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Your video card's likely broken or overheating. Make sure the computer's not full of dust. If that doesn't help you may need a new...

Likely either 1) a video driver bug, 2) crappy shader code or 3) a (slightly) malfunctioning video card, but there's no way to tell which of...

Nvidia's developer pages offer some nice tools for converting graphics assets, including .dds files. You can find them at...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azagoth Now, I've just gone in game and turned off because I'm wondering if it's clashing with the 16x...

If you don't like something about the integrated sound chip on the motherboard you can plug a dedicated sound card to the motherboard later if...

Are you running Nvidia's ForceWare 162.18 drivers? A lot of people have been complaining about freezes on the Nvidia forums lately. I have the...

Yes, any DVD drive should be able to read CDs too.

Quote: Originally Posted by bxn are all monitor plugs the same No. Older monitors, especially CRTs (and low-end LCDs) typically use VGA...

If the motherboard has the video hardware integrated, then it can. Otherwise the monitor connects to a video card attached to the motherboard....

You don't need the most expensive motherboard there is, but try to avoid the sub-$120 stuff, it's often made from low quality components...