Recent content by dapellegrini

Thank you for all the feedback. 1024 resolution would be fine. I think I am going to order MSI's 6600GT this weekend. Next year I will consider a full PCI-E upgrade... Thanks again! Dan

I am considering upgrading my GeForce 5600 to a 6600GT, but am wondering if I should hold out for the 6800 AGP's to drop below the $200 mark or perhaps look at ATI. My 5600 has been great for the past year, with Call of Duty, Splinter Cell 1 & 2 and GTA Vice City. Unfortunately it is...

Maybe. The Device Manager shows no issues. I pulled the Network card (old ISA slot) and put it in another slot and then moved it back after I got the same issue. Haven't pulled the Soundcard yet (will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon). If that fixes my problem, then how do I reconsile...

I was helping my brother install an Audigy 2 ZS to replace his Soundblaster Live. His machine is a Shuttle VIA Chipset with a P3-733, 512 pc-133 RAM, an old LinkSys 10mbp card with CAT5 and 10B-T connectors on the back (using the CAT5). The network card is plugged into a D-LINK router and...

Is it normal for my CPU to running between 53-57c ?? Just upgraded to an ASUS A7N8X-E (default bios settings, no OCing yet) with an Athlon 2800 (333mhz) w/ Stock HS and 2x 512 DDR 3200 Crucial Ram in dual channel... When I load into the bios and check the hardware monitor it reads between...

If I looked at upgrading my video card, what is the best bang for the buck? My FX5600 runs relatively smoothly with Vice City and PoP... Though I guess it could be better (crank the AA and AF up a bit, and maybe the resolution to 12x10)... Was actually thinking that a better MB and CPU might...

I game from time to time... Mostly weekends... GTA Vice City, PoP, and recently Far Cry. Computer is also used for coding, Photoshop, Illustrator and various work related apps. Running Win XP... It was Far Cry and Splinter Cell2 that prompted a lot of my frustration with my current setup...

Quick question for everyone up on the hardware scene: I am currently running a budget system: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ ECS K75SA 1.0 MotherBoard 512MB 2100 DDR Crucial RAM GeForce FX 5600 (Palit Daytona) I am frustrated and sick of my ECS board, and would like to get back to ASUS or ABIT, but...