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  1. rumpletumpskin

    $700US(flexible) build advice

    thanks for all your help so far guys. how much of a part does my hard drive choice play into a strong gaming pc?
  2. rumpletumpskin

    $700US(flexible) build advice

    thanks tony. can all 775 boards take full advantage of the 45nm technology or only certain ones like the P5N-T Deluxe which u recommended?
  3. rumpletumpskin

    $700US(flexible) build advice

    not right away but i probably will when i start becoming disappointed with my performance.
  4. rumpletumpskin

    $700US(flexible) build advice

    i have a case, dvd drives, psu and a 8800gts but i will need everything else. i will use this system mainly for gaming. i expect that most would recommend intel over amd but could you please explain to me why? thanks for all input.
  5. rumpletumpskin

    Abit Fatal1ty AN8 PCI Slot Issue

    i have had this board for near 3 years now and for the first time i tried using the pci slots and they don't work. i have been disappointed with performance in games lately and while saving for an upgrade i decided to spend a few bucks on a audigy se hoping is would free up even a bit of cpu...
  6. rumpletumpskin

    Restoring Xp from Vista

    vista isn't working out for me. to many apps i love can't run or can't run as usual. i only upgraded for DX 10(gaming) and it seems my pc is too old to take proper advantage of it anyway. what steps should i take to get xp back? am i right in thinking that DX 10 isn't worth the trouble?
  7. rumpletumpskin

    MB Upgrade

    i'm looking to replace my fatal1ty an8. this system is only for gaming, i would like to play the latest (bioshock,crysis,UT3 ect)at least close to their best performance. i have a athlon 3500 and 1g of corsair xms on it now. i assume it its not worth it to save my ram since it is not ddr2 but...
  8. rumpletumpskin

    music organization

    sounds great thanks for your help!
  9. rumpletumpskin

    music organization

    btw, i'm using vista.
  10. rumpletumpskin

    music organization

    is there a quick way that i can scan my computer for all mp3 files and then transfer them to one directory? thanks in advance for any responses.
  11. rumpletumpskin

    XBOX360

    its not funny to be broke ben but i do see what you are saying. how much would it cost to get a mb and video card that would give me the graphics of a 360? my current specs: ABIT FATAL1TY AN8 Radeon X800XL AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester 2.2GHz CORSAIR XMS 1GB
  12. rumpletumpskin

    XBOX360

    thanks guys. i wouldn't ask unless i was desperate. i want to play bioshock without paying for an upgrade :(
  13. rumpletumpskin

    XBOX360

    i am brand new to hardware but i read the specs for the possessing of the XBOX360 # 3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each # 2 hardware threads per core; 6 hardware threads total # 1 VMX-128 vector unit per core; 3 total # 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread # 1 MB L2 cache and i...
  14. rumpletumpskin

    Firefox Not Working

    This just started today but IE still works fine which I can't understand. I have Firefox allowed in my firewall and that is all I could think to do other than reinstalling which didn't work either. If you can't offer advice on solving my problem could you suggest another browser? What browser...
  15. rumpletumpskin

    Tracking Crashes

    I have been crashing frequently while playing games over the past few months. The crashes vary in type. The most common is a ctd to the error report box but i also get blue screens, black screen, restarts, and ctds without the error report. I have been keeping track of the event viewer lately...
  16. rumpletumpskin

    new motherboard, processor and video card

    i want to replace my abit fatal1ty an8 amd athlon 64 3500 and radion x800xl with something more up to date. i want to spend around $600 and i'm only assuming that my enermax 12V 460W will have enough juice for a board in that price range. i'd also like to keep my corsair xms 1g ddr 400 if its...

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