Recent content by sc2071

So, I took the side cover off my case. This maybe helped the cooling by shaving maybe 5'C off. I decided to go ahead and get a new case. So, I purchased an Antec Three Hundred. It comes with two rear exhaust fans, and I installed a 120mm intake fan (Antec TriCool) in the front. I also bought...

Thanks for the advice... I'll try removing the side and see how I do. The replacement cooler I got was an Arctic Cooling - Alpine 7 Pro. I also used some Arctic Silver thermal paste after removing the paste that the cooler came with. EDIT: I think I went with that cooler largely because...

Greetings, I have an Intel 3.33Mhz Dual-Core. The CPU was running around 72'C when gaming, so I replaced the stock cooler with a cheap one for about £15 quid. Now, I'm getting about 65'C, but it's still noisy and 65'C still seems hot to me. My case is 4-5 years old, and perhaps I need a...

Greetings, I've got a collection of old PC parts in my attic. Most parts are only a few years old, and all are in good working condition. So, it makes me feel awful to just trash them. However, each part is so worthless on it's own, that I just can't be bothered doing the eBay thing for 10...

So, I bought my mom the $30 LogiTech QuickCam from Target. She's using my old PC which is basically a BioStar 200v MiniPC, AMD Athlon 1800+, 512MB RAM, USB 2.0, VIA Chipset, with Windows XP. I then returned home a bought myself a LogiTech QuickCam STX (roughly $50). My PC sports an AMD...

Forgive my "dumbness", but assuming a "rail" is basically one of the outlets on the PSU, that goes through a cable to power the graphics card. Now if each one only gives out 22amps and I'm not able to plug in two cables into the graphics card, then how to I get the benefit of 36amps? Also...

Damn, I thought I had finally came to decision which card to get, then the PSU question came up. I can't find hard facts about the PSU requirements for either the 9600GT or 8800GT, but Google searching seems to suggest about 26amps on my 12v rail... if I got my terms right. I have a...

Greetings, I'm currently using an ATI 1900GT 256MB. Most games run okay, but I'd like to run things maxed out and get all the visual eye candy. My LCD is only 1280x1024 and I don't usually use anti-aliasing. Anyway, I'm thinking of upgrading to an nVidia 9600GT 512MB. The price point is...

Greetings, I'm considering upgrading from an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processor to an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (Toledo) processor. I currently have a Socket 939 motherboard, and I am looking for a quick cheap upgrade for gaming (BioShock, Hellgate, etc.). Anybody think this upgrade is worth it...

I am moving to the UK. I have a flat screen lcd with the original packing, so I think that is safe to ship... but I don't have any clue on how to safely ship my PC. I mean it is easy enough to find a box big enough to how a mid tower case and pad it... but I guess I am just concerned if the...

Hmm, I'm also wondering if the X1800 XT 256MB could be a contender as well. Affordability isn't an issue as much as justifying the expense to myself and my wife! :)

Right now I have a PowerColor X800GTO and I am looking to upgrade. So I see I can get a ATI branded x1900 GT card for around $200 or an ATI x1900 XT for $315. Oblivion benchmarks for both cards seem about the same, perhaps giving a little edge to the XT... however what really concerns me is...

I need to get a replacement GPU. I was thinking of getting the Enermax Liberty 500w, but all of this talk on next gen DX10 gpu power requirements makes me think I should get the 600+ watt. I am not planning on ever owning a SLI system, and I rarely purchase video cards outside of the mid to...

I've been having Warcraft crash on me, so I am busy investigating what the cause may be. So, among many other things, I got rid of MSI Core Cell, AMD Cool'n'Quiet Driver, and disabled it in the BIOS. I don't overclock (no need for Warcraft). Reseting my PC shows a CPU Temp of 55' in the...

Just got a new MSI 6600GT AGP Card, but I get a crash almost daily while playing games, specially WoW. I don't know what to do. I've turned off AGP Fast Write, got the latest MoBo BIOS and drivers for both the card and the chipset. What's next? Do I need a better PSU? The guide below makes...