Recent content by JokerRulez

3D monitors. Yes. Three dimensions, where the screen is able to display an image as though you were wearing those funky glasses at your local IMAX. No glasses needed. Very cool for FPS games. Perhaps not the NEXT type of monitor to make it big but should/may become available by the...

Preach on brother Beavis!!

Oh dernit. This topic is already being discussed: Here Sorry about that!! Reply wherever and however you choose people. I did look before I posted but didn't catch it from the Thread Topic as posted there. Joker

Pretty good article over at 'firingsquad.com'. ATI_vs_Nvidia_vs_Intel Please don't turn this thread into some derned fanboy war between ATI and Nvidia. For those who wish to do so please note, INTEL is the market share leader. Not ATI and not Nvidia (according to the writer). This...

Wow. Yeah, I might have Cool&Quiet enabled. I'll check on that when I get home tonight. Was not aware it could have that effect. Thank you for the advice. Joker

I have no idea what happened. Just for curisosity's sake I ran the Silent Hunter III system scanning tool and it highlighted my CPU speed at 800some Mhz. What??? A quick look online says that processor should be running at 2200Mhz. What in the ... ??? I don't even know where to begin...

Quakefiend, you've bumped this thread three times looking for someone to tell you what to do. You need to take the advice presented in this thread, combine that information with what you already know, see how it best applies to you and make a decision. My post gives you good guidelines for...

Well, your statement "my video card crashed" is a bit leading. Assuming it is the video card, however, treat it like any other questionable video card. I would try to install that card in a second machine, virgin install, and see what happens. Then you'd really know where the problem lies...

We've had posts in here before about the basic requirements of a HTPC card based on the need of the person. You might dig a bit to find some info that is already here. However, I see nothing wrong with an older GeForce card for your needs. A buddy of mine put a 5250 (?) into his new HTPC...

Forget it man. DVD is dying. With HD-DVD and/or Blue Ray technology coming out within the next 6 months manufacturers are probably wise to avoid puting more effort into a dying technology like DVD. Take this argument as a for instance. What is the price of a single layer DVD blank media...

Washed out colors huh? I doubt it will answer your question but did you replace the video codecs you lost when you did the format? You might pay a visit to www.free-codecs.com to get the latest codecs. Then upgrade your media player to ver. 10 and let it upgrade everything. Might help...

Aahhh. The lovely world of the HTPC. Welcome aboard sir!! I think the question you have to ask is "How much gaming will I do on my HTPC?" You have a 6600 to work with and if, as you say, you do not do much gaming then you may not have to buy much more than a card with TV out. A buddy of...

I had trouble with my 6800 GT OC as well. Just took it back. That is my third 6800 GT from two different manufacturers and I have yet to see the performance everyone else is talking about. In my case I was usually playing Doom 3 Res of Evil, but I saw it crash in HL2 and FarCry as well. I...

Hmmm. The comments made by munky may be the best bet you have for improving your score. Let me see if I can get my personal history correct here for you: I had an AMD Athlon XP 1400+ with an older 3D card. I upgrade my video card to the Radeon 9800 128MB card to play 'Call of Duty'. Big...

Hail to the King!!!! Seriously who cares what brand name is attached to a video card? There should be one question to ask - does it perform? That is all I care about. Anyone who is suckered into brand name allegiance deserves to get egg on their face from time to time. ATI vs Nvidia...