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Good Call. I like the features of the board you recommended the other is overkill. So are you saying that I will see the benefit of access speeds on the drives and faster memory and is worth it at $170 BY NOT $205........ Will I see the gain :confused:

GA-890GPA-UD3H From GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 I plan on upgrading my processor to -> AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz in either case but I was not sure if it was worth the upgrade for the Faster Memmory Option ->...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436 XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB : $120 After Rebate Why so cheap ? Bad Card.......:confused:

As of late my temps for my GPU are running high (Low End 59 high end 70). Though I am not sure why. Fan on the card is working, same case & same number of working fans and about the same room temperature (actually it is probably about 5-7 degrees cooler the last week) System Temps are on or...

My son just killed his old system and needed something for school work & some light games and media. Thoughts->:confused: AMD II X2 245 AM3 2.9 -$66 CPU COOLER ZALMAN|9700-$43 MB GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+-$65 OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W-$69 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2...

SAMSUNG 931BF 19"

Times are tight and I would like to upgrade my machine to better handle media and games. Not a huge gamer but I am looking froward to the Diablo III release later this year. What would be the best bang for my buck ? 1) XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 : $145 2)AMD Phenom...

The build below gave me just what I was looking for. Especially for the $. It all depends on the need. I have yet t buy the typical $2K higher end system for years due to the diminishing return for the dollar (Not to mention the 3 kids ,car payments & mortgage ;) )

My Machine is used for mostly media and some gaming (WOW, Guild Wars -> Looking Forward to Diablo III). Was under budget constraints when I put it together & will look to a quad core AMD (Die hard AMD fan : Great Value for the money) when the 3Gig quads come down a bit more. At this point the...

How far can you push this one ?

$300 better ?

Usage :Games 40%, Office Apps(10%), Videos, MP3's,Photo Library,Surfing Web (50%) I wanted to see a pick up in processing speed. Is that even worth doing with a non Quad Core ? I know the Intel chip has a bigger cache but the same clock. Thoughts :confused: Will I see a pick up with the...

I am interested in upgrading the rig in my sig. below. Idealy CPU/Board/mem but the budget is scarce ($300). All suggestions welcome.;) I wouldlike to get it to Quad Core status. I have looked at the items below so far: OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2...

I went with : EVGA 512-P3-N867-AR GeForce 9600GT SSC 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Thanks for the help.;)

My Goal was to help improve performance across 3 machines. So selling is not an option. Will this achieve my goal ? 7950 GT to 8600 GTS or 2600 XT. If I had the budget I would agree another 20% in budget would give me significant gain.

I have the same processor (Slightly OC'd)& I run Idle 39-41 depending on ambient. Full load around 46-48.

Budget is tight and I see some of the 8600 / 2600 south of $150. I also wanted to keep the memory around 512. Are you saying that these cards are a waste of $ & I will see no gain over my current card. I also have a 7600 in my Sons machine that I was going to upgrade with mine & use the 7600 to...

Build It Yourself. Many of the "On Shore" companies are based over seas so your reliability concern is unfounded. You can also find step by step how to files on the net to help you in fuzzy areas. If worse came to worse couldn't you find someone to translate if you needed to RMA ? If you are...

I have had PS in the pat that caused the same behavior. Sounds like you may have nailed it. Run with Prime , Seti or some sort of stressing program for a couple of days and see what happens. Good Luck.

Every few month my computer decides it will read my two optical drives when it feels like it. I have checked the power & data connections multiple times and that is not the issue. I have also swapped out drives and every once in a while I have the same issue. The system either won't read one or...

Newegg : Every Time I compare I find nobody beats them ny enough for me to switch. They have everything I need and have yet to fail me:):D

I have a small upgrade budget, $150 and I would like to upgrade my video card. I am looking at : EVGA 512-P2-N773-AR GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 or :confused: MSI RX2600XT Diamond Plus Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR4 Both are at the same price point but which is...

Here are some options from New egg: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail : $40 (Net of $10 Rebate) COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 500W Power Supply 90-132V/180-260V Nemko, TUV, cUL...

For the price performance comparison I would go for the AMD. The E6600 will get a higher % OC but net net the performance is about the same. I have been running on Vista for about 45 days now & I am very satisfied. ;)

$300-$500. Not sure if it would be worth it to go SLI or switch 939 processor. Or even add a back up system. Maybe I should fight of the urge and wait..... :confused:

I built this computer about a year ago and I feel the need to add on / upgrade. However I bought some topped out technology. Any suggestions ? :rolleyes: :confused:

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See Signature Problems During Build: Intermittent loss of DVD burner. Current Status : Still intermittent.

I have the 731bf for about three weeks. Beautiful Crisp Picture. Video & Games look great. No Ghosting at all. This picture looks better than some TV's I have seen. Awesome upgrade from my Dyna flat 997. I would definitely recommend this monitor if you are into video & gaming. If you just need...

Clocked back to 215*12 : 2580 & Re set the Cooler : 53-55 Full Load 44-46 Idle Running Stable. Are these better temps ? :confused:

I have a X2 4800 running at (225*12) 2700 Mhz being cooled by Asus Silent Square: Voltage : 1.375 Load 58-61 C(Depending on room Temp/ Running Prime & Video game) Idle 48-52 C (Depending on Room Temp / Running Firefox / Media Player etc) Case : Antec P180 (5 120's / 3 80's Fans)...

I have the same chip running at (225*12) 2700 Mhz being cooled by Asus Silent Square: Voltage : 1.375 Load 58-61 C (Depending on room Temp/ Running Prime & Video game) Idle 48-52 C (Depending on Room Temp / Running Firefox / Media Player etc) Case : Antec P180 (5 120's / 3 80's Fans)...

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Newcastle : 8*310 : 2480 Load 48 / Idle : 41 :confused:

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The auto mode on frequency shoots for the "best" setting for your rig. It does not always get it right. I have had this rig for just over a month and have experimented and have found that manual settings in most feilds work best for over all system stability. How is the SLI impact ? I have...

Thanks for the input. ;)

I am upgrading my curent rig from Abit AT7-Max2 w/ AMD Xp 2700 Geil PC 3500 1GB Raedeon 9700 Pro Seagate 120 SATA 150 Enermax 435 PS Cheiftec Mid Tower To : ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE NFORCE4 SLI CHIPSET SOCKET 939 AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ 512K CACHE 64-BIT 939PIN RETAIL...

I have been a AMD die hard supporter since my first purchase of a K6-266. However it is time to re-vamp the system & I would like to take advantage of PCI Express as well as DDR 2. I belive w/ the P4 Chip I would be in better shape from a price and perfromance level overall vs. a 939 sys w/ a...