Search results

  1. B

    Reverse Cooling Idea

    Well my temps are very good. I was just curious about blowing air the other way. To answer your questions Akira I have a NV5 Silencer on my 6800 Ultra so I guess your right, with that and my PSU it's probably pretty warm back there. at idle my CPU temp is 29c right now and my motherboard...
  2. B

    Reverse Cooling Idea

    Hey guys, I was lookin at my case today and thinking, that cold air from the 120mm fan in the front passes over the two hard drives, sound card, video card and CPU (Even though it's cooled with a 6000 RPM fan) as well as the various passive cooling chips, like my NF3 250 chip. Would it make any...
  3. B

    200GB Hard Drive Recognition??

    Hi guys, I have a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 (Model# 6Y200PO). Ive downloaded the "Big Drive Enabler", MaxBlast software (whicjh just crashes). Checked every website I can find on yahoo, and I still can't get XP Pro to recognize more than 137 gigs out of the 200 total. If I right click on...
  4. B

    The dam 6800 Ultra

    Hey guys, I ordered a Geforce 6800 Ultra from PNY and received it last week. It came with stock speeds of 1.10GHz for the memory and a 400MHz core clock. I also put in a Antec true power 480watt power supply with it also. Sometimes it will over clock to 440mhz and 1.12ghz memory with no...
  5. B

    Doom 3 Timedemo

    Nothing running in the backround, I use EndItAll2 before running any games and yes I'm using the new Doom 3 hot Catalyst drivers. It seems to me when new textures or lighting is used it happens. Like I said when the second hell spawn things appears there is one of the slowdowns which is right...
  6. B

    Doom 3 Timedemo

    Ok my computer specs are in the signature at the end of this post. I'm running doom 3 with 16x AF and 2x AA. When I run the time demo, there are 4 specific points where the frames slow down so much it almost freezes, like its loading a texture or something. The first is when the second hell...
  7. B

    What is Doom 3

    When the hell did I say that? I said that is slower than snail snot.
  8. B

    What is Doom 3

    Is Doom 3 Open GL or Direct x9 game? The game runs great in single player but in Multiplayer it is slower than snail snot in the FPS area. I get a fluctuation in Single player of about 25-55fps but in multiplayer its more like 9-30fps
  9. B

    ATI X800 Pro or XT = Shader 3.0

    I am not the smartest person when it comes to talking hardware API's (Direct X, Open GL). But I can tell you that in my favorite game running open GL, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, My Ti4600 128mb will beat my Radeon x800 pro (This is with no AA or AF on the ti4600, and 2x AA and 8x AF on the...
  10. B

    General Hardware Setup

    I also wanted to ask if anyone out there is getting 78-81 degrees C on their X800 pros with stock settings?
  11. B

    Sound card differences

    I have a Nforce 3 250GB Motherboard with the onboard 7.1 channel sound. I also have a Audigy LS Sound card and an Audigy 2 Standard sound card. If I went witha PCI audio card, I'm assuming the Audigy 2 would be the one to go with, however, wouldnt the onboard Nforce 3 sound perform better...
  12. B

    General Hardware Setup

    Ok, I think Ive got all my bios settings adjusted for max performance and compatibility. Ive got the MSI Nforce 3 250GB motherboard, Ive got my memory timings pretty tight along with a decent 7% overclock. Now, with a 256mb X800 pro what do I want my "AGP Aperature" settings set at? I cannot...
  13. B

    ATI Radeon and AGP Settings

    I have done that. DO I need a special driver cleaner program to completely wipe the old ones out first? Or just install over top of them?
  14. B

    ATI Radeon and AGP Settings

    Im experiencing some problems with my Radeon X800 Pro. Ever since I updated to the 4.7 Catalyst drivers, Under the AGP/GART Menu in the display properties it says that AGP is turned of and so is fast write and sideban addressing. Both are enabled in the bios, and I even uninstalled the 4.7's and...
  15. B

    Gainward 6800GT available

    I dont think they are being cheap, they purposley do that stuff so people have a reason to buy the more expensive cards. Think about it. If they got the temps down another 5-10 degrees celsius by adding the Ultra cooler, and they overclocked very well to Ultra clocks and beyond, who the heck...
  16. B

    Think my card is getting too hot?

    I have a Radeon x800 Pro and 83-84c is the max I see. If I clock the card down a little bit it drops to 80c. So at 526/573 for the core and memory I get 83-84c. When I go down to 510 or so with the core and 550 with the memory it will drop to 80c. Going to anything below 510 and 550 doesnt...
  17. B

    X800-X800XT mod

    Hey guys, I ended up trying out that X800 Pro - X800XT hardmod that is floating around out there. Unfortuantly for me, the mod did not work. I had one of the cores that willo not unlock the other 4 pipes by connecting the bridge. So now I have a X800 Pro with a X800XT bios, which isnt really a...
  18. B

    How will the x800 pro compete with the 6800 gt in the uk market?

    I have a X800 Pro and Im considering a 6800 not to replace my x800 but to compare the two. Once I really figure out which one is better for my needs, I'll keep one and sell the other. Asking why you would purchase a X800 Pro over a 6800 GT is like asking why would you purchase a BMW M3 over a...
  19. B

    Finding 6800 Ultra

    Doobie, You rock. Thanks for the links bud!
  20. B

    Finding 6800 Ultra

    Basically what I was saying is it's not that big of a deal. Some people are acting like they are losing points in life because of this. Let them all go out and buy 6800 Gt's for Doom 3, ATI has plenty of support and PLENTY of people working to resolve any differences like the doom 3 instance as...
  21. B

    Finding 6800 Ultra

    Does anybody know where I can find a 6800 Ultra series card? Ive found about 30 of them but once I actually get to the site or read closer, it is revelaed that it is a 6800 GT. Even the main page of Anandtech under "Anands Picks" shows a link to a 6800 Ultra. When you get to the site, it's a...
  22. B

    Air conditioner

    Never even thought of that. No but I could Put it in the window and put the case in front of it. Hell the case is already in front of it I would just have to turn it around. But what about the condensation?
  23. B

    AMD 64 Heatsink and Fan

    Thermaltake makes the K8 Silent Boost which I actually had at one point. Seemed about the same as the stock HSF that my 3200+ came with. I run a Thermaltake Volcano 12 now which isnt too bad at 3000rpm but whoa watch out at 6000. Cooling is excellent and I rarley go above 45c under load. Its my...
  24. B

    Air conditioner

    Hey guys, I found a 5000 BTU air conditioner at Home Depot tonight for $55. I bought one of these for a room in my apartment anyway, but for $55 I firgured what the heck and bought two and was thinking of sticking one of these by the intake fans (Which is 2 3500 rpm fans and 2 5500rpm fans) on...
  25. B

    AGP GART Settings

    For some reason when I updated to the Catalyst 4.7 drivers, when I open the control panel and go to the "AGP/GART" tab it tells me my current agp speed is "off" and that fast write is disabled. Is it lying to me? I havent seen any significant performance drop that would indicate this but I have...
  26. B

    ATITool temp readings on X800 Pro

    My x800 pro is anywhere from 45-55c at idle and is always right around 78, 79, or 80c under full load. On hot days I'll have to bring the clock down. My clock settings are 510 for the core and 555 for the memory. Also my case has 7 intake and exhaust fans (4 in front 1 on the side, and two in...
  27. B

    Athlon 64 and Upgrading

    Hey guys, I'm a new poster here, although I've been reading this forum for months. I'd like to get an opinion. Basically, I am for sure wanting to upgrade my computer. I currently have a Athlon 64 3200+ on a MSI Nforce 3 250GB Motherboard. Should I go to a Athlon 64 3400+ and attempt to...