Recent content by RogueFox

So basically your saying he should spend an exorbinate amount of money so he gets a few seconds when the map changes instead of getting a better interaction device that might give him an edge in actually playing the game? I like your advice most of the time but this time I think he should...

Ahhh, I thought you were just asking about those plugs. As Rocker stated in order to get the surround sound you need the multiple outputs so yes a card would be needed for true surround sound.

Well those have only one plug and would probably be just really nice earbuds. I have friends who bought surround sound earphones and they say its ok at best, doubt those are any better. In short, I dont think it really matters which you use, on-board or card.

Mx-510 is the best mouse for gaming hands down. Matt's said everything I could think of except why the raptor drives? All they do is save a few seconds on load times. 10,000rpm drives give no extra fps at all. Use the money you save getting a decent 7200rpm drive and get this keyboard...

This may sound silly but did you contact compact's customer support and explain it to them? I hate to suggest that but it sounds system specific.

What kind of things will the website have to do and how much traffic are you looking to have? These will factor greatly on picking a service.

Some programs are real picky about OC'ing and will get buggy real easy. I am not sure if this is the case w/ HL2 but turn the card to normal settings and see if it runs better. Just a thought.

That should be plenty of power, many sites have run the GeForce6800's on less for extended periods of time and there were no problems. As far as returning it and exchanging it, I believe store credit can be issued. I have had reservations myself about getting an ATI card as it does seem to...

Whats the name of that movie with the kid who decides not to grow up? He has a drum he carries around, it was a real good flick. German movie I think.

I would get a much bigger PSU with that configuration, at least a 425 and preferably a 500w.

If you get a good motherboard you dont need that audigy card, the onboard sound is supporting 8.1(on the SLI boards) and has the same quality as an audigy. Only reason you would need to get on is just so you can say I have an audigy. I have a A7N8X deluxe board and use the onboard sound and...

You talking about making a virtual drive? If so try alcohol 120, its what I use. It has a feature where you can make up a drive and run the exe file so you dont have to use a cd.

Yea I always go to the manufacturer's site for every component and d/l the drivers they have, seems to help alot. I dont do 3dmark but an easy example is when I go to NEC and use thier drivers the options increase dramically for refresh rate and resolution.

I would just bite the bullet and get the XP. If you get the 2000 for free you could just buy the upgrade which is way cheaper I believe.

There was an article on it in PC Gamer that had benchmarks, it was a few issues ago. If you went to thier site I think you may find it.