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If this is DVI-A to VGA (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Adapter_DVI_to_VGA.jpg) then I have one, i tried it and it didn`t work :( :(

Hmmm, never heard of this DVI-A to VGA, I`ll have to do some research

Thanks so much for the response. The connector is definitely the second one - DVI-I (dual link) - that is also what is says in the specifications. HOWEVER when I looked at the IO of the card I saw "DVI-D" in the metal next to the port. Is that possible - to advertise something as DVI-I dual link when in fact it is a DVI-D dual link?? After all - it looks exactly as the DVI-I dual link...

I just bought an HD5450 (passively cooled, i don`t do gaming, just musical stuff) and wanted to hook up my two vga monitors to it. The D-SUB connection is working fine, but the DVI-I would not detect the second VGA monitor using an adapter. I tried switched monitors and both are working fine when connected to the D-SUB. (This is the card http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_features.asp?id=375 ) In the past I used the D-sub from my old GPU and the D-sub from my onboard Intel HD4000 graphics GPU, but i had a strange problem - when moving a picture from one display to the other, the window freezes for a second when it exits one screen, then when it is in both screens it is moving fine and again, when it exits the first screen completely and moves to the second, it freezes again for a moment, which is way too irritating (which is why I bought this hd5450 = passively cooled and has D-sub + DVI-I which should be able to be converted to VGA with an adapter). However, the DVI-I output with the VGA adapter is not detecting the monitor... I ended up hooking the second monitor to the intel onboard hd graphics and the same freezing issue appears again which kind of defeats the whole purpose of getting the new card, which is just freaking me out!!! I tried searching the web, but I guess no one is using dual vga monitors anymore and nobody`s reporting the same issue. This is the best forum ever and you`re my last hope guys, any comments would be greatly appreciated!!!

Okay, so far so good, you guys are extremely helpful! Just tell me this - can you crossfire more than 2x 7750s ? Because if you can, then in theory you could build a completely silent gaming machine with no moving parts whatsoever (with like 3x passively cooled 7750s)

So you can match different GPUs in crossfire if i`m reading this chart correctly. For instance a 7970 for the primary gpu and a 7950 for the secondary? Or a 7750 with a 7770 ?

Are you sure? Any 7750?

Ok, take this HD7750 for instance : http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_features.asp?id=413#Specification Why does it say that it supports CrossfireX when in fact it doesn`t?

I`m looking into passively cooled GPUs for a completely silent build. I got the cheapest hd5450, which to my surprise has "crossfireX" supported as per the specifications, but has no crossfire plug on it. Not that i`m doing a crossfire config with two cards like that, but i wondered - can you do crossfire with 2 gpus just with software? The most powerfull passively cooled GPU that I found was the sapphire hd 7750 ultimate - If it is possible to crossfire two of these, than you can get almost a gaming grade setup which is entirely passively cooled. Any thoughts on that?

I thought I could get away with something like a 7790 or 7850, or something inbetween - apparently not :D

Don`t forget that I`m not going for high fps, i just need it to be playable, around 30 to 40 (which I think should be ok)

Damn, I thought i could get away with a cheaper card

What class GPU would you say will be sufficient to run AAA titles maxed out at 1080p with playable 30-40fps average? I understand that the top of the line cards would be overkill if you are not running higher resolutions or multiple monitors (or 3d). Thanks in advance for any thoughts on that :)

OpenOffice, Firefox, you name it. Doesn`t matter where i`m typing. However, both the OS and all the applications are on a SSD - even if it`s saving at the moment - it should be unnoticable...

I`m running a 3570k with 16gb of Kingston 1600hz ram on a P8-Z77- asus motherboard,, winndows 7. Every now and then, while i`m typing something, or doing something quite regular, the text editor i`m using would stop, kind of freeze for a couple of seconds, during which time i`m still typing(but nothing is showing up). When the freeze ends, the text editor would type in all the keystrokes i did while in the freeze. I used to get that iin the past with other pc`s, but never really figured out. The task manager doesn`t show any odd cpu activity. I do, however, have a really old sata 2 hardrive which is still working, but is making some odd noises and sometimes shuts down. I use it only for storage and rarely access it. Is it possible that it somehow affects the rest of the pc`s performace to the point where it freezes for seconds? If anybody can help with any thoughts at all I would appreciate it sooooo much. Cheers! :)

Thank you so much once again for the comment. I don`t really intend to do much gaming on the projector, I`m buying it just for movies (i do music for films and I wanted to get a projector as a dedicated movie display). I was, however, curious how it would work for gaming. I am indeed getting a 27` monitor (1080p) which is also why my budget is lower. I know a 1080p projector and a 1440p monitor would be ideal, but the price difference is huuuuge. The only way I could fit both things in my budget would be if I get used projector (i wouldn`t get a second hand monitor though). Do you think that its a bad idea, especially given the lamp life etc ?

Thank you so much for the comment, that`s a lot of info. Let me tell you what I have so far - I watched a movie on an older Acer 800x600 projector, and I couldn`t believe how good it looked for 800x600. I guess when it comes to projection, pixes density is perceived differently from monitor pixel density. If 800x600 was somewhat OK, I think 720p will do the trick. My budghet is a little lower than that and really can`t go 1080p. I guess 600-700$ is all that I can spend. I also don`t need 3D. I guess the question which remains is - should I go for DLP or LCD, and what brands should I consider. I`m still looking in other forums and threads. I guess I posted a topic here because I wanted to know gamers` opinions :)

Come on :-) not a single comment? :)

Hello Guys! I`m thinking of getting a projector (2d) primarily for watching movies. I really don`t know alot about them and I have no idea what to look for. Considering that i`ll mainly use it in a very dark space with almost no ambient light to interfere with the image, I`m not too worried about contrast and luminosity. Right now i`m mainly looking at resolution, which to my surprise is really low in 90% of the products (800x600 or 1024x768). Is 800x600 enough for this use scenario? Can you tell me what should I look for, what brands, types, resolution, connectivity? I`m really new to this stuff...

Okay, so putting performance aside for a second, what would you rate as the quietest of the following (that`s what my retailer has in stock at the moment): NH-U12P SE2 NH-C12P SE14 NH-D14 NH-L12 NH-C14

Okay, note taken. However, right now i`m looking only at Noctua coolers. Given that it`s the same brand, will it stand to reason that the dB measurements are consistent among eachother? The quitest Noctua cooler, from the ones that my retailer has in stock right now is Noctua NH-U9B SE2. Guys, you`re so much help, I can`t believe how good this forum is!

Damn... all this silencing business is so complicated... By the way, the product info on CPU coolers contains pretty detailed dB measurements. Should I trust those?

What do you mean by "performance isn`t gonna be anything too good"? If it stays what it is now at stock speeds with the stock cooler - that`s ok

I was wondering if a really big heatsink without any fans at all would be enough, given that the CPU will run at stock speeds and will rarely get hit with alot of action. Given that I have no other fans in the case except for the power supply fan, it will probably be a bad idea, but still. I was doing a little research and found that you could actually have fanless powersupply, fanless gpu (or onboard graphics) and fanless cpu cooling. And if all your storage is on SSDs, would that make it a completely silent computer that generates no noise at all?

Okay, that fits in the budget perfectly. However it has 2 fans. Should I use only one if get this cooler?