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It's bonus time of year at my work which means it's time for me to make a new system (yay!). I will use this for all kinds of things - Gaming, Video Editing (minor), Productivity, HTML & Coding, etc. My budget is about $2000 but of course I'd like to save as much as possible without...

Hello - I currently have a Radeon 4870x2 video card and I am looking to upgrade to a DirectX 11 compatible card. My budget is right around $300, so it appears my best options are: 1. Get a Radeon 6950 (His OC'd card) + 12GB Corsair ram (total cost: ~$340) 2. Get the EVGA OC'd GTX 570...

I just finished my new build (specs in sig) and so far it seems really awesome! I am wondering if I got the BIOS stuff right, especially when it comes to my hard drives. So, I put my storage config drives as "RAID" (not ide or ahci). On my sata 1, I have my 300GB raptor and I installed my OS...

So I've been waiting for a client to pay me so that I could do a full blown upgrade on my main rig. Then I decided instead of an upgrade, I should build a new rig and re-purpose my existing rig as an HTPC and have it hooked up to my TV at all times for netflix streaming/hulu/boxee/etc (and...

Hello - I currently have the Dell UltraSharp 2407FP (got it in April of 2007) and I really do like it. However, I have my Xbox 360 hooked up to it with VGA cable, and it gets a little streched since the native monitor res is 1920x1200. I'm about to do a big upgrade, and the ASUS VW246H...

Hello All - Its about time I'm due for an upgrade, and a side-job I took on is about to pay so I'll have the money (yay!). Since I just purchased an ATI 4870X2 last year I'm thinking I don't need a video card upgrade, but maybe its time to move to the 5000 series? I also have a 1000W cosair...

Hello - I'm using the windows 7 release candidate and I have the AMD catylist 9.9 drivers installed. Windows update notified me yesterday that there was a new driver from AMD for the ati 4870x2, and it is 18megs. Should I grab this or just continue using the 9.9 drivers? Or both? Thanks!

Hello - I have my HTPC set up to my TV and have everything working as I want it to. However, I have recently decided to use Windows Media center to watch tv episodes/movies/etc as I prefer the interface to a normal desktop when I'm on the couch ;) So I have already installed ffdshow x64 AND...

Hello - I have purchased all the things I need to get my HTPC up and running. My connection is as follows: Video - ATI 4870 X2 connected via DVI->HDMI cable into my 50" panny plasma Sound - Have my Yamaha 5990 receiver connected to my Sound Blaster via SPDIF out to Optical in on the...

Hello - I have a sapphire 4870x2, and I recently got a DVI-> HDMI cable so I could have my computer hooked up to my TV via HDMI and my monitor at the same time (the are in close rooms so I just needed a long cable). Once I plugged in the DVI->HDMI cable into DVI out 2 on my card -...

Hello - I have a 4870 X2 in my PC at the moment, and my computer sits very near my television, which is a Panasonic 50" 1080p plasma (TH-50PZ700U). It has VGA in, and HDMI in, so I am wondering what is the best way to connect to it from my 4870x2? Also, I've never actually connected a PC...

Hello - I recently purchased a 4870x2 graphics card, and so far I love it. However I have noticed that in Crysis Warhead, for some reason it seems to jump out of fullscreen from time to time. It will be playing fine then all the sudden go into windowed mode. I have tried all different...

Hello- I just built my new rig (in my signature) and I've been trying several games with it. I downloaded Steam, and I installed Half Life 2 (and HL2 deathmatch, and Audiosurf). Audiosurf and HL2 Deathmatch work fine, but whenever I try to launch Half Life 2, it gets to the loading screen (with...

Hello- I just built my new rig (in my signature) and I've been trying several games with it. I downloaded Steam, and I installed Half Life 2 (and HL2 deathmatch, and Audiosurf). Audiosurf and HL2 Deathmatch work fine, but whenever I try to launch Half Life 2, it gets to the loading screen...

Hello - I just built a new rig, and I installed a fresh copy of Vista Ultimate 64 Bit. I got the ATI 4870 x2 and when I installed the drivers for that, it installed the "microsoft visual c++ 2005 redistributable x64", then I tried to install the 3DMark Vantage that came with the card, and it...

Hello - I have recently ordered some parts to build a new rig. The components I'll be using are: Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W Mobo: ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Heatsync: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler Memory: Corsair Twin 2X 4GB PC-6400...

Hello - I have a system in my sig that I built about 1 year ago and its been running great. The other night, it restarted itself, and came to a black screen. After I manually restarted (by hitting the reset button on the case) I was able to get in the BIOS and noticed all my memory timing...

Just wondering if its out there anywhere? I don't want to get the cracked version (I actually want to support the guys that made it).

Hello - Still getting everything set up on my Vista 64 bit box. I noticed that when I opened a WMV, it launched the Windows Media Player start up wizard, and I chose to add an icon for it to my quick launch. When I checked the properties of the quick launch, I noticed it was pointing to the...

Hello - I just went ahead and put on Vista 64 Bit OS on my PC (I was using Vista 32) because I have 4 gigs of ram and wanted full use of all of them. I run a lot of memory intensive apps, so this move made sense for me. So, I'm just wondering if any other Vista 64 bitters out there have...

Hello - I recently had some problems with the rig I built, and I tracked the issue to being the Asus motherboard I was using. So, I decided to just get a stock Intel Board, the 975XBX2KR. So, I now have 4 1 gig sticks of the patriot memory, and currently have 2 installed and everything is...

Hello - I recently decided to try Vista 64 bit, and so I ordered 2 more gigs of ram. I now have 4 sticks of 1GB Patriot Extreme PC2-6400 (800mhz). When I put all 4 sticks in my motherboard, and set the timings to 4-4-4-12 and set the voltage to 2.2 the computer will freeze during post. If I...

Hello - I recently decided to try Vista 64 bit, and so I ordered 2 more gigs of ram. I now have 4 sticks of 1GB Patriot Extreme PC2-6400 (800mhz). When I put all 4 sticks in my motherboard, and set the timings to 4-4-4-12 and set the voltage to 2.2 the computer will freeze during post...

Hello, I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit edition. My primary use is gaming and web application development (so I have to run IIS, coldfusion server, sql server, etc). I have 2 questions: 1) Is going to 4 megs from 2 worth it? 2) If i do this, it will take all my memory slots on...

Hello - anyone know of some Vista compatible software that allows one to monitor CPU temps? I just put in the Nautilus 500 cooling system and am curious to see where my temps are at various times (without heading to the BIOS). Thanks

Hello - I finished my new build and have everything all running on Vista Ultimate 32bit edition. I ran the index score thing in vista, and I got a 5.9 for everything except CPU (was 5.5) and memory (was also 5.5), so my "baseline" score is 5.5 Can anyone using Vista suggest some other...

Hello All, I built my new rig last night (specs below), and I installed Windows Vista Ultimate. After the install I then did: 1) Installed the nVidia nForce driver (for vista 32 bit) 2) Installed the nVidia Geforce driver (for vista 32 bit) 3) Installed the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer...

Hello All, I built my new rig last night (specs below), and I installed Windows Vista Ultimate. After the install I then did: 1) Installed the nVidia nForce driver (for vista 32 bit) 2) Installed the nVidia Geforce driver (for vista 32 bit) 3) Installed the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer...

Hello, After a lot of debate over the Intel extreme 6800 or the dual core e6700, I logged in to newegg today to see that the e6700 was down to $339 and had to go with that. SO....here is what I ordered to build out my new rig - what do you guys think? Did I miss out a ton by not getting the...

Hello, I have hit my 2 year mark and its time to upgrade. Below is my planned new rig and price from newegg. What do you think? Sound good? Am I missing anything? Thanks for any input you want to give on the specs: CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Memory: Patriot 2x1 GB eXtreme...

Hello, I am moving to Denver soon to work for a new company my friend recently started. He has given me $2,000 to use for my computer workstation budget. He is letting me build my own as he knows I'm into this stuff. Anyway, I really want to get the most out of this amount of money, and have...

Hello, I recently purchased the XFX 7800 GTX card that comes Factory Overclocked with the engine clock at 490MHz and memory clock at 1.3GHz. I decided to test and make sure my clock came at those specs, so I installed Riva Tuner. Attached is a screenshot I took of my hardware monitoring...

Hello, I purchased the XFX PV-T70F-UND7 7800GTX video card (which comes OC'd at 490MHZ). This card seems to have some serious issues - BSOD's all the time, graphic glitches, games freezing. I'm wondering what drivers you guys are using with this card? Do i need to underclock it? is 490Mhz just...

Hello, I would like to watercool the system in my sig. I am thinking that the best way for me to start is with a kit that I can use. I would definitley like to watercool my CPU (socket 939) and my GPU (7800 GTX by XFX, oc'd out of the box @ 490Mhz). If you could give me some...

Hello, I just ordered a new video card (7800gtx) so I am selling my current video card in my sig. Its the BFG 6800 GT OC, and it is AGP so make sure you have an AGP slot if your interested. I will not be able to send this out until the end of the week since I am using it until my new video...

Hello, I am somewhat of a RAM newbie looking for some help. I am going to order one of these sets of ram (2x1gig kits), and I was wondering which one is better. The reason I ask is that one has a lower CAS Latency (2 vs 3) and also different timings (2-3-2-5 vs. 3-3-3-8). Here are the...

Hello, I want to do an upgrade to my box, but I can decide which way to go. Do you think I'd be better off getting a 2x1gig ram pack (like the OCZ on Newegg), or getting a new Mobo and a 7800GTX card? The reason I'm not sure about the mobo/vid card is that my 6800GTOC is still quite...

Hello, If I set up SLi, could I potentially have 4 monitors (2 outputs on each card, so 4 total outputs)? Thanks for any information.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone else is having problems with using any new drivers with their BFG 6800 GT OC? The 66.93's work great, but whenever I try any of nvidia's new drivers my games run all choppy. HL2 and Far Cry especially. Then, if I go back to the 66.93's (after running driver...

Hello, I have upgraded to the rig in my signature, and I recently reinstalled Far Cry. I think installed the 1.3 patch, then the 1.31 patch thinking that it would be fully updated. However, now the game seems to "lock up" every 5 seconds or so. It just halts, but I can still here the sound...