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Compatible video cards for Mac Pro 3,1 (early 2008)	1,786 Views / 1 Replies
Hello, The NVidia GeForce 8800 GT in my early 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 just cut out. Or more specifically the fan no longer fans, and any activity that uses the gpu will crash the computer within seconds....
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Mar 19, 2012 at 11:27 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to have to...	2,155 Views / 19 Replies
Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to have to do. It's kind of a problem, though, considering I live in the middle of nowhere and there are no electronics stores around me that are likely to have...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jun 11, 2009 at 10:49 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Haha, damn - I was hoping for some good news ;) ...	2,155 Views / 19 Replies
Haha, damn - I was hoping for some good news ;) How do you know Apple's displays use the same IPS panels as the HP LP2475w? There are many different IPS panels (different types and different...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jun 11, 2009 at 01:30 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I've been doing a lot of research into LCD's in...	2,155 Views / 19 Replies
I've been doing a lot of research into LCD's in the past couples days, as I'm in the market for two 24" LCDs (I'm currently using two 6+ year old ~20" screens). I'm looking for something versatile,...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jun 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Thanks for all the help and explanations! I'll go...	682 Views / 5 Replies
Thanks for all the help and explanations! I'll go out tomorrow and look for a better adapter.
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Oct 18, 2008 at 12:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for the response! Most of the sockets here...	682 Views / 5 Replies
Thanks for the response! Most of the sockets here only have two contacts - is there even a way to pass ground through one of those?
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Oct 17, 2008 at 03:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Power compatibility using Macbook Pro in foreign countries?	682 Views / 5 Replies
A couple years ago I used my old macbook pro in the caribbean islands using a power adapter (the standard there is round socket). I noticed that my laptop would occasionally start to vibrate subtly,...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Oct 16, 2008 at 05:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Lacie HD noise - bad?	653 Views / 3 Replies
Hey, I've got an external Lacie d2 300 GB harddrive. When it's not doing anything, it's really really quiet, which is great. But when it's active and I'm transfering files to or from it, it makes...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on May 20, 2006 at 10:21 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

That's interesting. I don't know much about...	1,019 Views / 13 Replies
That's interesting. I don't know much about networking, but it looks like you're on Carnegie Mellon's network (the cyrus.andrew.cmu.imaps gives it away). I am too, and I have the exact same problem...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Apr 16, 2006 at 02:38 PM, in macOS

Wow, talk about coincidence. My parents called me...	1,745 Views / 3 Replies
Wow, talk about coincidence. My parents called me today because her iMac G5 keeps spontaneously shutting off. It won't seem to stay on for much more than a few minutes before just shutting off (and...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Mar 24, 2006 at 04:41 PM, in Mac Desktops

I think that if you can afford it, it's worth it....	5,014 Views / 67 Replies
I think that if you can afford it, it's worth it. I find the game more than enough fun to justify paying $15/month, and as in any MMOG, they will continue to develop the game and add content. If...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Dec 2, 2004 at 12:38 PM, in Gaming

You should have no trouble. As -Q- stated, you...	5,014 Views / 67 Replies
You should have no trouble. As -Q- stated, you can join a PvE server and never have to deal with PvP. Not to say that you can easily take your time in battle and come out in good shape, though. You...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Dec 2, 2004 at 02:06 AM, in Gaming

I agree, it's definitely a must have but only if...	5,014 Views / 67 Replies
I agree, it's definitely a must have but only if you can spend at least several hours per week on it. If you can't play more often I don't think there are many people who would find the $15/month fee...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 30, 2004 at 11:50 PM, in Gaming

The great thing is - if you can run it on your PC...	3,214 Views / 56 Replies
The great thing is - if you can run it on your PC then go ahead and buy the game. The CDs/DVDs contain the mac and pc versions, so you only need one box even if you want to install it on two...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 26, 2004 at 11:55 PM, in Gaming

LOL that's horrible! I think I would break down...	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
LOL that's horrible! I think I would break down and just buy the American version... :p
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 23, 2004 at 06:15 AM, in Gaming

During OB I think I racked up about about 50...	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
During OB I think I racked up about about 50 hours... It's sick, I know, but I couldn't help it! It was so addicting! I pulled far too many all-nighters on weeknights! playing this game...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 23, 2004 at 02:38 AM, in Gaming

My box isn't scheduled to arrive until either the...	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
My box isn't scheduled to arrive until either the 26th or the 29th (damn you Amazon!). But in reality it doesn't make a difference because I'm going home in a few hours and not coming back until...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 23, 2004 at 01:23 AM, in Gaming

IF you go to...	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
IF you go to http://worldofwarcraft.com/info/items/basics.html it says: "Set Items There are Set Items where wearing more pieces of an item set will convey more bonuses to your character." So...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 22, 2004 at 06:22 AM, in Gaming

Hey I've been wondering something: how do item...	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
Hey I've been wondering something: how do item sets work? Do you need all the items in a set for the supposed bonus to take effect, or will just some still give you a bonus? And how do you tell what...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 22, 2004 at 05:20 AM, in Gaming

Just to clarify... Thesee last few days of Open...	805 Views / 7 Replies
Just to clarify... Thesee last few days of Open Beta have not had the same lag problems. I think Blizzard did an excellent job of solving the problem in such a short window of time. Obviously there...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 19, 2004 at 04:39 AM, in Gaming

Hmmm... Is it possible to join multiple guilds?	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
Hmmm... Is it possible to join multiple guilds?
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 18, 2004 at 02:20 PM, in Gaming

You can also only go so far in your trade skills...	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
You can also only go so far in your trade skills depending on your level. You won't be able to become an Artisan blacksmith at level 5. So yes, leveling has its perks such as mounts, trade skills,...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 18, 2004 at 06:48 AM, in Gaming

I don't think you have anything to worry about......	3,913 Views / 91 Replies
I don't think you have anything to worry about... I find WoW nothing but incredibly addictive. One moment I'll be writing an english paper, the next I'll find my cursor over the WoW icon :). I've...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 18, 2004 at 03:13 AM, in Gaming

All I have to say is that this game is awesome! I...	1,580 Views / 26 Replies
All I have to say is that this game is awesome! I could hardly stop playing it - even when I was studying for my Biology exam I was still playing the game (reading, writing and memorizing while...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 10, 2004 at 04:52 PM, in Gaming

I'm so sad :(. I installed the open beta but I...	1,580 Views / 26 Replies
I'm so sad :(. I installed the open beta but I still can't play because the account creation site is down, with the rest of the website! Now I'm sad, oh well, maybe i'll get some work done and be...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 8, 2004 at 08:12 PM, in Gaming

I got a key! :). And now I am downloading... 54...	1,580 Views / 26 Replies
I got a key! :). And now I am downloading... 54 minutes to go! Time to see whether or not I like this kind of game...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Nov 8, 2004 at 06:30 PM, in Gaming

What do you mean KOTOR can only run on those...	1,482 Views / 28 Replies
What do you mean KOTOR can only run on those resolutions?! I'm running it fine on 1600x1200. Maybe it detects your system and restricts your possible resolutions? I have a DP 2.5 G5 with a Radeon...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Oct 5, 2004 at 01:49 AM, in Gaming

Heh, I got a much different impression. My G5 DP...	2,434 Views / 27 Replies
Heh, I got a much different impression. My G5 DP 2.5/Radeon 9600 runs it as smoothly as I could hope for. I almost never notice any lag or chopiness, and most of the maps seem extremely detailed. I'm...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Oct 2, 2004 at 01:40 PM, in Gaming

The reason why new games for the mac cost as much...	1,644 Views / 39 Replies
The reason why new games for the mac cost as much as they do is because they're being treated like new games. Yes, in most cases the game has been around for almost a year on other platforms, but...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Sep 26, 2004 at 08:18 PM, in Gaming

I actually prefer how you had it before. The...	3,140 Views / 81 Replies
I actually prefer how you had it before. The sections made it much easier to read, and makes it feel like you're reading less than you actually are. It also gives you the option not to keep going...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Sep 24, 2004 at 04:45 PM, in macOS

Heroes of Might & Magic III works perfectly under...	6,607 Views / 107 Replies
Heroes of Might & Magic III works perfectly under classic mode. I have had no problems running it on my 450 mhz G4 in classic mode - made me very happy :). In fact, I installed classic on my new...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Sep 12, 2004 at 08:22 PM, in Gaming

No, it's the standard apple mouse, not a wireless...	746 Views / 3 Replies
No, it's the standard apple mouse, not a wireless one. And I went to the apple store today and the problem did not happen on any of the machines there (I tried for almost half an hour). I came home...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 21, 2004 at 04:53 PM, in Mac Desktops

Hmm... I've done some experimenting with my old...	746 Views / 3 Replies
Hmm... I've done some experimenting with my old optical mouse from my previous computer, and it doesn't happen when i use that... Then I put the new mouse back in and it still sticks... So I think...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 21, 2004 at 01:37 AM, in Mac Desktops

DPG5 2.5 mouse stickiness?	746 Views / 3 Replies
I just bought a stock dual 2.5 G5 from my local apple store, and it's awesome - it goes sooo fast and never delays. There is, however, one problem. It's not major but it is a pain: the mouse...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 20, 2004 at 08:41 PM, in Mac Desktops

I just went to an Apple store by me and picked up...	57,529 Views / 761 Replies
I just went to an Apple store by me and picked up a G5. I'm going off to college in three days and I'd probablybe without a computer for far too long. I guess I'll just upgrade the video card when...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 20, 2004 at 11:04 AM, in Mac Desktops

Alright I've fixed it. I downloaded Norton...	587 Views / 6 Replies
Alright I've fixed it. I downloaded Norton Antivirus (my college provides it for free) and ran the virus scan which did find a few baddies and got rid of them, but it didn't solve my problem. The...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 16, 2004 at 06:13 PM, in macOS

I didn't do anything special before all this...	587 Views / 6 Replies
I didn't do anything special before all this started to happen... I had stopped playing a game about 20 minutes before, but I can't see how that could cause this (and I've played the game before with...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 16, 2004 at 01:14 PM, in macOS

G4 is going soo slow, or not at all	587 Views / 6 Replies
Tonight, all of a sudden, my computer has been acting up on me. I first noticed that applicaions were crashing very frequently, or going so slow that quitting took so long that I resorted to force...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Aug 16, 2004 at 03:55 AM, in macOS

Hmmm.. Well, I emailed apple and asked them to...	2,841 Views / 56 Replies
Hmmm.. Well, I emailed apple and asked them to change the shipping speed and address, even though the order has alread been partially shippd (as you suggested, johnnydr87). But unfortunately the said...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 7, 2004 at 10:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

Except for me, chilling out and waiting for the...	2,841 Views / 56 Replies
Except for me, chilling out and waiting for the slowest shipping really might be the worst idea. You see, I'm going to college around that time, and in a different state than where I live right now....
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 5, 2004 at 07:04 PM, in Mac Desktops

As Eug Wanker said, rendering doesn't utilize the...	1,577 Views / 15 Replies
As Eug Wanker said, rendering doesn't utilize the graphics card at all, so you could have a 5 year old card in there and the results should still be the same. 3D rendering is entirely driven by CPU.
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 5, 2004 at 06:55 PM, in Mac Desktops

When I placed my original order, I forgot to...	2,841 Views / 56 Replies
When I placed my original order, I forgot to click the option to send everything together, instead of as they become available. Now that the computer won't ship until some indefinite time hopefully...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 2, 2004 at 07:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

Mine says it'll shiip on or before 8/31 :cry: ...	2,841 Views / 56 Replies
Mine says it'll shiip on or before 8/31 :cry: And unlike you I'm spiteful and if mine doesn't ship on 7/30then I hope yours don't either ;) Iiii just want my computernow:mad:
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 1, 2004 at 07:01 PM, in Mac Desktops

So... Educational orders DO ship first? That...	57,529 Views / 761 Replies
So... Educational orders DO ship first? That would be awesome. So... Does that mean that my DP 2.5 with the GeForce 6800 might get to me before August 24th? I really, really hope so, because if it...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 1, 2004 at 06:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

Does the paper tape in Calculator still disappear...	43,121 Views / 377 Replies
Does the paper tape in Calculator still disappear when you deselect the application? I don't understand why the ever did that, and it drives me crazy when I'm trying to copy several numbers... Please...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jul 1, 2004 at 12:19 PM, in macOS

I do 3D as a hobby, and only a hobby (not very...	3,904 Views / 51 Replies
I do 3D as a hobby, and only a hobby (not very good at it, really). Dual 30" would put me in heaven, and I can assure you I'd use all the space and still be able to find a reason for more. Dual 30"...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Jun 28, 2004 at 09:36 PM, in Mac Desktops

Best mail application?	1,363 Views / 22 Replies
I've recently become very skeptical of entourage (if you're curious why, see the post entitled "Enterouge completely reset itself"), and I am now looking for other alternatives besides Mail... Any...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Mar 22, 2004 at 05:35 PM, in Applications

Hmm.... The files are there, the database file is...	895 Views / 11 Replies
Hmm.... The files are there, the database file is 96.5 MB, so it seems like all my information is still stored, and it's not past that 4 GB limit... Any suggestions? I tried replacing it :hmm:, i've...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Mar 22, 2004 at 05:31 PM, in Applications

Thanks... I looked in the Main Identity folder,...	895 Views / 11 Replies
Thanks... I looked in the Main Identity folder, and the database files are still there. I'm not sure if I completely understand your suggestion, though. Do you mean copy the file somewhere else, and...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Mar 20, 2004 at 11:06 PM, in Applications

I don't know what I would vote for, but I don't...	1,653 Views / 46 Replies
I don't know what I would vote for, but I don't believe it would be anything in the office suite. Word v.X takes up too much of my processor for a word processing application, and it runs slower than...
Posted by FlammableYurt, on Mar 20, 2004 at 11:03 PM, in Applications

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