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WHY?! Bench it! Buy some cheap-o core2duo processor and overclock the snot out of it! E3300 can get damn near 150% overclock! Or sell it. s775 is losing value very quickly.

Yeah, let him talk... until he runs into that one game that doesn't work with SLI and runs off only 1 core. Then you can show him your 5870 getting more than double of his fps. :)

Lotus socket: XtremeSystems Forums - View Single Post - P55-UD6 socket burn (2nd pic) DFI was great back then, yes, but laterly their motherboard got more and more complex and became pickier and pickier with various hardwares -- I've heard of one DFI motherboard refusing to work with a...

That's the problem. Many vendors were using foxconn sockets, including all mobo manufacturers you listed. Once that story got out, EVGA/Gigabyte/biostar switched to Lotus socket (which does NOT have this problem). Abit/Asus? I doubt it. DFI will no longer make enthusiast class motherboard, so...

lmfao, that's due to a faulty socket design, not user error. Google foxconn socket, and you'll see why. Apparently for s1156, foxconn designed a socket, but it had one major flaw; run too much current through it, and they fry (like your picture). The thing is, it happened at stock speed and...

:squint: Uhm, I don't follow. Tessellation is a DX11 feature, and DX11 cards support that, so yes, 5000 and above will have tessellation support.

Most likely because you asked a very broad question, or people who recommended the products to you did not do their research very well. It depends on what category ATI video cards are the best; ATI GPUs are excellent at processing AA and AF, and thus will lose the lease amount of fps to...

Steam is a good source.

Why? 4Gb not enough for you?

Pretty much any x58 motherboard or x55 (1156) supports CF/SLI -- no need to hunt down specific motherboards -- if a x58 motherboard says it's SLI compatible, it's a marketing scam. Secondly, even 8x8 is more than enough for dual graphic gaming. Check out Hardforum, guy there did a test on CF...

They have the best graphic card on the market at the moment, plus they had well over 1 year lead on nVidia. While it is true that of this moment nVidia has technically the most powerful single graphic card on the market, the heat and power draw makes it undesirable for many. This is where 5870...

Yes. DVI = HDMI for all intent and purpose. Looks like it will be below $100 on black friday. For the past few weeks 5770 has been selling at $125-$135 price range, so I have no doubt that it's going to get lower. Me? I'm just waiting for a second GTX260 for $40 and SLI them for 5870...

Yeah, when I heard that the consoles were going to be able to output HD games, I was really excited... until a friend got a PS3 and I tried it out. I saw very little difference, then went online and did my research. Man, was I so disappointed! If I randomly get access to large amount of...

I'm single, not desperate. Thanks for the link, no thanks to creepy 50yr old stalker woman. Yes, I had one.

My personal opinion is that higher resolution is better, period. You have more real estate screen -- 16:9 corresponds to 1920x1080 and 16:10 corresponds to 1920x1200 -- and I like it because then the image doesn't look so squashed. Plus, you gain a large area to work with -- either in...

Not a bad monitor at all, especially for the price. I, however, am waiting for the black friday deals. Gonna wait until then to snag a 16:10 monitor for $100 (hopefully 22") -- friend of mine was able to snag three last black friday for $300 total, so hoping to do the same.

Just to confuse you further, DVI output is identical to HDMI (w/o sound, ofc). :P

How do I drive? Hmm. These thoughts race through my mind every time I get behind the wheel. :hmm:

Mass Effect 2, SC2, L4D2, Alien Swarm, Zelda Ocarina of Time, God of War II, Burnout 3. God of War II @ 1600x1200 is sexy.

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