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    Sad state of computer gaming

    we are a minority i know that the gaming industry has picked up enormously over the last couple of years but we are still in the minority. the pickup in the gaming industry is driven by console accessibility and ease of use. this is the way it will stay so while consoles will pick large...
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    So I played Bioshock, and wasn't that impressed.

    playing through it now just had an omg moment i felt like an idiot maybe in later discussions we can actually talk about how clever it was personally i felt like going to the local supermarket and stealing **** why ... because i can
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    How can I install BIOSHOCK w/o internet connection

    I live in South Africa. Thats somewhere in the bottom reaches of Africa ( No duh) The problem is that our broadband is damn expensive. I lugged my pc to a friendly internet place just to install. I have had to do this twice because with no new components Bioshock refused to load no splash...
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    Problems loading 3d mark with new card!

    thanks for the reply
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    E6850 or Q6600? VERY IMPORTANT!

    i went through this debate about 2 weeks ago as well. i chose the E6850 for purely gaming reasons thats what i use my desktop for sure in the furture the q6600 will be better with more apps running mutiple cores but by the time that is fully running intel would have released the 45 nm...
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    Problems loading 3d mark with new card!

    so i formatted recently and it runs perfectly now running 3dmark no problems still cant load ati tools yes the altest beta version but isuspect thats a card power problem currently running it with 2 six pin connectors instead of 1 6 and 1 8 pin connector
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    Problems loading 3d mark with new card!

    no not yet but im still scratching my head to why 3dmark 06 will not run and i have tried different versions and installs of it has anyone else had this problem
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    Problems loading 3d mark with new card!

    i tried to just let it run for an hour i went out and came back the program was still not responding i also checked my power supply and its a newish 550 that i bought earlier this year according to post and information gathered this is sufficient for a single card setup
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    Problems loading 3d mark with new card!

    Hi So i got a Sapphire HD2900XT With this lovely new purchase i received a copy of 3dMark 06 Which i installed and prepared to run on my new system basically the Splash screen comes up and then it hangs. task manager shows that its not responding. ive reinstalled it. ive tried my friends...