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    560 TI 2GB vs 7850.. what specs won't tell you.

    Something as ambiguous as this would probably be more of an issue of driver development and optimization of a game for a certain architecture. Personally, I don't experience any stuttering with the nvidia 330m with moderate settings or a single 5850 in D3 maxed out. Silly comparison IMO.
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    Has Intel failed?

    Sig'd. Although I will say my PSP can play it at 1000 times the frame rate.
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    http://prod.sandia.gov/techlib/access-control.cgi/2010/100258.pdf That is their abstract and tech doc. This should clear things up for everyone.
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    I am well aware that the velocity of fluid impacts the collection of particulates. I am calling bullshit on claims that this device can pull air in at that speed. You are making assumptions about what I said, perhaps I wasn't clear myself. To be specific, I don't believe you can force air...
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    The Heatsink with NO FAN...The Sandia Cooler

    Couple of inconsistencies I see from a practical point of view here: 1)Dust will collect on inside of the impeller. I don't care what they claim. Until they put this in a room with 3 cats for a week I don't believe a word. 2)It will take far less dust to block the inside of the impeller than...
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    Sound Card vs. onboard

    Thanks alot for that! Do you know of any software that can check latency? This is what i have found so far: http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml
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    Sound Card vs. onboard

    You seem to have experience with this. What is your process for testing these matters? How can I bench the noise and latency of an audio card?
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    Is a completely passive POWERFULL system possible now?

    Its possible. Just dip everything in mineral oil hahaha. I am sure everyone has already seen those systems
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    Sound Card vs. onboard

    From my research, its probably just the difference between the drivers. But if you can't use good drivers with the onboard audio, then the card is better anyways. I have only looked into latency. Soundblaster has had their drivers specialized for DX for lower latency. Its hard to...
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    Sound Card vs. onboard

    Latency is also another factor to consider.
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    How long till 1GB of vram is not enough?

    Is dx10 and 11 supposed to be more efficient? I thought no current processor actually fully supports dx11? I dont know, metro is set to dx11 and I do run crysis w/ dx9.
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    How long till 1GB of vram is not enough?

    AT completely max settings(AA included at 16x), Metro 2033 is by far less taxing on my crossfire 5850 setup than Crysis Warhead at 1080p at 4x AA. Beautiful game, none the less. It seems they efficiently programmed it.
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    AMD Introduces the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition

    Desert eagle r u aware?
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    Microsoft Surface Crashes During Official Presentation

    Personally, I am impressed they even got an os like win 8 to run on an ARM processor. I could see why that would have alot of bugs. MS doesnt have the same experience in this arena as Apple.
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    Sound Card vs. onboard

    Reference wont necessarily sound "Better" but it will be a more fathful representation. Its had to discern at first until your ears are familiar with how things should sound so its a bit of a catch 22.
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