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 Topic: crossfire |
burnin8r
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 Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 19:42:07 Subject: crossfire |
| I don t believe any card uses the full x16, someone correct me if I am quoting out of date info. |
| Topic: 6th Birthday Party - Win A 2048MB 4850X2 |
burnin8r
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Forum: Bonanza Posted: Wed, 06 May 2009 19:38:34 Subject: 6th Birthday Party - Win A 2048MB 4850X2 |
| you can always give them my address. |
| Topic: Upgrade graphics card now or wait EOY for DX11 card? |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:36:41 Subject: Upgrade graphics card now or wait EOY for DX11 card? |
| I would wait to see what games are slated to take advantage of DX11. Remember all those gamers who bought vista + 8800 GTX's in anticipation of playing Crysis under DX10 and couldn t even run it on hi ... |
| Topic: ATI 4770 |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:32:22 Subject: ATI 4770 |
| I think its kind of disappointing for ATi's first 45nm card being that the memory bus is only 128MB. I would take the 4830 over a 4770 if I were looking for a $100 graphics card. |
| Topic: crossfire |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:19:25 Subject: crossfire |
| the x4 slots were at the edge of the board, so a single slot card like the HD 3850 was the best you could use. I am still looking for pics but the slots were physically x4, not electrically limited if ... |
| Topic: crossfire |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:04:16 Subject: crossfire |
I think the one specific comparison you are referring to is more of an exception than the rule...............
back on topic, I do recall some a few mATX boards that had one 16x slot and one 4x ... |
| Topic: Battlefield Heroes |
burnin8r
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Forum: Games Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:32:30 Subject: Battlefield Heroes |
Anyone looking forward to Battlefield Heroes ?
If you haven't signed up for a beta key, you can get one here:
http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/news/battlefield-heroes-beta-key-signup
http:// ... |
| Topic: Not a video card, but a Hard Drive!? |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:37:39 Subject: Not a video card, but a Hard Drive!? |
Fan = Lots of heat IMHO...........But I'd still like to have one................
I think the fan is probably just to move dead air between this drive and whatever it is mounted next to (like a vi ... |
| Topic: Need Tips of New Build! |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:29:06 Subject: Need Tips of New Build! |
IDK if the other prices are just out dated or what.)
he mentioned he is in Paraguay so I don't think Newegg pricing applies =)
regarding your list, the only cpu I wouldn't recommend is the ... |
| Topic: HD4670 vs HD3870 |
burnin8r
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:15:54 Subject: HD4670 vs HD3870 |
The only area where the HD 4670 beats the 3870 would be power consumption. The 128MB memory bus limits the 4670's performance where as most of the other specs are close.
http://www.gpureview.com/sh ... |
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