Recent content by jeremyrailton

If your computer is working, the update was successful. It might have changed the logos that are displayed at startup, but those logos were really just eye candy for the pedestrian to look at while it is processing all of the "other information" you were talking about it displaying now. I've...

I installed my copy of Vista on two computers with no problem. Tried to install it on a third, but no go. Am I the only one who got away with two legit installs?

get rid of new catalyst and reinstall old one

try disabling crossfire in catalyst

speedfan works on some motherboards, but in my experience usually doesn't. look in your bios and see if there is an option to control fan speed. if not, you'll have to get a fan controller. mine was ~$20 at the egg

yep, if you're not overclocking, use the stock one

the multiplier is locked, but you can still overclock via the fsb. my 9550 goes to 3.8ghz at stock volts.

remember, though, that people did try to help them financially, which TPB guys refused on the grounds that they weren't going to pay any fines. it's all a strange and confusing situation

+1, and allow me to add the sunbeam corecontact freezer

don't you usually get three installs with a license? i know i installed my vista on two computers with no problems. there's your family pack

i find it hard to believe that temps under load would not change. something is wrong here. no heatsink can keep temps the same at idle and under load.

the biggest issue with the 4770 is that you can't find one anywhere. given the choice between an available card and an unavailable one, the choice becomes clear. to throw another possibility out there, you can now purchase 4850's for less than $100 (after mir). you could xfire a couple of...

tom's and anand both have reviews of the 4890 compared to the 4870. look at the games you play and see if the bump in fps is worth the $50 to you.

haven't tried pip, and I only run 5.1 audio (works fine) what's the point of pip in a movie again?

I've been running blue ray with my 790gx motherboard using the integrated graphics and an AMD 7750 Kuma. Runs fine. You don't need too much graphics power.