Recent content by GottaVoodoo2

I have reinstalled both Mech3 and Mech3 Pirate's Moon on my AMD-K6-III 450 pc. I'm running a Voodoo3 AGP card and Aureal Vortex 2 soundcard. When I try to enter a mission (either in instant action or a campaign) in Mech 3, the game crashes COMPLETELY to the desktop. However, this does not...

I am preparing to buy an ABIT KT7 Mobo with either a Duron 700 or Thunderbird 800. I know the FongKai case is highly recommended here...the Model 604 midtower. Will it house the mobo properly? Any other case suggestions...preferably in the $50 - $60 range (I know the FongKai is more). I will...

Rahvin, there's no "or" about it. He should give the free pc to his girlfriend. Wives can buy their own pcs. LOL.

I'm a patient man. The ABIT KT7 it will be! No onboard sound, ISA slot. Thanks for all your help guys.

Going one step further, does that problem extend to Socket A mobos like the ABIT KT7 which also uses the 133? The FIC SD-11 was also recommended, but honestly I own a FIC 503+, it's functional but can be a bit twitchy. Also, trying to keep the amount spent down a bit...so I would rather not...

Just purchased an Aureal Vortex 2 real cheap. Haven't installed it yet, but I'm assuming that the drivers on the CD may not be the most recent. The Aureal site is still AWOL, but I believe someone previously posted a link to another site that has the most recent drivers. I'd appreciate it if...

Thanks for the responses. Another question. From what I've seen most of the highly regarded boards...ABIT..ASUS..Gigabyte...have on-board sound. Which I personally abhor. Is disabling the onboard sound a big deal, or should I look at some of the older Athlon (Slot A) boards that don't have...

The only components remaining from my original pc purchased in 1996 (Pentium 133, 24 MB SIMMS) are the case and the floppy. Hell, I even replaced the keyboard.

Bananas vs. Oranges. Depends. Men will say oranges. Quick energy boost, tasty and loaded with Vitamin C. But a woman will say bananas. High Potassium, convenient in a handbag and OH SO FUNCTIONAL!

I would like to build an Athlon System. My plan is to cannibalize my present K-6III 450. The transferrable parts, as I see it, are the Voodoo 3 3000 vid card, 128 PC100 RAM stick (which I know is not ideal), Aureal Vortex 2 soundcard, US Robotics 56K voice modem, hard drives, CD-ROM. I intend...

Literally everyone in this forum was hot on the SB LIVE X-Gamer as an inexpensive soundcard option. Putting aside the problems with Aureal, why would I replace a supposedly 18-bit soundcard (with wavetable synthesis) with a 16-bit soundcard (the X-Gamer) with no wavetable that retails at best...

I know it's a cliche, but as usual it is oh so accurate.. When you can't dazzle them with brilliance, you baffle them with BS. Problem is...most computer users are not complete idiots. This is shaping up as one of the biggest crash and burns since the original Celeron.

I'm contemplating replacing my TurtleBeach A3dXStream soundcard, but I want to do it for under $100. Best option I can see is the SoundBlaster Live Value at $99. Is it worth it? Should I wait for SoundBlaster to cut price again on the true SoundBlaster Live or should I just cough up another...

The board is only a few weeks old. Last I looked this was the latest BIOS.

It's about time that all the "little" guys finally decided to combine forces and beat up on the bully. I'm tired of the smug attitudes and total lack of consideration for customers shown by companies like Rambus, Intel and of course everyone's favorite Microsoft. I hope Rambus gets...