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Old Dec 2, 2006, 04:19 PM   #16 (permalink)
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AFAIK, on LCDs, the refresh rate doesn't really matter at all, it's on CRTs that it matters. the refresh rate on a CRT would be similar to that of the response time in an LCD, but the response time is set by the LCD already.
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Old Dec 2, 2006, 04:46 PM   #17 (permalink)
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RUIN,I revieved a reply from eVGA,the optimum refresh for our moniotr is 60hz,they also explained to me that if your using the DVI instead of the anolog connections (running didital) 60 is all you need 75hz doesnt increase or decrease anything seen on the screen or in games. I never knew this but eVGA has so far provided me with EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT,..Oh and a Big Thanks toCDsDontBurn,he the Man!!
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Old Dec 2, 2006, 05:09 PM   #18 (permalink)
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lol....i don't deserve all the credit, my team at work does
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Old Dec 2, 2006, 08:25 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Old Dec 2, 2006, 09:37 PM   #20 (permalink)
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i've sold my 7900gtx and getting an 8800gts in a coupla weeks!! so far so good in terms of reviews and compatibility when it comes to the GTS.. but i've come across some guys having driver issues with the GTX?
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Old Dec 4, 2006, 10:44 PM   #21 (permalink)
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yes, that is true. AFAIK, even the e6700 bottlenecks this card quite a bit.
Give your games ODDLES of CANDY crank that aa and af and you wont have that much of a bottle neck
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Old Dec 5, 2006, 12:50 AM   #22 (permalink)
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no, i know that. but what i'm saying is that even an e6700 won't make a GTX perform the way it should. You need to clock it up to ~3Ghz or so before it begins to perform the way it should.
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Old Dec 5, 2006, 03:50 PM   #23 (permalink)
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And if I recall correctly, you can do that by just upgrading your air cooled solution, no water cooling necessary on the slick new Intels. Just hope your BIOS allows it.
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Old Dec 5, 2006, 04:19 PM   #24 (permalink)
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3.25 is easy on stock HSF and mild voltage increases.
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just found a review on the 8800GTS/GTX pulled apart and compared

http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/r...tsn8800gtx0106
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CdsDontBurn, I have a question here,I know and have downloaded the latest bios for the eVGA 680i mobo but could you tell me what the line should say when I boot my comp.,ie what is the wording when you boot up to let you know the bios was updated,I dont believe it is the 6.00PG right after AwardBios is it??
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Oh I was able to OC the board last night up to 2.9mhz with my E6600
first time I've tryed it cant wait until tommorro when I get paid going to
get a new Zalman 9500 and try it out since I've run into a problem with my Resirator setup. Though I'm going to do a little modding on the mounting tray
after I remove the mobo first,me thinks a nice square hole cut into the plate so I can change HSFs with out haveing to "dissasemble everything is in order.
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Got my GTX yesterday WOW is all i can say to comprehend the power of these things and the IQ... my jaw hit the floor when i tryed out dark messiah

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this thread should be the " Im Loaded" thread, i dont havr 500-700$ for a video card
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Old Dec 7, 2006, 03:07 PM   #30 (permalink)
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CdsDontBurn, I have a question here,I know and have downloaded the latest bios for the eVGA 680i mobo but could you tell me what the line should say when I boot my comp.,ie what is the wording when you boot up to let you know the bios was updated,I dont believe it is the 6.00PG right after AwardBios is it??
It should say the date of the BIOS, should be 11-22-06, and it should also say the BIOS version, p21 is the latest version, are the things you will be checking for. Those should be located on the bottom left and top right corners.
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