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Article #352697Re: Pentium 4 2ghz/No win 98 or ME Please help
From: Noel
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:35
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:35
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Roy, What if anything have you heard about how the 850 mobos handle 4X AGPs like the GeForce3?s Come on share... Noel Roy Pollard <pl...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:s4ss7.3809$Vj1.587564@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com... > Go talk to someone who knows about PCs - They'll tell you that there are > major problems with the way the 850 mobos handle 4X AGP on GeForce3s - > > "Chris Bender" <ch...@atgsource.com> wrote in message > news:Qkls7.10685$w7.2201349@news02.optonline.net... > > I upgraded to the works, pentium 4 2ghz pc, 15,000 rpm scsi drives, and a > > geforce 3 card. > > > > Here are the specs > > > > intel pentium 4 2ghz cpu > > intel d850md motherboard > > visiontek geforce 3 card > > 1 gb rd ram > > Adaptec 29160 scsi adapter > > 2 seagate cheetah 15,000 rpm ultra 160 drives (18.4 gig each) > > > > > > I put the system together and repeatedly tried to run windows 98 on it. I > > even went out and picked up a copy of ME to try that and the same results, > > games crashing, 3dmark crashing at dragothic high detail, Yes I installed > > all of the latest MB drivers and it was giving me the same thing. I > decided > > to try windows 2000 and guess what? It works perfectly, not a single > crash, > > 5920 on 3dmark 2001..runs great. I still feel funny having windows 2k as > my > > gaming platform though, Do you guys have any recommendations to get the > > above working in win 98 SE? Please let me know, thx - Chris > > > > Chris Bender > > ch...@atgsource.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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