Recent content by Gerr

I used Xmas money to upgrade my system. I now have an stock clocked I5 with an MSI P55 mobo and 4GB(2x2GB) of G.Skill DDR3 @ 1600. I have a factory OC'ed BFG GTX260(192sp) as my main videocard and a new BFG GT220 that I use just for PhysX, so not SLI and it is just bus powerered, ie no...

I am building a backup gaming rig to keep at my parents house. I have my own apartment, but spend the weekends there during the summer because they are not there. Anyway, don't have a lot of money to spend on a monitor, $300 tops, would like $250 or under. Here are my two main options...

...and risk people skipping it because it has a very generalized title rather than a specific one which might catch their eye? Plus on those generalized topic where multiple questions are asked, the discussion usually turns to just one of the questions, which means the other ones will usually...

Because I wouldn't be able to fit all the questions in one header, so people with the answers I want might skip the thread if they don't think I am asking about something. Secondly, you just posted something that gave me ZERO info on my question, so who is wasting space here? Third, I am...

Is there really much of a practical difference between the Intel T8100(2.1Ghz) vs the Intel T9300(2.5Ghz) and is it worth the money to get the faster CPU? Laptop will mainly be used for gaming with some burning.

Which video card option would be better for 3D gaming, a Nvidia 9500M with 512MB, or an ATI 3650 with 1GB? Both are MXM cards with dedicated memory?

Is it worth the extra money to go from 1280x800 to 1440x900 on a 14" screen? Would 1440x900 be too small on a 14" screen?

OK, then what's the benefit of a $15 SB live vs a $200 X-Fi? I actually have a $30 SB Audigy(sp?) SE in my system, so have a step up from the onboard audio, but my main question is still the same, what benefit would those high priced sound cards give me over my low priced one?

The one Happy Medium links to is about the least expensive 8800GTS 512MB you can find, plus has a nice $50 rebate. Most 8800GTS's have a $30 rebate. Another good one that is only $5 more, not including rebate, and has a slight OC is... http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814127325

For a gamer with a basic set of 5.1 computer speakers, what benefit, if any, would a high priced sound card give me over the integrated sound on most current motherboards? I do play a log of games, Crysis, CoD4, World in Conflict, Supreme Commander, Company of Heros, etc. I don't play...

No! Do NOT get the 320MB or 640MB version of the GTS as they are based on the old core (G80) where the new 512MB version is based on the new core (G92). An 8800GT is faster than the G80 GTS, you want the G92 GTS.

I did originally think it was mainly in SB, but thoughts it also happened in other games. I did some testing last night, couldn't get it to do anything on other games, even fully OC'ed, but did it within 15 min in SB. Weird, I can't explain it. Might SB be making some hardware call that could...

My problem wasn't ever BSOD's. Suddenly, my videocard would just stop and my LCD would go dark and tells me no input from connection. I know my system was still running as I can hear the sounds and could still do things in game like cast spells, which I can hear, but I see no picture. A warm...

Buyer beware...but it only ever acted up in Shadowbane, never in any of the other games, so hopefully he won't get the same problem I did. But I think it was my PSU as I did get a power warning once on it, so bought a Corsair 520HX.

Ended up selling the card on Craigslist, bought an 8800GTS 512MB to replace it.