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    Buzzing/Rattling from case.

    Excellent idea - seems to have worked to cure the rattling. Might it be a loose screw that's causing the problem?
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    Buzzing/Rattling from case.

    I've been noticing for a while that there a slight buzzing from within my case. It goes anywhere from a medium to a low pitch, and sometimes ends up making more more of a whirring now. Now, at first I figured it was my case rattling, but it's a great case and any little tinkering of...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    We'll see what happens with my RMA. I can't really afford to upgrade right now, and i'd like to see how CPUs/Mobo's are in the fall in terms of selection and pricing. I am however going to upgrade my ram to some high quality dual channel. I'm currently running 1gb Hynix DDR 400 Dual Channel...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I sent my card in for an RMA, just incase. It was running sluggishly in a lot of things.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I am running XP Pro. Thanks for the idea though
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    Best RAM for current machine

    I'm trying to price out options right now between upgrading cpu/mobo or upgrading to a good quality RAM. One thing that has my curiousity however is what kind of RAM would be the best for me to get, should I go that route?
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    Best RAM for current machine

    My system is currently listed in my sig, and I have been running Hynix 2x512 DDR 400 Dual Channel for a year now, and the few times I have run memtest I have encountered zero errors. However, I am at the point where I am thinking of upgrade to an Athlon64 but many people tell me I should wait a...
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    Why is PCI Express being pushed so hard?

    Where did you catch wind of this?
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I finally called BFG Tech and told them my problem. The tech was a bit frustrated that I wouldn't accept that any of my other components were the bottleneck due to the fact they all run fine and are up-to-date with drivers. I get better performance with a 9800 Pro than a 6800 OC...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    Aaron aka Chazwazer for president. LOL.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    Everything is set to 8x, Fast-writes Off. However, in that image I posted the OS was set to 2x, so I was just curious as to whether or not that was the problem. I don't think anything in my machine in the bottleneck seeing as I had a full diagnostic test done when my computer was damaged, and...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    http://members.shaw.ca/rcrmb/pics/agprate.gif This is what my AGP settings look like. I noticed the OS is at 2x. Is there anyway I can change this? I am using the VXG 71.20b drivers.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    One thing I forgot to mention was last month I had a full hardware diagnostic burn-in done on my machine after it was damaged in a shipping incident and everything was running on par, however this was before I bought the 6800nu. Perhaps this may put things in a better light.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    The CPU runs at about 46C under load such as playing games. I was referring to the temperature for my 6800nu. :) I also ran Prime95 for 15 hours without a hitch.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    Molex is connected, yes. :) Sound Card is an Audigy 2 ZS with the latest Driver Update (Jul 04) Other than what's listed in my sig for Hardware, I have a WD 120 gig 8mb buffer HD and a WD 40gig, both 7200 RPM. I have Prime95 going right now - i'll run it over night.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    Vsync is off in Source. It's set to Always off in the ForceWare setup. As for the aperture size, I have it set at 256mb, which is the most my motherboard offers. Other Source players have indicated that it may be time for me to go A64, though that's not something I can budget at this...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    The game is all updated and everything. I installed the latest Chipset drivers (Intel 865PE) and I installed the VXG drivers after running DriverCleaner in SafeMode. I unlocked my card to 16x6 using Riva Tuner and I made sure VSync was off. I currently get 9268 3dMarks in 2003 at Default...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I unlocked my card and tuned down the aperature size to 64mb (half the card's RAM as suggested by another) and downclocked my CPU to stock speed (3.01 ghz) and I'm getting 9263 3dmarks in 2003. My HL2 issues are still present, but I imagine it's something i'll have to live with. :( Chipset...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I tried that - still getting drops :\ I can stand in a corner and get over 100fps but as soon as some models enter my frame of view my fps drops pretty steep. I do not understand the problem - I received a suggestion saying that it's because I have an Nvidia and Source is an ATI friendly...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I uninstalled the ForceWare drivers, ran DriverCleaner and installed the VXG 71.20's. I also updated my chipset (Intel 875) and I will try out CS tomorrow (I find the Source engine to be where my problems lie - though I haven't played many other games.) as well I ran the Video Stress Test one...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I had a fresh format with the new card, so I haven't had to worry about any of that. Unfortunately for me, my card didn't unlock successfully, so i'm running all at stock. Some people have told me it could be the fact i'm using a P4 (not as good in games as A64) or that my RAM is kinda noname...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    Vsync is off, always off. My aperature is at 8x and in BIOS i had the size at 128mb. I was just playing CS to test the source engine and I had the game at 800x600 High everything 2xAA/4xAF and I was still dipping to 25fps in some areas. Perhaps Source doesn't get along well with my gfx card...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I ran 3dMark 03 @ 1024x768 with Optimal settings and 4x AF. I came up with 9333 3D Marks, though i'm not sure how good that is. Running the Counter-Strike Source Video Stress Test @ 800x600 High 4xAA / 8xAF I got 98.8 fps. I am now using the latest ForceWare drivers from Nvidia...
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I am downloading 3DMark03 version 360 from Guru3d. I will also acquire the latest ForceWare Beta's from the Nvidia site. I'll get back to you guys once i've run 3dmark.
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    BFG 6800 OC Performance

    I recently bought the BFG 6800OC and I find that in Half Life 2 the performance I get is just a tad better than what I was getting with my 9700 PRO. I'm running in 800x600, medium textures and 2x AA 2xAF. I can drop down to 20fps and it's getting a bit frustrating, especially in Multiplayer...
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    How to unlock Pipelines and Vertex Shader on a 6800 (nu/le/gs)

    Sucks. Oh well. It's a great card on stock.
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    How to unlock Pipelines and Vertex Shader on a 6800 (nu/le/gs)

    Awesome tutorial. I found it simple to use instead of piecing it together myself from Guru3d. Unfortunately I was getting artifacting on my desktop right off the bat, which is a shame because I bought this card for its unlockability. Do fast-writes have any influence on the success of this?
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    'Load needed DLL's for Kernel'

    Thanks a lot.
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    'Load needed DLL's for Kernel'

    SP1 and the majority of updates. Why, am I going to have to start from scratch again?
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    'Load needed DLL's for Kernel'

    Indeed. Anyone?
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    'Load needed DLL's for Kernel'

    When I boot my box, right after it posts I get this error: 'Windows could not start because of an error in the software - Load needed DLL's for Kernel' I've never encountered this error before. What should I do to fix it? Perform a repair installation? I have two drivers in a RAID array...
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    Blown Radeon?

    It was a continuity of the same beep. Like a truck backing up, but shorter and quicker in repitition. The card smells like burning. I tested a GF2MX in the machine and it booted fine, but now I need to reinstall windows because of missing DLL's, but that's another issue. I was thinking I...
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    Blown Radeon?

    bump
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    Blown Radeon?

    I had my case and power supply replaced due to damage caused by a shipping company. I took in the machine to have it checked out and damaged parts replaced, however I did not take in the video card because it had an after market heat sink, and if it were broken they may not have written it up...
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    WaveMaster Woes

    Thanks all. I will be hopefully picking up my comp this afternoon.
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    WaveMaster Woes

    Thanks. I have chosen the black colour, and I have decided to go with the OCZ ModStream 450 as my p/s. Aslong as the cooling within the case is above average, and I don't have to take the side panel off if I overclock my cpu a bit, then i'm satisfied.
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    WaveMaster Woes

    I was hoping to get a Centurion 5 or Lian-Li V1000, but neither are availible, especially the latter. Due to insurance purposes, I have to deal with this supplier as my parts came from them before. My PSU was damaged along with the previous case, so I settled for an Antec TruePower 430w...
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    WaveMaster Woes

    Due to damage caused by a shipping company I have had to get a new case. I've had to choose a Cooler Master WaveMaster due to the fact my supplier really had nothing else, and being without a computer for 3 weeks already I am not wanting to sit around waiting for something else to be shipped...
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    Backdoor-BDD Trojan

    It appears a siblings machine has been infected with a trojan known as 'Backdoor-BDD' and her fully updated version of McAfee can't seem to get rid of it. I don't have the time to sit here and go through all sorts of software, and i'm being begged not to format. Anyone have any good tips or...
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    Mywallop.com

    Alright, thanks for replying. ;)