that's really odd. that 8800gts 640 pulls 106 watts at peak load and the 5770 pulls 75 so ps should definitely not be a factor.
my old m/b was an nvidia chipset and so it had a bios entry for nvidia graphics card boost.
if your gigabyte m/b is nvidia based, maybe you still have that setting...
MSI Cyclone for $159 at zzf was too amazing to pass up. I ordered 2 on Sunday and they just arrived. There are two really good reviews of the msi if you google it. The odd cooler seems to really work.
MSI Cyclone for $159 at zzf was too amazing to pass up. I ordered 2 on Sunday and they just arrived. There are two really good reviews of the msi if you google it. The odd cooler seems to really work.
I'd prefer you to save $60.00 by getting a GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard, and use that $60 to upgrade your video card to either a gtx275 or hd4890.
With such a good gaming cpu as the q8400, you'll really appreciate the better video more than whatever the P45 motherboard could do for you.
I had same problem w. Vista and fixed it this way:
. click control panel
. click Administrative Tools
. click System Configuration
. on top row of tabs, click on the BOOT tab
. click the Advanced options button
. once you are in the BOOT Advanced Option menu, make sure you
. Uncheck the...
nerp and somethingsketchy, thanks for the advice about heat. I looked again at the compaq case and it seems to have a really good 120mm case fan and 2 sets of side panel stiple holes, so I think I'll give it a go.
Syran, that's a great idea and friends at work gave me CD's to borrow and I do...
But we have no XP or vista other than the preinstalled XP on the existing hard drives. How could I reinstall XP without a Windows CD? There is no budget for buying Windows. Especially when it already works and is already paid for. Thanks for your ideas though. We appreciate them!
I'd like to convert 2 old compaq OEM DDR MicroATX AthlonXP 32 bit WindowsXP systems to modern microATX core2duo or phenomII710/720 gaming systems, and, I'd like to keep the existing WindowsXP hard drive w. existing OEM licenses, and keep the case and reuse as much as possible. The model is...
In same decision mode myself ~ 680i and ready to upgrade from e6400.
All your advice has helped a lot, thanks!
One question to add to this thred please...
Going from an 800 FSB e6400 w. DDR2-800, can we just plop in an 1333 FSB E8400?
Will the memory bus match up?
Sorry if it's a...
My two cents ~ do not change motherboard and do not go to the core2duo/ddr solution. Reason? Infinity minus one troubles, including, a. having to reinstall Window to account for the changed motherboard chipset drivers, b. it will create a dominoe effect wher you may need to swap out any IDE...
Hi ~ Can anyone offer some advice on a quick AGP video card upgrade for my old 300W P/S athlonXP emachine systems? My sons use them for Blizzard's WoW mainly, and I'm thinking of upgrading to 2G RAM and a new video card for each of the two systems. Now that DDR Ram is undre 100 for 2 G and AGP...
The bad news of the day is that the LG L2300C LCD tends to keep a ghost image of fixed images that have been displayed a little too long. In fact this problem isn´t completely new, but up to the LG L2300C, it was so minimal that we couldn´t consider it as problematic. No one mentioned it because...
Hi, Just started looking at this thread and I am having trouble reading any results.
Is there some readable table or graph that shows the results cleanly, next to each other?
I can't tell which FPS are for the 8800 and which are for the 2900 in most of the posts.
It's a great effort...
Much much faster ~ and it is quite a bit ahead of the 1950pro and even the 7950gt.
The x1950XT is better at any resolution than the 1950pro. And don't worry about 256Mb of memory, as 256 in the 1950XT is still much better than 512 in a 1950pro or 7950gt. It's really fast memory, so it has a...
Whoa! By far, this is the best FPS/dollar on the web today! I just looked at a few x1950xt reviews and see that this beats all 8600gts and 7950gt cards by a long shot for less money.
http://www.hardwarezone.com/ar...php?id=2122&cid=3&pg=1
The ASRock VSTA does support the 8800gts and it is listed in their VGA compatability matrix, so OP is good to get an 8800gts.
Also OP power supply seems perfect.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/vga.asp?Model=775Dual-VSTA&s=
Home » Product » 775Dual-VSTA » VGA Support List
» Supported PCI...
I just checked the evga site and definitively yes, your seasonic ps is more than enough for the 8800gts 640.
Here are the evga reqs. from their website:
e-GeForce 8800GTS 640MB
Part Number: 640-P2-N821-AR
Requirements
Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power...
If you have an adequate power supply, then this $310.00 geForce 8800gts 640 is a very good and reasonably priced upgrade option:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=322839&ps=hot0
If you're power supply is not up to the 8800gts requirements, then any of the $150.00...
or for $20 more, get the very very good
BFG Tech BFGR7950256GTOCE GeForce 7950GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 OC HDCP Video Card - Retail
$189.00 ($149.00 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate)
tcsenter is now my favorite MythBuster and gets my vote for best poster of the year in the 'engineering/analytical thinking' category.
Magical agp x1950pro Myth: Busted!~
my total guesswork, with no science or experience to back it up, but it looks as if your stalker and oblvion scores are about twice as fast on XP as Vista. Are you sure both CPU cores are running on Vista when you start your games? Is there a missing Vista patch or driver setting that disabled...
Length:
8800GTS - 24cm long or about 9 inches.
PCB Length = 8.999"
With Bracket = 9.525"
Height (Inside Case) = 4.376"
With Bracket (Partially Hidden) = 4.975"
Width = 1.809"
Power: (Applies to whole system - not just the 8800 card)
A 425W PCI Express-compliant system power supply...
"For the 8800GTS, NVIDIA recommends a power supply that gives 28Amps on the 12V rails, shared amongst all the computer's equipment."
But on user wrote, "One 18amp line with no lockups, no slowdowns, no anything. The reccomended specs are overkill to say the least."
I have no idea what that...
How does that x1950pro dual compare to your eVGA 8800GTS (650/1000) ??
Would they be equal or is the 8800gts faster?
I ask because the price of the 8800gts 320 is down to about $250 at newegg and buy.com, but the x1950pro dual is over $350 according to the article.
Since you have one...
For $239 AR and free shipping, the PNY 8800GTS 320 seems a better bang for the buck, then any 8600GTS offering. 50%-100% better performance.
PNY 8800GTS 320Mb 229 A/R +free ship @ buy.com
I do not know how the 8800GTS compares to the 8600GTS with fan noise.
And I guess the power supply...
I care too!
It is very newsworthy as it will contribute to shaping a new price point for all cards this year, as well as shaping what cards and features AMD and Nvidia will release next gen.
So bring on the review links!
tylerdustin, thank you! Is it really the same?!? AC wants $69.99 for the same sink that thermaltake only wants $27.99. I'm sold. Am buying the Thermaltake CL-P0370 tonight.
Many thanks!
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