Recent content by Andolin

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    Is my hard drive about to die?

    Check your fans? Is your machine in need of a good dusting? Get a can of compressed air.
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    Go with it or the regular Raptor?

    I've had two of the normal flavor Raptors in a RAID 0 for the last two years. WOW are they fast. Highly recommended!
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    Buying a X1950 Pro, but which one?

    I bought an X1950 Pro and it didn't like my 500W powersupply. I contacted their support and they sent me a list of the approved power supplies. It is a small list. I would check the manufacturer's site before you rush out and buy just any 500W powersupply. YMMV.
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    X1950 Pro Overclock?

    I used the ATI Catalyst's built in overclock button. It ran for about 10 minutes trying different settings and finally stopped at 621MHz core/796Mhz memory. It has been running solid since then. Original specs Powercolor x1950 Pro AGP running at 575MHz core/690MHz memory 3dMark05 - 8200...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    I had the Ultra 500W one from one of the Outpost deals. I upgraded to an Antec Ne-550. The one with the three 12v rails. The problem was that I was able to load windows just fine but whenever I did anything graphically intensive the machine would crash. I started a support issue with Powercolor...
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    Powercolor X1950 Pro AGP Review up on Firingsquad.com

    To anyone sitting on the fence about this one here is my experience. I purchased the Powercolor model. The silent cooler is very nice. I did have to upgrade my powersupply to support this card so that is an extra cost you will have to consider. However if you are upgrading to a PCI-E motherboard...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    To anyone sitting on the fence about this one here is my experience. I purchased the Powercolor model. The silent cooler is very nice. I did have to upgrade my powersupply to support this card so that is an extra cost you will have to consider. However if you are upgrading to a PCI-E motherboard...