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    7600gt problem

    YEEE_HAWWWW lol i got it working turns out my stupidity strikes again!!!! happy with the board it works nice at least everything except the problem i was having. turns out the problem was my case. not the card or the board. im using this old IBM Netfinity server case i have its painted and...
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    7600gt problem

    ok sent back card bought another card a biostar 7600GT put in PCI x16 slot and once again i have nothing. ????? am i doing something wrong? there is no power hookup to the card. is there something im supposed to enable for the pci x16 slot to work? this is my first PCI x16 card board ever. and...
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    7600gt problem

    thats what i dreaded to hear :) never had to RMA anything. got it from newegg. bout how long does it usually take? gonna have to deal with this mx420 geforce with its mindbending 64MB of mem lol
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    7600gt problem

    ok building a new rig. not the best but what i could afford. got a Biostar mobo the t550se socket AM2. AMD 64 x2 4600 windsor 2.4ghz, 2gb (1gx2) G Skill memory, bought a XFX 7600GT pci exp16. when i put it together. mobo leds signalled VGA Error. i pulled out my only PCI card an old mx420 and...
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    bios flash troubles

    ok guys i have a Mercury KNU400X-L mobo, has the Nvidia Nforce2 chipset. it has a bios update, but every time i try to flash the bios i get ..."insufficient memory" wtf is this about? and how can i correct it? with the original bios i am able to OC the xp2400 thorobred from 2.0ghz to 2.3 ghz...
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    new memory needs

    ok i have gotten a Mercury KNU400X-L mobo. and i want to get new memory for it. but am being completely confused as to what memory i can get. i keep looking at memory but none of them mention being compatible with the Nvidia Nforce2 chipset. why is this? they all say compatible with via, sis...
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    so which is better 1 stick of 1gb Memory or 2x512 dual sticks = 1gb memory? is there any advantages one over the other?
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    well until tax money comes i have decided to grab some items off ebay to stepup this old girl for now. NOW.. MOBO-Aurora - Gigabyte 7DX Motherboard with Integrated Components (Millennia® Max XP) PSU-Tiger 250W Power Supply CPU-AMD T-Bird Athlon 1000MHz 200FSB PGA In about a week...
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    which is better in terms of performance in a video card... AGP or PCI. the ATI Radeon 9550 i have now is AGP card. and the new MOBO i'm looking at above doesn't even have an AGP slot?? so i guess i'm def gonna need a new vid card lol. i guess what i'm asking is would this card have been better...
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103598 <--processor $212.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136163 <--Motherboard $88.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119047 <--Case $44.99...
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    so hows this for starters? seems like an OK computer to start off. but again i'm not that familiar with newer comps. so once again i ask for your technical opinions. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883102646 or would i be better off buying a barebones and building it up myself?
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    Yeah thats what i figured. Looks like the wife gets a very nice solitaire game huh? lol Tax refund will come soon guess it time to get me a new machine! Bikr? what kinda deal ya gonna get me? :) pm me let me know man! cuz i'm definately interested! Thanks for the replies everyone. your...
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    so it's time for a new computer? or is there anything i can do for this dinosaur?

    Hello i have a Micron PC. (don't laugh to hard!) Running a 1Ghz Tbird AMD Athlon. I've done a few upgrades over the years(yes that wasn't a typo) like memory up to 758MB ATI 9550 256MB. but i'm begining to guess that no matter how much you soup up a volkswagen, it still can't beat a ferrari...
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