Hi Brecks,
You already have one of the best Athlon based Motherboards,
why not fit it with one of the finest Athlon Processors <g>:
http://www20.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030623/index.html
That CPU should fit your board, I looked for any information
to the contrary and found none. Double check with the reseller
beforehand though since stranger things do happen with PC's. ;-)
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Becks,
| >
| >I think you should upgrade your CPU before upgrading
| >your video card. A slow CPU will just cause a bottleneck
| >effect for your AGP card, no matter how fast it is. I do
| >agree that the MX needs upgrading, as it's a little behind
| >the times technologically, and won't work properly with
| >some games, and with other games it won't work at all.
| >
| >Hardware issues can cause freezing, black screens and
| other
| >errors. Also, your drivers should always be kept up to
| date.
| >
| >Try the following steps one at a time to try and resolve
| the issue.
| >I hope this helps. Please post back if you have any
| questions!
| >
| >1. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video
| Drivers:
| >For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I
| have a
| >Checklist of Solutions at:
http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
| >
| >2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4"
| paintbrush
| >and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach
| places.
| >Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose
| an over-
| >heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace
| defective ones.
| >Use this Mainboard Monitoring Utility:
|
http://mbm.livewiredev.com
| >
| >3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random
| reboots,
| >and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to
| remove all
| >extra devices, network cards, extra RAM sticks, modem,
| scussi card,
| >sound card, unplug CD drives (if not needed to verify
| CD), and then
| >try the game again. If the problem is solved look into a
| 400 watt P/S.
| >
| >4. Test your RAM using:
|
http://www.memtest86.com/memt30.zip
| >after you extract that zip file, click on the README.txt
| file for the
| >instructions on how to create the boot floppy to test
| your RAM.
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| in message
| > | >| hello
| >| when i load this game unto my computer after a few
| minutes
| >| of playing the game freezes and the only way to get it
| >| going is to reboot. my system has a 1.68 ghz procesor
| 1gb
| >| DDR. 80gb HD, with only 14gb used, the graphics card is
| a
| >| Ge force mx diplay drive 2000 (this graphics will be
| >| upgrade for xmas)
| >|
| >| what am i doing wrong? what is the machine doing wrong?
| do
| >| i need updates or patches to run this game??
| >|
| >| any help would be great
| >|
| >| many thanks
| >| Becks Bear
|
| Jimmy
| many thanks for this information,
| item #1 will do this shorthly
| item #2 already completed a few days ago
| item #3 400w p/s alraedy fitted
| item #4 doing this as u read this
|
| i would like to up grade my cpu, my mother board is
| gigabyte GA-7DXR+ what would the be the biggest cpu that
| would fit this mother board?
|
| becks bear
| >
| >
| >.
| >
