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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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- Post #6
- Sep 6, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #3
- Sep 6, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Sep 6, 2006
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #24
- Aug 9, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #19
- Aug 9, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #16
- Aug 8, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #14
- Aug 8, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #12
- Aug 8, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #3
- Aug 8, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Aug 8, 2006
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Computer Building
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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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- Aug 8, 2006
- Replies: 38
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #5
- Jul 6, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Jul 6, 2005
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #11
- Jul 6, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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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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- Post #6
- Jul 4, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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