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RAM, Please help me!
emberfly
post Jun 10 2009, 03:28 AM
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YOU SO UNHELPFUL.

I THROW CHAIR AT YOU



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post Jun 10 2009, 03:30 AM
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post Jun 10 2009, 05:38 AM
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You will not need that "fancy" cord.
Unless you want to plug your PC to your Television.

You will only need a VGA Cable :P Which I guess you will be using atm.
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 08:30 AM
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the VGA one is the one that doesn't have three heads on one end?

I don't see a spot for this cord to fit into my monitor



or any cord for that matter...
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 10:33 AM
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post Jun 10 2009, 02:32 PM
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The colored cables are component cables for HD, and the other one is an HDMI (I think) cable, those are if you want to hook it up to your TV or something.
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 02:54 PM
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OK, I just stopped being a pansy and disabled my integrated graphics and installed the new card. It works now :D yay. I'm currently using it.

The only thing that I have to ask (maybe more questions later) is... well on my old graphics thing, my frame rate was 60, but now it is set to 59... ? Should I leave it at 59 or just change it back to 60?
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE(emberfly @ Jun 11 2009, 04:54 AM) *
OK, I just stopped being a pansy and disabled my integrated graphics and installed the new card. It works now :D yay. I'm currently using it.

The only thing that I have to ask (maybe more questions later) is... well on my old graphics thing, my frame rate was 60, but now it is set to 59... ? Should I leave it at 59 or just change it back to 60?


Wut.
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM
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It used to say 60

edit:

isn't screen refresh + frame rate the same thing?
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 03:33 PM
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lol.

Set it to 60
No, Screen Refresh is not the same as Frame rates.
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 09:18 PM
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Ummmm... Also, when I start a game, weird sounds come through my earphones. It's like some sort of system noises.

When I unplug the earphones and use the speakers on my monitor, I don't hear it.

(?)
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 09:21 PM
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Then thats your sound problem :O
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 09:25 PM
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well what do i do? it sounds like computer noises.

My guide that came with the card says this



nvm I think I figured it out.

my guide told me to go here

http://www.evga.com/support/drivers/Default.asp

but I can't figure out what my card series is......

it's NVIDIA GeForce 8600
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 09:31 PM
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QUOTE(emberfly @ Jun 11 2009, 11:25 AM) *
well what do i do? it sounds like computer noises.

My guide that came with the card says this



nvm I think I figured it out.

my guide told me to go here

http://www.evga.com/support/drivers/Default.asp

but I can't figure out what my card series is......

it's NVIDIA GeForce 8600


its Geforce 8 Series

8= Series
6= Importance or something (having 8 or 9 as the highest)
0= just for the lulz
0= alo for the lulz

8800 is more powerful cause it has 8800

Your 8600 will beat a 9400 because 6 > 4
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE(keep-the-fire @ Jun 10 2009, 09:31 PM) *
its Geforce 8 Series

8= Series
6= Importance or something (having 8 or 9 as the highest)
0= just for the lulz
0= alo for the lulz

8800 is more powerful cause it has 8800

Your 8600 will beat a 9400 because 6 > 4


geez that's confusing.
 
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post Jun 10 2009, 10:53 PM
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It's still making the noises.. and I just updated and restarted my computer..

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post Jun 10 2009, 11:30 PM
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Probably not related to the GPU. Plug into the soundcard instead of the speakers.
 
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post Jun 11 2009, 05:19 AM
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QUOTE(emberfly @ Jun 10 2009, 09:32 PM) *
geez that's confusing.

Thats cause your brain is tiny.
 
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post Jun 11 2009, 11:41 AM
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QUOTE(Buttsex @ Jun 10 2009, 11:30 PM) *
Probably not related to the GPU. Plug into the soundcard instead of the speakers.


It doesn't reach that far. sad.gif

it still makes the sound even with everything on mute.
 
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post Jun 11 2009, 12:18 PM
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As far as your question about RAM goes. You don't need fancy looking RAM with a heat sink or anything. I would buy the following sticks of RAM as they are made by a reputable company (Corsair) and they're inexpensive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145098

I wouldn't put in more than 3GB though, because 32 bit OS's (what you have) cannot see more than 4GB of RAM (sometimes less). Also, the boost in performance between 3-4 GB of RAM is very small.

QUOTE(keep-the-fire @ Jun 10 2009, 04:33 PM) *
lol.

Set it to 60
No, Screen Refresh is not the same as Frame rates.


It's very similar to the frame rate. It is the maximum number of physical frames your screen could display over the course of one second. This is why 120Hz in the HDTV industry is such a big deal. Because the physical frame rate of the screen is pushed to 120Hz it allows for a much smoother picture.

Your frame rate is the number of frames your video card is pushing out to your monitor. Your monitor simply doesn't display all of them.

Is the screen refresh rate the same as the frame rate? In some cases, yes.

QUOTE(keep-the-fire @ Jun 10 2009, 10:31 PM) *
its Geforce 8 Series

8= Series
6= Importance or something (having 8 or 9 as the highest)
0= just for the lulz
0= alo for the lulz

8800 is more powerful cause it has 8800

Your 8600 will beat a 9400 because 6 > 4


That's not always the case as certain cards like the 9500 are better than the 8600. Here is a great graphics card hierarchy chart.

Anyway, your 8600 GT should have more than enough juice to handle most games on a medium setting. :)
 
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post Jun 11 2009, 01:55 PM
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you only answered the questions that were answered already stubborn.gif

What about the weird noises I'm hearing?
 
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post Jun 12 2009, 09:08 PM
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QUOTE(emberfly @ Jun 11 2009, 01:55 PM) *
you only answered the questions that were answered already stubborn.gif

What about the weird noises I'm hearing?

It's probably the fan on the gpu.
 
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post Jun 13 2009, 04:46 PM
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QUOTE(xtremegfx @ Jun 12 2009, 09:08 PM) *
It's probably the fan on the gpu.


So what do I do? O_o
 
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post Jun 13 2009, 05:24 PM
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QUOTE(emberfly @ Jun 13 2009, 04:46 PM) *
So what do I do? O_o

Aftermarket fan?

Try this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835118212
 
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post Jun 15 2009, 03:47 PM
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QUOTE(Buttsex @ Jun 13 2009, 06:24 PM) *


You can try an after market fan or if you feel uncomfortable installing an aftermarket fan you can upgrade your video card for 50-60 bucks.
 

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