Recent content by kevmev12

Hello. I know the last reply to this post is over 10 days ago but I just want to conclude my original post. I finally got my video card, thanks so much for those who have replied and given me advice. I did at first 'bought' an A-Tek Readon 8500 from eBay but that transaction fell thru because...

In my haste to get that Radeon 8500 on ebay, I didn't read the description fully and found that the card was actually an A-tek ATi Radeon 8500 64MB... got it for $AUD199. So it's not a "true" ATi Radeon card, I'm just wondering if that will affect anything. Just thinking how silly I am of hoping...

Thanks for the card comparisons AnAndAustin, it has helped me a lot. In fact everyone here has been nothing but friendly and helpful and I can't thank all of you enough for helping out a vidoe card novice/newbie like me! :) I have found a brand new ATi Radeon 8500 64Mb retail box version on...

I would just like to know how to tell the difference between an ATA 66 IDE cable and a ATA 100 (or higher) IDE cable. On the packet of IDE cables that were packaged with my new motherboard (MSI KT3 Ultra2), it says "For ATA66 Use". I've got a new 80Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200 and I'm worried that...

Hmm... certainly not good news indeed. Gaming is not as important but it is a big part of what I want to do with the computer. Just got a reply from a US company about international orders, they do ship to Australia but the cost is $US58 using Global Express Mail...! That just completely turned...

I remember the good ole' days when I used to play Need for Speed: High Stakes on my old computer with on-board video, I think I used the software acceleration thing... I used to think that was pretty neat since I actually got the game to look like the pictures on the back of the box! :D Soldier...

gtd 2000 I play all sorts of games, don't really have a specific preference although I lean a little towards FPS and driving games. Still love old games such as Warcraft 2, Worms 2 and NFS3... I like old games - even give Sim City a spin sometimes! :D I'm not getting the video card based on...

gdt 2000 I think you made a really good point, especially on the performance of the card that I will actually use! I want a card that is capable of playing all the latetest games well, but I know I won't need it anyway because I'm not a big gamer. Instead of looking too far into the future of...

Thanks for everyone's replies. Firstly, I don't understand why the Radeon 8500 series is so damn expensive here in Aus, but very affordable and within my budget in the US. I've read a lot of posts here in this forum and there is a lot of support for the Radeon 8500LE but the cheapest I can find...

Hello. Now that I have an MSI KT3 Ultra2 motherboard, the last thing I need to get to complete my custom computer is a video card. I am now deciding on a Xabre 400 or a GF4 MX440. I have read the reviews about how Xabre 400 can beat the MX440 but the thing that worries me the most is that the...

Hello all. I am in the process of building a new computer and I need some advice in regards to motherboards. I have the Athlon XP 2000+ in mind when it comes to CPU, and I already have a Kingston 512MB 266MHz DDR PC2100 ValueRAM. I have done a lot of research and read a lot of articles and came...