Recent content by nreo

ah well the soundcard is dead, so i guess not through a bios flash. i was wondering what your thoughts were on the other bits and pieces i mentioned. i hate bumping this but this is the only real place im getting real constructive answers from. chris

Hey guys im back with a reply after heavy testing and pretty much doing everything you've asked. 1.) PSU tester, tested it, all green lights, I have an Antec PSU tester and all it required was for my mobo 24pin connector to fly in there and following the instructions all looks good, passed...

Thanks wired, that's really given me some insight. I'm not really a complete newbie so I think i can try and sort this one out. 1.)Jterrel, I've ordered myself a PSU tester and it'll be here in the morning - just to clarify, if all everything 'passes' i'll presume the PSU is then 100% not...

Hey guys, I really hope you can help me/advise me on what to do and what the best steps are. I've been experiencing one problem after the other for about 9 hours now, and I can't for the life of me figure it out. I know its a long post, but i really have no where else to go and i've tried to...

Hey guys, I really hope you can help me/advise me on what to do and what the best steps are. I've been experiencing one problem after the other for about 9 hours now, and I can't for the life of me figure it out. I know its a long post, but i really have no where else to go and i've tried to...

Hey guys, About to replace the AMD stock cooler on my x2 4200 cpu. I had placed some arctic silver on it a few months ago. Do I... 1.) Clean off the arctic silver ( I have arctic cleaner) Do I only use arctic cleaner or should I be using something with it? 2.) After cleaning need to...

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Thanks for the brilliant response guys. My computer hardware knowledge is ever, slowly, increasing :D. In response to myocardia, I think you're right. I am cpu bound with my 7900gtx, as its a super card and i'm averaging not as good frames as i'd expect. But because of this cpu limitation...

howdy all, im about to upgrade graphics card in a rig of: amd x2 4200 @2.2ghz 2gig corsair ddr2 800mhz ram xfx7900gtx asus m2n-sli deluxe Now graphics cards = gaming, thats how much i understand. The thing is, IS my cpu good enough? Lets say I got a 3870 Would games in a amd x2...

hey guys, thanks for the replies. Azn, I thought that 256mb should be fine, and that ram was mostly overrated on gpus and only really needed for bigger screens, is this right?

i'd love to if they had the 3850 on there.......

Hey guys, I have a amd x2 4200 clocked at 2.6ghz 2gb ddr2 800mhz corsair xm2 ram xfx geforce 7900gtx Is it worth me selling on the 7900gtx for a amd 3850? Will I see a big performance boost? Or will the 8800gt only really give me the big performance boost i need. Thanks Nreo

Hey guys, I'm on a very tight budget and need to find a motherboard which can support 4 IDE devices. What I have at the moment: 2 IDE Maxtor 80gb drives 2 IDE DVD/RW drives AMD x2 4200 AM2 Socket processor Nvidia 7800GTX Antec NeoHW 480watt But no motherboard for these pieces. I...

Thanks guys. Quality advice. Glad I joined. I'm opting for an amd 6000 then. Theres 2 versions however, one at 89watt and another (cheaper) which doesn't say what the difference is. Is it only power consumption? Which one should I opt for? I'll wait a bit obviously till the prices are...

hey everyone. I need your advice! I'm new here but glad to join the anandtech forum. Im in a quest for upgrading my gpu. I want to be able to get the best frame rates within a reasonable budget. My rig is as follows : amd x2 4200 @ 2.21ghz 2gb ddr2 800mhz corsair xm2 ram geforce 7900gtx...