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Gentlemen, I'm looking into buying a new gaming machine in the not too distant future (probably with at least 1 R290, maybe xfire). I'm after three 24 inch monitors (undecided whether to go LLL or PPP, most likely PPP) that are not too expensive. My budget is about £150 (about $250) per...

Hi, For a while I`ve been wanting to get into an MMORPG. A while ago I played EQ1 and enjoyed it for a bit, but found it very tedious. From what I have seen from MMORPG's they lack an ingredient I find essential for my enjoyment: Adventure I like lots of character detail, solving...

Hi Guys, Does anyone know the likelyhood of Intels 45nm CPUs working in the current Conroe motherboards? I understand that they might require new sockets or VRM/voltage requirements which may make them incompatible with the current boards. I guess we will never know until Intel cares...

Hi Guys, Just wondering, with the current C2D P965 and P975 motherboards, what CPUs can we see for them in the future? I understand that sometime in the second half of 2007 there will be 1333Mhz variants of Conroe, will these work on the current Motherboards with mods? Just curious...

Dailytech has some basic benchmarks for the G80... bring a tissue: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4812 I like the "Darthvader" look :D

Hi peeps. Probably a really stupid question, just want to be sure I wont mess things up. I am about to install windows on a hard drive(120GB), which is currently partitioned into two 60GB chunks. The first partition (currently D:\) I am planning to format and install windows onto. The...

Hi Peeps. Sorry, if this is a little noobish, but I would like some help before I trash my box :D First, a little history about my aging rig: My original system came with a 20GB HD (back in 2000!), with Windows 98. About 2 years later, I bought a new 120 GB drive, partitioned it into 2...

Hi Peeps, I am looking at buying a brand new PC to replace my aging old PC. My current PC has been good to me, I bought it almost 6 years ago (2000), I have kept the original motherboard, but upgraded memory,cpu,gfx card from time to time. I have gone from: CPU: AMD...

Hi, Wondering if any of you guys can help with a problem with my tired and sad setup. I recently bought an 9800pro (upgraded from a 9600pro) on ebay, it works great in my old dusty box. However I get the following corruption when using my PC...

Hi Guys, I am trying to pull out one of my old harddrives from my current system(as it is an IBM deathstar...click!click!). My current setup C:\ (IBM Deskstar, don`t use this at all, its a legacy drive). D:\ (WD HDD - 1st Partition) Used for Data E:\ (WD HDD 2nd Partition) contains...

Hi Guys. I have my 9800pro connected to my TV (PAL as I am in UK) with an svideo---> scart plug, but the output is in black/white. Either the problem is: 1) Output from the 9800pro is NTSC, and my TV is expecting PAL. 2) My Scart adapter is dropping the colour signal. 3) Both! First...

Hi, My OS(Windows XP) has been acting funny lately. I have done a full AV scan with NAV and run Spybot search & destroy, neither found anything unusual. However when I use internet explorer, after a few minutes of surfing the memory use goes as high as 70000K. I am thinking this is not...

Sony Vaio TR3 Laptop in excellent condition(Mint!) Comes with a fast 1Ghz Intel-M CPU,512 Ram,CD writer/DVD reader,built in webcam,Xbrite screen,Windows XP Pro, Recovery disks(loads of software on here, Windows XP,Norton,etc,etc),Carry case. This Laptop is small, but very fast for its...

Hi Guys, I have just bought myself a new house :cool: Just after some advice on connecting a PC to a Projector about 15 Meters away. I am putting my PC upstairs in one of the bedrooms, and the Projector downstairs in the Lounge. The PJ will be connected to a DVD player, and also a...

I play a lot of BF1942(yes, getting old now), I still love it. I am sure a lot of what I mention here could be applied to BF2 as well. Not much is wrong with the engine(s), but with multiplayer games, just any idiot can ruin it, if they really want to. I think with a few simple changes, the...

Kyle posted this recently: _________________________________________________________________________ AMD Socket M2: A few sources are telling us that they have the new AMD socket "M2" CPUs up and running in test labs all over the world that hit in the 2.4 to 2.6GHz range. The new socket M2 is...

Hi. Quick Stupid Noob Question. Is it possible, using one computer, to have *2* keyboards, *2* Mice, a dual display, and have 2 people using the system at the same time? I was wondering if you could have say(on an AMD 3800 X2), someone playing a game such as Doom 3 on one...

Hi, I have been looking at buying a 17" or 19" LCD with a new box. I have noticed that the max resolutions on most LCDs is about 1024x1280(or something like that). I was going to be buying a 7800GT, so I was hoping to game in 1600x1200, do any 17" or 19" LCDs offer this resolution or...

Hi, Possibly a st00pid question: If a motherboard uses onboard sound/LAN does it take some extra CPU resourses? I have heard this is not too bad (depends on chipset - about about 10%-ish CPU resourses) Would it be a good idea to buy an el cheapo PCI Soundcard/NIC to free up these...

Hi Peeps, Can someone recommend a good Motherboard for 939 that will be running an X2? Will be for *mostly* gaming(I`ll team it up with a Geforce 7800GT), SLI not required. I don`t plan on doing much overclocking, in fact I`d rather run it all at stock speeds (yes, I am a prude,etc). I am...

Hi Guys, I am currently using a very tired and sad AMD thunderbird 1.4 on an old KT133 board(see Sig). The thing has done me proud, It had lasted almost 5 years, but now is the time for me to buy a nice new box(I`ve been thinking of a new PC for about a year, about time too!) I plan on...

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can help me out, I have a frustrating problem. My box is pretty old(see my sig), I plan on upgrading it soon, but I`ve had a problem playing BF1942 for the past 6 months+ (my favorite game). When I play a game online, sometimes after 5 seconds,sometimes 5...

Hi Peeps. Which do you think will be better for gaming in 2 years time, a 3800+ (single core), or the equivalent dual core (I think AMD have a dual core 3800+ coming out soon?) Reason I am asking is, while single core CPUs are much better bang for buck currently(for games), but, when apps...

Hi Peeps. I was wondering, what will be the fastest CPU for the 939 Family? I am no expert, but I`d guess we would see something like a 4400+ or a 4600+ Max? (about 3.2Ghz?) I get a feeling we will only see one or two Dual core Procs for 939. Then AMD would start concentrating on...

X-bit labs has a good article on the Venice Core with lots of Benchies. Looks like a good OCer, sorry if this has been posted before: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon64-venice.html :D

Chaps, I have had my computer for over 4 1/2 years now. And although I have done a few simple upgrades, I`m basically using the same system, and it runs HL2 and Doom3 fairly well considering :p While I do love to see games running in their full glory on the latest and greatest, I also...

I just bought half life on DVD. I can`t create an account with Steam, its slow as hell going between the screens, and when I start getting anywhere, it gives me unhelpful error messages and quits(normally after the email address field). Then, when I start creating a new account from...

Hi, I`m interested in buying a small(as small as possible) laptop. I will use it for surfing, sending emails, making music(I could by a professsional soundcard to go into the PCMIA slot), playing games, and watching movies. I know that with the reduction in size, I`ll have to sacrifice...

Hi peeps, I have been playing Doom 3 in Windows 2000(CATS 4.7), runs fine. However, on the same box, when I run the game in Windows XP(CATS 4.8), it quits to the main menu whenever I load/start a new game(and interestingly, the sound switches off). I am able to play other games in XP...