Recent content by DemocritusJr

This is what I have it down to, with some apprehensions a propos the case, RAM and motherboard. Intel is not an option I'd consider. I used to quite enjoy compiling my own build, but this time around I find it dizzying. MOBO: GIGABYTE MB GA-890FXA-UD5 AMD AM3 890FX SB850 PCIE2 DDR3...

Yeah, nobody asked me whether or not I'd mind getting an ATI back instead of a nVidia. I don't have a personal preference for one over the other, it's just the performance drop I have an issue with. Right now XFX is trying to convince me the new Catalyst 10.9 drivers put the two cards on equal...

I sent XFX my GeForce 9800 GT, which had three caps blow with 2 months left in the warranty. In return, they sent me the 5670. Everything I've seen shows the 5670 to perform at considerably lower levels than the 9800GT was able to crank out. How pissed should I be, and is there any chance XFX...

I had the exact same problem with that same mb in my GM5067H. With me, the memdump errors started when I swapped out their DVD-R for a faster one I had bought around Christmastime for my older sys. After three days of random crashes, I also upgraded the PSU. The system wouldn't boot. Fans spun...

While I'm at it, what are people oc-ing their Gateway boards with? Just software, or is there a way to successfully unlock the BIOS on the mb?

Namslas, any chance of getting a pic of your modded interior? I believe the 8800 is slightly longer than the 1950xtx, but might be a bit thinner, too. I'll try and dig up specs later today, if any are available. Getting a new mb is an option, but it'll still be limited to the uBTX Gateway...

Greetings, I'm trying to get my pre-built to a place where looking at it doesn't make me feel like I've been had, and one of those steps is installing a respectable graphics card. I'd been leaning toward the Sapphire X1950xt, but with the 8800 320mb within an acceptable range of variation...