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theonejrs

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12. February 2006 @ 14:02

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Opps

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theonejrs

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12. February 2006 @ 14:03

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Opps!

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theonejrs

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12. February 2006 @ 14:04

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Sophocles,

I am definately going to do SLI. I may need to use my FX5200 PCI card for a starter but I will definately be getting 2 FX7800GTs as soon as reasonably possible. Besides, as I have already learned Copper cools better than aluminum and it looks pretty neat to boot! Since I'll be running the latest version of AutoCad for work, I think I will pay the difference.

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12. February 2006 @ 14:09

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theonejrs

The A8N-SLI premium does everything that you would want it too. The only benefit of 32-SLI is Running two 16 times PCIe epress cards while trying to get the benefits of 32 times. The problem is that most good single 16X PCIe card or even an 8X AGP card can play most games well and any middle of the road SLI or crossfire setup can play them all. There's very little to be gained by going to the A8N32.

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12. February 2006 @ 14:16

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The A8N-SLI Deluxe, Premium, or A8N32 are all SLI boards. The A8N32 is more fantasy than reality and of the other two the A8N-SLI premium has the best chipset cooling solution. Get it because in reality it can produce the same video quality that the A8N32 can for a lot less money.

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64026402

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12. February 2006 @ 14:31

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Theonejr,
If you could post one more time what your definitely going to do I think I'll have it down.:)

Sophocles. If you wanted to cool your nf4 chipset, the cooler master fanless heat sink works really well for about 10 bucks. I also mounted a quiet fan on top just to be certain.

Or maybe something a little fancier.
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556037323.html

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Sophocles

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12. February 2006 @ 14:44

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Thanks I'll look into them tomorrow since I'm playing hooky. I've looked at modifying the board but I still need something to house my Venice core or loose all that memory I have stored into time. The DC Opteron is the cause of the chipset stress so I figure to move it to the premium and use the Deluxe with my Venice core.

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12. February 2006 @ 14:51

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6402,

Sorry about the multiples. I kept getting a timed out message so i just kept sending. Is there a way to remove posts? If you can tell me how I will remove the extras.

Sincerely,

theonejrs

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12. February 2006 @ 15:33

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You can just edit and put oops.

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12. February 2006 @ 15:38

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Or at least mean it, four times as much!

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12. February 2006 @ 16:17

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12. February 2006 @ 16:19

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Sorry...

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12. February 2006 @ 16:20

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Sorry again.. ..

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12. February 2006 @ 16:24

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Sorry Again for tha third time...

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12. February 2006 @ 16:27

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Sophocles, Sorry it took so long. I had to do the company thing .. .. .

Here is a link http://www.vapochill.com/Webshopfolder/webshop/default.asp
Once link comes up click VapoChill, scroll down to stand alone units..

Stand-alone unit, XE / P4 S478, AMD S754/S940/S939

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12. February 2006 @ 16:41

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Got your point. LOL But I meant a link to the exact model, they have four or five?

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12. February 2006 @ 16:51

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Sorry About the extra posts, for some reason my link wasn't comimg up so I kept redoing it, I guess the system was running slow...
Sophocles, After the link comes up click VapoChill(left side), scroll down then click stand alone units... Hope this helps , once again i'm sorry for the extra posts .. .. .. .

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theonejrs

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12. February 2006 @ 17:57

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Gottawin,
That's how I wound up with 3 posts! I took my sig off so the mistakes don't take up too much room. Guess that's an opps!

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12. February 2006 @ 18:20

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Ya thats what happened....

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elusiv1

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12. February 2006 @ 19:22

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theonejrs,

Were you talking about running 2X 5200 cards in SLI??? I hate to burst you bubble but those cards aren't supported in SLI, you can only use the 6 series and above cards.. I may be wrong though... Check out http://www.slizone.com/page/home.html

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theonejrs

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12. February 2006 @ 19:34

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elusiv1,

No, I was going to use the 5200 just to get the system up and running sooner. I know that I have to get 2 of the same video cards and I know they have to match. Right now it's about $600 (USD) for 2. I just thought that I would use old faithful until I could afford the FX7800GTs.

My situation has changed somewhat recently. My friend that I share a house with has just gone back to work after an illness so for now, I pick up most of the load. As his situation improves I'll start seeing my money back. I'm not worried about it as I would trust him with my life. We have known each other for about 6 years and he can have anything I own. Good Guy!!!

Sincerely,

theonejrs

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elusiv1

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12. February 2006 @ 19:54

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Sorry about that theonejrs, good friends like that are hard to find and that's real!!! The 7800's are really going down in price though, wish I would have waited a while....SLI has been unkind to me with some games. Force activating profiles and changing rendering modes has been a great big headache for me and alot of other people..

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12. February 2006 @ 19:55

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Lame, and you would think Nvidia would get there acts together and come out with a set of drivers to fix this ongoing problem with the global drivers settings and profiles bug with SLI..

To Nvidia, if your listening???

We need a set of damn drivers where we don't have to create profiles or force activate profiles for SLI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on now!!!! We've done our part and spent hundreds of dollars to take the SLI plunge, why can't you do yours!!!!!!!

Sincerely,
A pissed off SLI user..........LOL

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12. February 2006 @ 23:53

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Or you could just use Crossfire instead... :D
Seriously, I think crossfire is underestimated now, after it's appalling launch, no one takes it seriously. There's plenty of user-friendly dual-GPU capability in twin X1800s or even 1900s, and a fair more performance over 7800GTXs until the 7900 appears... Well, the performance over the 7800 will remain, you know what I mean.

Taking an average benchmark score, a pair of 7800GTXs will perform at 97% of the speed of an X1900XTX setup. However, where I live the 7800s cost a staggering £309.00 more, that's as much as a high end single card like an X1800XT, wasted.
But if you compare that to a single card, One single X1900XTX will go 87% of the speed of the ultimate SLi setup, that's not far off, I think you'll agree, maybe enough to drop one level of detail, not likely to notice much. The advantages are you're £767.19 richer, and you get your cards soon after you order them, not "awaiting stock" or "stock overdue". I'd imagine more than half of all PCs sold today cost less than £767.19 ($1340.29), and all for 13% more graphics power. I say it's crazy, and stand by it. God only knows what two 7900s will cost!

After reading the article on Ocing the FX60, holy cow! 35 celsius at 3.2Ghz on stock cooling? That is some stock heatsink, I say!

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