Recent content by blade2

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    Audigy vs Fortissimo III

    Hmm well the Audigy 2 I can find the OEM version for £60 which isnt too shabby so perhaps I will go for that, seeing as I wont be updating my soundcard for a long time. Thanks a lot for the clear advice :D
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    Audigy vs Fortissimo III

    Ok so I posted a thread earlier about soundcard choice but ive narrowed it down between the SoundBlaster Audigy and the Hercules Fortissimo III. Sound quality is the most important to me and then gaming. I can't find any reviews comparing the two, everyone reviews the Audigy 2! From the previous...
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    sound card choice?

    Been a wee while since ive been on these forums: not had much £££ But now i'm looking to upgrade from my crap onboard codec, cant remember what it is, Creative CT5880 apparently. Anyways I think the output signal on it is rather tinny so I want something better. UK based, buying from the UK...
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    Virus problem?

    tally ho! up to the top now!
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    Virus problem?

    fly guy! I hit enter instead of shift (doh!) before I had even typed anything!
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    Virus problem?

    I really dont know if this is in the right forum but ill tell my tale anyway Im having problems wih a certain Virus Worm: Lovsan that seems to have infected my System32 folder in Windows (XP). Using AVG, when i am connected to the internet normally, I recieve a pop-up from AVG stating that it...
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    GTA 3 issues

    hey I didnt know which forum to post in! +seeing I posted already in the Video, i thought it would make sense!
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    GTA3 Video card?

    Ok prior to advice given, and I really wanted to follow what you guys said about ti4200 or a 9600 Pro, I got a Sapphire 9200 128mb just because of the money factor - only £53 seemed really good. Anyway, fresh install of Win XP onto a new HD, and im having random jerkiness problems. The gameplay...
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    GTA 3 issues

    Hi: basically i got GTA3 and the gameplay can be exceptionally jerky - doesnt add to the experience. I had a TNT2, upgraded to a 9200 128mb when i saw how crap GTA looked with my tnt2. So is the jerkiness due to the video card? Im running the game at 800*600 at 16bit, with trails off (whatever...
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    GTA3 Video card?

    update: got the 256mb 9600 Pro - turns out that it was non-pro so i went back - got myself a new HD and a 128mb 9200 non pro-thought that it cost £53-but it costs £75 apparently. He's outta 9500's-he wont be gettin any in, and he wont be gettin ti4200. So this is what i figures-if the 9200 is...
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    GTA3 Video card?

    My local computer place has 9600 Pro's in - 128mb and 256mb. I know current games wont utilise 256mb, but 2 or 3 years down the line, will it be worthwhile to have 256mb? I havent had a chance to take a look at the boards-will tomorrow but I suspect the 256mb will be slightly slower memory and...
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    GTA3 Video card?

    update: the local store said he is getting 9600 Pro's in tomorrow and they should be around £110 - perfect! If he has them in tomorrow, ill just buy it straightaway.
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    GTA3 Video card?

    Hmm ok maybe ill reconsider buying from the net: I mean how often does a videocard ah heck up? ;) Ok now im thinking head towards the Radeon 9*00 camp - ok so what options do i have? My local place has a 9500 Pro for £135 - whats the difference between 9500 Pro and the 9600 Pro Does it need to...
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    GTA3 Video card?

    Just bought myself GTA3 - i know its been out for ages but i havent had money to buy it and my computer wasnt fast enough to run it. Anyway system specs: Athlon XP 1900 Gigabyte 7VRXP Rev 2.0 512mb 2100 ram 8.1 gig HD (will be upgrading that soon) Windows XP Pro oh and the pinnacle component...
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    how to partition+other problems...

    currently running Win XP on an Athlon 1900+, with 2 HD's, C Drive is 40 Gig with Win XP installed on it along with all my proggies.. D: is a 8 Gig with all my mp3's etc My computer has lately been playing up on me so i would like to reinstall Win XP. I forget whether reinstalling WinXp will...