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Default 12-12-2004, 09:41 PM

[quote="Scalping Chief":f75d1][quote="Duke_of_Ray":f75d1]I built my own video card out of guitar strings, banjo picks, bronken cds, and crayons. It is called the Bean 1100xDukezModel.[/quote:f75d1]
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5$, a can of beans, and tickets to a mexican movie.
  
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Default 12-12-2004, 10:16 PM

I just got a 9800pro XT with 256 megs of memory. But i will have to wait until i get the computer that it goes in to test it out.
  
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Default 12-12-2004, 10:17 PM

[quote="@/\/G3L":dd376]I just got a 9800pro XT with 256 megs of memory. But i will have to wait until i get the computer that it goes in to test it out.[/quote:dd376]

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Your current pc not got an agp slot?




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Default 12-12-2004, 10:24 PM

no. i have a laptop.
so i got a G5
  
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Default 12-12-2004, 10:34 PM

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":45c8f][quote="Scalping Chief":45c8f][quote="Duke_of_Ray":45c8f]I built my own video card out of guitar strings, banjo picks, bronken cds, and crayons. It is called the Bean 1100xDukezModel.[/quote:45c8f]
how much?[/quote:45c8f]

5$, a can of beans, and tickets to a mexican movie.[/quote:45c8f]
I'll take that. dance:
  
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Default 12-12-2004, 11:05 PM

word from the wise on the 9800 pro ... if youre not water cooling get a leet vid card cooler cause that fucker will burn up... stock fan went out on mine too.
  
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Default 12-12-2004, 11:12 PM

i think the G5 has 9 fans. so i dont think im at risk of anything burning up.
  
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Default 12-13-2004, 12:44 AM

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word from the wise on the 9800 pro ... if youre not water cooling get a leet vid card cooler cause that fucker will burn up... stock fan went out on mine too.
i had the stock cooler on my 9800 for over 6 months..the thing was fine. it could have been just your computer was overall really hot.
  
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Default 12-13-2004, 03:55 AM

6600GT is the best band for your buck unless you can find a 9800 Pro for less than $150.


  
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Default 12-13-2004, 06:49 AM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":c2403]nVidia 6600GT's are supposed to give good bang for the buck.[/quote:c2403]
  
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Default 12-13-2004, 06:53 AM

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word from the wise on the 9800 pro ... if youre not water cooling get a leet vid card cooler cause that fucker will burn up... stock fan went out on mine too.
[img]http://www.needit.nu/images/products/ARCTIC%20AC-VGAS.jpg[/img]

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Default 12-13-2004, 06:55 AM

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makes some top notch music....
  
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Default 12-13-2004, 12:16 PM

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word from the wise on the 9800 pro ... if youre not water cooling get a leet vid card cooler cause that fucker will burn up... stock fan went out on mine too.
[img]http://www.needit.nu/images/products/ARCTIC%20AC-VGAS.jpg[/img]

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Ya those are nice...the new x800`s and 6*** series you dont need to change stock heat fans.....
  
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Default 12-13-2004, 12:22 PM

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word from the wise on the 9800 pro ... if youre not water cooling get a leet vid card cooler cause that fucker will burn up... stock fan went out on mine too.
[img]http://www.needit.nu/images/products/ARCTIC%20AC-VGAS.jpg[/img]

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Ya those are nice...the new x800`s and 6*** series you dont need to change stock heat fans.....
Stock fans on the new series suck imo, i changed mine to this

[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/vid/xt-artic.jpg[/img]




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Default 12-13-2004, 03:01 PM

lol nice one rock:

if youre willing to spend some extra cash, get the GeForce 6800, it beats the 9800XT, and costs less. (267$ for the geforce, 312$ for the radeon)
  
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