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Does anyone have a link to the AMK 1.4 mod for Stalker? I need one that's compatible with Vista 64 bit. I've searched on Google and haven't found any links to a valid download.

Sorry, I was mistaken - those three settings are on LOW - not medium. Everything else is High. I'll run it a gain and post a screen shot of the results later.

min fps: 21.62 max fps: 44.99 avg fps: 32.37 1680x1050 All settings High except the following which, were on Low: -volumetric processing -shaders -particles No AA Keep in mind that this is with a year old PC. CPU: core2duo e6300 @ 2.8GHz RAM: 2GB Gskill 5-5-5-15 DDR2 800 @ 1:1 Video: EVGA...

Maybe I'm missing something but, I'm not seeing a reason for all the whining I've been seeing around the web about poor performance. I downloaded the demo a few nights ago and played through it entirely and it was fun. No slideshows like I was expecting. I ran the GPU timedemo a few minutes ago...

Well, I fixed it. I went to the Asus site and downloaded the user manual for this board here: http://support.asus.com/downlo...d.aspx?SLanguage=en-us Then followed the instructions for resetting CMOS. This included removing the battery, disconnecting power and moving the CMOS jumper. That...

Asus P5B-E I think I just killed my BIOS. I performed a BIOS update to the latest version using the Asus Update utility in Windows. It prompted me to reboot after updating the BIOS. After it shut down the PC I can't get back into Windows. Now when I boot it up all of the fans come on and the...

5832 3DMarks SM 2.0 Score : 2369 SM 3.0 Score : 2292 CPU Score : 2347 Summary: EVGA 7950GT KO SC; e6300 @ 2.8GHz, 2GB DDR2800 @ 5-5-5-15 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=648001 ============================================================== For giggles - here's the...

The 7950GT at stock performs within a few frames/second (or 1-2%) of the 7900GTO at stock. Since I got the KO SC one it's actually faster than stock and probably performs slightly better or at worst the same as the 7900GTO. It's also quiet at idle. I'm not happy about it because I wanted...

Initially, I thought it would be better to RMA through EVGA since people were telling me that they often send back a better card if they're out of stock. I got the run-around for two days with people telling me to send the photos of the damage so that they could forward them to the RMA...

Sorry for the late reply. I RMA'd my 7900GTO 2 weeks ago because it was damaged during shipping. When I called EVGA to report the issue they refused to open an RMA and strongly recommended that I go through the vendor instead. I did that and Newegg sent me a replacement card. Since there...

Get a DVD recorder with a built in VCR player. That will give you the best quality and least hassle if you're copying home movies to DVD. If they're commercial videos then you can buy a TV tuner card or analog to digital converter that doesn't recognize macrovision. The ATI tuners all...

Yes, but, you can't buy them anywhere and nobody knows when they'll be back in stock. What's the point of recommending something that's not available to someone who wants to buy now?

Here's a link to 7900GTO benchmarks. There are also 7950GT benches here. http://www.hardware.fr/articles/639-4/comparatif-gpu-dx9-200-350.html The only caveat is that the site is in French so you probably won't be able to read the commentary. The bench results speak for themselves...

I think the mystery is solved. This most likely was damaged in transit. This card was packaged in a large box along with a power supply, motherboard, CPU, Scythe Ninja heatsink, RAM and a NEC DVDRW. There was a thin layer of peanuts on the bottom of the box then the components were placed on...

I just got off the phone with EVGA tech support and they advised me to RMA the card through Newegg. They said that Newegg will cross ship me a new card. EVGA does not cross-ship and they will not pay for the shipping charges. I'm going to RMA through the 'egg. They also told me that EVGA...

I definitely don't want to get stuck with anything less powerful than the 7900GTO. If what you say is true then I'll give EVGA a try.

Yeah, the box is in perfect shape. It must have been damaged before it was packaged. It's almost like the heatsink got rammed right down onto the PCB. THe strange thing is that the capacitor has a dent in it too so whatever did this came down far enough to dent the capacitor but not crush it...

You're right they don't work. I'll see if I can find out why... I'd be happiest if they could somehow send me a working 7900GTO. That's the card I want. If that's not possible then I could settle for a 7950GT (512MB) at least.

I received the parts I ordered from Newegg for my core2duo build on Thursday. The only problem is that I can't boot my PC for lack of a video card. The card I chose was the EVGA 7900GTO. I ordered it Sunday night, minutes before it sold out. When I pulled it out of the box last night the...

I purchased mine at Newegg last night after 2 months of hemming &hawing. This morning I checked and noticed it was sold out. Good thing I got the order placed. However, I've been checking my status throughout the day and see that it still has not shipped out of their warehouse O_o. I guess...

He recommended a 500W PSU because that's what the Op is trying to replace. I agree with dBTelos, 500W is overkill for that system. A quality 400W is more than enough for the components he described.

I just installed Vista RC1 build 5728 64 bit today. I chose a fresh install on a new partition. There were no problems with the install. I installed the latest beta forceware drivers and the beta Creative driver. The Creative driver generated some pop up messages due to Windows thinking it was...

I probably will. I'll be ready to upgrade my system to a dual core/pcie solution next Christmas. I'm doubtful that AMD can release a solution that will perform as well as Conroe at the same price points. As long as Intel keeps pricing competitive there will be no reason to stay with AMD.

I'm using a Plextor ConvertX PX M402U to transfer home movies from VHS-C tapes to the computer. My goal is to record these movies onto DVDs so that they can be played back in a standard DVD player. The Plextor ConvertX will encode the movies in hardware in either MPEG2, MPEG4 or DIVX. I am...

Day of Defeat is the only game I'm currently playing.

The DFI LanParty NF3 socket 754 board is legendary. That's probably the best choice out there for 754 & AGP.

Doesn't surprise me. There was a lot of talk about this around the forums about a year and a half ago when these first came out. That's a pitiful job they did with the thermal paste :) What are you going to replace the fan with? I've been looking around for a low profile heatsink and...

Actively cooled chipset = unnecessary noise = not for me. I'll go with one of the passively cooled SFF boards instead.

A single 7800GT beats a 6600GT SLI most of the time. Turn on AA/AF and it absolutely smacks down the 6600GT SLI. Here's an article where these two cards were compared. Also note that the 7800GT will beat the 6800 Ultra SLI in some benchmarks...

Excellent ideas guys. In fact, I saw in Darktiger's thread http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=975013 that he built one of these using the power supply that came with the case and he has a nice, stable overclock. I'm going to ditch the Fortron for now. Maybe I'll consider investing...

Darktiger, are you using the Aspire power supply that comes with the case? If not, what's the make/model of the ps you're using?

yup :) Biostar is making a socket 754 version of the TFoce overclocking mobo. http://www.directron.com/tforce6100.html

Help me out here. My goal is to build a budget SFF for light duty apps like kids' games and some Internet surfing. I'm trying to keep the cost low while building a reasonably powerful system. I do intend to overclock this one. Here's what I came up with so far. $85 Case: Aspire X-Qpack...

I played three hours of CS:S last night with no problems. Tonight after receiving the update I attempted to start up the game. It gets up to the "Loading" screen where you see the two CTs then the computer hangs. CTRL-ALT-DEL doesn't function at this point and the only way to recover is to...

I just got a Dell 2005fpw two weeks ago. It's a revision A02, manufactured June 2005 in Mexico. I got it for $389 shipped + tax. It's got two stuck pixels. One green and one red. The green one only shows up on a black background and is invisible on all other colors. The red one is not noticable...

I just got a Dell 2005fpw last week. It's a revision A02, manufactured June 2005 in Mexico. I got it for $389 shipped + tax. It's got two stuck pixels. One green and one red. The green one only shows up on a black background and is invisible on all other colors. The red one is not noticable...

It's your lucky day :). They're applied instantly!

That was the deal I've been waiting for. I've been holding out the last four weeks for it to drop beneath the $400 price point. I just purchased my first LCD tonight. Can't wait to sample some of that wide screen goodness. Glad I waited.

Dell has a great deal on the 2005fpw. 40% off coupon stacked with a $60 off one. Total comes to $389.40 + tax. I just bought my first LCD tonight :)