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    EVGA 7800GS Problems

    Well, my PSU is an Antec 330w ... http://www.ciao.co.uk/Productinformatio...ec_TruePower_330_Power_supply__5768794 So that needs to be upgraded. Suggestions? What kind of a 12v rail amp setting am I looking for? Still, I am getting decent framerates with drivers from NVidia.com, but I am...
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    EVGA 7800GS Problems

    I'll have to get my PSU settings tonight when I get home. Can someone explain the 12v rail and other PSU specifics?
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    EVGA 7800GS Problems

    Help! Doesn't anyone have this card, too? Have you seen driver issues? Are insufficient PSU's a common cause for poor performance? I just shelled out $300 for this card cause I didn't want to get a new mobo/cpu/etc...
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    EVGA 7800GS Problems

    I'm upgrading from a GeForce4 Ti4200. Needless to say, I was expecting a huge, noticeable difference. I've tried 3 sets of drivers, the best result being the recommended set from EVGA's website. Some games look really good (Call of Duty 2) and others seem not so special. (Half Life 2, SW...
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    Media Center PC

    I'm planning to build a little form factor system to sit next to my TV for media. Really, all it will be used for is playing movie files, mpgs, avis, etc. I don't plan on making it a digital video recorder. So, I don't really need a tuner card or any video in. The question is, for its...
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    Upgrade Woes

    Thanks for your help, guys. I'm off to get the best AGP card I can find...
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    Upgrade Woes

    Well, that's unfortunate. I figure, if I'm upgrading, I might as well move up to PCI-E. How much of a hit will I notice if I run an AGP 8x card on my AGP 4x mobo? Or are they always a combo 4x/8x?
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    Upgrade Woes

    My original intent was to upgrade my video card to a nice PCI-E video card. Well, my motherboard (asus P4S533) will have to be upgraded to. The problem is, I can't find a socket 478 motherboard that supports PCI-Express cards. I'm not about to upgrade my processor too, as all I want is a new...