Recent content by pyracy

Ok, I got it! I didnt have sp1 installed, after I installed that it read the file perfectly!

Not yet, I figured since its from this pc, it should work on this pc, I'll try it that way.

I just di a reinstall of vista ultimate 32 bit, and copied some pics and game folders over to a usb removable drive beforehand so I would have my saves and whatnot. Now, after my reinstall my pc says I need to format the removable drive in order for it to work.....is there any way I can get my...

Wow, yeah if ur getting artifacts with a higher clock you shouldve oc'ed with rivatuner, found your stable oc, then flashed to the higher clock speeds. the artifacts are from an unstable overclock.

Just sayin thanks for all the help, I broke down and got a 1 gig 8800gt the other day, but keeping the 8600 for tinkering purposes!

will do, thanks alot, ill let ya know how it goes!

have you had a chance to check out my bios and see whats wrong? my performance is lagging a bit and cant figure out why!

I just took apart my card and replaced my thermal paste, gonna wait untill I have a little more confidence to lapp it, but man, you would have been amazed at the crappy job they did on applying the old stuff! So far, after replacing the paste I've gotten down to 39'C idle, and after a half hour...

not sure whats up, I'm benching LOWER now than when I was at stock bios and oc'ed.....I'll post my new and old bios for you to take a look at if you dont mind. new.rom is my bios, and orig is the old one, I added my whole folder that I used for flashing from the cd. I appreciate all your help...

I hit 743 core,1589 shader, and 1050 memory. Im not idling so great, its at like 48c now....I'm going to try experimenting with some xbox 360 fans left over from another mod project, those suckers push the air! One thing, when I remove my cooler from my evga 8600, will I need thermal tape or...

OK! I got it flashed, now lets see what I can get out of it! Ill post with some temps and such later!

I know i sound like a noob right now, but what is lapping? NVM, i found it, sounds like a good idea, does it really help that much?

Getting ready for the bios tweak, is there anything else I need to know? its an EVGA 8600gts, custom cooling and all, with a case side fan blowing on it, would maybe a custom fan on the top of the card blowing down on it help with temps?