Recent content by FrozenAthlon

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    How high does your Radeon 9700 Pro overclock?

    <U>Settings</U>: - 4xAA, 16x Quality Anisotropic, Texture and Mipmap High Quality, Truform and Vsync on Application Preference 3Dmark @ 8460 <U>Overclock Results</U>: Core - 364.5 Memory - 348.8 3Dmark @ 9124
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    Windows Media Player Series 9.... HELP!

    hmmm i see, that could be a problem.... why would the beta still be available for install on windows update AFTER installing SP1, thats really misleading!
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    Switching from Nvidia to ATI.... Properly

    Quick question regarding these video cards.... I replaced my Visiontek Ti 4600 with Radeon 9700... Before installing the new card into my machine I uninstalled Nvidia Display Drivers from the Add/Remove Programs and shut down... After the swap, Installed ATI drivers and ran 3d mark without a...
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    Windows Media Player Series 9.... HELP!

    First off the souncard I use is the turtle beach santa cruz thats works fine. (In mp3, DiVx, CD Audio, Gaming...) I ran windows update a couple days ago and installed a couple things... XP SP1 and Media Player 9... Yes I know its beta but I expected better than this from microsoft! Problems I...
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    Tweaking Video Settings...

    Hello all, this concern has been on my mind for quite some time. Did the research? Of course... Still have the missing something feeling. PC Barebones: Pentium 4 - 2.4B w/ 533 FSB Intel DMV850E Motherboard Kingston 1GB 1066 RDRAM Visiontek Ti4600 Geforce4 Im thinking this setup is capable of...
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    Going to build a new system, **suggestions needed**

    You want fast and stable correct? Then dont overclock. First, it wears down components over a long period of time, perfomance boost is not worth the aggravation IMO. Also its not guarenteed, everything comes down to luck. Here is my suggestion for a quiet, fast, stable solution: CPU - Retail...
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    Whats the best 40GB drive for IDE RAID

    My vote goes for the IBM, I was talking with my tech bud at falcon Northwest the other day and went into a discussion about RAID. Following his advice in regards to the performance numbers given by 120GXP's, definately reconsider your options. IBM has done alot of research and developement to...
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    What brand makes the most quiet DVD drive?

    I also would like to know this answer. I currently run p4 2.4 w/retail HSF and 3x Panaflo 80mm Low Speed Fans. My optical drives are the loudest components in my rig, Pioneer 16x DVD-116 (Tray Load) and Plextor 40x CDRW. After using 16x Toshiba DVD I find that the Pioneer is quieter but still...
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    Comments on the system I plan to buy

    I also have a vote for a 16x DVD drive, sooner or later you'll need it. Definately recommend getting the Western Digital Sprecial Edition "JB Series" with 8meg cache. Awesome performer! I have one and lovin it!
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    Configuring my VisionTek ti4600...

    I have a question concerning AA and anisotropic filtering. I currently have 4xAA enabled with anisotropic disabled. Can both be used at once? Is there a balance or will one always overpower the other? Im so confused..
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    Problem Configuring Gainward ti4200!

    thanks for the prompt reply, these are the tabs he has after clicking the advanced button... General, Adapter, Monitor, Troubleshoot, Color Management and thats it. No ti4200! Thats why we aren't able to change settings on this card. Thanks for your help
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    Problem Configuring Gainward ti4200!

    wingznut, I appreciate the advice but thats the problem.... After clicking advanced inside the display settings, there should be approx 8 tabs but half are missing and that includes Geforce4 Ti4200.... Mentioned earlier tried to reinstall but no luck.
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    Problem Configuring Gainward ti4200!

    Hello everyone. My friend built his PC this week and has a few questions. <U>Barebones</U>: Pentium 4 1.8A Abit BD7 I845D Mobo 512MB Mushkin PC2100 Gainward GF4 Ti4200 After installing the video card he doesn't have the ability to change advanced settings such as AA, direct 3D, Open GL, etc...
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    No more 1.6a's :(

    mushkin is selling 32-bit rdram