Posts by dustymason41

I don't actually have a monitor, I'm just using a Samsung TV

Just like the title says, I'm stuck at a max resolution of 1024x768.
I'm pretty sure my graphics card can handle way more than that, so how do I actually bump it up?
If anyone knows what's causing this headache, please let me know ASAP.

Does anyone actually make one of these power supplies with detachable cables for the stuff I don't need?

I'm currently running an NVIDIA GeForce, but I’m looking to pick up a new card—pretty sure it was an AMD Sapphire with 512 MB on an AGP slot.
The CPU is an Intel Pentium 4 at 2.80 GHz.
I've got 1.5GB of RAM.
Motherboard is an ASUS motherboard.
Any idea how much a power supply like that would set me back?

How am I supposed to know which power supply to pick?
What actually matters when I'm trying to choose one?

Hey, does that AGP ATI Sapphire card actually support pixel shader 3.0, or what?

Does it actually matter if I'm running DDR1 RAM when this card uses DDR2?

I know it’s probably not worth the hassle, but I really don't want to buy a new motherboard—otherwise, I'd have to overhaul the whole system and grab a new PC case too.
Regarding the video card memory, it uses DDR2; does that actually matter when it comes to my system RAM, since I'm still running DDR1?
Here’s my current setup: an ASUS P4U800-X motherboard, 1.5GB of RAM, an ASUS ATI Radeon A9550 graphics card, and an Intel Pentium 4 CPU at 2.80 GHz.
My motherboard supports DDR1, and I just picked up an extra 1GB stick of RAM yesterday...

What kind of graphics card works with this motherboard: ASUS P4U800-X? I'm looking for something with at least 512 MB of VRAM. Also, if I upgrade the card, am I going to need to grab a new power supply too?