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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2010 10:28:08 GMT -6
Try cleaning your computer with canned air, and for god sakes keep it away from heaters.  So it wont crash? |
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Post by bhfanatik on Jan 9, 2010 11:04:22 GMT -6
Cleaning it out with canned air gives you a better performance and keeps the computer cooler  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2010 11:08:37 GMT -6
Thanks guys. Mom said I can get a new one on Wednesday. Probably get a 9 series. Or alt east a 8800. In the meanwhiile, im RMA'ing the card. When I get it back I guess im just gonna ebay it.
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Post by Logan on Jan 9, 2010 11:39:05 GMT -6
Luis I'll try that. Latif, it still turns on so I dont THINK its the CPU. If anybody has a momo, when you turn your computer on, the wheel goes crazy, thats how I still know it "turns" on. But I cant see shit on the screen. I might have to put the old PSU in and try that. If it still doesn't work i'll take the graphics card out and try that. Fuck...... That happens with my MOMO, when I plug the usb in, my wheel starts to turn from side to side until I start a game. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2010 12:23:54 GMT -6
Cleaning it out with canned air gives you a better performance and keeps the computer cooler So can i just get some regular air like from the truck since the seat has a little air gun? Ced get a 9800gt i don't know if people still sell 8800gts and mom looool. Bought my card with my own cash just have to save up some more to pay the 10 dollars. Went half and half with my cousin cost 50 i had 30 card cost 50 so only owe 10. |
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Post by bhfanatik on Jan 9, 2010 20:33:55 GMT -6
Cleaning it out with canned air gives you a better performance and keeps the computer cooler So can i just get some regular air like from the truck since the seat has a little air gun? Ced get a 9800gt i don't know if people still sell 8800gts and mom looool. Bought my card with my own cash just have to save up some more to pay the 10 dollars. Went half and half with my cousin cost 50 i had 30 card cost 50 so only owe 10. Watch the pressure to much and you could be blowing parts out of place.. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 12:27:02 GMT -6
So can i just get some regular air like from the truck since the seat has a little air gun? Ced get a 9800gt i don't know if people still sell 8800gts and mom looool. Bought my card with my own cash just have to save up some more to pay the 10 dollars. Went half and half with my cousin cost 50 i had 30 card cost 50 so only owe 10. Watch the pressure to much and you could be blowing parts out of place.. Im better off just buying the can. Trucks do have alot of air pressure so maybe i could fuck the pc up that way. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 13:42:49 GMT -6
I was thinking about that card Luis. But not sure if I can afford it right now. So basically guys, what card should I get for under 80 dollars? And will I need extra cooling for it? I had my 8600GT in here with just stock cooling and it seemed to be doing good. I just wanna be safe this time.
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Post by bhfanatik on Jan 10, 2010 13:49:24 GMT -6
The better the cooling the safer your parts are in my case.. just be careful when buying fans not to buy ones that are to small or too big the average ones are like 120 mm and they cool really good I have about 4 in my case they are 120 mm silent running ones keep my computer quiet all of the time  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 13:50:21 GMT -6
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Post by bhfanatik on Jan 10, 2010 13:53:34 GMT -6
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Post by Dan on Jan 10, 2010 13:59:18 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 14:03:15 GMT -6
Gah, they're out of stock on that one. And plus my mom probably won't wanna spend 90 up front. Whats the best card under that?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 14:04:56 GMT -6
Gah, they're out of stock on that one. And plus my mom probably won't wanna spend 90 up front. Whats the best card under that? Dude i just waived a card the same one you have for 50 dollars dude. ;D I doubt you'll like what newegg has for under 90. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2010 14:13:40 GMT -6
Oh crap I didnt even see your post above dans  |
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Post by Chris on Jan 11, 2010 0:11:49 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2010 0:31:27 GMT -6
HOLY SHIT LOL. But its not that the card is dead, it works fine, it just overheats because the fan doesnt spin. I cleaned it out too. I might try this though  |
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Post by Chris on Jan 11, 2010 0:33:03 GMT -6
Before you do that, it may not be your video card. It may be your computer, shutting it off. Google is your friend, find that out first before you bake it.
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Post by Chris on Jan 11, 2010 0:41:20 GMT -6
Oh, also, do you run vista? that's a directx 10 card, so even if they're still releasing driver updates for xp, you're gonna probably have a buggy system I'd assume. Maybe it's time to upgrade your OS if you haven't yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2010 10:37:30 GMT -6
HOLY SHIT LOL. But its not that the card is dead, it works fine, it just overheats because the fan doesnt spin. I cleaned it out too. I might try this though I had the same problem that my fan didn't spin, then i found it was scraping against an old dial-up modem in there. I took the modem out and tried to get the wires as tight an secure as i could. And suddenly the fan worked again, plus the modem was filling a small rectangle hole in the back so when i took it out, it made for better airflow. I don't know if the fan runs at full speed or not but, it sure works a lot better. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2010 20:35:15 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2010 16:31:08 GMT -6
ok guys heres a pretty dumb question but i gotta know,
for RAM, is it better to have more mhz or less mhz???
for example,
-RAMKVR800D2N5K22G Kingston memory 2X1024 Megs DDR2 800 Mhz
-RAMKHX8500D2K2/2G Kingston memory Hyper X 2X1024 Megs 1066 Mhz
wich is the best?
also is better to have 4 slot of 1 gig or to slot of 2 gig (cant take more then 4)
thx for helping me!
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Post by bhfanatik on Jan 12, 2010 16:33:27 GMT -6
the more the merrier? and it doesn't really matter if all of the slots are filled..  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2010 16:38:05 GMT -6
what does merrier means? (sorry for beeing a french canadian XD)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2010 17:01:33 GMT -6
Just need a little advice.... What type of Graphics Card would be good for a Dell Dimension C521?
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