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    Radeon 4800 HD overheating (pictures)

    ive installed GPU-Z and i will post the log on the next crash. i didnt think there was much dirt in the computer but i gave it another once other. and cleared the GPU heatsink.
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    Radeon 4800 HD overheating (pictures)

    ive thought if i would need to buy a new heatsink for the graphics card? how would i log the temperature when the computer crashes?
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    Radeon 4800 HD overheating (pictures)

    mine keeps overheating when playing games (Crysis, Bad Company 2). it take a while before it resets the computer. I get a black screen and the monitor detects No Signal. i was wondering if other people have been having problems with this card and how they handled it. As you can see in...
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    display font is squashed (viewsonic va2216w)

    I got the monitor for christmas. its been fine since then, until i messed with the settings (dont ask me what i did - as i cant even remember myself :P). its strange if i reset the computer the monitor puts the icons on my desktop in different positions as if the resolution has been made...
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    display font is squashed (viewsonic va2216w)

    yea if i set it to the native resolution (1680x1050) it looks worst (so i leave it on 1600 x 1200 as its better but not good :/)
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    display font is squashed (viewsonic va2216w)

    yea its true about the images, they dont seem to show the effect on the font from a screenshot. i see if i can find something with regards to aspect ratio
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    display font is squashed (viewsonic va2216w)

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    display font is squashed (viewsonic va2216w)

    i have 2 monitors (Dual monitors) that i've had running on a Radeon 4800 HD and its been fine for a while. but the other day i was playing around with the settings and ended up breaking the font. as you can see the font is broken (squashed). i tried reinstalling the ATI drivers to no...
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    Just before i buy - need to check

    lol HSBC fraud squad blocked my transaction - have recently bought a car so i assume they've relised i cant afford the PC so they think its fraud :P
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    Just before i buy - need to check

    thanks for the positive replies . @Mattus - its a good point, im just trying to keep costs down as much as possible, i think next month i will purchase a new HDD, maybe have my OS running on this 120GB HDD i have and all other things on a new 500GB possibly. @cmndr_andi - If i was going to...
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    Just before i buy - need to check

    any thoughts about my questions regarding the new motherboard above? ^^
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    Just before i buy - need to check

    thanks for the heads up After reading a little more about that motherboard it seems that it can be problematic. what if i swapped it for this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-332-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283
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    Just before i buy - need to check

    Hi, About to buy this Kit, but i want you guys to just oversee im not missing anything. Points of Interest: - I will be using my old DVD-ROM (ata connector) this motherboard has the right connector? - I will be using my sata drive, think its SATA I, i got it around the time SATA was...
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    F.E.A.R - Erm, Just finished it... Riiight!!??

    is it only me that found this game had HALO fever - what i mean by that is that if you played the first level, you basically played the whole game. So repeative - BAD monolith! i cant stand this rip off: Hype up the game by making the first level attractive, place screenies and movies of it in...
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    Upgrading 4 Vista/Games

    if you want it complete vista compatible then wait for DirectX 10 Gcards, by the time they come (rumoured - end of the year/ early next year?) PCI-E/Processor would have dropped.
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    HDR + AA on NVidia

    i noticed this on Oblivion. your unable to run AA + HDR. but i did read it was a hardware restriction. but u can do it in HL2 hmmm
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    7800GS (256MB) Vs 6800GS (512MB) -AGP!!

    3.0 is no thing special, even over 2.0 and besides - the newer core just seem to bring a fancier name. PS i want you lot to start bigging up the 6800 because ive bought that one :P even if you prefer the 7800 - work with me here ;) PPS why you got 4 gigs of ram cyber-may? video...
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    7800GS (256MB) Vs 6800GS (512MB) -AGP!!

    but not on this point. 6800 is Faster clock speed, Same memory speed and double the RAM. and your spending £40 for an extra 4 pipes? i was just wondering is 4 extra pipes out does, less clock speed, and half the ram
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    7800GS (256MB) Vs 6800GS (512MB) -AGP!!

    my AGP 6800GT just died :( - everyone say "arrrrr" im wondering which to get: Leadtek GeForce 7800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-085-LT) £211.44 Vs Gainward BLISS GeForce 6800 GS "Golden Sample" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-031-GW)...
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    cancel isp - keep my email?

    unfortunately they dont have a "Email-only" pay off :/ so i cant keep the email address. bugger. still be interested if other people have adtempted this and how it went?
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