Recent content by makor26

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    3DMark2001 score not really up to par...

    Well, i did the comparison to "others system's with the same processor but different video card" and needless to say there were worse video cards getting higher or the same score as me and other ATI Radeon 9500's getting 8000+ marks. So that's why i thought person it was a memory issue.
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    3DMark2001 score not really up to par...

    This is my system - Epox 8K7A 1.33Ghz Thunderbird ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 512MB PC2100 RAM My score on 3DMark2001 was around 5800 and that seems really low for my system. Would adding 512MB or memory be the best way for improvement? Does anyone know offhand the fastest processor i can put in an...
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    Looking for a new Video card for under $200

    Thanks for the info! One last question: This is my current system: Epox 8K7A motherboard 1.33 Ghz Thunderbird 512MB PC2100 DDR RAM ATI Radeon 64MB DDR Would the 9500 Pro be overkill for this system?
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    Looking for a new Video card for under $200

    I'm not looking for the best price necessarily, just the best card for around $200. I meant is there something better than the ATI Radeon 9500 Pro for under $200.
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    Sapphire Radeon 9500 128 mb non-Pro 160.00 SHIPPED at Newegg

    What's the difference between this and the PRO version?
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    Looking for a new Video card for under $200

    Is there something better out there than the ATI Radeon 9500 Pro? I've found that for $190.
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    Looking for a good IDE hard drive. Any recommendations?

    Any specific models? Also, do you know good places to buy it online?
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    Looking for a good IDE hard drive. Any recommendations?

    Looking to add a second hard drive to my comp for around $100. 40GB or more, ideally. Any recommendations? Any good deals around?
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    Need help picking some memory...

    OK, now i'm really confused. I went to Crucial and looked up DDR PC2100 memory. 256MB - CL=2.5 ? Unbuffered ? Non-parity ? 2.5V ? 32Meg x 64 256MB - CL=2.5 ? Unbuffered ? ECC ? 2.5V ? 32Meg x 72 256MB - CL=2.5 ? Registered ? ECC ? 2.5V ? 32Meg x 72 Unbuffered? Registered? Parity...
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    Need help picking some memory...

    I have an Epox EP-8K7A+ motherboard with a 1.33Ghz Thunderbird. I currently have 256MB DDR PC2100 of memory. I would like to have a total of 1GB of RAM, but there are only two slots for memory. Does anyone know what the best memory i could get that will work with this motherboard (will it take...
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    Need help picking memory...

    I have an Epox EP-8K7A+ motherboard with a 1.33Ghz Thunderbird. I currently have 256MB DDR PC2100 of memory. I would like to have a total of 1GB of RAM, but there are only two slots for memory. Does anyone know what the best memory i could get (will it take PC2700?) and where is the cheapest...
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    Need HELP picking a Video Card!!!

    I am definitely upgrading the motherboard, cpu, etc in the future, but i wanted to make sure the video card would even work with my current system and that i would actually see a significant increase in performance with the 9700 versus my current video card, with my current system.
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    Need HELP picking a Video Card!!!

    Ok, my system: Epox EP-8K7A+ 1.33Ghz Athlon Thunderbird ATI Radeon 64MB DDR VIVO Turtle Beach Santa Cruz 256 DDR SDRAM I'm looking for a new video card. I was looking at the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, but wasn't sure that would be overkill for my system? In other words, can i take full advantadge...
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    Newbie laptop video card question

    I have a Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptop with a crappy Trident video card. This video card doesn't work with a lot of games and i would like to replace it. Is this possible on a laptop? If so, where can i buy a new video card? (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. didn't have any) Can anyone recommend a...