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    Free-sync & new GPU or 120 Hz/144 Hz monitor

    Thanks for the replies - gives me something to think about. I'm agnostic when it comes to AMD vs Nvidia - whatever provides the best price performance balance. Though slightly concerned that AMD seem to be rebranding old silicon and calling it "new".:confused: I guess I should specify that...
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    Free-sync & new GPU or 120 Hz/144 Hz monitor

    Hello all I have an oldish 24" BenQ (60 Hz M-PVA? 1900x1200 panel) which I'm thinking of replacing later this year. I was looking at buying one of the new AMD Free-sync monitors but my current GPU (Asus R9 270X) isn't compatible with AMD Free-sync. So I'd need to buy a new GPU which was at...
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    Asus P7P55D PRO or MSI P55-GD65?

    Hi Howie What CPU & memory are you using with the MSI and are you overclocking?
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    Asus P7P55D PRO or MSI P55-GD65?

    Hello all I'm going to be putting together an Intel i5 750 based system using my current 5850, PSU, case etc. However, I would really appreciate some advice concerning my motherboard choice. As for what I want to achieve as a minimum I'd be looking to OC the i5 by at least 1 GHz (though...
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    5xxx cards who's NOT having problem.

    OK its only been installed for 3 hours but no problems with a Sapphire 5850. Just played an hour of MW2 and smooth as butter. It was on my 4870 but that died with a bright white flash and a puff of smoke - I kid you not :eek:
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    Far Cry 2 Crash to Desktop help

    Late to this thread but I've been having FC2 CTD as well. Until that is I switched to DX9 rendering. Now FC2 runs without the 30 - 40 minute CTD and it also seems to be smoother (i.e. I don't need to set a constant fps via the console). Its just a pity that now I've got the game running its...
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    8800GTS 320 vs 24" Monitor

    Hello Had a 320MB 8800GTS before replacing it with a 4870. Games like CoH were fine but not if I enabled DX10. FEAR played great with AA and AF at 1920 x 1200 (sorry, can't remember the actual settings) andf Bioshock ran pretty smooth as well. Games which I did have problems with were WiC...
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    Please help, Im fed up with ATI cards right now. 4870

    Lights? What lights?? I've non on my Sapphire 4870. :confused:
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    4870 on PCIe 16x (non-PCIe 2.0) Bottleneck?

    Using the same mobo as you (great board!) and replaced a 8800GTS 320MB with a Sapphire 4870 and honestly have no idea if having a 1.0 x16 PCIe slot bottlenecks the card. However, I do know that the improvement in performance is damn good :D
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    4870 and Abit IP35-Pro?

    Had a 8800GTS 320MB and replaced it with a Sapphire 4870 running on an IP35Pro and no issues at all. As suggested by Don_1 use the 8.6 hotfix drivers. Still using BIOS #16 and absolutely no need to format and reinstall the OS just make sure you clean out the old GPU drivers.
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    HD 4870 Fan-Control, Easy Workaround, Lowered My Temps 30C

    This is great and sooo easy (must be as even I can do it ;-). Anyhoo 35% is a bit too noisy for me (if I want to watch a DVD or surf) but not as loud as my old 8800GTS if I want to fire up a game. So I've created 2 fan speed profiles; one 35% and one 22% (original speed). There's probably...
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    What size display/resolution do you use?

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    What size display/resolution do you use?

    A 24" BenQ FP24W-Z with native res. of 1920 x 1200 but I do drop it down to 1680 x 1050 for Crysis so my 8800GTS 320 MB (soon to be replaced with a Sapphire 4870! ;o) can keep up.
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    Crysis - DX9 vs DX10?

    Meh - can't see what was wrong with DX6 me self *sniff* ruddy whipper snappers don't know your born! ;-) Now where'd I put me teeth ... Anyhoo back to the post I just never bother with DX10 just too much of a frame rate hit on my 8800GTS 320 MB (CoH, Crysis & WiC) card and the visual...
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    Alone in the Dark PC: Anti-Aliasing Quality

    Sorry I probably can't help as I uninstalled this POS game after 10 minutes - worst game I've ever had the misfortune to play in over 12 years of PC gaming. (Sorry about the rant but ... sheesh) Now that's off my chest. Have you tried using the Nvidia CP to force AA on for AITD? Its probably...
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