Recent content by BigGreg85

Ok great thanks, I will look through that. Would it even be worth it to look at AMD or are they just so far behind in processing power its not even worth it? I am looking at building a system under about $1200

Hello! It has been quite some time since I have been on this forum, I used to be quite active about 10-12 years ago. I am going to be building a new desktop that I will primarily be using for GNS3(network design setups) with Oracle virtual box...these applications can be very CPU and memory...

I found this on newegg, and I was wondering if anyone has had an experience with it... PowerColor Go! Green AX5750 1GBD5-NS3DH Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131346...

My PSU is... ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT 500W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Side note: I plan on waiting around for a video card until the 6000 series comes out from ATI. I currently have 8600gt that I can use in the mean time.

Hi All, I have been out of the game for a few years, and would like some input on what hardware to go after when upgrading my system... 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, web browsing, virtual machines, etc 2) What's your budget? Are...

I will have to go with the Intel Pentium 4 2.4C (800mhz FSB). This was my first computer build about 7 years ago, I overclocked that bad boy to 3ghz and its still running and in use to this day!...not for me, of course, for my parents.

great thanks guy, I appreciate the heads up on the 6000 series release. It definitely makes sense to hold off a few days!

BenQ FP202W- my mistake, its a 20.1".

Right now my screen is 19" W at 1680x1050...I am also thinking of upgrading to a larger 23" screen with at least 1920x1080

Ok great, how is that going to compare to the NVIDIA cards? My PSU... ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT 500W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

I just recently purchased Star Craft 2, and I attempted to play it with an 8600gt I bought a couple years ago, and it was a less than pleasurable experience. My other components are an older CPU as well a Core 2 Duo E6600 and 4GB of memory, should be sufficient. So I thought about upgrading my...

Yes I tried that as well, still nothing.

I was in a time crunch and ended up reimaging the machine, and now it works. Still don't know the resolution. Thanks for all your help!

I tried that as well, still no luck.