Recent content by jrm5084

bump, and would like to add that now when I turn on my computer, everything turns on fine (all fans are running, lights, etc) but no video is displayed to the screen. It will only come back if I turn it off for a couple of hours, then try again. After this it would boot into windows normally...

Hey guys, I do not know much about safe video card temps. However, my radeon x1800 512mb (stock cooler) seems to be running high. I installed ati tray tools, and upon booting into windows I look and the video card runs at about 85 Celsius. I tried playing some hl2, and after about 10 min...

Thanks for the reply... After second notice, I think that the memory may be running at the correct speed (DDR2 8500 (1066 Mhz). Below are screenshots from CPU-Z's "CPU", "Memory", and "SPD" tabs. Even though the memory says max bandwidth PC26400 (400 MHz), it is showing up as 533.5 MHz...

Hey guys, I've recently built a new Intel 775 system with the Q9550 and a Gigabyte GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R Mobo. Everything has been detected as expected, and Windows loaded up fine. However, I have a couple slight problems. First, when viewing CPU-Z, although my GSkill DDR2 1066 memory...

Hello guys, I've set up a raid of 2 SATA Raptor drives on the VIA controller on my ASUS K8V Motherboard. I've set up Raid 0 on the two drives in the built in Raid utility. When Windows setup loads, i hit "F6" to load third party RAID Drivers. I got the drivers off the ASUS Website, however...

Hey guys, heres my situation: I just purchased an ATI Radeon X1800XT video card which recommends a 450 watt power supply. My computer only has a 420 watt power supply, but i didnt think it would be a problem because i had a 7800gt which recommended a 450W PSU and i had that running for...

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Hello, i was wondering what would be the easiest way to connect my pc with a 5900ultra wiht dvi and svideo to my toshiba 26hf84 widescreen hdtv with svideo and hdmi.... the tv has no dvi imput.... also,, would using this as a monitor damage the tv at all, thank you.

first question... is there a warranty with this... second question how long do you think until there will be a pricedrop on the x800xl or the 6800gt, if so how much do u think the new price will be after the drop,, how long do you think they start dropping price on these?

Hello, i have recently ordered all the parts necessary to build my first computer, except the video card, which im not sure on yet. The problem is, i purchased a pci-express motherboard, which means no agp slots. The problem lies in the fact that i would like to put the computer together now...

Hello, i have recently ordered all the parts necessary to build my first computer, except the video card, which im not sure on yet. The problem is, i purchased a pci-express motherboard, which means no agp slots. The problem lies in the fact that i would like to put the computer together now...

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Hello, i'm getting ready to order all the parts from newegg, i just wanted to make sure that everything i'm about to order is compliant wiht eachother or if there are any other problems/suggestions with the hardware i ordered. Cpu: Amd Athlon 3800+ venice core - retail ($372) Mobo: Asus...

Hey guys, thanks for all your feedback. As for the CPU, i've decided to go with the less expensive 3800+ and in turn get the more expensive video card (the x800xl). As for the HDD, i've replaced the IDE one with HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 14R9463 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB ATA150 ($87) reguarding the...

Hello, I'm building a new computer before i go off to college. I will be doing a decent amount of gaming on this computer, but not a ton. I will also be using it for chatting, browsing the internet, etc.... nothign in particular. Here are the components i am thinking about putting in, any...