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Hasn't gone really. PhysX may catch on when more Unreal 3 tech games get released. i wonder what would happen if physX and Havoc actually joined forces.

I'm going to pick FEAR. Its engine runs like ****, on relatively high end hardware. Cliche story. Quite frankly, I'm surprised this was the same company that made No One Lives Forever 1 and 2. I award this game a big steaming pile of poo!

I love that game, maybe ill reinstall it also. I should wait and beat my oblivion Expansions first i suppose. Come to think about it, i have NWN2 sitting on my desk, never installed!

Why is that, is everything working ok now? I spent hours trying to diagnosing my problems. Oblivion sure is touchy about its Codecs and Graphic Drivers. I had to delete my Nero software(because of its codecs), it was trial crap anyway that came with my DVD/CD R/RW optical Drive. After doing that I had to get the beta patch for the FormID bug. Then I had to get a different Graphic card driver. Luckily I found a newer one. Im using 101.02 Nvidia Forceware for WinXP 32Bit. Its working flawlessly. I got it from Tweaks R Us.

Oblivion with Knights of The Nine and Shivering Isles expansion. It took some time to make it playable, to find out what was wrong with the new patch, but im now able to play it without crashes.

Thats sounds like the time their new Bearlake Chipset comes out. Those will be Penryn compatible, the die size will shrink in the cpu's from 65nm to 45nm, which uses less mower and a performance gain. the 965p's and other motherboards MIGHT be compatible down the road too, but that is unclear. Intel is also suppose to release more CPU'S that will have the 1333 FSB, they will be dubbed like so- E6650 E6750 ect... just the added 5 to account the performance gain of the FSB. The 965P's and other motherboards weren't suppose to support them(EDIT: 1333 FSB 65nm processors), but many manufacturers changed their minds to add support. Mine does, and so does the one I listed for you. Will it support penryn's 45nm??? That can't be answered until time reveals it. So that is probably why intel might have a price cut, because of their new processor line coming out. Either that or AMD might be going for a hail marry, but i doubt that.

He said upgrade, not complete new build. He had choice of ram already picked out that seemed fine. Optical dvd/cd that do rw/r are cheap, you can get one that does everything for $40 bucks at newegg, from Sony to LiteOn. As for Power Supply, if he wanted one Id suggest get 600 watt PSU just in case of future upgrades, and you always want a bit more. Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails $99 after rebate. Its the same one i have in my machine.

SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO$139 after rebate This is the ultimate sweet spot for oblivion. GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 $123 Seagate Barracuda 7200 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA $80 Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz$155 Under $500 bucks still

Let me reccomend the Gigabyte 965P DS3 or the ASUS P5B motherboards.

!?!?!?! :woot: I always admired this guy, he always had something clever to say about everything. He stood for what he believed in, and had courage. RIP Kurt.

Bigger memory space is one. 32bit system allows addressing up to theoretical 2^32 = 4Gb of memory. What about compatibility for software, games, and hardware?

I BEAT IT I BEAT IT!! The ending to HITMAN Blood Money was great. umm, i don't want to give it away for the people that haven't beaten it yet.

Exactly. I'm waiting until Duke Nukem Fornever, Alan Wake, Unreal 3, Crysis all come out. Ill wait 1 year until i buy a new graphic card if i have too. I'm dreading installing Vista too, just for its stupid DX10 support. Meh! Thats going to lick balls. I really have grown to like XP. And then the question is, should i go balls out and get a 64bit operating system when i do bite the dust sometime next year when i buy it(if i do)? What are the benefits of Vista 64, or Vista 32? What would you guys recommend down the road, if i plan to keep my PC for 5 years?

HITMMAN Blood money. Im at the level with the Goth club, where i have to kill Ketlyn the double agent, and some other goth mask wearing dude.

Jebus Christ Bok, your 3dmark score is insane! i got just about 6000! You easily doubled, it! Thats alright, I will OC, and get a new Vid card when the next generation comes.

Asus is coming out with a sound card, that sounds interesting. Its suppose to have an analog out so you can record anything legally and easily. Well its at least legal for them to make it... Razer Barracuda just made a Audio card too that is suppose to kick butt, i don't know if it really does but it has a EMI shield on it, which would fix my problem i get when i wear my headphones, unless i could make my own EMI shield.

I just received Shivering isles and Knights of the nine!!!!! :) :brows: :brows:

my motherbaord came with 3DMark, ill have to install it soon and give a try at it. Although my system will never run SLI, or crossfire. Maybe Ill add a physics card if or when they become popular. I did read in the news today that AMD/ATI will be adding a high quality sound proccessor to their graphic card that will be Vista compatible and also will support HDMI. I hate HDMI....

nin - year zero Listen to it yourself.

Awesome picture of Samus!

The Aurora is an awesome case with some draw backs. I hate the locking mechanism for the drive bays, basically you have to slide the drive in there and press forward. Well That didn't work for my Scythe three 5.25 Kama Bay drive (front fan), I ended up taking the mechanism out, and screwing the left side of the Scythe Kama bay drive leaving the other side to be a little loose still, so i Added some rubber to hold it firmly in place. Also the pci slot lock, that holds the pci cards in place so you don't have to screw them is also crap. But thankfully they left screw holes so that i had another choice, unlike the drive bay lock. The pci lock wasn't compatible with my graphic card, the metal bar that runs along my XFX thats labeled just that protrudes, and the lock can't come down, thus makign it worthless. Other then those 2 qualms, its a great case, i love the solid construction, the drive bay door is solid aluminum, when you shut it closed, it stays closed by magnetic force. The drive rail can come out and be adjusted. It comes with a mesh side grill and an option acrylic side window, the one i use. Also it has USB, Firewire, and mic/headphone jacks up front. As for the power button, it works just fine, it doesn't stick at all, but it is a bit looser then others, but that is the way its designed, i like it, it also lights up, like the rest of my case... I should take a picture with my case all lit up. The outside of the case has nicely rounded edges, but inside they did a so-so job. My Old old, antec that was the same size roughly but all steel, was twice as heavy. As for the 830 Cooler Master Stacker you found at COMPUSA, i would inspect if first to see if it is fixable, and that you can get all the parts. You can get cooler master side panels online, and other accessories for it, but some stuff cannot be replaced, at least not easily.

HAHAH!!HAHH!!H!11!!

Ah I don't care. I mistakenly posted before i saw your own.

i have -3

>_< Tech problems can be hell huh? See any capacitators that look like this? ah, there could be many things wrong with your motherboard. But have you tried unplugging everything, and hooking it all back together? For instance After i was all done, and had my computer on all day, the next day i went to turn it on and... Nothing, all it was was a unfastened main power connector. You probably already checked this. The best solution is always to grab your computer, one hand on the front of the case the second on the back, open the nearest window(but the second floor is recommended), and twirl a couple times to get some momentum and let her fly! hahah!! 11!1!!!