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November 16, 2007 6:36 AM

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Good news everyone, in terms of the week, it's time for the boss battle. Wouldn't that be awesome if you did actually have a boss battle and got to leave early? I'll make sure to have that happen if I'm ever king of the world. So did you catch the Ghostbusters news? I'm scared to get excited for a licensed game, but this, this I could be pretty alright with.

Don't forget to check out the latest contest. It's for the photoshoppers in the house, but if you've got ideas for other contests or promotions around here then drop me a line.

Jeff "geedeck" Gondek

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Clay

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November 16, 2007 6:38 AM

new 8800GT should arrive this morning.

*dance*
- node
  
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  November 16, 2007 6:41 AM
  
  Curse you! I should order one now so it might, MIGHT actually have arrived by the time I return to England next month.
  - pieman
    
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    November 16, 2007 6:45 AM
    
    Scan had 2 in stock the other day. When I refreshed the page they where gone.
    - Clay
      
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      November 16, 2007 6:48 AM
      
      i snagged a KO off ClubIT
    - node
      
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      November 16, 2007 7:29 AM
      
      Fuck. :( Yeah, ok, i'm totally pre-ordering with OCUK to get it in time before next damn year.
- MrGrindy
  
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  November 16, 2007 6:42 AM
  
  :(((
- haccess
  
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  November 16, 2007 6:53 AM
  
  mine too! Except mine is a cross-shipped RMA to replace this 8800GT that slipped past quality control:
  http://haccess.googlepages.com/8800GTfreeze.jpg
  - pyrogen
    
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    November 16, 2007 7:04 AM
    
    That is just a pixel shader
- suqur
  
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  November 16, 2007 7:09 AM
  
  I'm happy with my 8800GTS 640MB! YAARRRR /shakes fist
  - Clay
    
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    November 16, 2007 7:09 AM
    
    i'm still rocking a 7800 GT
  - Visceral Monkey
    
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    November 16, 2007 10:36 AM
    
    Make sure your overclock the 8800gts, they are amazing overclockers.
- CrustaR
  
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  November 16, 2007 7:10 AM
  
  My Q6600 should arrive tomorrow (I already have an 8800GT).
  
  *dance*
- baron calamity
  
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  November 16, 2007 7:13 AM
  
  My 3850 is on the truck for delivery. Goodie Goodie Hopefully I shall have a great weekend of gaming.
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  November 16, 2007 7:14 AM
  
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- [deleted] 308326993
  
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  November 16, 2007 7:30 AM
  
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- papaskot
  
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  November 16, 2007 7:54 AM
  
  quick, where do you live...ill hangout on your stoop and make sure no one steals it.
- EvilDolemite
  
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  November 16, 2007 7:58 AM
  
  I can't decide of two GTs would be insanely awesome or a total waste.
  - CrustaR
    
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    November 16, 2007 8:57 AM
    
    It's always been better to upgrade to the best card instead of SLI in the past.
    - EvilDolemite
      
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      November 16, 2007 9:28 AM
      
      Problem is, the 8800GTS/GTX won't be available when I build..maybe.
      - CrustaR
        
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        November 16, 2007 10:02 AM
        
        Buy an eVGA, and use the step-up program.
  - haccess
    
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    November 16, 2007 9:13 AM
    
    my RMA replacement just showed up so I can run it in SLI with the old one and see how well two cards perform compared to the single 8800GT.
    
    It will have to wait until tonight though because I have to leave for work.
- oHnOES
  
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  November 16, 2007 9:00 AM
  
  mine was just shipped, along with the rest of my computer :D
- Masem
  
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  November 16, 2007 9:25 AM
  
  Ok, I've missed the 8800GT hype train - what's supposedly so great about it (and what sort of PS does one's computer need to run it?)
  - marmite
    
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    November 16, 2007 9:30 AM
    
    Its cheaper and better than the 8800GTS which I think means it's second only to the 8800GTX but is significantly cheaper.
  - skinlab133
    
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    November 16, 2007 9:30 AM
    
    near 8800GTX performance for $269.
  - Dusty_Slim
    
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    November 16, 2007 9:32 AM
    
    It's supposed to perform better than the more expensive 8800 GTS--> It is in very high demand --> You can't find one for retail price due to retailer mark-up. So they're not really worth looking into right now. If you can see one for sale at $240 in a few months, you should get it, but right now, a lot of people are buying them based on a price/performance mis-truth.
    - ttyRazor
      
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      November 16, 2007 9:41 AM
      
      yeah, at the $200-250 MSRP range they'd be good, but due to their initial scarcity they've been jacked up above the price/performance that makes them worth it in the first place. Once more come out and the prices settle down they'll be worth it, but not until then.
      - boomstickah
        
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        November 16, 2007 9:42 AM
        
        If you have to have a card now you might look into the 3870 from ATI which is competitive and quite fast in its own right.
        
        deject
        
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        November 16, 2007 1:43 PM
        
        although that is also sold out, at least at newegg...
- Prototype
  
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  November 16, 2007 1:11 PM
  
  Waiting for the rest of my parts to get here so I can put mine to use. *groan*
- Ride-My-Rocket
  
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  November 16, 2007 2:23 PM
  
  So does this card need to be submerged in liquid nitrogen in order to keep it cool?
  - Prototype
    
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    November 16, 2007 2:42 PM
    
    The reviews say it can get pretty damn hot (as cards go) but remains stable. The evga's I have seem to push a good amount of air but are noisy little fuckers.