As for the pipeline, it was reported on some cards that thee were actually four more that weren't active. But the chances are really low, as they were really 9800 pro's that didn't pass some tests for some reason or another ... Wouldn't hurt to see though, don't get your hopes up
Well at least a nvidia card lets you have both very high x and y res

it's so sad for the "red side"
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