Recent content by JumperJones

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    Radeon 8500 128MB, poor performance

    Hey I am in the same boat, bought an 64 AIW 8500DV and was so impressed I bought the 8500 128 version for my other computer. But I am just getting crappy performance. My FPS in games have drop dramatically, almost a third. Not sure what the problem is. Tried new drivers, a new cooler on it...
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    Best Video Card w/ TVout for $130

    Hi Guys I was just wondering what you would recommend in the way of a video card for around $130. Primarily used for gaming and to send DVDs to my TV. There are lots of options like the ATI RADEON 8500 LE 64MB DDR or GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 2 TITANIUM Ti/500XP. Just seeing what you guys...
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    Overclocking actually seems slower?

    Hey I have a similar setup, I was just curious what your BIOS settings were? Thanks
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    Good place to find PC speaker reviews?

    Opps.. well I took care of the speaker part now I need a sound card to go with it.... Any Suggestions? I was thinking about the game theater or the santa cruz, maybe the acoustic edge? I would like 5.1 and good sound, I am using the Klipsch promedia 5.1, so something to compliment the...
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    Good place to find PC speaker reviews?

    Hi guys Trying to get a nice set of PC speakers and need the info? Do you know any good sites to find PC speaker reviews? Thanks
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    How can a HSF not be compatable

    Hi guys I was wondering how exactly a HSF can not be compatable with a board. Besides the obvious it wasn't designed for this type of processor... I got a Volcano7 to use on my soyo dragon plus but it didn't work and spoke with the people at soyo and they said it was not compatable. I was...
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    Soyo Dragon+ HSF? Will Volcano 7 work?

    Hi guys! I am trying to run a AMD XP1700 on the dragon+ I have tried to get a Volcano 7 to work without success. Can anyone recommend a good HSF or suggest a way to get the Volcano 7 to work with the board? Thanks guys
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    SOYO DRAGON +

    I am broke, new computer and all so I decided to sell my soul on ebay, highest bidder or a trade for one beep. The Question is how? : ) I love it to beep once and boot up!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by jumperjones on 01/12/02 03:01 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
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    SOYO DRAGON +

    how do you get one short beep?
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    new system won't POST

    Hey I am building almost the same system and mine does the exact same thing. Soyo dragon+, athalon XP 1700, 256M PC2100 ddr crucial memory, and radeon 8500LE. I just pulled the memory, processor and video from a ECS board where it worked fine. I am just begining the trouble shooting but I will...
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    SOYO DRAGON +

    Hi I had the same problem tonight building my system. One long beep means the memory is not seated right. you can check out the soyo support beep stuff here http://www.soyousa.com/faqs_beeps.html I just pulled this 256M of crucial ddr ram PC2100 from my old system where it worked fine. I...
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    K7S5A temp. monitoring from XP

    Does anyone know of a way you can monitor your CPU and system tempatures from Windows XP?
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    When will Asus , Abit, and Epox have SIS 735

    Are these guys going to release these boards soon, I am itching to upgrade and I am not sure when this is going to happen? anytme soon? Is it worth the wait?
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    Best Gaming Card for $150?

    Hey guys I have a little money and want to upgrade my video card, any suggestions? Primary use is gaming and $150 is my price range. Thanks