Ok, so I have a custom built computer that has always worked great until today. Problem description is below. Here are the specs: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Asus A8N-SLI Nvidia 6800GS 1GB (2x512) DDR400 2 internal Maxtor SATA drives (200GB+250GB), 1 external Maxtor USB drive (250GB) 500w or 550w (can't...

apparently nvidia arent planning a on having an agp 7800, im sure its just so they can clear their 6800 stock but it is a little concerning that the expect people to upgrade their whole system just for a graphics card. under a year ago i dont think you could even buy a sensibly priced pci-express...

Hello, I am starting to believe that NVIDIA's Fan-Based-Heatsink Designs like the recent GTX 690 are totally wrong ! And here is why: The heatsink fins are placed in the same direction as the airflow. This will cause dust to easily get stuck between the heatsink fins and especially in front...

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Been looking at the FX cards and understand to get either 5700 or above. But is there a brand preference? I currently own an MSI GF4 Ti4200 and an MSI GF4 Ti4600. I really like them and have no troubles with them. But has anyone actually found any performance difference in the manufacturers...

the following is ALL quote: http://frankenstein.evilgeniuslabs.com/~pszuch/nv40/news.html Tuesday, April 13, 2004 NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GPU family officially announced — Cormac @ 17:00 It's time to officially introduce the new GPU generation from NVIDIA

Hello, To satisfy my Piracy Addication of Computer Games the internet speed to my house has to increase with a factor of 1000 the next fitheen years :) Fitheen years ago in 1992 I used to play ms-dos games these were usually a few megabytes. Now 15 years later those same games are a few...

This game has problems, which I'm sure Valve knew about before releasing it. If you purchase this game you have a chance of having problems which they do not seem all to concerned about in fixing. You will not matter to them in the slightest bit if you have any problems either. Their forums are...

I'm thinking about buying one of these cards. Is there MUCH difference between the two when playing games such as doom3? Also, I cant seem to find a 6800 Ultra in stock anywhere in the uk, does anyone know where I could purchase one from? I've seen them on ebays, but.. Thanks in advance Chris

So Nvidia bypassed the 3dmark2003-330 anti-cheat patch in their latest official drivers?!? That's what this article says http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/antidetect/index.html If true this is un-freaking-believable. It takes brass balls to do that. Hats off to the Nvidia legal and marketing...

Is it me or are there many people with celerons, nice cpu's but they don't perform! If you got a celeron and a reasonable graphic card, then already the graphic card is waiting on that damn slow cpu of yours to give it the data. Truly if there is any upgrade worthy for people with a celeron,...

Hi, I've been thinking about upgrading my video card... The top card today is the 8800GTX (Money is not an issue), I looked at how it preforms on http://www.tomshardware.com/ and even at 2560x1600, 4x AA, 4x AF, Doom 3 the results are 60fps!!! it's working very well... too well... BUT, who uses...

I just got in a GF3 I bought on Ebay. It was supposed to be a Gainward ti550. But instead it's a GF3 basic with VIVO and no cables. On top of that, it has a bad fan. I took it apart and got the fan working with some TV tuner cleaner but still I'm a little ****ed. The guy even had the gall to...

When reliability is the major issue, I would never, EVER get any ATI video card. Can you imagine paying $500 for an ATI video card and not having stable operating system because of flaws in the video card driver? It is a given fact that none of the ATI video cards are as reliable and crash-free as...

Hello, Today I made a very lazy list of what I considered to be bad things in Call of Duty 4... especially when compared to Battlefield 2. I am not saying Battlefield 2 is perfect. I am not saying Call of Duty 4 is bad or anything like that. All I am saying these points are worth consider...

I just upgraded today from a Leadtek Ti4200 to a BFG Tech GeForce 6800 OC and my 2d is awful. It's extremely blurry and hard on the eyes. If I lower my resolution to 1024x768 it is crisp and clear. My preferred resolutioon is 1280x1024@85hz. I tried adjusting the "Image Sharpening" slider and at...

From an Asssociate Press Technology article published today:- Chris Donahue, group manager of Microsoft's Games for Windows unit, admits that DX10 is an example of the PC surpassing the consoles. The company's own Xbox 360, for example, uses a custom version of the older DX9 standard that can't be...

I am beside myself with how the Nvidia line is suddenly being considered second-rate compared to the ATI line, simply because of one game. Now, I realize HL2 will be immensely popular. But, Valve has basically come out and acted as if their new game is 100% representative of how video games will...

I've got a question after reading a previous post. Have *The Minds that Be* ever determined if its better to leave a pc on 24/7 or is the powering up/down thing does more damage over time? ...Syn...

From the nVidia news release:- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NVIDIA Corporation ( NASDAQ: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, introduced today the NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 6800 models of graphics...