Squeeze your computer AOA EXIBITION

[Samuknow]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

Had a great day really enjoying myself right up until I killed what must be my 4 or 5th card this last year, at lest $1000.00 down the rat whole...

Good news is I'm due and insurance check for our flooded basement, they still haven't finished the repairs, going on 7 months now...should be done soon...":O}

So whats the best deal on a DirectX 10 card, don't want to cheap out, don't want to break the bank, but it will be for my primary box...

Well that really stinks. Let's blame Chris....We do for everything else.

Sorry about that happening. Care to share what happened?

SO I guess it is 8800 time for Dan????

[chrisbard]

Well I am sorry to hear your card decided to go into Heavens so soon. Well my 8800 is rocking in whatever games I am playing and I have had no issue with it until this moment. But to truely use this card you really need to let your MS anger go to heaven aswell and install the Evil OS on your system. You can have a friends copy and when installing you enter no serial number thus you have the right of seeing how it performs until the trial period finishes. Without going EvilOS way you'll be stuck at playing games that support DX9. PLS try it and see how it feels you've got nothing to lose. If you don't need it to look fancy then Vista Home basic is for you and it can look like 2000 in under 10 seconds. Cheers!





I notice that someone has implemented some grammar spelling check since I can see my mistakes in real time while writing this! Well done whoever did this !!!

[Samuknow]

FF has always done that. I think Giz did a little magic trick though.

[chrisbard]

Hey Sam how's my 8800 review doing? Will you put it up? Can U add the pics where they belong? If not pls tell me and I'll post it myself

[Samuknow]

I am working on it. It would have been better in HTML. I should have it up soon.

[chrisbard]

Coolness, U need anything else just let me know ! Thanks !

And a new record for me

Wohoooooooo I just don't give up so the third place for me now...I challenge you Lancer !

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by Samuknow

Well that really stinks. Let's blame Chris....We do for everything else.

Sorry about that happening. Care to share what happened?

SO I guess it is 8800 time for Dan????

Really, as usual I'm not sure.After examining the card two things became clear. The first is a bit of melting in the plastic in the fan connect for the card's on board fan. ..as the fan has never been connected, I'll assume the was the path to discharge.

I had the computer on, put it in the bios for save keeping while I checked the voltages. I think I made a stupid noobie assumption, that as the meter put out no power itself, it could do no harm if I contacted anything by accident while going for my check points...I "Think" I saw the tiniest white spark, can't be sure may have just been an of reflection...but I remember it....so it may be significant...

The worst part is that I finally got to see that my voltages were all right and as they should be, I was so pleased!! Then when I went to leave the BIOS, the monitor was asleep and wouldn't wake up. I have my Linux box hooked up to my monitor as well as was using it to read instructions so I as switching back and forth trying to bring up my No# 1 box when it hit me... after much checking removing replacing I had to face it, I'd killed another card!

[chrisbard]

It was for a noble cause ! Don't be too sad ! With your CPU score and a brand new 8800 you'll be in the top !

Somebody stop me I am going higher and higher !

[Daniel ~]

I guess this will be all I need to kick you and your cards ass!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814153029

Don't worry, I can't afford it anyway...sigh...

[Samuknow]

That is funny.

If you get the same card he has, you will walk all over him. Better base system....

Go Dan....

[Daniel ~]

And if I get a better card than him I can force him into an update spiral that will leave everyone broke!

[Samuknow]

I like it...

[chrisbard]

Sam you compete against Monkey you know?

[Samuknow]

Not to concerned at this point. I have had no time to game.

[chrisbard]

Nor to publish my review

[Samuknow]

Originally Posted by chrisbard

Nor to publish my review

Don't get me started on your review. I will get with you later on that.