Recent content by banta24

Any suggestions on which motherboard to replace my OEM one with? Thanks for the numbers. It really helps me to know what to expect from my chip.

Hi there, I've been chatting about upgrades in another thread, but people seemed to be saying that an o/c of my 4200 would get me some tangible improvements, regardless of the videocard I choose to go for. At the moment I have a crappy oem (Asus built) motherboard which won't allow any...

Is it worth it to go for a 3870 now or should I wait for the Dx 10.1 hardware to mature a bit?

Ran a small CPU load test. For now I'm playing Hellgate and get about an average of 20 FPS outside with weather effects and all settings on "high" and AA "low" @1920x1200. As far as I can tell my CPU runs at an average of 85% load during gameplay.

I will run some tests to see if my CPU is being maxed out. I would love to OC my processor, but I have a POS HP motherboard that has absolutely no options. I've heard that if I try to swap out my MB for a "real" one that my Vista code won't work, even if I call MSoft. Is that true or will...

Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice for an upgrade path if you've got a sec. Should I upgrade my X1900XTX or X2 4200+ to see the best performance gains in games @1920x1200? I can't afford to change out both right now and I've been having a tough time figuring out if I'm more...