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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Opps my bad...yes either a 8800GTX or GTS, just checked www.newegg.com and both cards are DX10, for some reason I was thinking there were Dx9/10 versions. Been a while since I checked into cards, so I apologize for my lack of up to date knowledge or misunderstanding :) But yes a GTX would be...
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    ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 - Socket 939 with PCI-E and real AGP and Socket AM2 upgrade path

    Wow Woody, lots of good info and opinions there :) I thank you for taking the time to write all that out for me! I don't plan on jumping on to Vista just yet...but I know I will at some point. I just need to decide if I want to wait a bit for the 8800's to come down in price or or bite...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Thanks again for all the opinions/experience and ideas! I'm sorry I should of mentioned that my board would support pci -e as well, my bad. Sounds like I should look at the video card first and see what kind of a boost that will give me :) Now I only need to decide whether to wait for...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    That too is an option :) Is there a way to tell how much of a gain that would give me? I know on the Tom's Hardware (can i say that here lol) cpu section there's a comparison chart and my +4000 is pretty low on the list. It's just that I'm having a hard time finding any real numbers or %'s...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Well I normally don't OC (/hear's the giggles in the back) But if I went with the Opterons that's pretty much a given that I would. With already having a +4000, do you think I'd be best served by getting the better graphics card? Or do I really have a need to upgrade the cpu at this...
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    Best 939 cpu for Gaming?

    Hi guys, As you can see in my sig it's been a while since I've upgraded. Been looking at going as far as I can with my current mobo, so looking at the AMD 64 Dual Cores and Opteron's...but I've come across several different views as far as gaming goes. Some have said that there isn't...
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    ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 - Socket 939 with PCI-E and real AGP and Socket AM2 upgrade path

    Hello Woody, Been thinking of upgrading my +4000 to a Dual Core, just read quite a bit about the Opterons...was wondering if you've had a chance to see any gaming advantages when compared to your old cpu? My plan is to upgrade to the best 939 cpu I can before they start disappearing and...
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    What could be causing my probs with Winfast?

    What video card and drivers are you using? Or are you using just a tv/tuner card? My 1st guess is a driver conflict...... I hope more see this and help because I'm not that experienced in this area : ) Best of Luck!
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    Mid Range vid card? Please help me.

    Go the little bit extra ($200) and get a Nvidia 6600GT...I upgraded from a Ati 9800 np card and am getting a verynice boost all across the board. Do a search for 6600GT and look/read the reviews and benchmark, several sites show HL2 results. For the money/performance ratio there is no...
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    6600GT and Video playback issue???

    Hello All, I just upgraded my video card so I can pass down my older (Ati 9800) to my son's comp...after reading all the reviews and such I decided to try the 6600GT (XFX) version...I uninstalled my Ati "Omega" drivers through Win. Remove programs and used Driver Cleaner Pro to get rid of the...
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    need to know if there is a differance between the ATI 9500 PRO version and the rest like saphire , Visiontek

    Here's another link that goes into the specs and review on the "Tyan Tachyon G9500 Pro" , this is the card I would buy in a heartbeat...if I could find one! But I'm able to wait a bit and keep looking. Take a look and see what you think. Good luck! Regards, MC:) Tyan Tachyon G9500 Pro
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    9500 pro Doom III comparison...

    Hello All, I haven't posted here for quite a while...but I was thinking of upgrading my Gf2 cards and the 9500 Pro looked like a pretty good "bang 4 the buck" 'kind of card. While the price is good, I might just have to wait and save my pennys for a few steps higher. Here is a link that I...
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    Very critical question about DVD burners for DVD creaton

    You might want to take a look at a site called www.vcdhelp.com...along with a ton of vcd info, it also has a pretty large list of DVD players and their different playable media abilities. As well as dvd burning software and guides! Hope it helps some! MrCairo :cool:
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    GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and WinXP Pro glitch???

    Thank you both for the info...AnAndAustin, I'm going down your list and checking everything! I do believe that it's a "GoldenSample" card, I'll have to chech that when I get home from work today. I read the reviews at Newegg.com, which is where I purchased the card! At the time I purchased there...
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    GeForce 4 Ti 4200 and WinXP Pro glitch???

    Hello ALL, I have a question that I "hope" someone out there can shed a light on for me! I just pust together a new system," WinXP Pro, Shuttle AK35GT2, AMD 1600, 256 PC2700, 80gig WD HD", and I swapped out my Gainward GeForce4 Ti 4200 that I had in an older system. Now this card has been...
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    Win 98 to Win XP Pro?

    Thanks All! I did a "fresh install" and everything went perfect! My boot time is a 1/3 of what it use to be! And I havn't had to hit the reset button at all. Did the windows critical updates ( which installed the new sp1 files eventhough they weren't called that) and everything "still" runs...
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    "Help" Error 691: Access was denied because the user name and/or password was invalid on the domain?

    Well....when your right, your right! SOMEHOW when I called the other night to verify my password (it's earthlink's not mine) I transcribed it wrong and wrote a 7 instead of an F !!! So now I feel like an idiot...but hey at least I didn't have Caps Lock on!;) So thank you for pointing out the...
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    "Help" Error 691: Access was denied because the user name and/or password was invalid on the domain?

    Will do! I was planning on calling today after work. It will be nice if that's the answer. I called just a few days ago in anticipation of the upgrade and asked what/if anything I needed to do or change. At that time I verified my username and password, but maybe somehow it changed. (I checked...
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    "Help" Error 691: Access was denied because the user name and/or password was invalid on the domain?

    Hello ALL, I just did a clean install of winXP Pro on one of my home computers. I was running win98 and am connected to the other computer by a Linksys 5 port switching hub. My point to this is that before installing XP my system was connected and accessing the internet fine. My ISP is...
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    Win 98 to Win XP Pro?

    Will do...thanks to all for the "push" I needed to do it the right way! MC :)
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    Win 98 to Win XP Pro?

    Hello All, Just a quick question...I'm currently running win98(not second ed) and have just purchased XP Pro. Has ANYONE out there "updated" from win98 and had everything work? Or do I have to try and backup all my critical files on cd and reformat and do a fresh install? Any info will be much...
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    My A7V133a will not run @ 133fsb???

    Well...I just found out the problem. I have a ASUS A7V133...NOT the 133a!!!! Damn! It's been a few years since I built it and I assumed it was the 133a version. That's what I get for ASSuming! :) Well at least it works and runs faster that it did! (my glass is half FULL) Thanks to all who read...
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    My A7V133a will not run @ 133fsb???

    Hello All, I just upgraded my cpu to a xp 1.4gb Athlon, from a older 800 TB. I flashed the bios a few days ago and everything went fine. I booted up with the new cpu and everything worked and I was very happy. But...I ran SisoftSandra and saw that the cpu was running @1.06mhz and my fsb was 100...
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    Bios Upgrade Question?

    Thanks! That makes me feel better! MC :cool:
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    Bios Upgrade Question?

    Hello All, I just upgraded my bios on a ASUS A7V133a mb, so that I can upgrade my cpu to a 266fsb Athlon XP. I went to the ASUS site and followed all the instructions there on how to "flash" the bios. I used the floppy method and backed up my "original" and everything was going like clockwork...
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    Geforce4 recomendations, please

    I just bought a GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 4 Ti 4200, 3.5ns, 64MB DDR. 1 CRT ONLY No DVI, or TV-Out. Retail...from www.newegg.com for $133.00 I think that's a good price. Check it out. Newegg's the BEST online dealer I've found. MC
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    Upgrade Question?

    Thanks! After reviewing lots of benchmarks and reading reviews I went with the GF4 Ti 4200, I'm sure it'll be money well spent. But I also read a lot about the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro...all I can say is WOW! If I had $400 bucks to spend I'd be on my way to the store. Some pretty impressive scores...
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    Upgrade Question?

    Ok...I have a little update. I found that with a bios upgrade I can run any of the AMD XP cpu's!!! So I'll most likely go to a XP 1.4, should be quite a kick in the pants to the old 800TB, So now I have this question....which is BETTER... ATI 9000 or GForce 4 Ti 4200 ? I can get both for right...
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    Upgrade Question?

    Hello All, I have an older Asus A7V 133a MB, running an TB 800mhz, with a GForce2 GTS 32mb card, I'm looking at Up'ing the CPU to a 1.1TB and I'd like a new video card. I'm leaning towards the ATI Radeon 8500 or 9000, I can get a 9000 for $120.00 anybody have any thoughts? What would be the...
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    Need help building a budget system....

    I guess that depends on experience...I've never owned a Radeon card because of all the driver issues, but maybe that's in the past. All I can say is that I've been happy with the 3 Nvidia cards I own. And the drivers are timely and I've never had a compatability issue in 3 different systems and...
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    3DMark2001 and AK31 v3???

    Ok...I have now loaded the Via 4035 drivers and nothing changed, I still can't run test 2! Any ideas? MrCairo :confused:
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    Need help building a budget system....

    Try www.newegg.com for the video card @ least. I got 2 weeks ago the only currently produced "Visiontek" Gforce2 GTS(notMX!!!) 32mb card for $65 + 5. s/h and it rocks compared to a mx card. Here's the link...
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    3DMark2001 and AK31 v3???

    Hello All! Some of you might know that I've had quite a time getting my system to run and not freeze durring 3D gaming, namely....Diablo2. Well I did everything from bios tweeks and voltage changes as well as a new 400...