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AGP Is an endangered species, PCIE has a bigger bandwidth, newer, and the standard- Get PCIE. Nvidia is about to releace their 8600 cards, your probably looking at a 8600GT for $200 bucks. ATI is also going to release their new cards within the month i believe, could be wrong. ou could always wait to and look at the benchmarks. I checked your asrock motherboard out, its PCIE slot is only good for 8X it looks like, the current standard is 16X, and it does make a difference if your going to play graphic intensive games. GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 $122 - This one is much more expensive but the reviews have only been excellent.

It looks like your walking into a room lusting at your victim your about to kill with that viking sword. Yarr!

Thats just because I have the desktop set to LARGE ICONS in the settings.

I'd recommend a new resolution. Why is that?

Here mine!

I just did that, nada. no luck thus far. I really have tried everything i can think of. I even disabled the USB and IDE light that are located near the Headphone and mic jack. this is really weird.

It is out you dope! It's Warcraft 3! HAHAHAH!!! They got me!!!! :teehee:

If it comes out id actually buy it, that is whats funny.

Post the pictures dude!!! :(

I built my new PC, Everything works perfect except this damn sound issue I'm having. My Asus Commando motherboard came with detachable onboard sound that resembles a PCIE slot, i had it set up and plugged in my front header "HD Audio" headphone/mic plug into the connector inside my case on the detachable card. I plugged in my headphones and i hear sound I'm suppose to, but also a faint hissing noise. theres no hissing noise when i plug my headphones in the back of my case though for the speakers. The Hissing noise happens with i change a window, or drag a window, or even when i move my mouse. It changes its pitch to depending on i don't know what. but its always pretty faint. I plugged in my other Plug other Audio Plug that my case came with a "AC 97" and its the same deal, i hear sound, but also the faint hissing. I took off the case front panel, and unplugged the wire to my front panel mic jack, and plugged it back in to see if it was a loose connection, nope, everything was fine, and it didn't fix my problem. Still hissing. So i bit the bullet and bought a Creative Labs Xfi XtremeGamer PCI sound card to solve the problem. I Detached the other sound card, disabled it in the bios, deleted all of its drivers/software, and installed my brand new Xfi! I plugged in the HD Audio plug in the the Xfi for my front header headphones and VOILA! I still get the hissing noise, along with the regular sound im suppose to get... I tried muting my LINE IN, MICROPHONE, and others, still hissing. What in the world is the hissing from. :( >_< >_<

halo 2..... Windows Vista

GTA4!!!! GTA3 series kicked arse from start to finish, although vice city was my favorite because i thought it had more altogether humor. The next one looks like its a russian main character which should be a nice change. BioShock: Duke Nukem 4 Never: No comment needed Oblivion Shimmer Isles (ohh, maybe ill pick that up today!) 30hrs of gameplay, and now ill be able to enjoy it how it was menat to be played with my new computer.... I still need to name my computer, any suggestions? NWN2 ( I have it sitting on my desk, but i have to beat hitman: Blood money first) I heard this game wasn't very interactive though... KoTOR2 completed edition by Team Gizka: I've refused to play it again until this mod has come out. Alan wake look interesting, I'm curious how they will mix action with story... The next Unreal. I love Unreal Tournament 04, it kicks arse to this day! Anyone ever want to play against me online just add me to your bud list, my name is eNLight_2.0 Half Life 1 Source Mod: The guys behind this mod look like they know what they are doing! Half Life 2 episodes, Im waiting until they are all out, I played the first one and decided i don't like the episode idea, so im waiting till SIN and Half Life 2 episodes are completed..... That reminds me, i hear The Longest Journey Sequels are going to be episodes now meh! Crysis looks fun, the first game was amazing, they blew away the compition graphically, i couldn't believe a no name company catapulted into the mainstream that fast. The story was a little boring, monsters, monsters monsters, Im getting a bit tired of monsters that look like they belong in Doom 2. Are there any plans for another Vampire Masquarade game people? I loved the last one soooo much! Games Id with they would make: A real sequal to Quake 2, another Gabriel Knight game, police quest, any real sierra adventure games really just like the old days! another blood lines, KoTOR, Max Payne, Jedi Knight.

How hot do your graphic cards run? I tossed my Asus SoundMax sound card and replaced it with a Creative XFi Extreme Gamer. Fixed my buzzing problem. and hopefully i get a FPS boost too! EDIT: It took me since november to get all my pieces in order because of drawbacks.

Hitman: Blood money, I just got a silent assassin on the opera house level, a hoodlum in A New Life, and im on to the next.

Crystal Fontz, your display, looks really nice... does that take up 2 5.25 drive bays or just 1? Does it take anything special to install it? I probably shouldn't get one at all really. I only have 1 5.25 drive bay left, and thats where i tuck all of my extra wires. I would like something like that though...

Thats what i wanted to hear! FEAR has to be one of the worst gaming experiences I've had... probably ever. Im anal about how an engine should run, and couldn't get FEAR to run flawlessly on any settings. Ill check this game out now!

I thought STALKER was in the FPS genre? How is the engine, do you get good graphics from a midrange system, and still run smoothly?

Im playing Hitman: Bloodmoney I love how this game leaves so many possibilities to finish a hit! The graphics and music are really nice i think, and it runs smoooooth, the engine is well built. Unlike FEAR, I hate that engine with a passion!

Would you people say that STALKER is a must have game for fans of the genre? Is it interactive, and does the story carry well?

Since all i want is the headphone jack, im not going to be willing to pay the extra for the WHOLE front panel, which costs an extra hundred. On my audigy card there is a white ten pin male connector, I found a connector online after searching for awhile. I'll tell you if it works! With all the features that Creative gives with their sound cards, why don't they add that simple connector on to it? the front panel connectors on cases have been on for years now. Maybe its a scheme to get you to buy Their front panel. ehh

Hey Bok, Did you get your Audigy or X Fi Card to connect to your front panel Mic/Headphone? I have my Asus Sound card connected but it makes a slight buzzing noise sometimes, when i move the mouse mostly, but also when other programs are running it will buzz then too, weird, the problem seems common with Asus' SoundMax. If I can't fix this I'm going to go back to my Audigy 2 ZS but i like having the front panel connectors connected because i use headphones ALL the time. I hate reaching around my computer, or when the plug gets accidentally pulled. I may have found a solution to hooking my Audigy 2 ZS but if not, how do you connect a X Fi to the front panel?

OK, Thats better, my average is about 600fps now. ... Impressive Bo. Im saving my bucks for the next generation of graphic cards after the 800 series . Still Ill never be able to SLI though. Ill be ready ready for physics and 1333 CPU's still.

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570

heres my Puter. The case is aluminum, and HUGE inside. Its a Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570.

Special touches: I spray painted the Combo Drive to match the case. I led an air duct from front 3 5.25 drives blow directly over the momery/cpu. My Cable didn't come with sleeves so i just used Electrical tape Replaces all fans 120 fans with 6 120 Cooler master Silent UV Fans so it stays quiet. Other then that My specs are as follows - Intel E6600 Core 2 duo CPU Asus Commando 965P XFX 7900GT Extreme OC'd 2 Gigs of OCZ Gold XTC 2 Sata Hard drives Sata Lite On Combo Drive 20X Wifi Linksys And the glowy thing under my Grapphic card is a PCI Fan that cools my GPU MY GPU Runs at 44C idle My CPU Runs at 31C Idle with stock cooler! waiting to be Oc'd!!! I'm waiting for a connector to install my Audigy, till then I have Stock Asus SoundMax.