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Best AGP video card for ard $100-$130

HOw about the x800pro/X850 pro cards. will they be a better buy than the 6800? Also are the x800 series better than the 6600GT?
- sidpaul
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- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Best AGP video card for ard $100-$130

Looking to upgrade my Radeon 9800pro into something a little better. I do not want to spend too much money as i do not play that many games. I have a AMD 64+ 3400 with DFI lanparty board and 1.5gigs of OCZ Platinum memory. For approx $125 which is the best card that can be had.
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- Dec 1, 2006
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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help with 700m speakers

I have a dell 700m laptop, recently the laptop speakers have stopped working. However i get sound if i connect external speakers or headphones. Which makes me come to the conclusion that the speakers have failed. i took my LCD screen apart to reach the speakers to see if the wires were OK. they...
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops
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DVI cable for Samsung 931BW

I purchased the Samsung 19' 931BW LCD monitor from bestbuy. however the package did not come with a DVI cable. Where can i buy one? I saw lots of choices on newegg, can someone recommend one please.
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- Nov 25, 2006
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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BF sales, which LCD to buy

is there a reason why you would not pick up the 19" samsung's? Also consider my video card(9800 pro)
- sidpaul
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- Nov 20, 2006
- Forum: Displays
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BF sales, which LCD to buy

I'm looking to buy a LCD monitor this thanksgiving and would appreciate the advice to select a good monitor. Purpose - 30% Gaming, rest browsing+work. Choices available 1. BeSTBUY - SAMSUNG 931B 19"Analog+DVI, 1280x1024,8ms - $129 2. Staples - SAMSUNG 920BW 19" Analog+DVI, 1440x900, 5ms -...
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- Nov 19, 2006
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Displays
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Dell $35 off $300 stackable coupon for sale $2 only

hey all, got lotssa coupons which are stackable with DPA and tomm's $750 off coupon..if intrested plz pm me or reply to this thread coupons guranteed to reach u before sale begins tomm mornin..plz make all payments to sidpaul@csufresno.edu thru paypal before 05:30AM PST 05/24/05
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- May 24, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) for sale CHEAP

ur forgetting they also come with gr8 aluminum heat spreaders which add abt $15 more to the cost. and they run flawlessly on my DFI nf3 board
- sidpaul
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- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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OCZ PLatinum 512Mb PC3200 Dual channel RAM cheap

Sorry...wrong topic....
- sidpaul
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- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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OCZ PLatinum 512Mb PC3200 Dual channel RAM cheap

Selling 512Mb Dual channel kit(2x256mb) of OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Platinum Tech Specs: OCZ / Products / Memory / OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Platinum OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Platinum 400MHz DDR CL 2-3-2-5 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS) Available in 256MB and 512MB modules Unbuffered...
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- May 13, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) for sale CHEAP

Have a brand new CORSAIR 1Gb RAM(2x512mb) kit with CAS Latency=2.5 PC3200 for sale. The RAM will come in its retail packaging and also has Black heatsinks on it. Tech Spec Capacity 1GB (2 x 512MB) Speed DDR 400 (PC 3200) Cas Latency 2.5 Voltage 2.5V ECC No Registered/Unbuffered...
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- May 13, 2005
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Now Valid! New Dell Dimension and Inspiron Coupons Starting Today

anyone of them is fine by me. with a 17" LCD monitor
- sidpaul
- Post #13
- May 5, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Now Valid! New Dell Dimension and Inspiron Coupons Starting Today

any deals on the dimension 3000, i basically dont wanna spend more than 400 before taxes. my mail purpose is to get that 17" LCD and i can give away the system to my sis with my 17" CRT..LOL
- sidpaul
- Post #10
- May 5, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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No sound from right spkr

did not work...my spkrs work fine when i tested them on my laptop and on my iriver player
- sidpaul
- Post #3
- Apr 23, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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No sound from right spkr

was watchin a dvd using power dvd..muted the volume to recieve a call.after unmuting thr was no volume. at the max spkr volume i could hear very faint sounds.restarted the pc but now only my left spkr works uninstalled power dvd->no help updated drivers to 5.10 off the nvidia site but still...
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- Apr 22, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Only one speaker in 2.1 system works

also under volume control advanced options u get 2 options 1.rear spkr connected to line in 2.center spkr and sub woofer connected to microphone both are unchecked for me tried the nvidia spkr setup.. i get sound from the first test digital test fails next when it plays sound...
- sidpaul
- Post #28
- Apr 22, 2005
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Only one speaker in 2.1 system works

i tried reinstalling drivers, uninstalling all sound devices from device manager, formating reinstallin xp but still only the left speaker has sound....using a DFI nforce3 259gb motherboard and nforce5.10 platform drivers??? any help
- sidpaul
- Post #27
- Apr 22, 2005
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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no sound thru right spkr on DFI nforce3 250gb

was watching a dvd using power dvd, pressed mute and then once i turned mute off the sound was very faint. restarted the pc but still the sound was real faint at the highest volume.uninstalled and reinstalled power dvd..no help..chked playing mp3 in winamp..very faint volume!! uninstalled...
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- Apr 22, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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modding the DFI Lanparty nForce3 motherboard

get it from newegg. comes with all the pins needed to attach to ur mobo heres the link to purchase it http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-103&depa=0 temps are low 40's max43deg C using the XP90 and a panaflo fan..sys temp is almost the same as my mabient temps
- sidpaul
- Post #3
- Apr 20, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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modding the DFI Lanparty nForce3 motherboard

hi, just replaced the stock northbridge heatsink with a VANTEC Copper Heatsink fan..would like to know if the MOSFET's can be sinked too..if so any links to products, guides would be highly appreciated
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- Apr 19, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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low scores on my AMD 64 3000+

i know somebody who can buy off the A64 chip and the DFi from me for near cost price. Now is the winchester 3000+with a nf3 skt939board /VIA kt800 a better combination than the skt754 setup i have. also with my skt939 my memory will run dual channel. If its so can somebody make...
- sidpaul
- Post #16
- Apr 18, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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upgarde memory on dell 700m

would like to upgarde to 1Gb RAM on my dell inspiron 700m. rite now it has 2x256mb..would not like to go thru dell..they charge skyhigh prices. was wondering if anyone couold tell me the different types of compatible memory as in DDR400/333 and wat CAS lastency..if any
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- Apr 18, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Laptops
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which is better nf3skt 754 or nf3skt939

hi, have a dfi lanpartynf3250gb with a newcastle 3000+processor..was getting a real good deal on a winchester socket 939 3000+ processor and Gigabyte K8NS-Ultra motherboard. was wondering which would be better..plz help
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- Apr 18, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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Best DFI Lanparty Nf3250gb BIOS

hi using a newcastle AMD64 3000+ processor on a DFI nf3 250gb board. i tried running benchmarks using sisoft sandra and they are pathetic. also the temps reported by the BIOS as well as Speedfan are very high. im using AS5 on an XP-90 with a panaflo fan as my HSF solution. i read somewhr...
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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low scores on my AMD 64 3000+

then wats the point of spending $300bux goin 64bit when my old xp2500 barton did almost as much or the same when overclocked
- sidpaul
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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low scores on my AMD 64 3000+

i do have 3 sticks of RAM 512mb each but i checked mem speeds using CPU-Z and it says its 200MHz DDR
- sidpaul
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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low scores on my AMD 64 3000+

also running the latest nforce drivers downloaded from nvidia's website..5.10 i think is the version..plz help
- sidpaul
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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low scores on my AMD 64 3000+

hi, running a amd socket 754 3000+ on a dfi nf3250gb mbd and 1.5gigs corsair CAS 2.5 RAM here are my Sisoft sandra 2005 scores CPU Arithmetic : 8597, 3294/4277 CPU Multimedia : 19130/20636 memory B/w : 2077/2075 when i compared these scores to an barton xp3200 my cpu LOST ON ALL...
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Replies: 16
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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temps on my Xp-90 with a Panaflo L1B fan

just put together an AMD 3000+ newcastle with a XP-90 and a panaflo L1B fan and some as5....temps are 44 idle with case temps 32 and load while running 3dmark loops go to 48.. shldnt my idle temps be lower???
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- Apr 17, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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which is better DFI nf3 or ASUS K8N

have a socket 754 amd64 3000+ processor. was wondering is the DFI lanparty nf3 250gb or the ASUS K8N better? the abit is outta the equation coz i need 3 RAM slots..have 1.5gigs(3x512mb)
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- Apr 13, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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Fan for my XP-90

now my choice is between either the panaflo B1 or the thermaltake cat 9
- sidpaul
- Post #7
- Apr 13, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Fan for my XP-90

the silent cat 9 is not available on newegg or zzf. :( found this panaflo model http://www.jab-tech.com/customer/produc...8&xid=15390de1f95a1805160b11a77e2d1b97 how does this look?
- sidpaul
- Post #6
- Apr 13, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Fan for my XP-90

ofcourse why spend the extra 40-50bux if im not overclocking.
- sidpaul
- Post #3
- Apr 13, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Fan for my XP-90

trying to decide a fan for my XP-90. main consideration is the fan shld not be too loud. was looking at reviews the default fan recommended by thermalright but its too LOUD! did some research and have narrowed it down to the following thermaltake SILENT CAT 9 52CFM @21dba any PANAFLO 92mm...
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- Apr 13, 2005
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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overclocking nvidia cards

i have a MSI ti4200 VTD64 running 310/605 stock cooling. wat i wuld like to know is is thr anyway to avoid the screen blinking just as u log onto windows. i tried powerstrip but it does not work..how abt rivatuner?? also hrd we can directly go into the registry and change settings(some names -...
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- Feb 26, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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thermaltake ducting mod

i have a Barton 2500 with a thermalright ALX800 heatsink and a thermaltake coolmod II fan. i would like to know if the thermaltake ductng solution will work on it or not? as in will it fit on my ALX800 heatsink or is it just for thier volcano series of heatsinks???
- sidpaul
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- Feb 24, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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modding the MSI ti4200

hey guys, want to upgrade my msi vtd64 geforce4 ti4200 64mb video card with a new cooler. was looking at newegg and found vantec iceberg4 coolers with heatsinks for the RAM. but there seem to be 2 models namely ccb-4ap and ccb-a4c. was wondering which would fit my card? any ideas
- sidpaul
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- Feb 16, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Improper RAM detection

hi, i have a ABIT NF7-S rev2.0 board with the latest bios update,an Athlon XP2500 processor and 1x512mb Mushkin PC3200 DDR400 RAM. my problem is the BIOS is detcting the mushkin module as DDR333. is it because i earlier had a kingston value RAm PC2700 module in thr..do i need to modify any...
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- Jun 25, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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BIOS upgrade

i have ordered an Abit NF7-S board ver 2.0.wat i want to know is to do the BIOS upgrade do i need to do only the latest verion or all the versions which have been released after my BIOS version?
- sidpaul
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- Jun 22, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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which is the best PC3200DDR memory

hi all, i have a Abit nf7-s ver2.0 board with an AMDxp2500(barton).i would like to purchase 1x512mb memory as of now. wuld be really grateful if somebody can sggest which is the best outta these following choices or which one to purchase.my budget is ard $80-$90 All details below are from...
- sidpaul
- Thread
- Jun 22, 2004
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building

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