Recent content by an51r

Well i would put out the fire first then buy a new mobo. I am actually building the same comp you have except the m2n sli from asus. IF you wanna sell your proc and ram I will but it. lol.

Vista uses about 512mb just to itself so 2gb would be recommended to fully enjoy it.

Freeware downloads System Utilities - Disk Tools at SnapFiles.com the first one on the list is a free clone utility, norton you have to pay for.

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Buy an inexpensive thermaltake radiator just for your cards. Looking at your uber system you are not hurting for cash, BTW that is just an amazing rig. EDIT: jsut use your extra rad for the cards. What pump do you have because if it is not powerful enough than running two loops would be fruitless.

DO you have a radiator. I would keep the cpu where you have it b4 the cards and just put a radiator in between the two cards because they are like mini heaters.

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pump>tank>8800ultra>radiator>8800ultra \oro you could give me an 8800 lol

Yes but it is impossible to tell if someone did this and in this guys case where he wants to keep XP it is a viable option. I got vista free through my college and first installed on my lappy and did not like but later tried it again on my desktop and after a few days it said my key was...

UAC is the new vista security feature that makes sure you are really really sure b4 you do anything on your comp.

They do not make aftermarket coolers for no reason. IMO ther should be no need to OC an 8800gts but if you do the stock coolers are pretty darn good for such a hot card.

Well you could always torrent the program to try it and see if you like it, I know that is frowned upon though. So here it is free to try. Download Partition Manager 8.5 Free Trial - Easy and safe partitioning functions to even none-professional users - Softpedia The program is very easy to use...

Cost to performance ratio I would say get the 7900gs will run any game out now, most at medium to high settings.

Are you sure you have the right drivers, ForceWare Windows XP/Media Center Edition/2000 these are the ones you should be using. B4 you install these drivers DL driver cleaner pro, The Guru of 3D Download Section then reboot and install these drivers. If that does not work repost.

You are going to need a program such as paragon partition magic to partition a HD with info on it already otherwise you will delete the info currently on the disc. You can actually install the vista upgrade without having xp on the disc, you just do not put in your key code on the first install...