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    Small upgrade recommendations?

    Hi all, My system's slowing down a bit, but it could be due to the fact I haven't reformated for a year or more now :P Nevertheless I wanted to get some ideas on what parts I should upgrade with a budget of around to spend £100-200 ($150-300USD) Information: 1. I use my system for...
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    Radeon HD 4850 or 9800 GTX+

    Hi guys, Just done some research into an upgrade for my dusty X1950XT (pci-e) that I use for gaming. I've ironed it down to these 2 cards that I can afford, however I've noticed in some older reviews that the HD 4850 was prefered due to price, however I've seen that the prices of both...
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    Suspected video card issue, computer won't start up after "pop" sound

    Hi guys, Hope you can help me plan out the best way to troubleshoot my problem later this evening. My pc started making funny "buzzing" noises whenever I played graphics intensive games and when I'm flipping windows or loading new internet pages/scrolling up and down web pages. However...
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    Opinions/Advice needed. ATA or SATA?

    I'm building a new computer for my mum as one of the components have failed, either the IDE HD, Mobo, Ram, Video card or CPU during installing of Windows XP. (I get the Stop: 0x0000008E "Setup cannot copy the file Setupdd.sys" error) I've tried troubleshooting the RAM by swapping using each of...
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    GA-G33M-S2H

    Hi all, Just a quick bit of advice and your views on this board. Recently bought the GA-G33M-S2 but upon plugging everything in the CPU fan wouldn't start and the BIOS wouldn't load. Retried, replugged everything into my old mobo, all systems were ok... ! Tried it again, and same thing...
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    QUICK ADVICE needed! Pick 1 of the 4 please :)

    All 4 are prices around £115-120 and having researched all 4, they seem pretty good. HIS X1950 Pro 256MB (HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT - 620mhz/1480mhz/36pix sh) Sapphire X1950 pro 512MB - standard (580mhz/1400mhz/36pix sh) PowerColor X1950 XT Extreme 256MB...
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    Using an ATi Card on a ABIT Fatality FP-IN9 650i-SLI Motherboard

    Hi guys, I've recently bought the ABIT Fatality FP-IN9 650i-SLI Motherboard and it's an amazing bit of kit built around the NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI chipset. I've recently seen an offer for an X1950 PRO 256MB for £80.36 ($160) and was wondering if this card would run very well on the...
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    Advice on an SLi

    I've got about $300 to spend on a new card, would the 7900GS SLi be the best for money? Or a single card with higher specs? Appreciate any advice. Thanks.
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    Have a problem setting my AGP from 4x to 8x

    Hi all at anandtech! I've just bought a Leadtek 6600GT which is capable of AGP 8x, but is only displaying 4x. Any idea how to change it? My specs: GIGABYTE GA-8SG800 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG...
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    Motherboard problems?

    Hello! My girlfriend's computer just blew up last night and I've brought it back to mine to see what's wrong. Basically, it won't turn on. Checked the PSU with my unit, it's working fine. Attempted to use my PSU with her computer, but still no luck. I plugged her HD into my system and...
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    Buying advice needed for new graphics card!

    Hi all, I'm currently still using a very rusty Geforce FX 5700 and am in need of a new Video card to run the likes of B&W 2 and Doom3 as i'm starting to get frustrated with the blocky graphics and low res. Could anyone tell me what would be the best buy for around £90 or less ($150USD)...
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    Soundcard problems?

    Dear all, I have recently been watching various cartoon clips with windows media player and real one player, sometimes forgetting to close one before opening the other. There is no sound coming out of the speakers now, so I tried using headphones to listen to see if I could hear anything...
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    Does the Psu Wattage affect CD/DVD reading?

    Hi all, At the moment I run: 350Watt PSU P4 2.66Mhz 1Gig DDR400 Geforce Fx5600 DVD rewriter DVD player Modem Soundcard 1 extra case fan 2 ethernet cards But recently I have burnt several discs with avi format videos on it. However when I put them back into either DVDroms they...
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    Nvidia Budget Cards. 6200 or 6600

    I currently have an ASUS Fx5600 and it's playing HL2 and Doom3 OK in 800x600 mode, but I'm just wondering whether selling this card off and purchasing a Geforce 6200 or 6600 will be much better tham my current card? Or should I just save up and wait for the 6600GT/6800 to drop in price?
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    PNY 6600 and PNY 6600GT

    Hi all, I'm on the market to get me a new geforce6600GT. However I found this advertised for half the price of a 6600Gt, can anyone tell me what it is? http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products...cm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=84725 Also, I've seen countless reviews and comparisons of the...
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    Upgrade of XP SP2 destroyed my Hard Drive

    Hi All, I recently decided to upgrade from SP1 to Sp2, but having a remarkably slow internet connection I decided to just purchase a new version of XP bundled with SP1 and SP2 and just dynamically upgrade my version. All was well after I put the CD into upgrade my current OS, but then an...