Recent content by saint0

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    Installed new XFX5900, now computer won't work

    i've tried the following after resetting the mobo through jumpers: in all the cases below, the hard drives, fans, etc, turn on, there is just no output to the monitor. - reconnected old agp vid card, nothing. - connected a pci vid card, nothing. i also checked if it was my monitor by plugging...
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    Can a Antec 480W power supply handle this?

    2 Seagate SATA drives 2 IBM EIDE drives 2 Seagate SCSI drives 2 CD drives floppy 4 80mm fans Adaptec SCSI controller old CreativeLabs sound card Zalman CNPS7000-CU cooler XFX GeForce 5900 128 ram IC7-MAX3 running a 2.6ghz oc to 3.0ghz
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    Installed new XFX5900, now computer won't work

    so you can burn out the agp port? hmm, how did that happen? last i remember, the soft menu's options were default with agp:Pci ratio of 66:33 mhz, and 1.55 v to the agp card...
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    Installed new XFX5900, now computer won't work

    hey guys, i am pretty new on the forums, wanted to see if anyone could help me out here... setup: antec true480 abit ic7-max2 p4c 2.6ghz 1gb of corsair xms everything was working fine until i tried installing this new vid card, the xfx gefore5900 128ram. i uninstalled the old vid card's...
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    Newbie question: Which one to OC? 2.4C, 2.6C, or 2.8C?

    In other words, if you could get one for free which one would you get based on greatest potential to overclock... I am asking, because at the end of this article (http://www.ocaddiction.com/reviews/cpu/intel_2600c/page4.shtml) the author does not recommend the 2.8C, and I was wondering why.
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    Critique system upgrade...

    Hey guys, new to the board =) Here's the list of new components followed by old components I am reusing: New stuff: - Lian Li 6070A - Antec True480W - Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu (i don't want to risk mobo when moving comp., so no Cu) - Abit IC7-G - P4 2.8Ghz 800FSB - 2x510MB PC3500 of Corsair XMS -...
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    What would I need to be doing to require 1gig of RAM???

    i have usually 500 to 700 mbs of memory in use when working on the computer. usually have photoshop, outlook, IE, matlab, homesite all open. also, matlab, cold fusion, and sql services in the background. the only time i went over 1gb was when i had premiere, photoshop, and illustrator all open...
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    OCZ, GeiL, HyperX, XtremeDDR???

    Building a new system for a friend, money is not a problem. Thanks.