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bmxer4lyf
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_ 		2. January 2006 @ 18:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,

My problem is while playing any game, a little into the game, my screen will just suddenly go BLACK. Its incredibly annoying as you might imagine. And the screen stays black, so I am forced to manually power down the computer using the front button. I tried pushing [NumLock] and it would not turn off ( So I geuss the whole computer freezes? ) I am beggining to think the problem is to do with my video card. Heating should NOT be an issue, because I just purchased a new case with excellent cooling and a 500W power supply. I have 768MB RAM, and a nVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT VGA, and AMD Athln XP 1800+. I am in desperate need of a fix of some sort. I really hope it's not a defect in my graphics card... becuase I dont have the reciept... (I no...)

I posted this subject awhile back, and did a bit of upgrading since then to see if it would fix the problem. Well it didn't.

Can someone please try to help, any suggestions or comments!

Thanks!

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Edit: I am now also thinking it might be something to do with my monitor. I checked its last driver, and the year is 2001!!! I cant seem to find any drivers for it?

SCEPTRE X5S-Iguana 15" LCD
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CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 2. January 2006 @ 20:15
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SypherTek
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_ 		2. January 2006 @ 22:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
from the looks of that system id say your processor sould be letting you down as its only a 1.5GHz processor and im guessing that with that 6600GT you have youd be playing games in high spec... possibly higher than the processor can deal with
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bmxer4lyf
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 12:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for your reply. Well thats good news I geuss... because the last thing I need is a new motherboard+CPU to finish my build. I will go out this weekend and buy a new Mobo+CPU. Could you recommend a good bundle for gaming? Preferably under $400 CAN. Also it would have to be an AGP board. I really hope once I get this it will fix the problem :D

Thanks!
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CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
ddp
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 12:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
where in canada are you as i'm north of toronto?
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bmxer4lyf
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 14:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I live in the Mississauga area and I go to Markham quite alot.
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CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
ddp
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 18:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is the 1 i deal with in markham east of woodbine on hwy #7.
http://www.pcvonline.com/
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bmxer4lyf
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 18:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok cool, ill have to check it out. Have you ever been to GogGoComputers in Woodbine? Usually, I go to TigerDirect outlets, but ill definatley check those guys out.
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CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
ddp
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 18:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
dealt with gogo for about 3yrs til they did a midnight move this past august. i don't touch tigerdirect as prices are high such as a floppy drive for $21 that i can get for about $10
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bmxer4lyf
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 18:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Alrite, cool. I see they dont have too much under Mother Boards and CPU's, but is that only because it's online? I hope the store has more stock lol.

Thanks, I'll head over there this weekend.

Edit: Nvm... stupid me, i didnt see the pulldown tree on the side :S
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CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE

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ddp
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_ 		3. January 2006 @ 18:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
89 different cpu's & 153 different motherboards listed
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bmxer4lyf
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_ 		4. January 2006 @ 16:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmm, Im having a bit a trouble on picking a good motherboard for gaming.
The CPU I wanted to buy was the AMD Athlon 64 3700+, but I dont think it comes in socket 754?... Mainly because all the new motherboards that are 939 are usually PCI-Expres, and I have an AGP graphics card.

Could you help me pick a really good board for games, and possibly a CPU?

Thanks
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CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
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