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    Getting freezes in my games..

    Well, my CPU is staying well below 28c. But I don't know what my power situation is.
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    Getting freezes in my games..

    I tried to run memtest82 and memtest82+ from a CD, but it would just restart my system a few seconds after it starts loading.
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    Getting freezes in my games..

    Hey folks. I upgraded just recently, to an Athlon 3200+ 64-bit, gig of PC3200 kingston ram, and GA-K8N-939 motherboard. I put this together with my Aspire 500W Powersupply and my XFX Geforce 6800 NU with stock speeds and cooling. Needless to say, i'm getting some great framerates in all my...
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    Geforce 6800 is overheating?

    Well, actully, I played hl2 again. And the highest the temp got was about 78c. But now it seems when I play BF2, it will freeze the computer instead of simply killing the framerate.
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    Geforce 6800 is overheating?

    I'm having a problem with my Geforce 6800 NU. Games like BF2 will lag terribly or crash at random times. And serious sam 2 runs at a very low framerate as soon as I start a level (when I turn to the opposite direction it runs fine, though). And my GPU temp seemed to get close to 90C when I was...
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    AMD Athlon XP 3200+ FSB @ 200 mhz, should be 1 ghz?

    I need to know this, but last time I checked, my processer is running at 200 mhz on the FSB. But it's advertised as 1 ghz. Should I crank it up to 1 ghz, or leave it?
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    Upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit.

    thank you for the reply. FYI, i'm upgrading from a 2500+ XP. And I do realize that the architecture is what matters, not the bits. :) There is not much on my computer I care to save. So I won't mind reinstalling windows; I got about 60 gigs of wasted space I don't want to get back (or better...
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    Upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit.

    Alright. What do I do then? Edit: Also, if I stuck in the processer, would it still run at fast speeds on games like F.E.A.R and such? I might want to make it take advantage of 64-bit, because i'm worried that nextgen games like Prey and UT2k7 might take advantage of it. What would you...
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    Upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit.

    Alright, here's the deal. I decided to get a new CPU and motherboard upgrade. 3200+ 64bit and a motherboard to match. But I want to know, what precautions should I take before, and after I upgrade?
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    Got a problem with my wireless keyboard/mouse..

    Hey guys, I got a microsoft wireless laser desktop 6000 at bestbuy today. But i'm having a problem. I installed the software, set up the reciever into the USB port, and configured my keyboard/mouse. Anyway, my problem right now is gaming. When i'm moving the mouse around and shooting, trying...
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    How much increase in preformance can I expect?

    Alright, I asked around a bit more at other places and I guess it's true. Now I can use that $210 from the CPU and motherboard for something else. Thanks guys.
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    How much increase in preformance can I expect?

    Are you sure about that? When I buy these parts, I want to be 100% sure it's the RAM causing the problem. If so, thats good to hear.
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    How much increase in preformance can I expect?

    I need to know this because I am thinking about buying a socket 939 motherboard, another 512 mb of ram to get a gig, and upgrading from my Socket A 2500+ to a Socket 939 3000+ The main reason I want to do this? For bragging rights, oh, and so my geforce 6800 vanilla won't be bottlenecked by...
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    My connection is slooooooooow

    Hey guys, I cannot deal with my connections speed. I have cox.net and i'm located in Tulsa, OK. I am supposed to be getting download speeds of up to 500 KB/s but I never get anywhere near that (for example, fileplanet will give me about 40 or 60). Other people with my ISP or cable get much much...
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    Getting internet in my room.

    alright, I discussed it with my dad and he tells me all we need is two wireless adapters, one for my PC, and for the router. It sounds logical since we already have a router :P and since I found PCI adapters that run for $20 with $25 mail-in rebate, i'll try and get two of those for $40.
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    Getting internet in my room.

    Hello. For the past 10-12 years i've had the PC in the living room, and I want to get it set up in my room, but my dad doesn't want to do it until we go wireless. But that'll take awhile since we don't have the money at the moment My dad wants to get an internet switch, but i'm not sure what...
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    ***OFFICIAL*** BF2 DEMO Review Thread

    Not having fun with this game. geforce 6800, 512 mb ddr pc2700 ram, amd 2500. lag city on medium settings. jesus...even with all background programs off, did virus/adware/spyware checks, and defragged. I hate pc gaming. can anyone tell me if any (free) ways of getting this game to stop being so...
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    64-bit, worth it?

    hello. i'm still thinking about if I should get a 64-bit motherboard, and a 3000+ 64 bit processer (FX-53), or get a 3000+ 32 bit processer. I would save myself $150 (more or less). but i'm not sure if 64-bit is worth it. does it really give a preformance boost over most games today? is windows...
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    Motherboard decisions, overclocking ram

    I only have 1 512 stick in my pc atm. edit: my 100th post!
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    Motherboard decisions, overclocking ram

    OK, I found out that 939 boards and cpu's are getting dirt cheap now. $70 chaintech 939 board, $135 oem 3000+ 939 processer, and 512 megs of ddr400 ram is $52! holy sh**! but I want to know. should I go for PCI-E..or AGP 8x motherboard? does AGP still have life in it? I want it to last until...
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    ahh! future proofing my hardware

    now, i'm not old enough for a job. so I need to be careful about what I make my parents choose when they buy me pc parts. I wanted to future proof my pc for unreal 3, at the moment I have a geforce 6800 vanilla, amd 2500+, and 512 mb pc 2700. my ram and cpu are bottlenecking. and my motherboard...
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    Anyway to perm ban someone on irc? (please read)

    i'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, I chose this forum because it's filled with pc junkies, and I bet some of them will know about this kind of problem basically, there is this script kiddy going rampant on an IRC channel. flooding it, hararrasing other people, and...
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    Geforce 6800: less-then-good framerate.

    No aa at all. atleast I don't think. and I did try unlocking pipes, gave me artifacts.
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    Geforce 6800: less-then-good framerate.

    I have a geforce 6800, amd 2500+ @ stock speeds, and 512 mb pc2700 ddr. I am using drivers 67.66, with the latest motherboard drivers. Nothing is overclocked or overheating (from what I can tell), and I get around 25-30 fps on counter-strike source, and sometimes less on half-life 2. I am...
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    Overclocking help

    pc-2700
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    Overclocking help

    alright. it didn't work fine, so I thought, screw it. i'll just take the leap and go to 64-bit. I know this is off-topic, but i'll post it here. I found this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=13-128-274&depa=1 for $83. or this one...
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    Overclocking help

    alright guys. I made the fsb 200 mhz, saved it and rebooted, and it was just black. did nothing, I shut it off, powered it back on, it booted up. woo, good. but it said the AMD was running at 1100mhz, and the FSB was still at 200 mhz, and the multiplier was still at 11x. should I move on and...
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    Overclocking help

    okay guys. few questions 1) to overclock, I just bump the fsb to 200 mhz, then boom, instant 3200+? 2) what should the tempature be at when I should be worried? I have asus probe, so i can play games and such and monitor the tempature.
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    Overclocking help

    I have an A7N8X-X asus motherboard.
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    Overclocking help

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    Overclocking help

    Alright. any other people want to verify what he just said? i don't want to take chances with killing my cpu
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    Overclocking help

    I have an amd barton 2500+ with stock heatsink. how far should I overclock it? since it's bottlenecking my 6800, I think I should either overclock the 2500+, or spend $140 on a new cpu..
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    Is leadtek a good company for geforce 6800 cards?

    need to know. thinking about sending my xfx 6800 back to get one from leadtek, since it's only $5 more.
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    Windows xp pro boot image?

    OK, long story short, windows screwed up, and I tried to reinstall windows. my XP pro cd was scratched up from hell and back. I moved the file to another CD, but I need a boot image because it gives me the error "NTLDR is missing". what exactly do I do? please help!
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    How do I get (some) scratches off of cd's?

    not using a paper towel, i'm using toilet paper. (I used it for loads of other cd's, and my monitor.) I was cleaning the CD again, and it went up to 35%, yes, a whole 4%!
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    How do I get (some) scratches off of cd's?

    The only problem with burning a CD is that 1) I don't know how to do it from a command line, if someone could make a step-by-step guide for me to do it in linux, that would be helpful. and 2) I tried k3b, but I can't install it since I don't have root access on here.
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    Windows could not format?

    http://forums.anandtech.com/me...6652&enterthread=y - please read here. I already got formatting working.
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    How do I get (some) scratches off of cd's?

    alright. thats easy. My dad has a dvd reader, which I belive can read cd's and burn them. he uses linux, so I don't know how I will burn the files onto my account on his computer, and then burn them back onto a clean CD (I have loads of them) mind telling me?
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    How do I get (some) scratches off of cd's?

    I am trying to install windows XP (again), since eariler I started a topic about reformatting screwing up. I just had to mess around with some wires and such, and it formatted. but when I tried to copy the files off the CD, it would get to 31% and hang there. so far I tried hot water + paper...