Hello, I just cleaned my PC today and I just noticed the fans started humming in sync. They were all running at the same speed. Perhaps the humming is cause by some dust which is on the fan blades, I am not sure, ultimately this build up probably leads to them oscillating in sync. Like soldiers...

Hello, I managed to wreck Windows Vista accidently in record breaking time, only a few minutes needed: 1. Remove all protocols from "connections". 2. Remove network device. 3. Wait until Vista detects it's a non genuine copy or it's trail has

Anyoneout there have a clue about calculation power consumption? Before I buy a new PSU I had a look at my old one. It's a Enermax 350W and the label states these specs: Enermax EG365P-VE +3.3V +5V +12V -5V -12V +5VSb +3.3&5V Total 32A 32A 26A 1A 1A 2,2A ...

Would appreciate your advice/ecomendations on a new graphics card I have an athlon xp 1600 512mb pc2100 ram windows xp home Geforce 2 Ti 64mb 44.03 drivers asdl broadband connection I think its time to upgrade and my main reason is so that Battlefield 1942 will run smoother. I don't play many...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176336 quote TTP: "Just got the *preview* code and spent some time with it in the comfort of my sofa and I must say the frame rate is all over the place. Didn't give me this impression at all at E3, but here, in a more intimate environment, me and him...

Hello, I wonder which setup is best to prevent a computer from resonating. 1. My theory is that "top down" coolers, which blow directly against the motherboard might cause resonance. The cooler is trying to blast away like a space ship in space... but the motherboard is keeping it...

I have 2-3 games that I have to run at the lowest quality to make them play. Battlefield 2 and Quake 4 are the most sluggish. I have a Dell Dimension 8300 with a 128mb DDR Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 graphics card. I think this is a PCI type card but am not sure. Basically, I was hoping someone could...

IN the rig that is. I am amazed it looks almost identical to my 6800-128. Now I gotta find some benches to run...like Doom3! eVGA eGeforce 6800 GT-256 meg. :o)) McG.

Well, I have progressed but still not perfect........ Anybody with any solutions (aside from the obvious one of leaving it running)? Now from a cold start when I turn it on one of three things will happen a) long beep followed by two short beeps i.e. video problem b) only get stripes or c) works...

Hello Everyone. i have a FujitzuSiemens Notebook Amilo Xi 3650 with two Graphic cards: - A NVIDIA Geforce 9600M GT, and - A Mobile Intel(45) Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1 I recently installed Windows 7 Home Edition, and discovered a serious problem: After the...

Upgrade gone terribly wrong story and questions: I recently upgraded my system (running Windows XP OEM with SP2 installed) by swaping out my radeon 9800 for a geforce 6800GT and replacing my CRT with the new style Apple 23 monitor. I'm having two major problems that I haven't been able to...

I've had three different nVidia cards in this machine and for the past 6 months the Power Schemes sections have been greyed out in the Power Options, Screen Saver, Display Properties box. The 21" Dell 990 monitor used to go into `Turn off monitor´ energy saving mode after 10 mins. I really need...

Hi there, Linux newbie needs help! I wanted to install SuSE Linux 8.2 on my Sony Vaio Notebook PCG-GRT 785E with a NVIDIA FX GO 5600 The Installation worked properly. When I wanted to cofigure the NVIDIA Card I always got black screen. Then I installed the new...

Nvidia Readies Major Product Launch of Tegra. Nvidia Preps Tegra Product Category: Other by Anton Shilov Nvidia Corp., the main supplier of discrete graphics adapter as well as variety of multimedia chips, prepares to release a product called "Tegra". Few details are known, but this is very...

Hi All, I just purchased the HP Blackbird (specs to follow) and need a good TV tuner. Any suggestions? It was suggested by the sales rep that some ATI cards may not be compatible? PROCESSOR a.. Intel® Core2T Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz performance enhanced MEMORY a.. 2GB 800 MHz CORSAIR...

Hello, I live in an appartment. Once I noticed how my computer crashed which sounded like a crazy power surge. So I wonder: What happens if my neighbours cause a short circuit in the wall socket...

Looking at either a MSI FX5600-VTDR128 (CAN$237) or MSI FX5600-TDR256 (CAN $267). The only differences I see are that the VTDR has VIVO capabilities with the fancy remote control which don't excite me as I have another PC for playing movies on the TV. Any other pro\cons between either card? I was...

Hi all, 6800 Ultra, yes, Asus... No. I own a Asus V9999 ultra and had to void my warranty to flash the BIOs to correct a problem Asus won't even acknowledge. There is a problem with the 2D/3D settings in which the core is speed is set to 400 when it should be 425 (same as the 2D setting), this has...

FYI, see:- http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_24795.html http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2493 No flipper-board, full x16 PCIe per (dual) video card. Total PCIe channels: 38 AMD, 40 Intel. Very interesting indeed. See Anandtech's analysis.

I have been doing some reading regarding this card. It generally recieves poor reviews. I am looking at replacing an ATI Radeon (the original), I think Radeon 7000 or 7200 chip with 32 meg memory. I would have to believe the fx5200 with 128 meg of memory would be a better than what I have. I...