Well, I got the itch after seeing Newegg 10% off video cards and quickly built a budget upgrade for my c2d e6300 processor + 8 gigs of ddr2 800 ram(brand new). So... how'd I do?
Here's what I purchased:
Hanns·G HZ251HPB Black 25" 2ms X-Celerate OD 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
$189.99 (was...
I use wireless(wired isn't available to me) and use channel 5 on my router. I used TCP Optimizer and noticed some people talking about lowering MTU settings to get speedier packets for gaming. I realize packets are sent to/from the ISP and if they are too big, they get chopped down and some...
I'm a gamer. Here's what I have:
Intel e6300 - need new hsf
Intel DG965WH - bent pins :/ runs okay (i think)
4gb ocz ddr2 800mhz - brand new(keeping)
no video card - thinking 5770ish vid card
550w psu - 8 years old
no harddrive - are ssd's worth it yet or should i consider a 10k rpm...
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Not sure if this is a harddrive issue, or ram, or what.. but I am trying to tweak my system to the best of my hardware's capability.
My problem is that I notice if i move the mouse in a straight line across the screen, SOMETIMES, I will notice a small delay (thus skip) to the next spot where...
First I'd like to introduce myself, and want to say how thankful I am to have found these forums which I'd like to stay and call home for many things computer related. I am a fairly novice computer guy, worked at circuit city(pc sales) and was the top sales guy pretty much the entire time I...