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Video card good, processor bad
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:15 pm
by corsair
I finallh got my Radeon 9000 in the mail and it rocks. It runs games that I could never play before. The only thing is is that the games are choppy cause my processor is a piece of junk. This sucks @$$. I need more money.
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:26 pm
by KoreeGahn
well, sorry to hear that.. Nothing i can do about it though.. You might wanna save some money up, and then you can do like me...
Think i'll play a game with my Ati radeon 9800 pro, and my supreme 3,1 gigz powerhouse, on my 21 inches screen
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:59 pm
by Luis Antonio
Just a word: Backstab .... ops... no, overclock it. But be aware of possible problems... overheating... unstable processing... lots of stuff
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:21 pm
by fable
Moving to the tech forum.
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:54 pm
by HighLordDave
If you resort to overclocking, make sure you have a good CPU fan, efficient airflow through and around the case and that you have high-quality memory.
You might check with your motherboard manufacturer and see what the maximum clock speed it will support and just buy a new processor. Athlon XP 2400+ chips are running for about $100 now.
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:17 am
by corsair
Thanks guys, Ill look into overclocking it but I dont think my computer can handle it. Ill probably just have to buy a new processor. Dang, computers sure are money pits.