Recent content by segask

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    (Dead) BFG 6800 OC with Far Cry, add HL2, $220 - $250 AMIR

    I went ahead and bought this, upgrading from an aging ti4600. BFG 6800 is an awesome step up in performance, but the little twin cooling fans are a bit noisy to my ears. I had a Zalman Z80 on the ti4600. I think the new Zalman Z80D isn't compatible yet with the 6800's. Does any one know if...
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    no mouse acceleration in microsoft wireless?

    thanks for the reply:) there is setting to adjust sensitivity, but not acceleration.
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    no mouse acceleration in microsoft wireless?

    I just bought a microsoft wireless optical mouse. It is the Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0. The driver software is Intellipoint version 5.00.174. In the driver controls I don't see any setting for adjusting acceleration. I can tell by the movement that there isn't any acceleration in windows or...
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    Any REAL problems running 98se on latest hardware?

    there is a 512 mb ram limit, and I beleive a 2gb filesize limit, and its not as stable as xp.
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    what hardware components can be upgraded in XP?

    I still haven't upgraded to winxp yet. I'm still in win98se. I have heard that M$ will let you upgrade things like videocards without having to buy a new copy of winxp, but what about a cpu or mobo? I figure M$ prolly makes you buy a new copy of winxp for those? So whenever you buy a new cpu...
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    can't defrag my HDD in win98se

    I get an error message saying "there is not enough memory to defragment the drive". I have 512 MB ram. The harddisk is 120 GB IBM/Hitachi deskstar 120GXP. I have used disk defrag before on 10 and 60 gig harddrives, but I think maybe not on this drive. I have used 60GB and have 55GB free...
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    upgrading hardware in winxp

    I am still using win98se. The main reason I have not switched to winxp is all that stuff about winxp activation. I remember back when xp was released, reading about the activation feature. That you have to call Microsoft to have them activate your copy of winxp. And whenever you upgrade your...