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#1 matrixian
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Not bad at all that 8800GS ^.
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#2 matrixian
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Use Rivatuner instead, here's a guide on how to change the fan speed.
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#3 matrixian
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Go for an X38 or X48 mobo instead, your p5k with 8/8 lines is bottlenecking those two 4850 in crossfire.wklzip

Agreed. CF HD4850 > HD4870. And the 9800GX2 isn't that much faster than HD4870 to warrant a 200$ premium. I'd say it should cost 50$ more at the most.

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#4 matrixian
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Download Ati Tray Tools and you can increase the fan speed on there. Choose Hardware/Overclocking Settings/ and click on the Fan tab. I use "Automatic depended on temperature". For example you can set the fan speed at 40% when the temperature is 40C, 50% for 45C, etc. To make that program load when Windows starts choose Tools and Options/General Options. It uses only 3 MB of ram.
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#5 matrixian
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Oops my mistake, I don't think that super hd4870 has 1 GB of vram, it's still 512 MB.
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#6 matrixian
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because it has more ram running at the same speed?


Nibroc420

Not at the same speed.

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#7 matrixian
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Remove your Nvidia driver leftovers (I believe you had an 8800gt) with Driver Sweeper or Driver Cleaner.

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#8 matrixian
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Oh and should I uninstall my previous drivers for the hotfix? Or go right over?

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Uninstall them.

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#9 matrixian
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Benchmarks to make your choice very easy.

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#10 matrixian
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Gigabyte HD3870 with Zalman cooler and free NWN 2 for 130$ - 30$ MIR.