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So I am trying to consider my options. My pc is a Phenom 2 Six core processor, Asus motherboard .. I can't change the processor. 16 gig ddr3, Currently a Gigabyte 660 ti 3gig oc. Graphics card. I play the game tera online. I want to be able to raid in this game. and I am not seeing the...

Other then wow or Aion. .. and definitely not Alganon.(a horrid clone of wow.) Kinda burned out on wow. Was getting excited with Aion... till I realised once you hit 35 its a grind fest. So any ideas of games that have radically improved in the last 6 months that I should try out? I did...

Ok My pc.. Core 2 duo Wolfdale 8400, 4gig Ddr2 6400 ram. Ati 4850 Crossfire. 23inch Screen. Acer Hdmi Screen. Windows 7 64bit. Installed the game Installed the 1.1 patch. Fired it up... and at 1920x1080.. I was getting single fps. I since dropped it from very high detail to high detail...

So I have a Crossfired 4850 setup. and I have been happy with it to a degree but the heat issues are starting to annoy me a little. Unfortunately the version I have use small Fans. Great for space but the fact that I have a pci-express sound card sandwiched between the 2 cards means after a...

I read the post by the individual who swears up and down that AOC is a massive failure blah blah. I am amazed a post that was so poorly written was given ammunition and stuck on the actual front of the page of hardocp. Its obvious if you actually hit the official Age of Conan Forums and read up...

I have a wolfdate e-8400 and corsair 2gig ram going to upgrade to 4gig. But I have a single pcie 2.0 express slot Asus P5b. I want to have the options of going crossfire. Especially because in a few weeks I will be getting a 4850 Ati card for peanuts. So anyone who is currently doing...

Like many from Hardocp I saw the hot deals thread about the zotac 8800gtx deal. I ordered it 2 weeks ago and received it a few days ago. After cleaning out my old drivers from my ATi 3870 and shutting down my pc. I proceeded to install the zotac. Sadly the card overheated my pc and was getting...

About 8 months ago I asisted a friend in speccing out a brand new gaming rig from Ibuypower. He has had all kinds of weird issues. So while on his laptop he emailed their tech support. His pc had downloaded an update from Ms and then after boot up would just cycle. Running Vista home premium pre...

Was perusing the local CCity saw they started selling the 3870s from ATi had a sales person check the price.. $129.99. really nice deal.

I recently had to replace my old Linksys mimo router. and I thought for sure I would have gone to the Dlink Draft-n Gaming router. But A few weeks ago I setup a brand new wireless for a client who had bought the WRt160n. Its the new line of Linksys routers that have no outside antennas. So After...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146118 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059 Plus an E6300 core 2 duo. dad's case is fine. I have a working and fine 430 Watt Trio power ANtec for him as well. what I need is a video card. Dad is a musician...

Finally it seems someone has the Cajones to step up and go after Creative's dominance. So it begins .. for those who have this new sound card.. with these latest drivers how has you're experience been? and here is some info for everyone else about this...

About 3 weeks ago I decided to see if all this hoopla about the 8800gt was worth it over my 3870... at the same time I realized my E6300 processors were not cutting it anymore. so I was able to score an E8400 C2d. My asus p5b happened to support it. So one day while at work. I realized we got...

I recently got the Asus p5b to replace an old gigabyte board that died on me. I am running windows Vista 32 bit ultimate edition with all updates. My problem is even with all the latest chipset drivers I Am stilling getting unknown device messages in device manager. Its related to my usb and...

I know everyone is going to say I am crazy. But Here me out. first off Crysis while to some represents nextgen has lots of bugs that need to be worked out. Secondly.. How many actual new games coming down the road will be using the Crytek engine? This is not like Unreal tournament engine which...

I recently was lent an Ibm thinkpad x20 laptop. p3-600,320mb ram ,12.1 screen with addon that included dvd-rom drive and floppy. My gf had assumed it was running xp and knowing I am an onsite pc repair tech thought I could utilize it. I currently don't own a laptop. so I told her I wouldn't take...

Looking for old laptop running Minimum P3-800. Must be in working condition. 256+ ram,30g+ hd 14inch screen no dead pixels ,battery and ac-adaptor included. If you don't have os No biggy. Offering $150. thanks.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1172 I will let everyone read up then comment. I will also say I just recently built a Crossfire setup for a client with the Amd 64 Am2 6400 black edition processor using the Asus Mr32 mvp 3200 crossfire board running 2 512mb 2900xts. I have to say. I was quite...

I have a core2duo 2gig DDr-6400 System running Windows Vista ultimate 32bit. the question I have for start up and shutdown performance off the known internet security Softwares out there which seems to have the least impact on system performance while still offering excellent protection? I am...

Anyone figure out a work around for the Serial number you have typed notbeing in the data base .. please retype or attempt manual activation error? So far very disappointed that Bioshock is having this problem.

My system is a core2duo ,now 2gigs ddr-2 800 ram and this nice ati 1950pro. The problem I have is I notice even after upgrading to 2gigs of ram the system still chugs a little. So I did an extensive tweak of all the services and process I am using on Windows vista ultimate. Then finally...

In 15 years of building and owning pcs.. I myself have never had a problem with add-on video cards. Well finally my streak is over it seems. So I am stating my specs and the situation and want to see what you all think. My system is running Vista release2. I had the latest nvidia vista drivers...

IF you had 1800 dollars to build a system. The heart of the tower is going to be a Core2Duo 6700. What board now would you take.. Case.. cooling? power supply. g880gtx card which would you think would make the most sense.. Board has to support Sli. I Am trying to get ideas to recommend...

Ok.. on the DS3 gigaybyte board.. there came a special cover ..where.. the cpu socket is. This special plastic piece. can be removed. I put my new cpu in. .. but it won't stay in place.. unless I put that plastic cover clear cover over the cpu. Whats going on is.. the system boots up.. and...

MB GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 G965 775 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$144.99) CPU INTEL|C2D E6300 1.86G 775 2M R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$181.99) VGA|3D FUZION 3DFR76256GSE 7600GS - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$88.88) MEM 1G|CORSAIR DII800 CM2X1024-6400 - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$141.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #13052...

It amuses me that so many people are expecting wow game not to change with BC. It amuses me that guilds are in a mad rush to build up to complete current content as if There is a time limit and if your guild doesn't complete it soon your a failure and that Blizzard is going to just remove...

http://www.gdhardware.com/interviews/bigfoot/killer/001.htm This interview brings up alot of information. I am asking those who are linux and networking gurus .. After you read this interview what can you tell about this that makes sense at all? Is this information really legit? or is it...

http://www.killernic.com/KillerNic/PDFs/KillerSneakPeek.pdf IF you click on this link you can see the price of killer. For those who don't know this is the Purported NIC From Bigfoot Networks designed to Accellerate online gaming performance. here is the link to allow you to Buy it. .. I...

so I picked it up today. And I have been having a blast with it. My favorite character is hwoarang.. and it was great how natural the controls felt. If there is one game that controls well with the existing psp controls.. its gotta be the this game. I would love to see them do a Soul Calibur for...

http://www.hellgatelondon.com Is being developed by Flagship Studios. Comprised by the lead designers of Diablo2 and Lord of Destruction Expansion pack. Heck the developer of the famous 1.10 Lord of destruction patch is here. The website does have a nice link which explains who the...

I recently about 3 weeks ago built my first new system in 3 years. Athlon 64 300+ ,1gig OCZ Dual Channel DDR 400mhz ram.Gigabyte NForce 4 based socket 939 motherboard with agp. BFG 6800 gt . Xi-fi xtreme music soundblaster card. I Also have an An audigy2 zs I can try. here is my problem and...

My question is can I use this ram with an abit socket 754 motherboard?

I don't understand why Hard is so excited about BTX only now? Nearly a year ago Gateway released BTX MEdia CEnter pcs.. and now that Dell has announced it.. Its splashed all over the front page.. I Don't understand the fascination. Best Buy has been selling Gateway BTX systems for that long...

Whats a good choice today for someone who needs to stay organized and needs upgradability/compatibility with Windows/mac. .. I Am now a member of Geek Squad and need the ability to have info on my fingertips onhand plus be able to have compatibility with many oses from Windows 98SE and up plus...

I am now working for a computer support team in which we are constantly.. removing viruses and spyware and also installing windows updates for all kinds of versions of the various os'es out there. I need a small fast portable solution that won't break the bank. I also need something with...