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View Poll Results: Which video card are you currently running??
X1950 Series 10 26.32%
X1900 Series 5 13.16%
X1800 Series 2 5.26%
X1600 Series 3 7.89%
Other 18 47.37%
38x0 series 0 0%
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Old 04-21-2007, 11:25 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I knew there was a reason i have held on to my x1650 this long....time to throw it into my sempron rig.
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Old 04-24-2007, 12:15 PM   #13 (permalink)
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any word on client for nvidia....??

also...if i have an x1650 pro will this ATI client work for AGP?
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would i choose other if i have a 7900 gs or since its quite smilar to the 1950pro do i vote that hmm?? i voted 1950pro

and what is folding?
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It's what we PC users do, to help cure diseases. You download the software, and run it. The software will use your computer's unused resources, to help scientists fold proteins, and help find the cure to diseases. Here is more info on it:
Folding@Home Distributed Computing

Fold for our team!
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i have that card, but whats folding for? can anyone explain?
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^Read my previous post.
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ive read it
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click the link.. go to F@H home page and read about it... then start folding.. lol

You computer folds protean that can help Understand illnesses... in short..
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cool... i'll join too... but this radeon 9250 isn't good enough yet... on my AMD it has integrated graphics... so i'm asking if this pc is good enough?

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great i ordered an XFX 8600 gt.... from my friend in canada...... just my luck
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