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    All video played since reformat is totally washed out

    Its the new nvidia drivers, they suck. another quick fix is to have windows media player run in 3/4th hardware acceleration mode.
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    OK just a quick question folks...

    I run BF2, with the 4.12 ATI drivers and I put everything on High settings, and 4xAA and I get around 40fps and 30fps in lots of action. P4 2.8ghz 533FSB GEIL 1024mb pc3200 running Dual (2x 512mb) Radeon 9800 PRO 128mb (ATI)
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    Best Drivers for 9800PRO

    I have an ATI official 9800pro 128mb card. Right now Im using the 4.12's for the card, because the most recent drivers gave me a bit of lag in a few older games. Am I missing out on anything with the 4.12's or should I update to the newest for BF2?
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    Best Graphics drivers for FX5200

    I am having trouble watching video's in windows media player, everything is bright unless I turn down hardware acceleration. I have just installed this card for the first time in about a year and Im not sure whats causing it. I am using the latest drivers. Perhaps older ones? Also, whats the...
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    MSN messnger 7.0

    Hey. If anyone has MSN Messenger 7, maybe they can help me out. When I use the Pack option, to have a custom theme, it makes my message box much bigger then the default. Once I use any pack, my message box is permedently large, and very anoying, does anyone know how to get my message boxes...
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    GeForce4 Ti 4200 vs. Ati 9550 - which is better?

    The Ti4200 will definately not beat out a 9550. The 9550 can handle DX9 tasks in HL2 pretty well with a modern PC, and as far as ti4200 vs 9550 in DX8, the 9550 is quite a bit faster. I know this, I have both cards. The 9550 is about 3x as fast as the 9200, just a tiny bit slower then the...
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    Virtual memory - CS:S lag

    It seems your system's V-mem is correct, if you installed your OS with that 1gig of memory present, Windows XP will set the virtual memory to custom, for the appropriate ammount, if you set it to auto manage, it will use the same settings. I'm not sure what it is but you should def not be...
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    Radeon 9550 or 6200TC?

    Out of the two you have narrowed it down to, get the 9550.
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    Video Card Help

    I would go with a Rage 3D Pro, lightning FAST GFX!!!!
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    How hot is too hot for a Prescott SL7E2?

    No, you are right, I never had an ABIT board.
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    Please recommend vid card, choose from 2 (lower-end stuff)

    Unless the game is Ultima Online, your probablly going to want to get a 9000 or 9200. The original Radeon and GF2 are not really worth the price (new) compared to last generation cards, that could run around only $5 more for entry level. Go with one of these: Radeon 9000 Radeon...
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    How hot is too hot for a Prescott SL7E2?

    I have also never had a lying motherboard.
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    nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200

    I would of recommened the 6600GT if I knew that was what you considered a cheap upgrade. LoL. Whenever someone says cheap upgrade, I always think around the $50-$100 range.
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    How hot is too hot for a Prescott SL7E2?

    I'm not quite sure about the prescott vs. Northwood thing. As software becomes more demanding, shouldnt the Prescott become a great advantage? I thought the prescott beat out the northwood is some categories? Either way, they are super close. I Installed a few northwoods and a few...
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    Calibrate your monitor, kid. It's good for yas.

    IF anyone owns a THX enhanced or LUCAS ARTS movie, like star wars on DVD, and you have a DVD-ROM, there is a THX optimizer within the DvD menu. This works perfectly to help you adjust your television so that it is perfect for viewing. I feel it works great, and has step by step instructions...
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    video drivers for voodoo2 for windows XP?

    Doesnt Windows XP have a 2D compatible driver built in its driver database?
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    great videocard for ccs

    Just for the record, the 9800 pro does best with the catalyst 4.12's NOT the newest catalysts that claim to improve CSS performance. This may be true with the X series.
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    nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200

    Get a Radeon 9600PRO, that will run you around $95. Cheapest upgrade thats worth it. If your looking to spend double that, get a 6600GT.
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    Problem Please Help

    My 9800pro has many issues with the newest ati drivers. The 4.12's are the best choice for speed and reliability right now. The 9800pro gets very hot, perhaps the ambient temp of the case has risen to cause instability? Whats your system specs? What is your power supply rating? It...
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    I have PCI GFX 5500 256MB sitting on my desk

    It might as well be called Intel Extreme graphics.
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    help me buy a video card...

    Not really. It seems to me thats the best choice. Although, take note that the radeon 9550 256mb is only a few dollars more, and is nearly 3x as fast.
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    need help badly!

    Don't you hate replies that always have a stupid comment. Say I don't know, like "paragpraphs would be nice." Theres always at least 1 per post. What are you an English Teacher OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh! Dis! ;)
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    Problem Please Help

    Just the monitor turns off, but the computer still runs? Can you hear yourself firing the gun out of the speakers?
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    Would you get a P4 3.2E or A64 3200+

    I think you should just get a Pentium MMX running at 75mhz. I heard the MMX technology lets you do multi-media faster! With the Pentium MMX running STAR WARS: REBEL ASSAULT 2 is a breeze. GOOD LUCK ROOKIE 1!
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    Post your last 3 video cards, including your current

    Radeon 7200 Radeon 7500 GeForce4 Ti 4200 current: Radeon 9800pro
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    Upgrade or Build?

    You should build a new one. Your mainboard using pc133 memory, thats a huge bottleneck, and I'm also guessing that he board is not new enough to support a prescott core, so its sort of finished.
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    CS:S on 6800GTO

    No offense mwmorph, a Dell might run you a little more, but usually the trend with synthetic benchmarks show alot of Dells with the same hardware to score very well, if not higher then a custom build. Problem in this particular thread is not the hardware, its the user. Don't be offended...
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    Ugh... Installation of Latest Catalyst Drivers caused a huge performance decrease...

    Alot of people have reported this drop. These drivers were supposed to "tweak" performance for HL2, but it actually made it horrible for some people. I too took a huge hit, almost 15fps, plus I had many many glitches. I say skip this driver version. BTW I'm using a 9800pro, but the X...
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    How often do you guys need to update your graphics cards?

    I did it around every 3 years also, I'm now on a 9800pro and was previously on a ti4200. Guild Wars and HL2 ran fine on my 4200 (fine for me is 1024x768 no aa @ 30fps) This is def not fine for everyone else :) I think the 9800pro is my last high-end card, then I am going to stop playing...
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    Suggest upgrades from P4 2.4c system plz

    I dont really think you need an upgrade yet to be honest. You are on the low end of whats really acceptable for decent performance, but I would still put my vote in for a newest video card, your 2.4c is fine for now.
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    Card Recommendation for a P4 1.8Ghz

    Don't you love bottlenecks? Sometimes I wish I didnt know what I know, so i could be totally happy, smiling with some intel extreme graphics on a athon64 3500+. Wondering what I did wrong, and why the keyboard seemed to continue to turn my character left in doom3, 20seconds after i let go of...
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    For $200 what is the fastest AGP ATI card i can get?

    The 9800pro is still rockin'!
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    Radeon 9550 or FX5200?

    by the time of longhorn, a new mobo might be equipt with a dx9 card like one of those, for longhorn.
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    Gaming Vid Card for Soon To Be Released Games?

    The 5900 Ultra isnt that bad of a card. I cant imagine that your having trouble playing any games in 1024x768. Except maybe FarCry, but your not missing much. What sort of system do you have now? You may just want to wait until the next gen ati/nvidia cards come out.
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    Is hardware directX9 a must for Longhorn?

    What do you mean you will get windows 64-bit for free when you have pro?
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    Crappy CS:SOurce and other games performance

    Just what sort of performance are you looking for? :) 4xaa and 8af in that resolution? 52fps is very good.
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    Is Athlon XP 3200+ abit too slow for Geforce 6800?

    Why are so many people so eager to jump onto the 64-bit bandwagon so quickly? Alot of people are only upgrading to 3200+ XP's now. This upgrade idea is sort of extreme. When you talk plainly about it, yes, a "number" from a "benchmark" goes up which means your GPU isnt running full speed...
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    Cheap Vid Cards: Sapphire 9800se or Gainward 5600fx ?

    I think a 9550 is pretty close to performance with the 9800se, because isnt the SE half the bandwidth? 64bit?? I know the 9550 is actually about the speed of a ti4200, but in dx9, and the 128bit version can be had for around $67.
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    Silver Paste

    Ive used them all, and it turned out (for me) That the stock thermal pads on both the AMD/Intel heatsinks are perfectly fine. I honestly believe all that talk is hype. I don't want to get tons of responses telling me I did somthing wrong, so just take my response with a grain of salt if you...
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    cpuz vs bios

    Just go by what your BIOS reports. Obveously these programs dont work with your mainboard. Does your PC perform normally? If it does, put your mind at ease and forget about it.