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ok. built a pc to play with "limits". played with every possible setting(oc, uc, ov, dual boot, os changes, any experiment i could think of) after removing the GRUB, and reinstalling vista(w/only 2G ram installed) system wont start. 1 beep, then no screen. no mobo/bios entrance screen...

tough call. however, nobody was happy about xp, at first. i'd go ahead and get onboard with vista. odds are it will fully replace xp in the near future. probly best to go ahead and get used to it now. the sp1 really did fix a lot of issues. just remember to install OS and SP with no more...

i had trouble getting a dual boot system going a few weeks ago. i followed this How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide | APC Magazine no dice. xp installed on the 2nd partition, but couldn't get the dual boot menu going. have since formatted...

so i installed sp1 last night, ran great for an hour. then full crash, couldn't load safe mode, and the system wouldn't even boot from the discs(vista or xp). long story short, i threw in a linux boot cd and vista jumped in and said, "WAIT!!!!!!! i'll be good, i promise." no problems...

what about the phenom's ? they're the first true quad's in the sense that they have four data pipes as opposed to intels 2 that run their quad cores.

ORB - Compare mine is the score on the far right. thank you, sir

i want to be able to play crysis @ very high settings smoothly. my basic build is in my signature. whats holding me back? is it my gfx card or is my entire system incapable? my 3dmark06 is 8486. i also want this at at least 10,000. $400 is my max for upgrades cause im a tight fisted...

does anyone know a definitive answer to what AMD's naming conventions represent? 2.2G 4200+? plus what? and what relationship do the speed and the xxxx+ have? figured this might answer my question, and possibly help somebody that's currently shopping should they stumble upon it.

what's up guys. i'm 24 yrs old and joined this site to basically learn how to get the best from my machine. i just built my first gaming pc and everything is goin great. i spent months researching and waiting on the prices i wanted to pay for the gear i wanted. i have an associates in...

it was easier for me to partition after vista was installed. I can give you the step by step when I get home and can walk myself through it again. the tools are built into the OS though and you can do it without even rebooting. im loving vista a little more every day.

the only thing i meant is i dont think they would both be compatible in sli both the 8800GT & 8800GTS together in same board at same time ... ahhhh. yeah, you're right, you have to run the same card to get SLi. wouldn't it be nice to just be able to plug any two gpu's you wanted into any...

what is she using the system for? if she just wants to check her E-mail, go to wally world and pick up a cheap pre-built. you can cover anything over $400 because, well, she's your mom. she gave birth to you for 36 horrible hours, haha. unless moms is throwin down the gauntlett on CoD4 or...

haha, budget is not as much an issue. it's more not wanting to build from scratch. i'd prefer to just swap Cpu's or toss in a second card in SLi out of sheer laziness. the game runs well on med and ok on high settings, i just want to iron out the wrinkles. wasnt sure if the AI was slowing the...

on my system(which is fairly similar to yours, running vista 64bit), when in DX9 mode, game runs fine on high settings @ 1440*900. when in DX10 mode, i have similar problems as you do when i'm @ med settings. since the game really isn't in full DX10 except at very high settings, try right...

alright, runnin a tl570 mobo, 8800gts 320 gpu, amd4200+ 2.2g, and 4G ram with vista64. if i really want to improve my crysis play, what's the better option: A) upgrade cpu to 6400+ black edition. OR B) get a second graphics card to run in SLI. which would offer a better performance boost...