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    7970M or 680M ?

    would like to thank you all veeeery much for your valuable opinions. rest assured that I have considered them ALL. will try to answer everyone in as much summarized as possible. well Kiddagoat, you hit the bull's eye ! :) since the brand I am going to buy is actually the Eurocom Racer...
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    7970M or 680M ?

    I am going to buy a new one - 15.6" core i7 3820QM 16GB DDR3 120GB SSD
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    7970M or 680M ?

    Hi, I'm really a bit lost on what should I go for my new 15 laptop, 7970M or 680M ?! Pricewise still have to check but really really need to know performance-wise which is best Thanks in advance guys!
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    radiator position & coolant mixing

    Thanks everyone for the help !! I'll use the best route for barb orientation :) that's great ! :) Main objective regarding the fluid is that I use the Feser as the base fluid for mixing hydrx with it. What do you think ? Preferably that was one of my wish-list plan! lol
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    radiator position & coolant mixing

    Hey guys... am about to install a watercooling kit on my pc and have my doubts whether it is allowed to have the triple fan radiator installed with barbs positioned in the bottom side of the radiator. Any rules about this ?? Or should the barbs be positioned on the top side of the radiator...
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    NIGHTMARE icon in windows taskbar

    Ok ... this is really an annoying thingy in Windows Vista that till today. My top wish list is to solve this !!! :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: See attached pic ... for eg. open My Computer ... icon is of course as shown - the My Computer default Vista icon ... after you...
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    general rules for Memory

    would like to know some important general rules when buying/installing memory modules as this was always an issue that sometimes confuse me. all right ... buy according to what m/b supports ... of course ... but what about :- - mixing brands ? (eg Corsair with Kingston) - mixing...
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    9800 GTX ... improvement over 8800GT ?

    you're right ... the 1900 is the shader clock ... XFX GTX specs from their own site ... edition GPU Mem shader speed speed clock XFX 675...
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    9800 GTX ... improvement over 8800GT ?

    sorry to interrupt again ... in that case ... the XFX XXX is to be considered even more ... memory speeds the same ... but instead upped to 760Mhz, upped to 740Mhz (referring to GPU speed) ... and also it's cheaper than the Black Edition
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    9800 GTX ... improvement over 8800GT ?

    this XFX Black Edition that's being mentioned ... looks like it's already available in the UK ... at Scan ... have just checked its tech specs and noticed that (fomr standard XFX) GPU speed upped to 760Mhz from 675Mhz :cool: ... BUT ... Memory speed downed to 1900Mhz from 2200Mhz :eek: what...
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    9800 GTX ... improvement over 8800GT ?

    thanks guys for the help ... but as I'm that keen in overclocking (wish I was) ... if not considering OC'ing then would the 9800 GTX be a better choice? and now that we're mentioning OC'ing ... what guides are there around to help OC'ing ? thanks again
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    9800 GTX ... improvement over 8800GT ?

    am soon getting a 512MB Asus 8800GT-TOP ... but thinking about it am seeing its full specs and comparing it with a 9800GTX I've concluded that it's a tough decision between the two. Really appreciate your comments as now I got really mixed up. Budget's not sky is the limit ... that means...
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    looking for serious sound levels and quality

    was using the "world" site of Klipsch, that's why I didn't see them ... yes they really look serious ... for sure will put them on my considering-list ! Thanks :)
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    looking for serious sound levels and quality

    just checked their site and for pc they only got two models ... one with sub and one without sub ... so you're saying I get the 2.0 and then go for a separate sub? Am asking cause I thought of something like that. In that case a sub should definitely be either an REL or an SVS (those will...
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    looking for serious sound levels and quality

    is there any way that I can change it please? Cause cannot find where :twitch:
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