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yeahh i would also get the evga one if im gonna buy one right now. and i will step up to a 9800gt for $110 after rebate

100 bucks for 8500gt is a rip-off. if you can still return it, do it. get a 9600gt on newegg you can get a 9600gt brand new for $80 after rebate, free shipping on newegg. your from cali so shipping will only be one day. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814121242 im just here to help you. i just hate it when manufacturers do this.

how much did you buy it? i say return it and get at least a 9600gt, look at online benchmarks for their performance.

it is very rare for retailers to sell laptop video cards too. and video card is not always the size of memory. its on the GPU itself and the speed of memory. video card manufacters put large sizes of memories on entry level video cards just to trick consumers that it is fast. but the truth is, like the 8500gt, they use slow memory.

welcome to SMD! im just 18 yrs old too. did everything myself with the help of SMD.

damn that dd doesn't want to die!

yup get a spiral upcut bit get some clamps too. i went to harbor freight the other day and bought some 36" clamp( i think) for 6bucks each. get alot of those.

you can use birch.

what setup you have? nice numbers man!

i got my goliath from them, i blew it within 2 weeks(user error), got a new one back for free.

damnn! nice numbers right there

that looks awesome!! btw where did you get that "bolt" that you use to fasten the beauty panel? i don't know what its called

thanks! my alpine's subwoofer is set at max(15) gain setting on the amp is about 5v

its newly reconed, but i have been playin it for about 3 weeks now.

my setup is in my sig. my voltage is always good.

hifonics goliath xxv. its rated 5k rms..

got some couple of vids, im really wondering why my btl's doesn't move much. little clipping on this full tilt but no clipping on this i really don't know why my btl's don't move much, it seems that the clip light must go on first before i notice some good excursion. don't get me wrong, it is definitely loud that it hurts my ears. but still i know im not reaching the btl's potential here edit: fixed the link

that amp will not do 600-1000 watts. it says rms 400 watts. but im not sure if it does rated power

if you will keep the back seats 4 15's will be a tight fit,box will be too high. you can do a wall if you want. that's what i did on mine

can i really? i really wanna see what i can do with my set up and i want u guys to help me properly setup my gains and how to improve it. which day should i go? friday, sat or sunday? i would only like to go in one of those days because gas will kill me! this is the address on the website 101 Aztech Road Fort Mojave, AZ 86427 when i search for it on mapquest or googlemaps, it doesn't show.

im from vegas, is it okay for me to go to the world finals even though im not invited? i will just spectate, never been to a comp ever. and you think i can get metered there? even though its unofficial?

oops double post my bad

if you can add a little bit more this one http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1204332257046 has 8400m gs graphics card so you can play the latest games at least even at low settings. because if you choose the onboard video you won't be able to play the latest games. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1213046783513 this one has a ati 3870 video card. imo this might be the best choice even though you have to add more. as much as possible get the laptop that has a dedicated video card if you want to play games

apparently it does have low end!

heat the metal part until the solder melts when you touch the metal, then back off a little bit. don't heat it up too much because the solder will sift through the terminal and wire