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    XFX Geforce8600GTS XXX question

    Ah ic, I guess that about sums it up.:laugh: Thanks for the quick reply.:)
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    XFX Geforce8600GTS XXX question

    Hello everyone, I picked up this card a few weeks ago, and have a few questions. From what I can see it needs to be connected to the power supply. It came with a power cable adapter and a few other extras. The weird thing is that I can boot up my machine without having the card connected...
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    Vid card upgrade help =D

    Yea im guessing im just going to pick up the RAM upgrade.. It should help some:roll: I would try to upgrade his mobo.. but he would more than likely not let me touch it :cry: Thx all for your help and advice:respect:
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    Vid card upgrade help =D

    Was looking for a PCI vid card upgrade under $120 not including the RAM upgrade. You can find some info on the pc here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim2350/techov.htm#1101565 Yea i was told by a friend of mine that a PCI card wouldnt make much difference.. Hrm
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    Vid card upgrade help =D

    My friends bro wants me to upgrade his pc to be able to play a few games such as (WarcraftIII Xpac, Starcraft.. that sorta thing and maybe a few new games, he is able to play them now but at a really crappy frame rate. So i took a look at his pc and these are his specs. Dell Dimension 2350...
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    Quick Heatsink/Fan question

    Awsome much thx for the reply:toast:
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    Quick Heatsink/Fan question

    Would a three pin CPU Fan work on a mobo on a four pin cpu fan connection? If not can anyone suggest a good four pin heatsink/fan for a 3.4Ghz Intel Pentium 4 650 Prescott 800MHz. thx:)
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    Flickering monitor..

    Tested Im on my laptop right now using his Monitor and it is having the same effect... So i guess Thats that... RIP Shitty monitor:roll: Heh hes gonna be pissed I think he just bought it too:laugh:
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    Flickering monitor..

    Okay Hello, im Mindrestx's roommate, I ran some tests on his PC with my flat panel type monitor. Ive been playing some games on his pc for about 45min now and no flickering is visible. I really dont think its something with refreshrate or resolution since both my monitor and his were both at...
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    Flickering monitor..

    Hey all im having some trouble with my monitor flickering around the edges. Is it a monitor thing.. or is it my vid card giving out:cry: ? Maybe its the weather.. having some cold weather lately. This happens when im playing games or just on the web.. kinda anoying.. On my vid card...
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    Cant decide..

    Picked up the vid card! So i decided to go for the vid card :D I ran the 3d mark demo and it scored me at 10349 :p heh anyway Havent tried o/c yet :p Thx all for helpin me out! :D Something weird i noticed is that when installing the drivers i got an error msg (zero display service...
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    Cant decide..

    Thx for the replies guys :D Im kinda starting to go the vid card way :p Im sure my lil crt will hold a couple more months :D I think ill have to test out the vid card to see how much of a driffrence I see in my games :cool: If not much Ill return the sucka!
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    Cant decide..

    Ok heres my dilema.. ive been saving for some time now to pick up a new vid card. I have about $500 to spend. The main idea was to blow all the money on a kick ass vid card... but i dont want to do that now :p I decided to pick up a Ati Radeon x800 XL PCI-E wich is around $300. So i walk into...
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    x700 pro trouble

    Hey guys i just bought a x700pro and im having some trouble.. It all started when i tried installing the drivers from the cd(also tried online drivers, same problem). The drivers weren't intalling an error message appeard, something about not being able to initialize installaion. Sooo...
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    chipset questions

    Found my answer(edited)
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