sorry i should have said
im gonna go PCI-E
probably throw on an amd 3500 + venice core...
i was looking into either Asus A8V-E, Abit AN8 Ultra, or MSI neo4 platinum
can't decide....in terms of layout i like the msi's
man...if i had that job i would never quit...that would be my life...
yeah originally i was trying to find out if the X800XL was practically equivilent to the 6800GT thats all...
either or i'm probably still gonna get the X800XL....
unless i don't get this discount then i will probably get the 6800GT
the discount will be the deciding factor
if you're gonna use a converter to plug the dvd players svideo to the tv its pretty pointless because you already have rca video cable...
it won't increase the quality if you're gonna covert it to rca from svideo
from the pc it'll be a good idea though..thats what i use...svideo coverted to...
getting ready to rebuild a new rig...
as you can see mine is out of date...
I had my eye on either:
MSI K8N NEO4 PLATINUM
or
ASUS A8N-SLI
[H]ard|OCP stated the MSI surpassed the Asus
I'm lookin at gettin a 3500+, probably gonna throw in an ATI X800XL so I'm probably not gonna go...
you would have to plug it in directly to your tv
or you can do what i do
i have a switch box...my dvd player, xbox and ps2 are all svideo running into the switch box and from there into the tv
yeah most of the reviews i've read up on they were neck and neck
how important would you guys say Shader Model 3.0 is?
it seems thats the only thing they can suggest in the 6800GT over the X800XL
in all honesty i'm a huge nvidia fan and would prefer to go with the 6800GT
but i think because of a possible deal i'm going to get with ATI I'm probably gonna go with the X800XL
E4g1e: sorry i should have mentioned that...yes i'm planning to upgrade all parts. this rig of mine was great once but just won't cut it anymore...its done me well for about 3 years or so
i also probably should have mentioned....my friend knows someone who works for ati so i may be getting a...
between the two which would you suggest getting?
I'm still trying to stay within a price range of around $400 CDN
I read a roundup and the X800XL seemed to somewhat match the 6800GT closely in some aspects
http://www.digital-daily.com/video/pcie-vga-roundup2005q2/
X800XL turns out...
I'm ready to start a new rig
I've been reading reviews and a lot of times i see the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum
I have an MSI at this moment and haven't had any issues
I'm not much of an O/C so thats not an issue there.
mainly looking into gaming (i currently can't play bf2)
probably gonna run an...
i'm researching these cards too since i got shafted by ea and bf2
the damn GF4 TI series doesn't work at all
whats the difference between the GT and the NU cards?
thanks guys
i'll try out the WD one first...should be ok...4-5 hours i guess isn't too too bad...
its better than burning everything to dvd and reinstalling
I've never done this before.
Can anyone tell me how to clone a hard drive?
I currently have a 160 gig maxtor in my PC
I want to switch it to a 160 gig western digital
So i'm wondering if i can just clone the whole drive so the WD will run windows without having to reinstall
is it...