Recent content by MattRiddle

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    Which video card should I buy?

    I'll probably wait, if that is a very important update. What is DX and what is so good about it? How much do you expect new DX cards to cost?
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    Which video card should I buy?

    About Crossfire or SLI or whatever it is called. How much extra ability is gained from connecting two video cards together? If I bought 2 4850s, and connected them, would they blow a 4870 out of the water?
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    Which video card should I buy?

    Thanks for the quick reply. I'm at newegg, and I used their search to bring up all radeon 4870 512s. There is a list of 12 cards, all ranging from $140 to $200. Visiontrek Sapphire HIS Powercooler XFX ASUS How do I know which one to choose?
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    Which video card should I buy?

    I currently am using a GeForce 8800 GT 256MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150264 it seems to run tf2, and wow, and war, and the games I want to play. Not at the best settings, but plays them none the less. I want to upgrade to something newer, that can play those...
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    I'm back from Dell Hell and I need a computer

    Okay, so I finally got my new stuff in and transferred all the hardware from my old case to my new case. I think I did much better this time than when I first made a computer. When installing the new heatsinc (it was HUGE), I put about a pea/half a pea right in the middle and just set the...
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    Can I use both of these?

    BIOSTAR TForce TF570SLI AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX
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    I'm back from Dell Hell and I need a computer

    I decided not to get the video card. I decided to get 1 stick of 1GB ram to go along with my other 2GB. I am still going to get that case and I chose another fan after finding many more than would fit my AM2 processor slot.
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    Can I use both of these?

    I am just going to buy another 1GB stick of what I have already. I looked into DDR3 ram, but I'd have to get a new motherboard with the right slot on it to use it, and most likely a new processor for the new slot on the new motherboard. Maybe next update.
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    Can I use both of these?

    I originally bought: Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT12864AA80E and I am looking to buy a set of 4GB ram (2 sticks of 2GB). I am looking to buy these: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop...
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    I'm back from Dell Hell and I need a computer

    Thanks for the reply! Any suggestions on video cards? I just went to newegg and sorted by what was the highest rated cards.
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    I'm back from Dell Hell and I need a computer

    Hi! It was a success, but there are things I still want to upgrade now that I have some more cash. The biggest problem I have right now is overheating. I'm not overclocking anything, but the computer gets massively hot (still) when I play certain online games and I have to take off the side...
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    Building Computer, Have Questions, Need Help!

    My heatsink does not look like the one above. It has half the pipes. I don't like the pipes anyways and will probably just buy another heatsink.
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    Building Computer, Have Questions, Need Help!

    I can't really turn the heatsink/fan 180 degrees. The power cord for it is connected to one end of the heatsink and if you try to install it 180 degrees the other way, the cord has to wrap around the side of it and it can't reach to the place on the motherboard where you plug it in. Even then...
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    Building Computer, Have Questions, Need Help!

    Yes, it was in the same package. It still had the seal on it with the serial and everything. I don't have a picture of it on because it's hard as heck to get on there. When it is on, it is sideways and seems to touch the ram. http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3019/computer1tm3.jpg...
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    Building Computer, Have Questions, Need Help!

    I bought a AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and it came with a heatsink/fan that goes on top. The processor is the right kind for the mother board (AM2 socket) and it fits in fine. The problems begin when I try to add the heatsink. The heatsink has problems because it has these golden tubes that stick out...