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I have yet to see my AGP X800XT-PE beat my PCI-E X800 XL, even with Fast-write on it. Moneyman- My Winch settings are: 290FSB. I use Crucial Ballistix Ram, which runs well in AMD64 systems. It can run tight mem timings too (2.5-2-2-7). -Loyalist

Actually, I ran Arctic Silver Ceramique: http://www.arcticsilver.com/ceramique.htm I tested both the Arctic Silver 5, and the Ceramique, and I get lower temps with the ceramique, and its easier to put on, and cheaper. -Loyalist

Air-Cooled. I am currently using the Coolermaster Hyper6, although it did take more than a little effort to get it to fit. Temps are around 32C idle @stock, 38-40C Idle @2.6GHZ _Loyalist

... and to eat up all the power in most po folks' power supplies. -Loyalist

...and thats why the x700 was discontinued. The X800 XL is the next step up, but retails for $100 more than the 6600GT. It has 16 Pipelines and also overclocks quite well. If you're just looking for 1280x1024 in most games, 6600GT can deliver that. Its a great bargain, and if you choose to get...

Did ANYONE say that your cute little 5900 was crap? I don't think so. Why don't you go off to the corner or something next time you want to vent steam. There are a lot of great Nvidia Cards out there, and they are the 6600GT, 6800GT, and 6800Ultra. Other than that, (when playing newer games...

did you install the drivers for your motherboard? There is likely a driver disk for the chipset on the motherboard. If the CD-roms don't work, the manufacturer will likely have a website you can download it from.

If your computer is a DELL or HP or Comcrap or an OEM Pre-built box like that, it is not ALWAYS as easy as getting a new Motherboard: Quite often the 20-pin Powersupply connection is specifically wired for the Powersupply and Motherboard to be a duet: you change one means you change both. If...

SLI is not all its cracked up to be, not for everyone. Its awesome for people who play games that have been out for a while, but for many games, it give no advantage. Why? Because the way that SLI is designed, the 2nd card just sits there unless Nvidia has written SLI support in for that...

There's nothing wrong with SOME of the FX Cards- Acceptable cards would include: FX5700 FX5700Ultra FX5800 FX5800Ultra FX5900 FX5900Ultra FX5950 FX5950Ultra Any Nvidia card like the 5700LE is a downclocked 5700. Another perfect example of this is the mighty FX5900XT. Now XT makes people think...

Isnt that the point of upgrading? I mean why upgrade if it will only last you a few months? PCI-E is the next Gen of Video card interface, just like socket 939 is for AMD CPU's. The wise thing to do when considering upgrade uptions is not to find the cheapest alternative, but the most...

If you are running WinXP, which I would guess you are, I would suggest retrying the installation of the drivers, but in this way: r-click on the .exe file that runs the driver setup - properties go to compatability tab, and run in compatability mode for Win98 If that doesn't fix it, try...

Re: Gallery: Graphics cards GT doesnt suck, its 16pipes of Glory and Power. It is, however, overpriced for ATI's new X800 XL. Both have 16 pipes and perform about the same in similar setups. THe X800 XL retails for about $100 less, and unless you plan on going SLI, the X800 XL is a good deal...

I would have to disagree. I did see an increase changing from AGP to PCI-E: AGP card: X800XT-PE PCI-E Card: X800 XL My Memory speeds (on vid card) were similar (556/540), but there was quite the diff between GPU speeds: (472/567) Obviously the Mobo changed (MSI K8N-Neo2 to Neo-4)...

I hope that she can still game on it. Seriously people. Why do people think that its an achievement to game for 10 years on the same piece of $#*@ Video card? Its not. I ran a TI 4600 until I could no longer game at 1280x1024, so I got a 9800Pro, which lasted me a while, then I upgraded again...