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by gyrfalcon1
Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Maximum GPU for 400W PSU?
Replies: 11
Views: 2318

Re: Maximum GPU for 400W PSU?

Do some modern cards require 2 6-pin PCI-E power connectors? My PSU only has one. You can get a molex -> PCIe adapter at any store. Most cards bring an adaptor though. The 4850 that was mentioned only requires one. Nevertheless, even though your PSU is now 3 years old, you should be more than OK, t...
by gyrfalcon1
Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Maximum GPU for 400W PSU?
Replies: 11
Views: 2318

Re: Maximum GPU for 400W PSU?

How old is that PSU? December '05 2) What does it have on the sticker for amperage on the 12V rail? See the original post. 3) What is the rest of the machine? Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz on Asus uATX mobo with 2GB DDR2-800 2x WD RE 160GB hdd DVDRW Creative X-fi 400w is probably fine but it may not hol...
by gyrfalcon1
Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:57 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Maximum GPU for 400W PSU?
Replies: 11
Views: 2318

Maximum GPU for 400W PSU?

I have a FSP 400W PSU with two 12V rails at 18A\16A and one 6 pin PCI-E connector, currently powering an ATI Radeon X1950XT 256MB. What is the fastest card I could upgrade to from my current setup without changing my PSU? Thanks a bunch.
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Its not exactly a motorcycle.....wait, yes it is
Replies: 149
Views: 7948

Re: Its not exactly a motorcycle.....wait, yes it is

idchafee wrote:
I got 3 stitches over my eye


Just out of curiosity, how did you have to get stitches over the eye if you were wearing a helmet? Was it not a full face?
by gyrfalcon1
Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:17 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Copperhead bite
Replies: 75
Views: 12915

Re: Copperhead bite

Yea. That sucks, better than if it was a cottonmouth though. When I was home at my parents in Arkansas, my dad and I found 5 copperheads around our house and shop in a period of about 2 weeks. It pays to be pretty careful in areas you know they are out and about in.
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Software RAID 1
Replies: 2
Views: 1273

Re: Software RAID 1

Hrmm. I may just decide to backup important stuff on the second drive and forgo any kind of RAID until I get a new motherboard. It seems to be quite a hassle to get going. Also, after reading the two articles it seems like you can't set up the array without losing everything that is already currentl...
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:54 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Software RAID 1
Replies: 2
Views: 1273

Software RAID 1

So until about 5 minutes ago I was running RAID 1 with two 160GB WD RE drives on my Asus P5B-VM with a a Jmicron JM363 RAID controller. I had finally narrowed my various program stuttering, lag, and wierd issues with large files down to my RAID setup. Afterdoing some research I found I'm not alone w...
by gyrfalcon1
Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:32 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Random uATX upgrade questions
Replies: 2
Views: 872

Thanks for the thoughts Voldenuit. I'm suprised that Intel ended up with virtually no improvement from G33 to G35 (even G965 really). That's interesting. If upgrading CPU's I would definately grab one of the newer E8xxx series for sure, I forgot they were coming so soon. I actually had XP x64 instal...
by gyrfalcon1
Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:58 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Random uATX upgrade questions
Replies: 2
Views: 872

Random uATX upgrade questions

So here's the deal. This is what my current computer looks like. E6300 Core 2 Duo 1.86Ghz 1066 FSB 2MB cache Asus P5B-VM uATX (original version not SE) 2x1GB Geil DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 running at 5-5-5-15 Radeon 256MB X1950XT 2x 160GB WD RE2 hdd in RAID 1 FSP 400W PSU Now, I would like to upgrade for a ...
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:05 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you READING right now?
Replies: 443
Views: 142689

The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind, Book Seven of the Sword of Truth Series.
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:01 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: What keyboard / mouse do you use?
Replies: 30
Views: 5119

Some cheap Dell Quietkey keyboard and a G7 mouse.

On my laptop I use a Logitech V500
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:33 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: RAM timings vs clockspeed
Replies: 4
Views: 1577

Thanks for the reply. I figured the timings wouldn't do much either so thats what I'll stick with until I hear different. Thanks for your input.
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:44 am
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: RAM timings vs clockspeed
Replies: 4
Views: 1577

RAM timings vs clockspeed

I'm doing a mild OC on my E6300 PC this morning and am currently running at FSB:RAM 1:1 or DDR2-533 at 300FSB for 2.1 Ghz or so. I'm running my DDR2 800 at 4-4-4-12 at 300 FSB and am wondering if I would get better performance at 5-5-5-15 at around 375 ram clock if I changed the FSB:RAM divider to D...
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:43 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Random power question
Replies: 4
Views: 1944

That's what I figured. I don't live in a house or pay for electricity so the meter is not an option unfortunately :P Thanks.
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:31 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Random power question
Replies: 4
Views: 1944

Random power question

Is there an accurate way to measure the power draw of your PC at a given point in time without using some sort of hardware device?
by gyrfalcon1
Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:29 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: UPS
Replies: 0
Views: 797

UPS

Wasn't sure if I should put this in the power supply forum or not but here goes. I'm looking for a reasonably priced and reliable UPS to power my Core 2 Duo box with a 400W PSU along with a 20in LCD for maybe 15-30 min. What brands and models should I be looking for? The only UPS I've ever used was ...
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:12 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: System Backup: How to?
Replies: 2
Views: 1876

This sounds like what I've heard about Norton (I think) Ghost but I can't be for sure because I've never used it personally.
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:10 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

Just wanted to let you know I solved the problem. It was indeed a windows issue confirmed by the fact that the drive worked fine in my buddy's comp. I then proceeded to basically copy over every .dll and .sys driver file from a working dvd drive to replace my corrupted versions. It worked and my dri...
by gyrfalcon1
Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:33 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

I've played with it a bit changing detection to a CDROM drive and then back to Automatic and vice versa but with no real effect. The BIOS detects the drive fine regardless. Also, since the burner and my main hard disk are on the same controller I don't think it is a bigger problem with the controlle...
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:52 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

Apparantly not to my windows. No luck with switching SATA ports :(
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:40 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

I here you. I've been trying to force windows into installing it fresh by just uninstalling the device in the device manager. However, when I reboot it doesn't detect a new device or anything but instead just shows up again in the device manager with an error. Do you think physically unplugging it w...
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:34 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

I had one installed (Magic Disc) but I haven't been using it or running it for a while now. Also, I'm pretty sure that error was coming up from one of the Asus motherboard utilities because after uninstalling it I no longer get that pop up. I have also since uninstalled the imaging program in case t...
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:38 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

The drive is detected in the BIOS fine and I'm almost certain that this is a windows issue as the drive worked fine just a couple of days ago. Also, I'm running XP 32 bit so it's not something to do with 64 bit windows. I'll try the live cd or some other boot cd and see if it works. Any other though...
by gyrfalcon1
Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:48 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SATA DVD burner driver failure
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

SATA DVD burner driver failure

So I don't know what I did or what happened but somehow my device drivers for my Lite-on SH-16A7S DVD burner have been corrupted or lost. As a result I can no longer use the drive in windows. I've tried removing the device and rescanning to no avail. All windows tells me is that I have the best driv...
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:00 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Old comp upgrade
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

This is what I was looking at for a possibility.

E2140 1.6Ghz $88
Kingston 2GB DDR2 667 $65
FSP 400W PSU $40

$194 plus shipping and my Asus P5B-VM 965G motherboard. I figure if they really need the extra hard drive or cd drive I can always find a cheap IDE-SATA adapter.
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:49 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Post your monitor
Replies: 117
Views: 38799

Yet another single Dell 2005FPW 1680x1050 user. Have considered grabbing another 2007FPW to match it but I can't justify the need yet.
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:39 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Old comp upgrade
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

:) Technically I don't. :( The P5B-VM only supports those two devices and their computer has 2 IDE cd drives and two IDE harddrives. It just comes down to, do they really need the extra hard drive or CD drive or not. I think they can survive without it based on the performance increase.
by gyrfalcon1
Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Old comp upgrade
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

Doh! I totally forgot that card was still AGP. I'm pretty sure they could live with a modern motherboard's integrated graphics no problem. Also, it's the P5B-VM (I currently have it in my system) and I just thought of a great idea. I think I'll give them my motherboard so I can upgrade to a G33 chip...
by gyrfalcon1
Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:50 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Old comp upgrade
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

Yea pretty much just basic usage with the possibility of some light gaming thrown in. I'm not really attached to anything but I figure I could probably carry over the hard drives (80Gb is plenty for their usage) and I figured the 9600 Pro would still be quicker than most integrated solutions. The bu...
by gyrfalcon1
Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:57 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Old comp upgrade
Replies: 12
Views: 2196

Old comp upgrade

So my parents still have the first computer I built years ago as their primary desktop and I'm considering upgrading it to give them a performance boost. It consists of the following: AMD Athlon T-bird 1.33Ghz MSI Via KT266A motherboard 512 MB of DDR 266 Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB 2x 40GB ATA100 hard dri...

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