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by declan
Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:24 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: PCIE 2.1-PCEI 2.0
Replies: 1
Views: 875

PCIE 2.1-PCEI 2.0

Will a pcie 2.1 video card work in a pcie 2.0 slot?
my board: ga-ma790x-ud4p
by declan
Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:46 am
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Post your Highest OC'
Replies: 250
Views: 192684

Re: Post your Highest OC'

i am such a moron...forgot to reset CMOS before unlocking the 2 cores. :-?

reset then BAMB!! X4 baby!! :D
by declan
Fri Jul 31, 2009 1:04 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Post your Highest OC'
Replies: 250
Views: 192684

Re: Post your Highest OC'

i guess im one of the unlucky ones...my cpu will not run with 4 cores unlocked. :(

keep getting EES error or it shuts off. :-?
by declan
Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:15 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Post your Highest OC'
Replies: 250
Views: 192684

Re: Post your Highest OC'

I'll try and get up a screenshot of CPU-Z tonight, but I have a 133% overclock of my Phenom II X2 550 going on right now. Instead of 2x3.1GHz, it's 4x3.6. :p It was pretty easy on the motherboard in the sig. Just hit Ctrl+F1 to get your ACC options, and set it to "hybrid" mode with everyt...
by declan
Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:08 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: intel to amd
Replies: 7
Views: 1850

Re: intel to amd

well i got everything to work but IE7, go figure. :roll:

ty for all the help. :D
by declan
Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:42 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: intel to amd
Replies: 7
Views: 1850

Re: intel to amd

what if i can not access xp disk when i boot from it to run the repair?
by declan
Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:56 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: intel to amd
Replies: 7
Views: 1850

Re: intel to amd

when i reinstall windows xp will i lose all stored data on that hard drive?
by declan
Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:52 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: intel to amd
Replies: 7
Views: 1850

intel to amd

im am going from an intel based system to amd based system. after installing the new CPU, MB, system booted up but when the window xp screen came up, it reset itself to the bios and it continues to loop until shut off. it will not start in safe mode or last good configuration. not sure if im doing a...
by declan
Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:28 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: new MB
Replies: 4
Views: 1300

nah, just making sure every thing is compatible with my vid card.
alot of reviews on that MB say the NB get very hot.
how bout these MB:
gigabyte GA-P35-S3L
biostar TP35D2-A7
by declan
Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:26 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: SLI video card
Replies: 0
Views: 957

SLI video card

does a SLI video card require a special power supply?
i have nvidia 8500gt.
by declan
Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:12 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: new MB
Replies: 4
Views: 1300

new MB

im looking for a new MB to put these parts in:
lga 775 P4 3GHZ cpu
ddr2 533 memory
2 pci-e x16 slots(for dual sli)
trying to stay around $100
by declan
Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:57 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

well im not sure if my question was answered but will going from SATA to EIDE HDD hurt my online gaming performance?
by declan
Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:43 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

ive heard omplaints all week long. get alot of lost server error and network error.
by declan
Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:32 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

does not matter what im doing ,standing still or in battle ping is all over the place. going from the 200s to the 1000s. its been in the 10000 too standing still.
btw im on dialup but had no problems playing b4 i had to replace HDD, vid card, and modem becuase of power surge.
by declan
Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

usually stays above 30 FPS while in battle
by declan
Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:30 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

60 FPS standing in guild hall
by declan
Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:57 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

it is running in DMA mode
by declan
Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:48 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

P4 dual processor 3.00 GHZ
1GB DDRII
GeForce 8500GT PCI-e
WD 200GB/7200 rpm/8M cache HDD
onbord sound
gigabyte 915p motherboard/ ga-81915 duo (pro)
by declan
Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:07 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: EIDE vs SATA
Replies: 40
Views: 11491

EIDE vs SATA

i recently had to replace my hdd and other components in my pc. had to get an EIDE hdd instead of SATA, because of money issues. is SATA faster than EIDE in playing online games like Guild Wars or WoW? will getting an adapter from EIDE to SATA improve my gaming performance?this is the only thing i c...
by declan
Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:08 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

i not sure if i have it loaded but i took the ATI card back to the store.
by declan
Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:43 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

yea my motherboard drivers were not compatible with that particular video card, too bad cause it was a sweet card.
by declan
Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:56 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

took the ati card back and put in an nvidia one, all went smoothly.
no more problems.
by declan
Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:43 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

it looks like XP isnt recognizing the video conroller on the readeon x1650 pro card, which means it wont download the drivers. downloaded a vga driver for video controller, no go. need some help here!!
by declan
Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:34 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

radeon X1650 PRO

where do i find earlier release drivers?
by declan
Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:19 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp
Replies: 8
Views: 2920

catalyst drivers not installing on windows xp

when i try to install the drivers an error pops up.
the display adapter needs a standard VGA driver before instalation of catalyst drivers.
i downloaded VGA drivers from my motherboard web site and they did not work.
any help with this would be appreciated. :D
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