tall, instead of wide, display. Problem is that my laptop has an intel GPU that doesnt have driver support for this option. Does anybody know of a software solution?
- americruzano
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- Jun 7, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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