Recent content by noahjwhite

I remember all of those games you mentioned. I wasted many school hours on those :) Seriously though, I don't think that $2000 locked platform makes sense for gaming. The PS3 couldn't even sell at $599. Not to mention that 90% or more of apple computer owners are using laptops.

Gotta say... this is pretty lame. I was hoping to see more from nVidia. 3D surround should "surround" you, not just be one wide screen. I see absolutely no practical purpose for a setup like this. 3D already "Surrounds" you if you sit close enough to the TV. It's also sad to see that...

I would suspect motherboard if you get no beeps... although it could be your power supply or HD as well. I think it's unlikely that a dropped screw would cause a short. It's possible but unlikely. Does the HD spin up? I had a similar thing happen to me last year and it turned out to be the...

I believe that you can still use an ATI card with an Nvidia for PhysX only IF you use an old nvidia driver. I'm not sure how far back you would have to go though.

oh wait... 48,500... darn.. far off :(

ah man... I said 50,500 So.. close :(

Yes... I'll probably wait. Can't get a 5970 now even if I wanted too. Very limited supply.

Yes it will... even a cheapo usb card will give you sound.

I don't really have a budget... I'm just thinking that upgrading to I5 or I7 doesn't make much sense when it'll be almost instantly outdated. I would of course upgrade my CPU, MB, and Ram at some point. On the other hand: I don't really expect the Gulftown or Istanbul to blow away even the i5...

There's a HDMI-DVI-VGA adaptor... I use one.

Depending on your intended resolution any of the Above Cards should work. Here's a link benchmarking that game http://www.techspot.com/article/20-company-of-heroes-3d-performance/

I agree with the Above. A $200 PC would be much better at everything but gaming.

Are you hooked up to the ATI Card? As in... are you getting a display from it at all? Or are you using your on-board or another video card? If you have two video cards installed (uninstall the first one & it's driver) 2nd. Go here and install the CCC Driver ATI Catalyst™ Legacy Display...

I have to agree with the others. I recently had a friend have a similar problem and it turned out to be a bad HD.