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Recent content by Gamer4life
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RAM speeds?
paparazi is indeed correct about FSB (Front side bus) speed and your RAM speed; you want the ratio between the two to be as close to 1:1 as possible, so there is no bottle neck in the system. However, this is really only important to a power user or developer (i.e. Gamer, Video/Photo editor...- Gamer4life
- Post #5
- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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No Video
The video card might have died. Have you tried swapping out the video card? That's where I would start. If you don't have a spare card lying around, does the mobo have on-board video? You can test it with that. Also (If on-board video is the case), try plugging the monitor into the on-board...- Gamer4life
- Post #3
- Forum: PC hardware - Video issues
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CPU Cooler for Quad Core
If you're buying the Intel Core2 Quad Q6600, the stock cooler works fine. I bought that processor over a month ago now and it runs like a champ at stock speeds. I haven't found a reason to OC it yet. Are you gaming, video editing, etc?- Gamer4life
- Post #7
- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Problem Starting ATI's Catalyst Control Center??
Greetings! Firstly, I would download the latest driver version from ATI's website. I noticed that ATI has a v7.9 released for your video card. I would uninstall your driver and install the latest version. Then see if the problem persists.- Gamer4life
- Post #2
- Forum: PC hardware - Video issues
