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Need motherboard & case suggestions

Alright, so the story: I upgraded my inherently crappy Dell Dimension E520 with a Corsair VX550 and a XFX9800GT. The rig was still under performing, and the problem was coming from an Intel Celeron D 3.06ghz bottle necking the system. So I went out and got an Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 along with...
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- Nov 27, 2008
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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New CPU... can't boot up.

DX4Q3C1 Edit: Google'ing shows that people are able to use Core2Duo processors on this motherboard... however, they all seem to be 65nm and none 45nm. Can anyone confirm? Is die size the limit on my motherboard? Edit#2: K, it's all but confirmed that my CPU is incompatible with this...
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- Nov 27, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New CPU... can't boot up.

It is a Dimension E520. My BIOS were updated a week before I bought my CPU. Went from 1.0.2 (I think) to 2.4.0 http://support.dell.com/suppor...&libid=1&fileid=209822 Blind hope question: Would installing an older version (like 2.2.1 the urgent one that added CPU support) help any? Or...
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- Nov 27, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New CPU... can't boot up.

CPU Intel Core2Duo E7300 @ 2.66ghz Mobo Dell 0WG864 RAM 1GB PNY DDR2 PC2-5300 + 2X2GB KINGSTON DDR2 PC2-5300 PSU Corsair VX550 Graphics XFX 9800GT I first got some help here: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=9800+poor+performance for my bottlenecked xfx9800gt. I confirmed that my...
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- Nov 26, 2008
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poor performance - XFX 9800GT

Correction... Intel Celeron D, Prescott core *embarrassed* :o I checked all running apps first thing. There's nothing leeching or hogging memory in any way. No viruses - Avast and Nod32 No spyware - Spybot S&D Also, the drivers are already the latest from nVidia and I used driver...
- Motiv38
- Post #30
- Nov 19, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poor performance - XFX 9800GT

This is what I'm worried about...
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- Post #25
- Nov 18, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poor performance - XFX 9800GT

Thanks again everyone, the help I'm getting (and the fact that there's a general consensus) is really appreciated. I updated both my chipset and bios to prelude any CPU purchase I might consider. First, however, I'm going to try the Pentium 4. If there is no improvement (which, from the...
- Motiv38
- Post #23
- Nov 18, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poor performance - XFX 9800GT

Awesome. I have my old Intel P4 @ 3.00GHZ lying around. Gonna pick up some heat sink compound tomorrow, pop it in and see how that works. Keep you posted, thanks all :D
- Motiv38
- Post #7
- Nov 18, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Poor performance - XFX 9800GT

So, I need help. In short, my FPS is ridiculously low. CPU Intel Celeron 3.06GHZ Mobo Dell 0WG864 RAM 1GB (PNY I believe) DDR2 PC2-5300 PSU Corsair VX550 Graphics XFX 9800GT CS:S - Medium settings @ 1024x768, I'm getting ~40 fps just running around, which dips to ~15 in a fire fight...
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- Nov 17, 2008
- Replies: 31
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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