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Ok. No problem
Anyways, I should not have put Fark in my reply. They have nothing to do with technology. :grin: I should have read the name of the thread (What Computer Sites Do You Read) and not what you said
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We are taking a look into what other sites our readers visits. If you could list them please!
Thanks,
Bjorn 3D Staff
:dork:
Bjorn3D
Then if I have time..
Shacknews
Anandtech
Riva3D
BlueNews
IGN
Gamers
GameSpot
and a couple others I can not look up the names of at work as my work firewall blocks Yahoo searches on 3d games. :nono:
tom's hardware
Xbitlabs.com, tomshardware, anandtech, tech-report
tech tv would be considered one too right?
bjorn3d
hardocp
anandtech
2cpu
3dgpu
3dchipset
toms hardware
ars technica
Alive!
tweak3d
in as close to order of time spent as possible:
Bjorn3D
OverclockerCafe
OCAddiction
Viper's Lair
GideonTech
HardOCP
AMDMB
Anandtech
Ars Technica
FiringSquad
PimpRig
AthlonXP
Sharky Extreme
Bit-Tech
Gruntville
lots of others, but only on an occasional basis
hey how'd you get my favorites list
see great minds do think alike
dude that list rocks!
:lecture: I know apologize that for outburst of absolute irrelavance, but that point needed to be made.
And another new addition:
nForcersHQ
due to the hellish time I had getting my new computer up and going! :upset:
sigh! I'm just glad to be back up and running. I've been using my wife's computer to do stuff online for the past 3 days while I got mine working.
Exactly what problems did you have? I am interested and remember if it is wiht NVIDIA based stuff I can probably get a solution. If not NVIDIA I could try to help you out since I own a tech company here in NJ.
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Exactly what problems did you have? I am interested and remember if it is wiht NVIDIA based stuff I can probably get a solution. If not NVIDIA I could try to help you out since I own a tech company here in NJ.
Hi Scott!
She's all working now, but I'll give you the somewhat condenced version of my weekend in hell.But first, here's a rundown of my new computer.
Epox EP-8RDA+ rev 1.1
Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton)
Kingston HyperX PC2700 512MB
BFG GeForce FX 5600 256MB (once again- thank you!!)
WD Cavier 80MB w/ 8MB buffer
Lite-On 12x12x48
400W power supply
4- 80mm case fans (I'm going to add a 90mm blowhole soon)
all wrapped up in a ClearPC mid-tower case
(ok, some of that is just there for fun)
The problem was that I couldn't get the video card to work properly - kept getting a black screen in Windows. It turned out to be a BIOS & drivers issue. The nForce 2 drivers and the GeForce drivers didn't like each other, I guess.
So...12 reinstalls of windows with different combinations of drivers and BIOS versions later it just worked. I had to install things in this order:
Flashed the BIOS - ver. 8RDA3609
Installed the nForce 2 driver - ver. 2.03
Installed GeForce driver - ver. 44.03
prayed....and it worked!!
that time- the first 2 times I tried that combination it didn't work.
at any rate, everything is 5 by 5 now.
Now I just need to get a new CPU cooler so I can start overclocking!!!!!!
Hum, didn't it work w/ the nForce2 drivers that came w/ the MB ? I know I am still using mine after the FIASCO that nVidia called new nForce drivers -THEY SUCKED FOR SURE. I tried those 2.03's and didn't like em either so just stuck w/ what Asus supplied w/ my A7N8X Deluxe rev 1.06 MB - 1 reload/reinstall later.
Nope! The drivers that came with the mobo didn't work. What really drives me nuts is that I put together a similar system for my wife 2-3 weeks ago.
Athlon XP 2400+
Epox EP-8RDA
Crucial PC2700 512MB
BFG GeForce 4200 Ti (which I also tried in my computer with the same results)
etc...
Hers I had no problems with. I had it together in like 3 hours (as opposed to 3 days for mine!)
hum, could b the diff between the "+" version of the board and the standard non + version :confused:
Could b soooo many things, but interesting.What versions were both boards? Was 1 a more recent rev maybe??How come the wife got the Corsair :D? LOL