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    Just upgraded my graphics card and...

    I downloaded the latest drivers for my card from Nvidia when I installed it. Also their automatic driver search tells me I'm up to date. I did get a message in SiSoftware Sandra Lite telling me that my driver BIOS was more than 3 years old, but I dismissed it as nonsense because I had JUST...
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    Just upgraded my graphics card and...

    So far everything is awesome. Went from a Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS to an Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ and am having amazing results. BUT there is a problem. I can play all of my games now at max settings at 1680 x 1050 resolution, but on a few graphically intense games (Oblivion and Fallout 3) I am...
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    Which card is better?

    Customer Reviews Of XFX PVT96OSDFH GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB 192-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail or Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N879-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics /...
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    Simple noob question, upgrading GPU

    Ok, I um just upgrading an Nvidia to card to another Nvidia card. More specifically the GeForce 8800 GTS to the GeForce 9800 GTX+. So in this case I shouldn't need to uninstall you're saying. Thanks for the help!!!
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    Simple noob question, upgrading GPU

    Ok, I think know how this works, I just have never actually done it before, and I don't want to screw anything up. I just ordered a new graphics card. I know that you pull the old one, insert the new one, connect the power source, boot up, then install the drivers. My question, I guess is...
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    GeForce PROMBLEM HELP!!!

    I'd recommend that you call Nvidia tech support, or the manufacturer of your motherboard. That internal beep is a general error; could be caused by voltage problems (is your power source enough to support that card?) or it could even be your RAM or something else unrelated to your graphics card...
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    Upgrading my graphics card- Question

    Just a general "you're probably ok" or a "you might need some more horsepower" is fine; I'm not going to hold anyone to it. Just looking for general impressions.
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    Upgrading my graphics card- Question

    I have the Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS and I would like to upgrade to the Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+. Here is the link to the card I want on Newegg: Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N879-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics /...
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    Upgraded my RAM- Problem

    So I need to go in the BIOS and make changes? Or are you saying it's running at the speed it should be already? I tooled around in there the other day and I didn't see any place to make changes to the speed. Thanks so much for your help with this.
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    Upgraded my RAM- Problem

    Well I pulled this info out of the registers dump .txt Northbridge NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI SPP rev. A2 Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI MCP rev. A3 Graphic Interface PCI-Express PCI-E Link Width x16 PCI-E Max Link Width x16 Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 4096 MBytes Channels Dual...
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    Upgraded my RAM- Problem

    Hi all! I'm having some difficulty and was hoping someone would be so kind as to take some time to help me. I just bought new RAM, this here: Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory It is...
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