Recent content by redvandam

I've been looking around I am having a heck of a time finding the answer. I know of switch boxes, and I know of a good one to get if I had too but I was hoping to spend as little as possible. I have the RCA (red, white, yellow) that the PS2 came with. I have the audio covered. I have a pair of...

I am upgrading from a 22" LCD monitor and there's two specs that are giving me a headache, response time and refresh rates. What kind of response rate should I be looking for? And is getting a monitor capable of 120Hz refresh rate practical if I don't play games in 3D or will probably always...

Just to make this even more confusing, some games will launch no problem and some won't. For example the Witcher 2 and Mass Effect 3 both opened and I was able to play both. Games like Terraria, New Vegas and Civ 5 would all go to a blue screen (which I take to mean it's lost it's signal) after...

Hello all, My problem is that when I launch a game using my LCD TV as a monitor, it loses video and sound and I am left with a blue screen as if the TV has no input. If I alt tab to the desktop, I can hear the sound from the game. I am using a 32ft and a 15ft HDMI cable combined to connect my...

What could be causing this? The night before I was gaming like normal but when I powered up my computer today and fired up the game it was laggy and choppy. Upon restarting my compuer I notice that after a few moments of being left idle the GPU usage will shoot up to 99%. I am guessing this...

I honestly haven't tried my speakers yet, I will tomorrow but I've tried two headphones that I know work fine. I've verified that on other devices. Would hooking up my speakers really not make the noise or is it more likely that the headphone jack is faulty?

Hello, My computer has recently (today) started to make clicking noises through my headphones. It's not coming from my computer and the clicks will stop if I mute the volume. The clicks happen randomly but frequently and "click" may not be the best word. It almost sounds like water drops...

Ok, I set the Core Clock to 850MHz. I'll see how that goes. I noticed no one mention the shader and memory clocks. Do they not matter when you're overclocking a card?

Hey all, This is my set-up: EVGA GTX 460 1 Gb Corsair 650W PSU Corsair XMS3 4 Gig (1 stick) AMD Phenom X4 965 I am currently overclocking the card to the factory spec's overclock: Core Clock: 763 Shader Clock: 1526 Memory Clock: 1900 I've heard these GTX 460 cards are capable of good...

At the moment, my fan speed matches the GPU temp. If the GPU is running at 78c the fan speed is at 78%. The fan speed will adjust to match the GPU temp every 10 seconds. My question was, does that put too much wear and tear on the fan by constantly changing the speed at which the fan operates...

...if there even is one. I just got a GTX 460 1 Gig and I am using EVGA Precision to control my fan speeds. It has to options, one that goes on a slope, the other stairs. I prefer the slope but my question is by constantly adjusting the fan, instead of incrementally like the stairs profile...

Price mostly. The non-SE cards cost about $25 more, I know that's not a whole lot when talking about a card you upgrade one every 3 odd years but is the performance boost worth the extra money?

Hello, I am upgrading my GPU and I think the GTX460 is what I want. The store near my house has these two cards for sale. http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=035275 and http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=035995...

Hello, I am racking my brain trying to find the best GPU for under $200. The options seem limtless and since a bad decision will screw me for years, I have to get this right. I currently have a GTX 550 Ti but I am told it's a inferior card compared to most others in it's price range. I am...

Just to add more info since I just realized how lacking it is: EVGA GTX 550 Ti Corsair 650W PSU Corsair XMS3 4 Gig (1 stick) AMD Phenom X4 965