Recent content by ValJP

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    Power Requirements 7900GS or 7800GS

    This will probably seem stupid but.. Never really understood the whole dual rails thing... I have some sata power connections coming out of the power supply, the mainboard ATX connector, and a long single stream of 4pin molex with a 6pin PCIe, and a floppy. Just not sure where the other...
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    Power Requirements 7900GS or 7800GS

    7600GT looks like triple the card for 165$ I had been looking at 7600GS, 7800GS, 7900GS I was always worried that GT or XT or Ultras ran too hot/unstable? 430W Truepower2 with 17 or 18A is good enough though even for a 7900GS? :) that makes me feel better at least.. was worried a newer...
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    Power Requirements 7900GS or 7800GS

    System is listed in signature. After my other topic on this board, have come to the conclusion that video card needs an upgrade. The TrupowerII has dual 17 or 18A on its rails, but some people say it all needs to be on a single rail. I know the larger graphics cards are amp hungry and...
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    MMORPG Lag - Low 3dMark05 scores

    *edit* I was browsing the wrong forum when I posted this. Should go in Technical Support. :( *edit* Free version of 3dMark05 Main Test Results 3DMark Score 2116 3DMarks CPU Score 4657 CPUMarks Detailed Test Results Game Tests GT1 - Return To Proxycon 9.6 fps GT2 - Firefly...
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    Double Checking monitor upgrade vs video card

    Guess I'm not really on topic with all the 7800, 7900, and 8800 topics, but here goes. System mentioned in signature. For those who can't see for some reason... Gigabyte K8NSC motherboard, AGP/DDR400 dual channel/SATA150/Athlon64 3700 San Diego Core Athlon 64 Socket 939 2gb 2x 1024mb...
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    What type of RAM can I buy?

    The processor is starting to slightly get dated.. but should be fine for now. As those above mentioned, the ram increase will be a big boost. Maybe 1-2 more years and his processor may start having issues with newer software.. especially if you try to put Vista on it(and the way they are...
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    Video display goes black randomly - sorta

    I have the computer listed in my sig... and it has run fine since march. No problems whatsoever.... except for video. 5 years ago, I bought the original system.. AthlonXP1800, Geforce5500, 512mb ram... etc.... 19" AOC CRT Monitor. The 19" AOC had lasted 4 years, before it started making...
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    Windows XP Freeze / Lotus question.

    Found out that Lotus 97 not compatible with Windows XP(unsupported) So I'm pretty sure its causing the crashes, but can't be certain. Haven't been able to find a solid price on Smartsuite 9.8 though, as I've seen from $20 from shady dealers to 281$ from Lotus themselves. Still looking for...
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    Windows XP Freeze / Lotus question.

    Dell 2400mhz celeron budget line computer.. upgraded to 512mb(shipped with 512, but not standard) because of 233mhz 32mb PC with Windows 95 not being compatible with Norton 2002... So the customer had Lotus 97, Windows 95, and only used it to update his GPS and other devices via serial...
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    Computer quit on me :(

    Turn it on and lights and fans come on but no beeps, no video? bad power connection I think or faulty wiring, or cracked/damaged motherboard.... Unhook/rehook all your connections if possible and blow dust out of case. Try again. Try another power supply... After that... I'd guess...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Yes, the WD Diagnostics(windows version) said the drive passed.
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Well, used Data Lifeguard floppy to wipe and repartition the drive to 40gb and 200gb(roughly). Windows XP SP2 found all 240gb~ of the drive and both partitions.. reformatted them with NTFS in Windows XP setup. Got to first bootup and noticed an all too familiar sound... so I dunno...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Backups up to date. /check Windows XP Pro SP2 slipstreamed CD ready /check Fresh Formatted and written WD Data Lifeguard Tools Floppy /check Not to just find the Raid/SATA driver disk.. but its 2am and more work tommorow. Will run the WD Diagnostic prior to reformatting. After...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    However this was done around march with a brand new hard drive. So its two months old. I put everything in.. had the computer working fine. BIOS read the HD, Windows read it. It was unpartioned, never had been formatted. Windows 2000 SP0 does not recognize hard drives or partitions over...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Recently upgraded my computer to a 3700 Athlon 64 San Diego 1mb cache/Gigabyte K8NSC/Western Digital 250gb SATA1 Hard Drive(WD2500YD)/Antec 430W Power Supply TruPowerII 2x 1024mb Kingston PC3200 Dual Channel DDR Ram EVGA Geforce6600 AGP 8x 256mb PCI SoundBlastery Audigy(4years old) sound...