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Thanks Bokishi - that was a VERY helpful link. I am now looking at the SFF for the Core Duo 2 that has Crossfire capability. Perhaps I'll go with the ATI 1900XTX instead. I'm still not sold on the dual card thing and the link demonstrates what I had hoped had been addressed with the GX2.

Do you have a link for that? I have not seen that in any of the reviews I have read.

Perhaps we could try to reply to the inquiry and not turn this into a question period that I suspect would lead me to have to move and do stuff ...

The problem is that the Core Duo 2 SFF from Shuttle is not currently readily available - I am looking at it however. I'd also add taks, that I am considering the AMD route is on account that the format will take the AM3 core - longer upgrade route.

Thread Pruned: Let's try to avoid invective/baiting ...

Okay here are my two options (core specs): or The struggle is the portability aspect. I am really enjoying the flexibility of the mobility of a notebook - question is how much of a hit in performance do you think I am looking at? Any thoughts or insights would be helpful as I wrestle with this decision.

Well after collating and looking at some late entries here we go ... I'd also add that owing to some PMs in regard to not changing the forum name, coupled with a few additions after the fact, I hope accounts for the reason why we have more than 5

I'll post the final poll late this evening ...

Just a reminder to please discuss the topic at hand with respect. Discuss the subject, not the person.

Thread Pruned: Discussion moved here: http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=43638 Makes it more accessible for collating/voting purposes - well for me at least! Note: The initial post of the thread has been updated to demonstrate the voting format.

Okay as the Poll function only allows for 10 items and we have 15, I propose the following. Choose your Top 5. After a few days, I'll tally those numbers and create a final (actual) Poll. So to demonstrate what seems - to me - the most accessible way to vote, here are my Top 5: 6, 7, 14, 10, 15

Okay here's the final list: 1) 73(h

What's the crash error GoA?

Congratulations - a thread prune ...

While everyone checks the sewing room, I'll quietly lock the door ...

Wow now that's some creativity! List update: Hardware corner Hardware Plaza Nuts and Bolts Skeeter's Junkyard Skeeter's Tech Place Skeeter's Tech Plaza Tech corner Tech Heaven Tech Munkees Technical discussion Tech Plaza Tech-talk The Technomicon I think I'll start the Poll tonight seeing that we have quite the slate already - so fire 'em off you've still got an inkling!

So by way of demonstrating what will be poll material, this is the updated list so far: Tech-talk Technical discussion Nuts and Bolts Tech Heaven Tech Munkees Note: The Super Sexy Tech Forum might have potential, but is apprently has demonstrated by the follow-up ideas to be a bit too risque Hopefully the wise words of the Cant can serve as direction - hopefully this demonstration has illustrated that Bikinis and tech only mix @ E3

Thanks for all of that Night! I am wondering when you say 'affinitiy' is this something you would do through Task Manager in XP?

Okay this is likely my ignorance as I am justing beginning to migrte to use a notebook primarily - but how is you disable the LCD of the notebook? I assume a 2nd one must first be enabled?

Okay so a further point - is anyone actually doing the gaming I am tlaking about? If so, what is your experience. The CPU/RAM/HDD are now up to par in a notebook - it simply remains the GPU that might be the bottle-neck. I have to wait and see what the core duo 2 will be paired with in a notebook environment.

That's a fair observation alanschu, the problem is that I would have to buy the notebook w/o knowing if it will work. A question that occurs to me with your observation is what if the notebook monitor does not go as high as the external LCD - what does the GPU do in that case?

That's an intriguing thought - perhaps unfortunate - but it does have a ring of plausibility to it ... :ph34r:

So meta, if I brought the notebook home and hooked it up to my LCD and did not span - there would be no hit? What about of the second LCD had a higher resolution - how would that affect the performance? Note: Kaftan if I am derailing/detracting from your intent, let me know and I'll split this into to threads.