Recent content by Shafra

It's been a while since I used an ATI GPU but I know when I did they didn't seem to update drivers near as often as the Nvidia boards. How are drivers these days for ATI? I have no problem switching and the card looks very nice!!

That 260GTX looks perfect. Thanks all!! I see a couple retailers have it on sale for about the same price as NewEgg, may just pick it up local in case I run into any problems :) Anyone have any idea what a used 8800GTX and used 8800GTS 640mb sell for? Both older non-G92 boards but work well.

Hi All, Currently using an 8800GTX board. Curious to know if I can get something better for around $200. I have a single GPU motherboard. I'd like to stick with Nvidia since I've always had good experiences. I saw the 9800GTX is down to just over $100. Here are my system specs, I run at...

I think this is a simple question.. I'm running 2 512MB sticks of ram and will be upgrading to 2 1gb sticks. I did set the timings manually for the ram in the machine, will the BIOS detect the new ram when I boot the 1st time, or do I need to do something BEFORE I replace the old memory? I'm...

So when you mention testing outside of the case, are you just saying to see that the system gets power/fan spins etc? Or do you mean with a video card and intent to see a post on a screen? Guess it wouldn't hurt just to see if things turn on. I've had several issues in the past with Ram that...

A few questions about this: 1. Can I install the CPU/Ram/Video Card/Hard Disk and use the screwdriver to boot and test all components and install the OS outside of a case? 2. If I can do the above, can I do it on cardboard? My desk is made of wood, if that is better. Just not sure what the...

This is probably a silly question, but I would like to go ahead and set up the board outside of the box and get it up and running before putting it in the case (Which won't arrive for 3 more days) but how can I power the board on without the case for the power button etc? I am guessing I can't...

This is probably a weird question, but can you install your heat sink a day or two before you run the PC for the 1st time? Everytime I do an order for a build I get the motherboard/CPU and ram first, case many days later. To save time, is it OK to get my heat sink installed and ram so when the...

Hi All, I did some googles on this and I am a little confused. Had an HP PC die, good riddance. But I'm pulling stuff out of the PC to reuse for another build, the hard disk is a 250GB Seagate drive which seems decent. I will be installing XP Pro on the system, not the media center that was on...

So is it really worth buying a new PSU? The HiperX 580 seems like it would be plenty, just that 4 pin versus 8 pin. Are there any decent 775 motherboards with a 4 pin connector? Just trying to cut some costs. Is this a decent motherboard? I see it has the 4 pin CPU connector. Newegg.com - ASUS...

Already have this CPU on hand. Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops I could read the specs, but why is that board better? I have no problem spending a few extra bucks for better quality. And thanks Nderscore, I'll...

Hey all, buying this board. Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards I have 2 1gb ram chips from an HP a1630n. This is just a budget build, will this ram work on the above board or should I buy some new ram? HP Pavilion Media Center Memory...

Doing a build for a friends PC that recently died, using this motherboard. Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Using this Hiper 580W power supply which only has a 4 pin CPU connector for the mainboard. EXTREME Overclocking - Hiper...

Replaced the CMOS battery and was excited the system booted 1st try, however after saving the new BIOS settings and rebooting it hung. I can still get it to boot if I constantly unplug and plug in the power cord, but this can't be a good sign. I've really tried everything I can think of, this...

No post. No beeps. The odd thing is, out of the last 150 times I tried to boot the thing one time, just randomly it booted all the way into XP, but never again. I guess whatever was dying, died. Even reset the Cmos. Hey all, wanted to update this thread to get some more feedback. As I...