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    Problem with Video/Display

    Hello, I've been having some very frustrating issues with my monitors lately, but I suspect the problem might be video card related. Actually, I'm guessing the problem is either with both my monitors, my adapter, or the video card, so I'm not really sure which forum to post in. Anyway...
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    Help Understanding Memory Upgrading

    So in order to notice an increase in memory performance I'd have to replace the 2GB already installed and wouldn't be increasing my total memory, but only its speed? Hmm... that's not really worth the cost of upgrading then. That is really unfortunate =(
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    Help Understanding Memory Upgrading

    The answer to my original question is still unclear to me. I checked out the links your gave me and they were interesting but didn't seem to answer the question of what would happen if I use two different speeds of memory sticks together. The memory sticks I currently have aren't nearly as good...
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    Help Understanding Memory Upgrading

    Oh, yea I edited it immediately after posting because I forgot to add something. You must have added your response while I was in the process of editing. Sorry about that. Anyway, the video card specs can be viewed here. It is almost a state-of-the art video card, only bested by the 8 series...
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    Help Understanding Memory Upgrading

    I'm not sure what other computer specs I could possibly list... what do you mean by computer specs? I already listed what I thought were the computer specs.
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    Help Understanding Memory Upgrading

    I use Windows XP professional and I was thinking the extra memory would be good for the games I play... for example, one game in particular recommends at least 1.5GB of RAM... and with its memory leak that ultimately causes crashing I assume doubling the memory in my system will approximately...
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    Help Understanding Memory Upgrading

    I currently have 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533 MHz and I'd like to upgrade to 4GB of memory. I'm thinking of purchasing 2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 from crucial.com to put in my two free memory slots. First, the obvious question: will this work? Crucial says it is...
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    Help upgrading video card

    Are there any 8 series video cards within my price range? I can afford around $300.00... $400.00 is too much.
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    Help upgrading video card

    according to dell technical support i have a 460watt power supply and can use pci express x16 video cards
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    Help upgrading video card

    Too many exclamation points... you look like you're yelling at me :confused: I did what you said and went to adapter details and it says, Chip Type: GeForce 6800 Series GPU DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC Memory Size: 256MB Adapter String: GeForce 6800 Series GPU Bios Information: Version...
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    Help upgrading video card

    I'd like to add a new question as well... which video card is better? The eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512-P2-N637-AR KO Superclocked or the BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT BFGR7950512GTOCE Video Card? What does KO mean and what's the difference between these two video cards?
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    Help upgrading video card

    I don't claim to know what I'm doing but I was just looking around and this video card appears to be a really great deal... what do you all suggest? Newegg.com - eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512-P2-N637-AR KO Superclocked Video Card - Retail At Circuit City the 7900 goes for about $330.00 which is...
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    Help upgrading video card

    What's the difference?
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    Help upgrading video card

    Hey Big B! I don't know what interface my video card uses... how do I find out?
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    Help upgrading video card

    I've been out of the loop for a while now. My subscriptions to the PC magazines where I used to get all my information have stopped because I just don't have the time to do all the reading anymore. Anyway, I have a NVIDIA 6800 GTO graphics card but it's just too slow for the games I sometimes...
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    Urgent Video Card Question

    Of the following video cards, which one(s) would work with this system? I choose one of the video card you tell me are compatible and order it today if I get a response within the next hour or so. Radeon X700 (PCIe) Radeon X600 (PCIe) GeForce 6600 (PCIe) GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe) GeForce...
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    Help/Advice about which upgrades to buy

    I just downloaded CPU-Z and clicked on the memory tab and see the following: Type: RDRAM Size: 512 MBytes Channels #: Dual Frequency: 397.8 FSBRAM: 4:3 Total CAS#: 9 clocks Row to Column: 7 clocks And also on the "SPD" tab it shows: Max Bandwidth: PC800-40 (400 MHz) And lastly on a...
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    Help/Advice about which upgrades to buy

    Ok I got the program downloaded. For memory it just says "Physical Memory : 512 MB (2 x 256 RDRAM )." How does this help me determine which memory upgrades to buy?
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    Help/Advice about which upgrades to buy

    I only have about $200.00 to spend on these upgrades...
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    Help/Advice about which upgrades to buy

    I see a bunch of stuff available for download at CPUID but am not sure which one I want. Can someone please help me out. Thank you.
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