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    Power Requirements 7900GS or 7800GS

    This will probably seem stupid but.. Never really understood the whole dual rails thing... I have some sata power connections coming out of the power supply, the mainboard ATX connector, and a long single stream of 4pin molex with a 6pin PCIe, and a floppy. Just not sure where the other...
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    Power Requirements 7900GS or 7800GS

    7600GT looks like triple the card for 165$ I had been looking at 7600GS, 7800GS, 7900GS I was always worried that GT or XT or Ultras ran too hot/unstable? 430W Truepower2 with 17 or 18A is good enough though even for a 7900GS? :) that makes me feel better at least.. was worried a newer...
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    Power Requirements 7900GS or 7800GS

    System is listed in signature. After my other topic on this board, have come to the conclusion that video card needs an upgrade. The TrupowerII has dual 17 or 18A on its rails, but some people say it all needs to be on a single rail. I know the larger graphics cards are amp hungry and...
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    MMORPG Lag - Low 3dMark05 scores

    *edit* I was browsing the wrong forum when I posted this. Should go in Technical Support. :( *edit* Free version of 3dMark05 Main Test Results 3DMark Score 2116 3DMarks CPU Score 4657 CPUMarks Detailed Test Results Game Tests GT1 - Return To Proxycon 9.6 fps GT2 - Firefly...
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    Double Checking monitor upgrade vs video card

    Guess I'm not really on topic with all the 7800, 7900, and 8800 topics, but here goes. System mentioned in signature. For those who can't see for some reason... Gigabyte K8NSC motherboard, AGP/DDR400 dual channel/SATA150/Athlon64 3700 San Diego Core Athlon 64 Socket 939 2gb 2x 1024mb...
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    What type of RAM can I buy?

    The processor is starting to slightly get dated.. but should be fine for now. As those above mentioned, the ram increase will be a big boost. Maybe 1-2 more years and his processor may start having issues with newer software.. especially if you try to put Vista on it(and the way they are...
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    Video display goes black randomly - sorta

    I have the computer listed in my sig... and it has run fine since march. No problems whatsoever.... except for video. 5 years ago, I bought the original system.. AthlonXP1800, Geforce5500, 512mb ram... etc.... 19" AOC CRT Monitor. The 19" AOC had lasted 4 years, before it started making...
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    Windows XP Freeze / Lotus question.

    Found out that Lotus 97 not compatible with Windows XP(unsupported) So I'm pretty sure its causing the crashes, but can't be certain. Haven't been able to find a solid price on Smartsuite 9.8 though, as I've seen from $20 from shady dealers to 281$ from Lotus themselves. Still looking for...
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    Windows XP Freeze / Lotus question.

    Dell 2400mhz celeron budget line computer.. upgraded to 512mb(shipped with 512, but not standard) because of 233mhz 32mb PC with Windows 95 not being compatible with Norton 2002... So the customer had Lotus 97, Windows 95, and only used it to update his GPS and other devices via serial...
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    Computer quit on me :(

    Turn it on and lights and fans come on but no beeps, no video? bad power connection I think or faulty wiring, or cracked/damaged motherboard.... Unhook/rehook all your connections if possible and blow dust out of case. Try again. Try another power supply... After that... I'd guess...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Yes, the WD Diagnostics(windows version) said the drive passed.
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Well, used Data Lifeguard floppy to wipe and repartition the drive to 40gb and 200gb(roughly). Windows XP SP2 found all 240gb~ of the drive and both partitions.. reformatted them with NTFS in Windows XP setup. Got to first bootup and noticed an all too familiar sound... so I dunno...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Backups up to date. /check Windows XP Pro SP2 slipstreamed CD ready /check Fresh Formatted and written WD Data Lifeguard Tools Floppy /check Not to just find the Raid/SATA driver disk.. but its 2am and more work tommorow. Will run the WD Diagnostic prior to reformatting. After...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    However this was done around march with a brand new hard drive. So its two months old. I put everything in.. had the computer working fine. BIOS read the HD, Windows read it. It was unpartioned, never had been formatted. Windows 2000 SP0 does not recognize hard drives or partitions over...
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    Lots of noise/oddness on a new WD hard drive

    Recently upgraded my computer to a 3700 Athlon 64 San Diego 1mb cache/Gigabyte K8NSC/Western Digital 250gb SATA1 Hard Drive(WD2500YD)/Antec 430W Power Supply TruPowerII 2x 1024mb Kingston PC3200 Dual Channel DDR Ram EVGA Geforce6600 AGP 8x 256mb PCI SoundBlastery Audigy(4years old) sound...
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    Ideas or recommended case fan brand

    The system has 2 CD-ROMs at the top, a SATA150 cable, a 4pin molex for the HD, fan power cables, and thats about it for the cables running across the system, I would imagine theres good airflow in the lower 75% of the case. I'll look into fan controllers and fanmates... any recommendations?
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    Ideas or recommended case fan brand

    Not really wanting to overclock this system, just running it stock. So Vantec is only name I saw.... Wouldn't filters badly inhibit airflow?
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    Ideas or recommended case fan brand

    2 Zalman 80mm case fans... one oriented to be exhaust, other to be intake. nearly full tower case, getting either a vibration or the exhaust fan is going bad. They are also quite loud, louder than expected along with the new CPU fan on the 3700 Athlon 64. They are quite prone to dust build...
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    Any Compatibility issues with the 6800GT AGP 4x/8x if the MSI KT3 Ultra ARU will only support 4x AGP 2.0 and the 266/333mhz bus on the board. The power source is being taken care of with a new 430W Antec Truepower(for the A on the +12V)
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    bad PS or memory or something else?

    Reboots are usually heat/RAM/Power Supply related iirc. Google a program called memtest to download and install on a floppy. Try to run it if the computer has a floppy drive This will eliminate any software issues(as memtest doesnt require an OS to boot). If it freezes during memtest...
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    Thanks for all the responses so far. Going to get a 430 or 480W new dual 12V Antec PS 2 12V with 16-17A each. Thats pretty much all I can find, so I hope dual 12V is something that will be ok(yeah... you're saying he's A+ certified, but I havent been in the market for 2years and been doing...
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    Seems the PS will need to be upgraded before anything else mostly. Antec make a good PS, but that 18A on the 12V is........
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    Alright Hmm, perhaps I should wait and pool the money then. *edit* PS is PP-412X after checking. Voltage 115/230V +3.3 = 28A +5 = 40A +12 = 18A Current 10A/5A -12 = 1A -5 = 1A +5SB = 3A +5V and +3.3V combined output 245W +5V & +3.3V and +12V combined output 380W That...
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    So which do you recommend first? I have a limit of $400~ now... and $400 more~ in march. I can wait.. but *raids* ie... 30+ people on the screen are causing me to be very disgusted at times. I can plop $250~ on a 6800GT 256mb or 400 on a X850. Any major heating concerns with those...
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    Everquest Alright then.... Geforce 6600GT 128mb 128bit 8 pixel pipelines Geforce 6800GT 256mb 256bit 16pixel pipelines 9800PRO 256mb 256bit 8 pixel pipelines X850 256mb 256bit 16pixel pipelines? Will a new vid card like this work on the MSI KT3 Ultra ARU 333(333 ram, 266 processor)...
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    Mobo/CPU Upgrade concerns

    4 year old computer purchased from a local shop before I studied information systems and got my A+ cert. Info listed in signature so won't redo it all here. Has been a great computer but is starting to show slowness in some games. I mostly play Id guess youd call it second tier games, mostly...
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    Possible AGP Chipset Issue?

    I had a 19" CRT that randomly "reset" the video display, with a loud click each time. It progressively got worse over time, happening more often. It was a good CRT, no problems in 4 years... but put a 17" LCD in its place and havent had a refresh issue ever. The LCD does an auto adjust or two...