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"You must spread some reputation around before giving to Warsaw again." lol... anyhow, thanks very much for the info, and OS reactivation is one thing I did hear about in those mixed replies. Thanks again!
EDIT: No reactivation, no problems whatsoever, it just booted as if it's been running this processor all along.
"Sir, I won't say I told you so, sir!"
=D
It only asks for reactivation after you change a good portion of components. When I swapped out RAM, added a hard drive, and added a sound card, I was prompted to reactivate Windows XP. My sound card then fried itself so I'm back on shitty AC97 again...:saddowns:.
Ahh. In this computer I've now swapped the power supply, added a graphics card, replaced the processor and taken out 1gb of ram to replace it with 4gb. However, I did all of those at separate times, so I guess I sneakily avoided reactivation.
I installed the RAM and sound card simultaneously, and that's when I was prompted. The HDD addition didn't do anything.
Damn looks I'm going to have to get a video card without any external power connectors, since it can't work with my default PSU even with adapters. The 9800 GT EE offers the best performance in that respect right?
The best card without power cords is the Radeon HD4670. All others require a PCIe connector. It is a very respectable card in its own right though.
The 4670 is better than the 9800 GT? I know the 9800 GT EE has a 50 MHZ under clock, but isn't it still better than 4670?
It isn't better, but what are you currently using?
The same Dell crap I've been using. ;) But how is the 4670 better than the 9800 GT EE? They've just reduced the shader and core clock of a regular 9800 GT, that makes it worse than a 4670?Quote:
Originally Posted by Warsaw
The 4670 is not better than the 9800GT at all, but if you can't use a card that requires a PCIe power connector, the 4670 is as good as it gets...