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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800 PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP $209 my new purchase, should be here next week, thanks a TON all of you
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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    ok heres what i'm looking at http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-369&depa=1 whats the difference between 128 bit and 256 bit?
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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    so if I can save $20 is it a good deal?
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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    whats the Sapphire stuff?
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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    and how big would the difference be between my current card and the 9800 pro 128?
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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    how big is the difference between 128 and 256 on the 9800 pro?
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    need to upgrade card and need advice

    currently have a PNY GForce fx 5200 128Mb DDR. I like gaming and don't have the unlimited budget or the desire for tinkering with overclocking. I just don't want to buy junk, most I can spend is about $200.
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    issues with win xp pro

    when it rains it pours, i believe the power supply just went out. no power at all
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    issues with win xp pro

    I made a typo. when I minimize anything it shows up in task manager but NOT in the taskbar, just completely disappears. I stay up to date with virus/spyware so that may be unlikely. I tried to connect another hd to it to format but xp can't see the drive at all. dad may just have to finally...
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    issues with win xp pro

    Having some issues out of the blue here. when I boot up and get to the windows is starting screen everything slows up, I mean come back in 10 minutes slow. it goes to a black screen and the mouse pointer is there and can be moved with out any kind of delay. Windows eventually loads and I can...
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    *** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

    DOH! i forgot to update the driver in device manager
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    *** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

    see when i plug in my usb 2.0 external drive it says that a high speed usb device is plugged into an non-high speed usb port. why is this? i have xp and have downloaded sp1 and all other updates. i also downloaded the usb 2 file usb20_wxp from asus.com but what do i do with it? :confused:
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    *** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

    maybe i'm just stupid but how do i get the usb ports to be in 2.0? its set to 2.0 in bios but what do i need to do?
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    proper jumper settings

    i can't find the proper jumper settings for my A7V KT133 board for my processor. The processor is rated 1.33ghz but the manual for my board lists settings for up to 1.0. i scoured asus website and i cant find the updated settings.
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    HELP A7VKT133

    I have an A7V KT133 mother board and just picked a Athlon TBird 1.33 266 SOCKET-A (266Mhz FSB). i had trouble getting xp to start and when i finally did it still recognizes it as my Thunderbird 750. i thought this processor was compatible? someone help me please