REOE

Specs athlon 750 model 2 abit ka7 mother board 128 Mb PC100 RAM 13 GB hard drive sound blaster live value card riva tnt2 m64 video card 300 watt power supply bios version: rx latest via drivers windows 2000 profesisonal Right now in 640x480, with low visual quality settings in quake 3, i barely pull 30 fps. When i have my old quantum 3d voodoo banshee, by all accounts an inferior card, installed in this same system it pulls clearly superior fps at higher resolutions than the tnt2. Obviously, there is something not right here. I have built this sytem from the ground up to play games and this is unacceptable. All drivers are up to date. [This message has been edited by REOE (edited 07 August 2000).]

RAM i will upgrade although my roomate is pulling insanely high fps with his dual celerons, 128 Mb ram, and tnt2 m64 on win2k. The m64 is a bargin card. Hence my reservation on buying the geforce 2 mx. Does anyone own one and what is their opinion of it?

I updated to the beta bios and there was little improvement in performence. I theorize the only cause is a faulty video card. Serves me right buying this card from "Idema", an unknown hardware co. Although, chipset is primary concern, i think it serves one's purpose not to venture away from big names like hercules, asus.... Maybe 3dfx isn't as backwards and stupid as once thought thanx for the help though [This message has been edited by REOE (edited 08 August 2000).]

First, stop runing win2k with only 64 megs of ram. Check your task manager and see how much mem you are using when your system is dormant. what video card do you have now?

To whom it may concern: Irwin, is that cpu you liquified an OEM or retail, additionally what is the warranty? Call the place of purchase and say your cpu is nonfunctional and see if they can hook you up with a new replacement under warranty. Additionally, I reckon you should NOT wrastle an alligator unless you know the alligator thinks. AKA, assembling a sophiticated pc system is not as easy assembling a lawn mower. You must thoroughly research the procedure and for compatibility. And whoever sold you that mb and cpu without telling you it was the wrong socket should be lynched. Congrats on getting your cpu to work, but i'd still be pist someone sold you an incompatible motherboard. [This message has been edited by REOE (edited 03 August 2000).]

Rememeber, the athlon chips are blowtorches which require adequate cooling. Check out amd's web site, they have more info.