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    4850 noise

    Ok so i actually ordered the 4770. But its really hard to get because its out of stock everywhere. I thought about changing the order to a 4850 instead, but upon further research there seems to be a lot of talk about this card being very noisy. But are they really that noisy, or was it just a...
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    Geforce GFX + AMD setup?

    Hey all I have 2 AMD setups at home. Both which use the 780G and the onboard gfx. I want to install discrete gfx in both of them now, so i ordered the HD 4770. But it turns out that its pretty hard to come by. I ordered a week ago, and it seems i'd have to wait another 2 weeks just to get...
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    Athlon II X2 250 OC'ing

    Hey all I would like to know if anyone of you have tried to OC this new processor? I'm gonna buy this one, and would just like to know what to expect. When im googling it, all i get is a lot of reviews and not alot of detailed info on OC'ing it. Also how much could i expect to bump it with...
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    Low budget AMD CPUs

    OK, im out for new HW again, and im scanning the market. Im always buying low budget. I have other things to spend my money on. The last computer i got together was a Phenom X3 8650 based system, with a total upgrade price of $200. I saw that AMD recently released some products i didnt know...
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    Monitor GPU Usage

    Is there any application out there that enables me to monitor my GPU usage, just like i can monitor my CPU usage with perfmon? ATI Radeon HD 3850
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    X3 Phenom - Windows update

    I read somewhere a couple of days ago, that to get the full utilization of the X3 processors you have to install a certain update/patch from microsoft, because they dont natively support processors with an odd number of cores. Anyone knows this in detail? Its windows XP pro edititon.
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    Radeon x1650 pro driver issue

    Hey all I'm a bit baffeld about this. I tried installing the newest catalyst drivers yesterday, and after they were installed and my computer had restartet i had an obscene amount of screen tearing/corruption/artifact, call it what you will. So, i then proceeeded today, figuring out what...
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    X1650 Pro screen corruption

    Hey there guys n gals. I was upgrading my drivers yesterday, when something curious happened. I updated my drivers to catalyst 8.8. After rebooting i had ALOT of artifacts on my screen, or corruption if you'd rather call it that. Blocks and lines all over and my computer stops responding...
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    AMD 780G integrated gfx

    OK guys, gonna upgrade now. Only i had some unexpected bills so i can only upgrade partly right now. Im going for the X3 8650 with an AMD 780G chipset, with integrated gfx. Then im gonna buy the rest (incl. gfx card) next month. Would X3 8650 + AMD 780G + 2 Gigs DDR2 800 perform...
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    X3 Phenom - XP vs Vista

    Hi all I've decided to upgrade my current antique rig to a X3 Phenom platform. I havent had a new computer in 4-5 years, so my current one is a Sempron 3000+. Yeah yeah i know... So. Ofcourse i run Windows XP now, but when i've assembled my new rig what should i chose for OS? I heard...
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    Athlon X2 or X3 Phenom

    Hey all Im upgrading my computer on a tight budget. I'm gonna use it primarily for gaming, but also some internet surfing. I think you can call it casual gaming. Games are World of Warcraft, Warhammer online, Doom 3, TF2 and in the future i hope Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. I've been...