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Old 05-10-2007, 10:44 PM   #1
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Default ****READ BEFORE POSTING**** Gaming General Info Sticky*****PLEASE READ*****

This thread is an index of all the major threads that should answer most user's basic questions. Instead of having four or five stickies, it is simpler to have them all in one.

General Overviews/Knowledge Articles

The Mobile Graphics Card Info Page
Covers mobile GPUs A to Z. Ranks cards in order of performance and has a basic Frequently Asked Questions section.


The Official CAN MY NOTEBOOK RUN [insert game here] THREAD
Please ask all questions like the thread title in here and DO NOT create a new thread.


Mobile Professional GPUs Performance Chart
Information about the Nvidia QuadroFX/ATI FireGL cards that are not discussed in the GPU guide. A great resource.


Updating Video Card Drivers in_Windows_XP and_Vista
A step-by-step guide for installing video drivers for ATI and Nvidia graphics cards in Windows XP and Vista.


Monitoring Notebook Temps: nVidia & ATI, CPU, HDD - Do your temps worry you?
Learn how to monitor your temps.


Upgrading Video Cards
YOU CAN'T UPGRADE YOUR GRAPHICS CARD!


Offical NBR Game Servers & Clans/Groups
This is a resource thread to place all of our gaming groups and dedicated servers in one easy to find place.

Minor threads of interest are listed below. If you have a link to a thread you would like to see added, just post it and I'll take a look.


Minor Threads

NBR Gamers Thread
Post what games you play and what aliases you use to connect with other NBR members!

Steam Games Deals
A summary of the deals on Steam games.

To those having PunkBuster issues
Having problems with PunkBuster? Post here with your questions.

X3100 Drivers Thread
Post your questions about X3100 drivers and performance here.

Gaming with a Netbook
Discussion on gaming with a netbook.

Nvidia 8400M performance, general discussion
As titled. Please post all 8400M questions in this thread.

Nvidia 8600M GT Benchmark Review
Interested in the 8600M-GT graphics card? Look no further than this thread to find out what sort of performance to expect.

Overclocking and Stability Testing Guide
This is a great guide to learn how to overclock your GPU and check for stability.

Resolution in Relation to GPU's and Gaming
Bent on a new laptop but not sure what resolution to choose? Read on.

Counter-Strike: Source PROBLEMS!
Having CS:S issues? Please visit this link. NOTE: Goes to external site support.steampowered.com. NotebookReview.com isn't responsible for content of site.

How Games are "Rendered" - a "Few" Words on Comparing Performance
An excellent article by Jalf that details what goes on behind the scenes of a game, how it all affects performance, what parts of your computer are a performance bottleneck, and what parts of your computer should be upgraded to improve performance.

Overclocking ATI and undervolting Core 2 Duo in Vista
An excellent thread by ikovac; detailed explanations on overclocking ATI GPUs and undervolting the Core 2 Duo processor under Windows Vista.
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Old 05-10-2007, 10:53 PM   #2
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I opened the forums and couldnt find the stickies!
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Old 05-11-2007, 06:39 AM   #3
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caught me out aswell ^^
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Old 05-11-2007, 06:56 AM   #4
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Well, the number of the posts eligible to become stickies finally passed 4 which was supposed to be the limit.So keeping the first 4 as stickies and not making the fifth a sticky was not justice.
Plus browsing the forums with a single sticky is much easier.
I have no objection whatsoever
I hope someone does this for the ASUS forum because the 7 stickies are driving me mad.
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I think it's easier to find the relevant threads now. No one ever really looks at stickies, especially not if there are more than 3 of them. This way, you have one place to look if you need information about graphics/games/performance

(Ok, so I'm biased cos I suggested making this change... But I still think it's a good idea )
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Having a centralised information page is a great idea to save time on browsing in a related topic. I haven't thougth about this idea though.
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Having a centralised information page is a great idea to save time on browsing in a related topic. I haven't thougth about this idea though.
You can thank Jalf for this idea, he's the one who suggested it.

I'd be willing to take any suggestions for minor links to go into this sticky. I'll be adding a few I have in mind later on today.
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Good luck getting people to read them *Looks at latest new thread*

Maybe you should add repetitive questions will be deleted. That'll scare them

Maybe the X1600vs7600 thread? Or Go7400 pictures thread?
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Nice Sticky will all the essential info!
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I added a few, if you guys can think of any more good ones post links here and I'll see what I can do.
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