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The charts are a tad iffy; i mean at first glance- <A HREF="http://www.dark-tweaker.com/software/forcew6.GIF" target="_new">UT2004</A> That looks like an ENORMOUS performance increase... and yet the difference between the highest and lowest score is <b>less than 1FPS!</b> Now, an overclock of...

FX5900Ultra to 5950 increases voltage, but slacks off the Memory CAS, i think; hence massive overclocks, cooler card and BETTER bench's/FPS. I have not benched for a while, but when i flashed, running Prince of Persia and Halo with forced PS2/VS2 had huge improvements with the flashed/oc'ed...

Nice find GW, your framerates are mighty impressive indeed. For anyone who wants to run the DooM]I[ alpha on a Geforce FX with current drivers (Forceware 53's and leaked 56's) there IS a way! Download that fantabulous piece of software Rivatuner (why dont you have it already!??) and go to the...

Atolsammeek- you obviously have a spot of trouble grasping the english language, so i will just point out i CERTAINLY did not say "we don't need 32bit". I merely pointed out that unless you want the extra gaming performance, there is little extra incentive to pay the high prices for 32/64 bit...

If you think any 64bit operating system will be developed in the next year by some unknown quantity, you are perhaps correct, if, however, you think that same OS will make ANY significant market penetration, you are severely deluded. Anyone who buys a current 64-bit chip in anticipation of some...

Did you reinstall windows? If so, you must install the AGP drivers with your motherboard, check bios settings and make sure you have no nasty conflicting drivers in your registry. Hope that was some help. ............................................ Render times? You'll find me down the pub...

Run Halo on a Gf2 (i have tried it on my old rig with a GF2Ti) Despite the graphics lacking the shine and polish of DX9 supported cards, it runs far better than on a Radeon9600 XT AND a GF5900Ultra (overclocked!) and mass-market games like Vice City are almsot guaranteed to rock. hehehe! i love...

:D dammit! Get your dirty poop off my monitor! Do you know how long these take to clean?!!! Jeez! ...thats why i leave that earth in the kitchen! ............................................ Render times? You'll find me down the pub...

"All I know is Cigars and Scotch are cheaper there!" And that, Daniel-San, is the meaning of life... :D ............................................ Render times? You'll find me down the pub...

mmm i agree. I think Nv really misunderstood for a moment how unforgiving the market is, and with the 5800 they probably did try to pull the wool over our eyes. "But lets be real it's always about how something stacks up to the competition in an attempt to pry those coloured leaves out of our...

"ra-ra-ishness" that, i think, will be my favourite phrase this week :D ............................................ Render times? You'll find me down the pub...

Because the XT really ISNT worth the cash, specially since you can flash the 5900Ultra to the same bios (better fan speed, lower ram latency= higher oc's) and i kinda think of the non-ultra's as the ones that didnt quite make the grade! Remember, this is not gaming we are talking about, but...

Hehehe. what a fantastic post! Um. i really wouldnt worry about any of the components if i were you, as long as you spend enough on each one. But yes, get a good Matrox card, and spend your entire budget on a bloody awesome Monitor. CRT definately. Processors/ MOBO's really make little...

Listen to Ape, he knows what he is talking about. Ok, here in the UK; if you want to plat game, go Ati. Period. if you want to run Pro 3D apps, go Nvidia. Period. However, DO spend the little extra and purchase a GOOD Nvidia 5900Ultra. The extra stability makes for a BIG increase in 3D...

Meh, i was still surprised how well an MX ran Call of Duty, and do not forget just how many people still run archaic machines, or indeed a pc with no dedicated GFX card, or even an AGP slot!!! only today i saw a freind of mine who has just received a new pc, and was all excited about DooM III...