Recent content by MrCairo

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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Opps my bad...yes either a 8800GTX or GTS, just checked www.newegg.com and both cards are DX10, for some reason I was thinking there were Dx9/10 versions. Been a while since I checked into cards, so I apologize for my lack of up to date knowledge or misunderstanding :) But yes a GTX would be...
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    ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 - Socket 939 with PCI-E and real AGP and Socket AM2 upgrade path

    Wow Woody, lots of good info and opinions there :) I thank you for taking the time to write all that out for me! I don't plan on jumping on to Vista just yet...but I know I will at some point. I just need to decide if I want to wait a bit for the 8800's to come down in price or or bite...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Thanks again for all the opinions/experience and ideas! I'm sorry I should of mentioned that my board would support pci -e as well, my bad. Sounds like I should look at the video card first and see what kind of a boost that will give me :) Now I only need to decide whether to wait for...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    That too is an option :) Is there a way to tell how much of a gain that would give me? I know on the Tom's Hardware (can i say that here lol) cpu section there's a comparison chart and my +4000 is pretty low on the list. It's just that I'm having a hard time finding any real numbers or %'s...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Well I normally don't OC (/hear's the giggles in the back) But if I went with the Opterons that's pretty much a given that I would. With already having a +4000, do you think I'd be best served by getting the better graphics card? Or do I really have a need to upgrade the cpu at this...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Hi guys, As you can see in my sig it's been a while since I've upgraded. Been looking at going as far as I can with my current mobo, so looking at the AMD 64 Dual Cores and Opteron's...but I've come across several different views as far as gaming goes. Some have said that there isn't...
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    ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 - Socket 939 with PCI-E and real AGP and Socket AM2 upgrade path

    Hello Woody, Been thinking of upgrading my +4000 to a Dual Core, just read quite a bit about the Opterons...was wondering if you've had a chance to see any gaming advantages when compared to your old cpu? My plan is to upgrade to the best 939 cpu I can before they start disappearing and...
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    What could be causing my probs with Winfast?

    What video card and drivers are you using? Or are you using just a tv/tuner card? My 1st guess is a driver conflict...... I hope more see this and help because I'm not that experienced in this area : ) Best of Luck!
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    Mid Range vid card? Please help me.

    Go the little bit extra ($200) and get a Nvidia 6600GT...I upgraded from a Ati 9800 np card and am getting a verynice boost all across the board. Do a search for 6600GT and look/read the reviews and benchmark, several sites show HL2 results. For the money/performance ratio there is no...
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    6600GT and Video playback issue???

    Hello All, I just upgraded my video card so I can pass down my older (Ati 9800) to my son's comp...after reading all the reviews and such I decided to try the 6600GT (XFX) version...I uninstalled my Ati "Omega" drivers through Win. Remove programs and used Driver Cleaner Pro to get rid of the...
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    need to know if there is a differance between the ATI 9500 PRO version and the rest like saphire , Visiontek

    Here's another link that goes into the specs and review on the "Tyan Tachyon G9500 Pro" , this is the card I would buy in a heartbeat...if I could find one! But I'm able to wait a bit and keep looking. Take a look and see what you think. Good luck! Regards, MC:) Tyan Tachyon G9500 Pro
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    9500 pro Doom III comparison...

    Hello All, I haven't posted here for quite a while...but I was thinking of upgrading my Gf2 cards and the 9500 Pro looked like a pretty good "bang 4 the buck" 'kind of card. While the price is good, I might just have to wait and save my pennys for a few steps higher. Here is a link that I...
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    Very critical question about DVD burners for DVD creaton

    You might want to take a look at a site called www.vcdhelp.com...along with a ton of vcd info, it also has a pretty large list of DVD players and their different playable media abilities. As well as dvd burning software and guides! Hope it helps some! MrCairo :cool:
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    GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and WinXP Pro glitch???

    Thank you both for the info...AnAndAustin, I'm going down your list and checking everything! I do believe that it's a "GoldenSample" card, I'll have to chech that when I get home from work today. I read the reviews at Newegg.com, which is where I purchased the card! At the time I purchased there...
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    GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and WinXP Pro glitch???

    Hello ALL, I have a question that I "hope" someone out there can shed a light on for me! I just pust together a new system," WinXP Pro, Shuttle AK35GT2, AMD 1600, 256 PC2700, 80gig WD HD", and I swapped out my Gainward GeForce4 Ti 4200 that I had in an older system. Now this card has been...