Recent content by stephans8409

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    Intel® Q35 Express Chipset graphics upgrade

    the Q35 is a cpie 16 1.1 interface that supports ddr2 8 gb 800 5.5.5 mhz1333 and any socket 775 processor all the way up to the 3.0 Quad 1333 fsb. Depending on your ram, processor spec i dont know. Supposed you have the above, about any R9 series ati would be nice and any Nvidia GTX or TI...
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    OK~! So I recently upgrade my graphic card and power supply, run into weak or no wifi signals problems!

    Check B/G/N Settings in adepter properties. Also go and look at the wifi names list in network settings. If you have a * ton of duplicates get rid of them. I have seen this isue before now that you have clarified. You can have a bunch of wifi names in the list. For what ever reason the adapter...
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    OK~! So I recently upgrade my graphic card and power supply, run into weak or no wifi signals problems!

    shielding. the only thing i can come up with is you ate radiating a signal out of either. put a pice of tinfoil behind the antenna and case and see if improves. or you got a weird driver problem.. Re install wirelss card drivers. I would move machine closer to router first to see if signal...
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    Best cheap computer from best buy

    Oh, on last thing before i leave the thread.... I just upgraded an old 775 Vpro machine for 320$ It has: 1.25 Terabyte storage split between 3 drives. One for gaming directories, one for storage and one for windows. A duo quad Q9650 3.0 12 Mb Cache 1333 FSB, 8 GB of Gskill, HD7970 GPU and a...
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    Best cheap computer from best buy

    Would you like pictures people that say im wrong and ill advised???? And yes, sell the card... verry possible. Ive been fixing computers for 10 years and grew up with a computer tech. My computer partner that i run a buisness with is also a physicist that worked on the proton accelerator with 30...
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    Best cheap computer from best buy

    Dont waste the money. Sell the card. Get on ebay and go after some server board cpu bundles $135- $200. a Decent case $60, 500 watt+ power sup;y $80, 8gb-16 DDR2 $40-80, R9 series redon or Ti Series nvidia $185-265. Or go after the HD7970 GHZ edition trending at $185, And 2 500 gb Seagate or...
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    optiplex 755 solved with full size video card.

    Thanks. This ain't nothing. Got a dual processor server board with 32 cores of 3.0 opteron goodmes. 64 GB of hynex ram with 2 reason r9s going in. The next build is a dual processor Xeon 3.0 6cores with as!e amount of ram. Two xfx's are going in that with 3 500 GB 10000 rph 3gbs cheeta drives...
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    optiplex 755 solved with full size video card.

    I have a optiplex755 with a hd7970 8 GB gskill 6400 e8400 gb processor 1050 powere suply, and three hard drives. One for windows, one for game rirectories and one for storage. Had to sheer 1 1\2 inch of metal off the back to fit double faced card. Re mounted the heat sink by flipping it...
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    Is a Intel Core Quad 9650 Processor compatible with a Optiplex 755 SFF?

    Hi everyone. Problem solved. It is true you need Bios A20. I have the E8500 Processor and works like a charm. Am upgrading soon to the extreme quad. I modded the case and made my own heat sink strap with a pice of metal I sheard off the back to fit a HD6970 Powercolor. Heat sink shrouding is in...