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New (AGP) Video Card
11.Dec.07 | Leave a Comment
I bought a new video card last week. An AGP video card. For those wondering why I mention AGP: that’s a lot like buying a new VCR for the home entertainment system. AGP is the old standard, largely replaced by PCI-E. However, I’m not ready (nor have the need) to build a new PC [...]
Video Swap
26.Oct.07 | 1 Comment
I pulled my 6800 GT video card this evening and replaced it with a wee little FX 5200 (I heard those snickers!). I noticed 3 things:
The noise level in my office dropped dramatically.
The case and CPU temps dropped dramatically.
- but -
This odd LCD flicker that I thought was caused by an overheating 6800 remains.
Curses. My [...]
