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    HIS R9 290X Pre Order $715

    I don't know guys, this special card on Amazon sounds pretty awesome.... I mean comes with "4 GB Memory GRRD5".... its GRRRR8! :p
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    Anyone concerned that 2gb Vram will become obsolete once PS4 and Xbox One launch?

    I am another in the same camp as Parja. I am confused by this whole question, since when does VRAM directly result in massive performance gains? Generally there are very meager gains going from 2GB to 4GB VRAM (excluding the crazy custom texture mods for certain games) and I think assuming...
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    Low fps/frame time with MSI 7970 Lightning in BF3

    I confirmed the same observances in my second system (980X@3.8Ghz w/12G @1600 9-9-9-24). Using the CAT 12.6s with the CAP I am seeing 60 fps in single player, but with FOV 90, Vsync, and Ultra @ 1920x1200 I am still seeing a similar pattern in the high 40's to low 50s in multiplayer on maps...
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    Low fps/frame time with MSI 7970 Lightning in BF3

    The frames rates / frame times I was referring to are all in multiplayer and not single player (forgot BF3 even had that :p). Definitely nothing with the CAT settings as I made sure all of the setting were set back to default, which is usually app controlled. In terms of the GPU utilization in...
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    Low fps/frame time with MSI 7970 Lightning in BF3

    I have tried the latest 12.5,12.6 and 12.7 Beta CATs and I was just curious if anyone else with a 7970 was seeing any low framerates or high frame times in BF3 @ 1920x1200. I am in the process of building a new IVB system for my brother and I was using my GTX 680 to test it until he got his new...
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    Whats your GPU-Z ASIC score ?

    Just wanted to chime in since there still seems to be confusion on the matter, but in terms of leakage current on ASICs this is the amount of current that is flowing through transistors that aren't switching states (i.e. think IDLE or holding the same value for several clock cycles). In general...
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    Fan control with 5870 and Everest.

    You can try MSI Afterburner as it is built off of RivaTuner anyway. There was an issue in v1.3.0 with it overvoltaging the 5870 if you were using multiple voltage sensing programs (i.e. Everest and Afterburner simultaneously), but that may now be resolved since by default the latest version of...
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    ASUS EAH5870 Review @ [H]

    I don't know if HardOCP testing rigs typically run Everest or other sensor tools in the background, but I have noticed an issue with my EAH5870 using Everest and either Asus SmartDoctor or MSI's Afterburner. This issue has been discussed over in the Guru3D forums pertaining to several different...
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    Newegg 5870 Listing

    ASUS EAH5870 In Stock........ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121346&cm_re=HD5870-_-14-121-346-_-Product
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    ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Drawing

    What the heck... enter me too...:cool:
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    #320 in Step-Up Queue!!! Yikes!!!

    No, the StepUp program is only available for the first 90 days after your purchase date. In terms of aftermarket coolers, eVGA allows you to use them as long as you swap the original cooler back on before sending it back for StepUp or RMA. They do however specify that the card needs to be back...
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    #320 in Step-Up Queue!!! Yikes!!!

    I feel your pain ;), I started out at 313 early in the week and now ... rolling in at 311 *sigh*. Just curious on the stepup terms, but how do they handle if the card had a MIR? Both me and my brother picked up a 7900GT during the Circuit City sale several months ago, but he filled out /...
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    Gaming downhill?

    Another reason that a lot of the innovation has become harder to obtain these days, besides the obvious "it can only be innovative the first time" argument, is due to the development process of games these days. When was the last time you heard about a mainstream game (i.e. Master of Orion)...
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    Final Fantasy V Oblivion

    The biggest flaw that I felt playing Oblivion was it tried to be a bit too open ended. I mean if I stumble through an Oblivion gate to that hell inspired world as a level 2 weakling, I expect to get my ass handed to me. Instead I am hanging in a brutal melee against what looks to be a nasty...
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    AM2 CPU Prices Being Halved..

    I thought that was a great price as well, until I noticed that it was a single core version and not the 3800+ X2. Realistically $290 shown on AMD's site is a bit much for a single core 2.4 Ghz AM2 processor, especially when they list the 3800 X2 dual core 2.0Ghz w/AM2 for $303. Oh well, I...
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