Recent content by compnut5x

Thanks guys - I am going to go and get a new PSU as you (and many others) have said that those power ratings are not good to be running on. I apprecaite your help.

DOS - thanks a lot for the good ideas. I will try them and post the results.

I have been having trouble with my graphics card, and I was thinking it was a power issue. So I installed Motherboard Monitor 5 and pulled up the voltages on my system. It reads: +3.3 = 3.14 +5.0 = 4.18 +12.0 = 11.89 -12.0 = -9.43 -5.0 = -4.86 Now what exactly do these numbers mean? What...

I have been having trouble with my graphics card, and I was thinking it was a power issue. So I installed Motherboard Monitor 5 and pulled up the voltages on my system. It reads: +3.3 = 3.14 +5.0 = 4.18 +12.0 = 11.95 -12.0 = -9.43 -5.0 = -4.86 Now what exactly do these numbers mean? What...

Yeah. I was planning to get a new cpu in November (after price cuts come from intel and AMD counters). I was going to go w/ the XP 2700+ as that is the current price/performance break I feel. So I assume that once I get a new cpu the scores will improve, but I still don't understand why a...

Greetings all. I have a problem that is bugging me. I recently upgraded some parts of my pc to have speedier gameplay, but I am not getting that. Specifically, its my FPS in games that a problem. Here are my specs: Athlon T-bird 1.2 266mhz GA-7N400 Pro Nforce2 mobo Generic DDR333 1GB ram (2x512...

Greetings all. I have a problem that is bugging me. I recently upgraded some parts of my pc to have speedier gameplay, but I am not getting that. Specifically, its my FPS in games that a problem. Here are my specs: Athlon T-bird 1.2 266mhz GA-7N400 Pro Nforce2 mobo Generic DDR333 1GB ram...