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Torn! Upgrade vid card now? Or wait for Radeon 7K and upgrade cpu/mobo?

Funny. I had the exact same setup-- e8400, 4870, 4gb. I thought it over for a few weeks in early October and then said "F it" and grabbed an i2500k, 8gb, and 2x 6950s (and made the move to SSD). Part of the reason was because BF3 was coming out. Skyrim, Batman, MW3, and others too. And...
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- Post #18
- Nov 9, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Gaming terms that sound like sex...

"dominating"-- female voice in UT 2k4 then again, *anything* that the female voice would say in UT 2k4. Is it wrong that I got wood when she would day "ludicrous kill"?
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- Post #26
- Nov 9, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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[Tom's] BF 3: 30+ Graphics Cards, Benchmarked

I'm surprised with the Crossfire problems that they had during the testing. I'm running 2x 6950s and have had no issues at all. Then again, I'm not constantly changing video settings and so forth like they do. Just loaded it up, set all to Ultra, yelled ooh-rah and started spitting lead.
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- Post #17
- Nov 2, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 - Who has it?

I don't think those of us who are happy with this ASRock board are just "lucky". It seems MANY have had no problems at all. In fact, from your post above, you say it's all running well until you overclock to 4.4ghz. I don't thinkyour board is bugged (except maybe the mouse-BIOS issue which I...
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- Post #96
- Nov 1, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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6950 CF OC or Flash?

This ^. I have CF 6950s myself and can't imagine needing more speed at the moment (res is 1080p). BF3 and DX:HR run very fast all on Ultra/Max. Maybe a few other upcoming games will stress them more and give me a reason to overclock, but as for now, both are at stock. Temps are great and...
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- Post #5
- Oct 31, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 - Who has it?

I just put mine together this weekend with an i2500k. Set the multiplier to 44 and the Vcore to fixed 1.35v and thats really it. Running great so far. I'm sure I could push more and run Prime all day while tweaking, but I'm happy with this.
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- Post #87
- Oct 30, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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6990 vs CF 6950

I chose 2x 6950 as well (though I didn't have the option of 6990 like you). I chose it because I have used SLI way back in the day and would like to try out CF, plus, I run 5 machines at the house, and the 2 6950s could easily be an upgrade for 2 of those rigs in the future when I upgrade.
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- Post #35
- Oct 25, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Help with video card choice for new system

There really hasn't been too many games that I have played where Physx has made a difference. I'm sure more will come in the future. 3D isn't a feature I'm all that interested in at this point. I think I'm leaning toward Crossfire 6950 2GB. There are some good rebates out this month that...
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- Post #3
- Oct 17, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Help with video card choice for new system

I'm building a new system in the next 2 weeks and I do not upgrade often (current system is a C2D with a 4870, which is 3 years old). New system specs will be i2500k and z68 (with both CF and SLI support... haven't played with either since SLI 6800gt back in the day). I play at 1080p and...
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- Thread
- Oct 15, 2011
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

Yeah, latest directx and latest nV drivers too. I'm assuming it's something related to the FX card, so I'm gonna try a 9800pro. Worst case is it still doesn't work and I'm out $30 for a 9800pro that I can now use for backup for 2 other cards.
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- Post #13
- Nov 30, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

I found a 9800pro on FS/FT for cheap. I'd rather trade with ppl on AT than go ebay. I'll try it out and see how it handles L4D. I have no idea how much the 5900ultra would go for on ebay, but I think I'll keep it instead. It's nice to have an AGP card as a spare in case the 6600gt or 9800pro...
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- Post #11
- Nov 29, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

Understood. However, the 6600gt will not work as it only fits in a 1.5v AGP slot. I have one in another machine and tried to fit it in this one a while back. So, I need a 3.3v AGP card (or one that does both... i.e. 2 notches in the AGP interface). I just want to ensure that it's a DX9...
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- Post #8
- Nov 29, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

Naw, that doesn't work either. And I don't think its a DX9 problem, since the card at least supports DX9 (albeit, poorly). It's gotta be something else. I mean, would I be able to slap a 9600XT or 9800XT in there and have it work? I can find one on ebay for cheap. But something tells me...
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- Post #6
- Nov 29, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

Ah, gotcha. Makes sense. I remember it playing HL2 back in the day, and, while performance wasn't great, it did play fine. It's one of the kid's computers, which usually runs Littlest Pet Shop and other kiddie games most of the time. But, sometimes, my oldest has some of his friends over and...
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- Post #4
- Nov 29, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

I'm trying to get a LAN going here with a few older computers. I was pleasantly surprised when (contrary to Valve's system requirements) the game works great on a AXP 1700+ (@2.2ghz) with a 6600gt. So that gave me some hope that it would work on my 1.4ghz Tualatin with a 5900ultra. But, no...
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- Nov 29, 2008
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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Torn! Upgrade vid card now? Or wait for Radeon 7K and upgrade cpu/mobo?

Gaming terms that sound like sex...

[Tom's] BF 3: 30+ Graphics Cards, Benchmarked

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 - Who has it?

6950 CF OC or Flash?

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 - Who has it?

6990 vs CF 6950

Help with video card choice for new system

Help with video card choice for new system

Trying to get L4D running on old machine

Trying to get L4D running on old machine

Trying to get L4D running on old machine

Trying to get L4D running on old machine

Trying to get L4D running on old machine

Trying to get L4D running on old machine