So my monitor was having issues and I returned it to Costco (best return policy ever..) and because I like their service, I bought the only monitor they had for sale which was a Samsung 2233SW for $179. This monitor has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 and is a 22" (well, 21.5") monitor so...
I usually stay below $200 when I upgrade because thats where the best 'bang-for-the-buck' seems to be. I am not rich to the point that I light my Opus X cigars with twenty dollar bills, but I can afford to buy a box of CAO's without even denting the budget so to speak...
To give an idea of my upgrade history (in decending order and as best as I can remember):
ATI HD3870
Nvidia 7900GS
ATI 9800 PRO
ATI 9500
Geforce 4200TI
Geforce 3 something
Geforce 2 GTS
Original Geforce
Nvidia 770V
Matrox G400
Matrox Mystique
Diamond Viper 330!!!!!
So what...
Im an occasional gamer, but I like to keep my system somewhat up-to-date for when I do decide to throw down and I have the upgrade bug...
Here is what I have:
Asus P5Q-E
Intel 8400 running at (9x400) 3.6 cooled by Xigmatic
(2x2GB) 4 GB PC6400 GEIL 4-4-4-12
300GB Velociraptor (system)...
Anyone able to just run the FSB at 400 (with PC-6400 ram) and live happily overclocked at 3.6ghz with stock settings? Or are there other settings on an Asus P5Q-E that should be changed for this minor overclock goal? I know I will run a stress test overnight to verify, but I want to check into...
I decided that I was tired of troubleshooting my motherboard/cpu problem so I went ahead and bought the following combination to put in my existing system:
Asus P5Q-E
Intel E8400
My question is in regard to my heatsink. I currently have the Xigmatek s1283 and I want to reuse it because I...
I did have a memory problem initially, but I have since RMA'd that ram. This problem occurs when I have used each of the following matched pairs individually:
2 x 1GB PC-6400 Crucial ballistix Tracer (the new pair they sent me via RMA)
2 x 512MB PC-6400 Crucial Ballistix (regular)
2 x...
My hunch is that it is the motherboard.... We had a very hot day a month or so ago and that is when things went haywire. My suspicion is that the NB overheated because the only real change I did to the system was around March when I replaced the Zalman 9500 with a Xigmatic S1283, thus...
Okay, the quick specs:
Asus P5B- Deluxe
Intel E6300
2 gb GEIL PC-6400
ATI 3870
Antec NEO HE550
My problem is that I cannot get my system to run stable unless I overclock the Vcore and the Northside above stock voltages. This happens when I run all compnents at default. If at default...
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