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    CPU upgrade confusion..

    I have a relatively ancient 775 MB (gigabyte p45t-es3g) that was being powered by dual core e5700. Slower than molasses. I decided on upgrading the cpu and purchased a core 2 quad 9650 which is compatible with the MB. I have had various issues and in the process purchased a new PSU (corsair...
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    PSU suggestions

    Hi all, I wanted to get some advice on upgrading my relatively ancient system. I recently upgraded my 775 e5700 to qx9650. MB is gigabyte p45t-es3g. Other specs include ATI r7770, and others. Computer was shutting down after the upgrade and I installed CM hyper 212 EVO, things were stable...
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    dx10 on winxp pro

    I did some surfing about this topic and found out that there have been some ways to go about this. Most references however are a few years old. Is this still possible and can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks
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    boot disk failure and other problems........

    Here are my specs and the story will follow and thanks for helping.. Abit Fatal1ty AN8 m/b (old I know-socket 939) AMD x2 4200+, 2gb patriot RAM winxp pro, ati 3850 Bios is the latest available. Problem started a few days ago when the computer started freezing. I was in the process of...
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    Need to add IDE to Abit AN8 Fatal1ty m/b

    I posted this on Abit's website so please excuse the redundancy. I had two computers. The newer one had the above m/b and I have a SATA WD 500gb HD. The older one was running a 120GB IDE drive. Well, my pIII 850 finally broke down but there is some things on the HD that I need. I bought an...
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    Price of 8 or 9 series after gt200 release..Any thoughts?

    I have been looking for an upgrade to my 7900gs. I am keeping the budget below $150.00 since I don't 'game' all the time. I was seriously thinking about 8800gt (512) since the prices are dropping to around ~120-130 with the soon to be gt200 release. Any chances of the 8800gtx or 9800 series...
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    7900gs problems..New card or new fan?

    I bought the 7900gs ~1yr ago and recently all games either have bars or lines, flickering areas , objects being colors that they are not supposed to be. I ran the video stability test program and at times it runs, other times it doesnt get past a minute. I read somewhere that this maybe...
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    upgrading to x2 4200+ and ran into a problem..

    Well, I am not sure if this is a cpu, m/b or psu issue but here is the story.. specs:amd 939 3200+,abit fatal1ty m/b, patriot pc3200 2G (4x512), gigabyte gt cooler, antec neopower 480 psu, nvidia 7900gs.. I wanted to upgrade to an x2 4200+ and first upgraded my bios. Initially I had some...
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    Question about Abit M/B

    I currently have Abit's Fatal1ty board which I know is discontinued. CPU currently is 3200+. Socket 939. M/B is the non SLI version. I have read that I might be able to upgrade to AMD's dual core and according to AMD's website, it will work for CPU's 3600+ till 4800+. I just wanted to...