Recent content by Phant0m444

Great suggestions VirtualLarry. I will investigate those as soon as I'm able.

Sounds like most of you are suspecting the PSU or the HD. The only other PSU I have is in my gaming rig. I suppose I could transfer the PSU from it... but that would take awhile to connect and move back and forth :\. Assuming I can find voltage readings in my BIOS... what are acceptable...

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L RAM: 4GB DDR... Corsair XMS GPU: 1GB Radeon HD5450 HD: cant remember atm... its old and not an SSD PSU: Antec Smartpower 350W OS: Windows Vista 64 Monitor: Dell 19" LCD... several years old... cant find model # Not exactly sure how old...

As the title says, one of my computers randomly(seemingly) locks up/freezes and at the same time the monitor has a black screen/loses picture. Pressing any buttons on the keyboard or clicking the mouse seems to have no effect after this happens, and the only way to recover from it that I know is...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/greek-police-czech-embassy-detail-arma-dev-arrests-6396318 Thought I would share this. One of the stranger stories I've seen related to gaming news, and I didn't see a thread about it here at AT. If it wasn't just a vacation for the devs, its kind of neat to think...

Zelda Ocarina of Time Out of the hundreds of games I've played, this was easily the best game soundtrack I've heard. Music was such an integral part of the game since the songs could be played to effect gameplay... and of course the music was great too.

This sounds more like a form of blackmail or extortion to me. I won't claim pirating games is morally or legally right, but sending a threatening letter demanding money sounds like a crime too. So many people are quick to side with the game companies and cheer this on. But I'm sure most of the...

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/B3/20111109/NJENT/311090037/Police-Colo-man-threatened-blow-up-store-over-sold-out-Call-Duty-game?odyssey=mod_sectionstories I couldn't resist posting this since it occurred at my local Best Buy. Some guy threatened to blow up the store since MW3 was sold-out...

Thanks for the advice ken g6 and lehtv. I like the combo CPU/RAM deal you found Ken. :thumbsup: Looks like I will get the 2500K with 8GB RAM and a new mobo. A GPU upgrade will always be possible later...

Why should I get the i5-2500 or 2400 instead of the 2500K if I don't overclock? The prices are practically the same, and newegg is offering $15 discount on the 2500K. Does the 2500K run hotter or use more power or something? In regards to the RAM, I understand that timing is not really...

I'm looking to upgrade my current CPU/memory configuration. I plan on keeping my current video card, PSU, case, and monitor. I like to play the latest PC games, and I'm upgrading with BF3 in mind. I won't do any overclocking. Here's my current setup: CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 RAM: 4GB DDR2...

Thanks for the reply.... that cleared up a lot for me. :thumbsup: I thought the part about video game consoles cheating was rather amusing... if not really surprising. I kind of suspected something along those lines was taking place since they use increasingly obsolete hardware. I guess I'm...

I'm thinking about getting a new monitor soon, but I've had some lingering questions. I know that running just about any computer game at higher resolutions on your monitor will be more demanding on the hardware... and generally tends to lower framerates. 1.) What I'm unsure about is.... does...

That gts450 looks interesting, and $17 extra dollars isn't too bad. It's pricier than I would like, but it seems to be a decent card. There's a good chance I might choose that. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I think I have enough suggestions to do some price checking and shopping now...

wow... fast replies on these forums. Thanks everyone. I was kinda hoping that after 2 years... my 8800 would be a piece of junk compared to even the cheapest GPUs. It sounds like everyone is suggesting that I spend a little more. I'm open to suggestions, but I really would like to keep the...