Recent content by BadB55

I think your system can handle it and perform quite nicely. I recently debated doing the same thing. But my processor is older than yours. I am running an 18-month old Athlon FX-57 with a 650 watt psu. I opted for a single 8800 GTX (moved from 2 7800 GTX in SLI). I have seen huge...

Go for the Samsung 226Bw. That monitor will knock your socks off. Is it available in the deal?

I downloaded and installed 3D Mark 06 and ran my first test. Here are the results: Main Test Results 3DMark Score 7646 3DMarks SM 2.0 Score 4148 Marks SM 3.0 Score 4528 Marks CPU Score 1145 Marks Graphics Tests 1 - Return to Proxycon 34.117 FPS 2 - Firefly...

So, I purchased the 8800 GTX, brought it home and installed it and the most recent Nvidia official drivers. My benchmark program is still 3DMark 03. I ran the gaming benchmarks and did not see much of an improvement - just under 30,000 marks. I was quite disappointed and thought that I may...

Check out the Samsung 226BW. I just got one and it is awesome. 3000:1 contrast ratio and 2 ms response time. So far, I really love it. And it only cost $379 at Best Buy. You should do yourself a favor and check it out. Good luck.

I am having the same problem. I have FX-57 (OC to 2.98 Ghz), Dual 7900 GTX SLI, 2 MB RAM and the game just chugs along in 1680 x 1050. I just got a new Samsung 226BW (awesome LCD by the way) and have started gaming exclusively in that resolution. Most games run just fine (Doom 3, BF2142...

Thanks for all of the responses and advice. I think I am going to go for it. Frys has the eVGA 8800 GTX in stock. I may slip by at lunch and pick one up. I will let you guys know how it turns out. EDIT: Can you beleive that a single video card can cost $650? There was a time, not too...

Thanks for your response. While you were responding, I edited my post to say that I am currently playing STALKER and BF2142. I like to run my games in widescreen at 1680 x 1050. For the first time, I am getting performance problems with STALKER. I am feeling the need for speed!!! Thanks...

Hi, I am new here. Thanks for taking the time to read my post. Any advice is greatly appreciated. About 18 months ago I purchased a Mach V from Falcon Northwest. It came with two Nvidia 7800 GTX 256 MB video cards configured in SLI. My processor is an AMD FX-57 (overclocked to 2.98 Ghz). I...