Recent content by GuyeNoir

An interesting series of events lead me to buy a BFG 8600 GT to replace a video card that died - an HIS Hightech Radeon X1950 Pro - in the middle of a LAN party yesterday. I didn't really have time to do a lot of research at the time, and the only thing I cared about at that moment was getting...

I just got an HIS Hightech ATI Radeon x1950 Pro. It worked fine for the first week or so, but now I'm having a strange problem: I Just bought Call of Duty 4 and it wouldn't start (splash screen appeared then disappeared 1/2 second later, then nothing), so I wanted to update the drivers. I...

Everything went fine until it was time to reinstall the drivers (after the driver cleanup and DX9 SDK install). In the middle of the installation, the monitor lost signal, and I eventually got the same BSOD mentioned above. I appreciate the advice, but I think it's safe to say this card is...

Correct, although I haven't tested any games yet.

Well, turns out the video card is dead too. Tested it in 2 other comps, wouldn't even POST. In other news, Are there any good AGP cards anymore, or should I just not bother and upgrade to PCI-E?

UPDATE: My dad has a GeForce fx 5500. I'll give that a shot.

I have a strange problem I hope you guyes can help me out with. Honestly I'm not sure it is a hardware problem. First, my system stats. Over 3-years old at this point. I can post more if needed: Athlon64 3200+ - Socket 754 GeForce 6800GT - AGP 1 GB RAM ANTEC TruePower 450W Windows XP 32-bit...

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Wow, thanks for the quick feedback. That's why I come here, you guys are great. QFT. Plus, not enough games support quad cores as of now, so I think I'll wait a bit before adopting that trend. $200 for a slightly better OC? No thanks. I agree with you on the HSF, but those S-Flex fans are...

Hello all. I'm planning to build a new computer very soon and have been lurking this board for a while now absorbing as much as I can. My current rig: Athlon64 3200+; GeForce 6800GT; 1GB RAM; built back when that was considered middle/high end. It's starting to show its age, and since I'm...

The p190 comes with a PSU? Didn't know that. My bad. Although Antec PSUs have been slipping in quality lately. If you want *the best* look here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256007

Something very important is missing from this build. I'm surprised I'm the first one who noticed.

Total Price as of now is $4995.90 if anyone's too lazy to do it themselves. I agree completely with enginurd . Just because you have lots of money to spend doesn't mean you should let yourself get ripped off. Also keep in mind SLI doesn't work with dual monitors. Better to get one larger...

Wow, that setup looks almost like the one I'm planning, except I'm going for eVGA cards, the e6750, and no floppy drive. Was planning on making my own "critique my build" thread when we got closer to the 22nd. What kind of PSU did you put in there? I was looking at the PC Power & Cooling...