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SOAPboy:

--- Quote from: D5A1AC on October 09, 2005, 02:07:58 am ---I haven't touched mine since I bought it in early 2004 and it's showing no signs of failure yet, but this is almost o/t.

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Not alot of dust in your house?
D5A1AC:
Theres quite a bit actually! My neglected pci 56k modem plug is filled with dust bunnies along with pretty much any other gap or un-used port. Maybe I'm just lucky.
SOAPboy:

--- Quote from: D5A1AC on October 09, 2005, 05:43:08 am ---Theres quite a bit actually! My neglected pci 56k modem plug is filled with dust bunnies along with pretty much any other gap or un-used port. Maybe I'm just lucky.

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Crazy sir :)
Crazy Cooter:

--- Quote from: Clonedsheep on October 06, 2005, 05:01:25 pm ---Damn this is tough....So many choices. I think I am only going too upgrade my top 2 computers.

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http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/MVGSBG/article.php/10708_3550661__5

"The GeForce 6600 GT 128-MB is a video card tailor-made for our value system, and the day we moved to this mainstream powerhouse represented a significant milestone. It is a serious gaming speed demon for its class, and is the perfect sub-$150 gaming card on the market. Of course, we're always looking to upgrade, and although we did give both the GeForce 6800 128-MB and Radeon X800 128-MB cards a good look, there is still nothing in this price range that offers the same mix of performance and value.
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The GeForce 6600 GT core is manufactured on a 0.11-micron process, and ensures that it runs cooler than the 0.13-micron core found in the GeForce 6800-based cards..."

I've been an ATI fan for the past few years though.
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: D5A1AC on October 08, 2005, 11:14:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: krick on October 08, 2005, 07:07:30 pm ---the fans are always really crappy and fail after a year or two even with regular cleaning.

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What card did this happen on? It seems odd because I've never had a video card fan die on me. It actually is possible to replace pretty well any video card fan - Some people even replace their stock coolers with large heatsinks and fans designed for processors for extra cooling.

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Question was directed toward Krick, but since I affirmed his findings, I'll try to answer it here.

First off, Krick said after 1 or 2 years - Early 2004 is only a year and a half, so you're probably getting close to failure . . .
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