Recent content by Xelloss

If it was displaying at native resolution on a monitor that size, it would be a little box in the middle of the screen. :P PS2 just generally isn't going to look very good on a computer monitor, as even the cheapest computer monitors are going to show the limitations of a system that was...

This has been my experience with dual-head, your mileage may vary: Most games, particularly if they are running full screen, need control of the keyboard and mouse. Depending on the game and how it was coded, you may or may not be able to move the mouse off the side of the screen into...

Well, I just picked up an ECS RS482-M with a 3700+ from them. Definitely not an enthusiast board - I'm not expecting overclocking features. But newegg reviews suggested it was reasonably solid, so I'm going to give it a shot. And today they've got an RX480-A with a 3500+ for $180. I'm a bit...

A good value, yes. But it looks like the X1800GTO can't beat the 7600GT. Now, if it's significantly less expensive, that's another story. http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_7600_gt_performance/

Well, ECS is a low-end manufacturer, so most of the people here don't bother with them, unless they get a really good deal (like me). Looking at reviews on Newegg, the K8T890-A is not a very popular board at all. Some of the complaints include crappy AGP support (lots of cards don't work...

No, you were right. It's 12.

Check the model numbers. The one you linked to should be 256-A8-N397-TX, and from the pictures, it should say CO on the box. If that's not what you got, Newegg messed up and you need to tell them. This is it on the evga site: http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=256-A8-N397-TX&family=17

Well, except I'm not sure that I would say the 7600GT is the lower performing part. Without overclocking that is. That changes the mix considerably. At stock speeds, I haven't seen any direct comparison benchmarks between the two, but I have seen benchmarks between the 6800GS and the...

The 7600GT may only be 128-bit, but its memory clock is significantly higher than the x850XT - by around 400Mhz. So while it still definitely has less memory bandwidth, the picture's not as bad as just looking at the bus width would lead you to believe.

Er, SLI seems unlikely, seeing as it has only one PCI-e slot. And as far as I know, this board uses the ATI southbridge as well. Thanks for the tip though. :) I wouldn't think there would be problems either, but I've heard a few people on these very forums complaining about it. Not sure if...

I guess I'm swinging back towards ATI again, just to be on the safe side. I can always pick up an ATI silencer if the thing is too loud for me. Anyways, the general verdict from other threads I've seen is this: At stock speeds, they're about the same (allowing for ATI and nVidia's inherent...

As it says in the summary, I got one of these things on the cheap at Fry's. Should serve my needs fine, but I am worried about compatability problems with nVidia cards, as I have heard a couple things along those lines. ECS tech support says ask nVidia (thanks guys @_@), and nVidia says they...

All the fans in the world won't help much if you have bad airflow...

Don't forget that the x850xt supposedly sounds like a vacuum cleaner too... I'm currently on the fence between these two cards. I'd take the nvidia for sure, if I weren't fearing incompatibilities with my cheap ATI mobo. As it is, I'm on the fence. :|

Hi guys - just got myself a combo deal at Fry's on a 3700+ and an ECS RS482-M motherboard. Not a great board, I know, but I'm not planning to overclock right now and it has pretty much what I need. The only thing that bothers me is that I've been hearing rumors here and there of problems...