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    8800GT Non-effective Upgrade

    I have a socket 939 mobo. I couldn't find any processors ascending past 4600+ for that socket. Does anyone have a recommendation perhaps for a processor that would do an 8800GT justice that I overlooked?
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    8800GT Non-effective Upgrade

    Wait a second... If I had cancelled my step-up and replaced it with a step-up order for the 512 MB GTS I still could have gotten the new card for free since it's still less than I originally paid. Wow.
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    8800GT Non-effective Upgrade

    Well then I'm screwed because it's the best that my motherboard can support, other than a 4600+. What a disappointment, I was really looking forward to running Crysis well. On the places of low framerate there doesn't seem to be much difference between high and medium settings, so I reckon it...
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    8800GT Non-effective Upgrade

    The game doesn't feel like it's running much smoother overall either. And it was a 640MB GTS before. How horribly disappointing.
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    8800GT Non-effective Upgrade

    Following the reviews concerning the superiority of the 8800GT to the 8800GTS (especially in the game Crysis), I immediately traded in my recently purchased GTS for a GT. I've benchmarked in Crysis now and can say firmly without a doubt that my results are essentially the very same, give or...
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    .AVI Format Video Glitching

    I said that it is not just in Windows Movie Maker. Windows Movie Maker just reacts to it the worst. I have a feeling that there may be something wrong with my Fraps codec. If this is so, how could I remove a codec and try to replace it?
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    .AVI Format Video Glitching

    On a former motherboard I was not having this issue, but having rebuilt my PC I am having trouble making movies using Windows Movie Maker on account of a lot of strange vertical tearing that I get when viewing an .avi visual clip transition to another. I also see this tearing sometimes when...
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    Monitor Getting Worn Out?

    I have just noticed a permanent, very, very thin black line that stretches from one side of my monitor to the other. What may have caused this and is there a way to fix it? Is it getting time to get a new monitor? I have had this one for at least 4 or 5 years.
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    Sound Blaster X-Fi Prohibiting My Mic?

    I just got a Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme music and some 2.1 altec lansing speakers. Now no matter how many ways I try to plug in my microphone, it doesn't detect it at all. Does anyone know what I can try to possibly resolve this?
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    Something Happened to My Sound?

    I recently (yesterday) purchased a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music Card a new set of speakers (Aletc Lansing VS2321 2.1 Speaker set -- speakers + subwoofer) and was very pleased. However, while playing a game I thought that I heard a high squeak (like it sounds on some set-ups when you plug in...
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    background apps

    Actually, most of the items are not listed in the startup selection of msconfig, and after d/ling Enditall2 and looking at the descriptions for most of the processes that are un-endable, it appears that my Norton protection is accountable for a large swathe of them. Oh well.
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    background apps

    Was it not clear that the majority of said apps cannot be closed by me? It says either that they are crucial to the computer running or that I don't have the authority to do so.
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    background apps

    I have an HP machine with a 3800+ AMD Athlon 64 and a 7800 GT vid card, along with 1 Gig RAM. However, I have about 40 background processes running AT BEST. If I really work at it I may be able to get it down to 35. But there are so many things running that I can't close because they are...
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    yeah

    .... woah how the heck did that happen? i definetely meant to reply to a fear thread.
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    F.e.a.r.

    I must be remembering the soft shadows thing wrong because you'd think they'd be taking a major toll on my FPS...
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