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 Topic: Help me pick an upgrade... |
Beer Moon
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 Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:33:46 Subject: Help me pick an upgrade... |
I personally would leave the vid card alone, spend a few bucks kicking up to 2GB (it's by far the cheapest update), and save the rest for the next vid card update in 3-4 months.
That Step-Up progra ... |
| Topic: 7600gt or x1800xt on athlon 64 3000+ |
Beer Moon
Replies: 6
Views: 5187
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:25:38 Subject: 7600gt or x1800xt on athlon 64 3000+ |
Not with ANY games. With most NEW games, MAYBE. Those aren't top of the line video cards, they're mid-range.
I'd guess that an OC to 2.4Ghz (~4000+ range) should remove the CPU as a bottleneck fo ... |
| Topic: my P4 computer have problems,..HELP,..:( |
Beer Moon
Replies: 13
Views: 11828
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:17:55 Subject: my P4 computer have problems,..HELP,..:( |
| Just FYI, an easy way to test for overheating in general is to move your computer out into as open of a space as you can get (not jammed under a desk), take off both sides, and put a regular sized hou ... |
| Topic: RAM errors w/ memtest86+ |
Beer Moon
Replies: 9
Views: 6653
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:42:39 Subject: RAM errors w/ memtest86+ |
Yupyup. Errors are bad. I would back them down so you don't get errors. P4s don't really care about latency all that much anyway. They're more bandwidth hungry.
I wouldn't bother pushing more v ... |
| Topic: WoW Demo... |
Beer Moon
Replies: 36
Views: 32556
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Forum: Games Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:36:34 Subject: WoW Demo... |
I like BattleGrounds for the most part - they're exciting and a nice break from the usual.
Grouping is horrific, and if anything makes "real" gamers not want to play this game (and it doe ... |
| Topic: Apple iPod Nano |
Beer Moon
Replies: 1
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Forum: Consumer Electronics Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:32:12 Subject: Apple iPod Nano |
| Just picked up a SanDisk Sansa 250 last week. 2GB Flash - pretty small but a bit heavier than the Nano. Non-DRM, which is the big seller for me. 20hr battery life - nonreplaceable like the Nano. G ... |
| Topic: Digital Music |
Beer Moon
Replies: 24
Views: 19322
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Forum: Software Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:25:58 Subject: Digital Music |
There is a site called eMusic.com that runs a NON-DRM music sales business.
They don't have all kinds of major label stuff though - in fact, it's entirely made up of albums on independent labels, b ... |
| Topic: Need a quiet fan |
Beer Moon
Replies: 13
Views: 17815
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Forum: Overclocking, Cooling, and Modding Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:07:45 Subject: Need a quiet fan |
I grabbed the highest CFM Panaflos I could find. They were 12.99 each.
I got a Vantec Nexus fan controller. It was $16.55.
Anyway, Panaflo makes medium and low-noise fans too if you're not big ... |
| Topic: Overclocking The Intel Pentium D Processor 805 |
Beer Moon
Replies: 6
Views: 10746
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Forum: Overclocking, Cooling, and Modding Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 02:02:10 Subject: Overclocking The Intel Pentium D Processor 805 |
I've seen lots of people get them over 3.0Ghz. What I haven't been sure of is whether or not they're throttling up there.
These things run hot. You need some really good cooling to push over 3.5G ... |
| Topic: Socket 939 Cooling |
Beer Moon
Replies: 14
Views: 18156
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Forum: Overclocking, Cooling, and Modding Posted: Mon, 29 May 2006 01:58:05 Subject: Socket 939 Cooling |
| If I were to pick today, I'd probably pick the Scythe and pair it with a Panaflo - because that is my favorite fan of late. |
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