Recent content by friskoboy

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    XFX 8600GTS in a Dell E521 - losing video signal

    I am running this card at stock. It came clocked at 730MHz. I did an experiment where I ran the card at lower speed (675MHz) for awhile, which worked, but then I started to get very choppy game play. I'm planning to just return this thing to NewEgg and get a different card. I may try an EVGA...
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    XFX 8600GTS in a Dell E521 - losing video signal

    Hi, I have a Dell XPS 410 w/ XFX 8600GTS @ 730MHz and have the same exact issue. The primary game that I play, Counter Strike Source, also causes the computer to freeze and stutter the last played sound effect. I have to do a hard reboot to get the computer back up and running. This...