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Old 2004-03-03, 08:01 PM   [Ignore Me] #16
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Originally Posted by Rbstr
www.pricewatch.com

but before you order you need to be sure you have an AGP slot

mmmmkay. so how do I do that?

Heh. I know nothing about upgradin computers

EDIT: Gainward - GAINWARD ULTRA 860 TV/DVI 128MB GEFORCE FX5700 128MB DDR TV OUT DVI OUT RETAIL BOX
Details:
-NVIDIA GEFORCE FX 5700 GPU 128 MB 128BIT GAINWARD PowerPack Ultra 860 TV/DVI 3.6ns
Part - VC-GAIN-105 Updated - 2/21, 4:24 PM

that look good? Total Cost=$143. That's the cheapest 5700 ultra there

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Old 2004-03-03, 08:07 PM   [Ignore Me] #17
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Yeah...
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Old 2004-03-03, 08:10 PM   [Ignore Me] #18
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okey. i'll get that then unless something cheaper comes up


Anyway, who/what is Sigbot? I keep hearing a lot about him/her/it.
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Old 2004-03-03, 08:13 PM   [Ignore Me] #19
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Sigbot is what deletes your sig if you do something wrong/bad/or just stupid in it, such as oversized sigs.
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Old 2004-03-03, 08:14 PM   [Ignore Me] #20
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ah, I could have guessed that...
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Old 2004-03-03, 10:30 PM   [Ignore Me] #21
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Heres a 5900xt for 195$

http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts...E=VCCH-SA5900X

Heres the same thing thats retail for certain for 181$

http://www.dljsystem.com/

Its the first one in Pricewatch. Its near the bottom of the sites list. It has a 128 next to it on the side thing.

Or type this into the search thing on the dljsystem site

CHAINTECH SA5900X 5900XT 128MB W/ DVI/TVOUT RETAIL

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Old 2004-03-03, 11:04 PM   [Ignore Me] #22
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Okay, I need to find out info about my computer. How do I do that?


All I could get from DXDiag and system information was my display and sound card. Where can I find other things about the computer, such as if I have an AGP slot or things like that?
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Old 2004-03-03, 11:08 PM   [Ignore Me] #23
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ALSO, my connection to PS is acting up, the people at the official tech forum say that it's becaus my modem (a 2wire homeportal) is acting as a router also. They then told me to update the firmware. The website is no help at all, it doesn't even have drivers. Where can I update it?
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Old 2004-03-03, 11:08 PM   [Ignore Me] #24
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start->programs->accessories->system tools->system information

Edit: The latest firmware can be found on the manufacturers website.
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Old 2004-03-03, 11:09 PM   [Ignore Me] #25
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Here is the system summary from Belarc. I took out parts I didn't think were necessary. I dont understand it, hope you do

Operating System
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600)

System Model
Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 8250
System Service Tag: 2R8TM21 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: 2R8TM21

Processor
2.53 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0K0543
Serial Number: ..CN4811132Q01NU.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A03 02/24/2003

Drives
119.96 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
86.34 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-248F [CD-ROM drive]
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

IC35L120AVV207-0 [Hard drive] (120.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n VNVD02G4GHX8BG, rev V24OA66A, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules
512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'RIMM1' has 256 MB
Slot 'RIMM2' has 256 MB
Slot 'RIMM3' is Empty
Slot 'RIMM4' is Empty

Local Drive Volumes

c: (on drive 0) 119.96 GB 86.34 GB free

Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]

Bus Adapters
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Companion Controller
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller

Multimedia
SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio

EDIT: tell me if ya need more info
EDIT2: Would the manufacturer's website be www.2wire.com? Where could I find out the manufacturer?

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Old 2004-03-03, 11:28 PM   [Ignore Me] #26
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AHA! I found something is System Information:

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF Intel Processor to AGP Controller

does that mean I have an AGP slot?
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Old 2004-03-04, 12:01 AM   [Ignore Me] #27
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Ohhhkaaaay. I'm trying to let Planetside through the homeportal firewall, and it says I need some information.

Protocol: TCP (or) UDP

Port (or Range): From:____ To: _____

Protocol Timeout (seconds): ____ TCP default = 86400
UDP default = 600

Map to Host Port: _____ Default = the same port as defined above.

Application Type: None (Default), File Transfer Protocol, or (FTP) Microsoft Games


How do I find this stuff out?
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Old 2004-03-04, 07:54 AM   [Ignore Me] #28
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The way a connection works, through routing and the way ethernet packets are constructed, if you turn on planetside and tell it to find the server, it will initiate the connection, and push a port through. The firewall sees this and will allow the destination you contacted to push back through on any port you specified.

Now if you would want someone outside to be able to initiate a connection THEN you would open a port.

You do not need to open a port at this present time. You said you are having PS connection problems, so talk about them.
What is your time in game? (when in game, type /stats and look to what the connection is, it will be in mili-seconds)
What type of internet access do you have? (DSL/Cable modem/Satelitte)
What type of modem/firewall/router are you currently using? (Model, ports etc.)
what is your ping to www.yahoo.com ?
What is your trace route to yahoo? To planetside servers?
- Start -> run -> cmd (in windows xp) or command (in older version of windows)
- type tracert yahoo.com
- type tracert planetside.com
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Old 2004-03-04, 09:27 AM   [Ignore Me] #29
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Originally Posted by Phaelon
The way a connection works, through routing and the way ethernet packets are constructed, if you turn on planetside and tell it to find the server, it will initiate the connection, and push a port through. The firewall sees this and will allow the destination you contacted to push back through on any port you specified.

Now if you would want someone outside to be able to initiate a connection THEN you would open a port.

You do not need to open a port at this present time. You said you are having PS connection problems, so talk about them.
What is your time in game? (when in game, type /stats and look to what the connection is, it will be in mili-seconds)
What type of internet access do you have? (DSL/Cable modem/Satelitte)
What type of modem/firewall/router are you currently using? (Model, ports etc.)
what is your ping to www.yahoo.com ?
What is your trace route to yahoo? To planetside servers?
- Start -> run -> cmd (in windows xp) or command (in older version of windows)
- type tracert yahoo.com
- type tracert planetside.com

The connection cuts out to the server when I try to load a battle continent. Just as it finishes, the lag window pops up, cant remember what it says, but the one with the "exit world" button at the bottom. I never regain connection. I dont know the time. I have a 2wire Homeportal, using SBC Yahoo! DSL. The people at the official tech forum said I should upgrade the firmware, but didn't give me a link. www.2wire.com is useless. Cant do a tracert right now, but I will edit this post when I can

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Old 2004-03-04, 07:43 PM   [Ignore Me] #30
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Here are the tracert results for ya:




Tracing route to yahoo.com [66.218.71.198]

over a maximum of 30 hops:



1 1 ms 1 ms <1 ms homeportal.gateway.2wire.net [172.16.0.1]

2 62 ms 63 ms 64 ms adsl-67-118-95-254.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [67.118.95.254]

3 64 ms 61 ms 62 ms dist1-vlan50.lsan03.pbi.net [64.161.163.214]

4 59 ms 64 ms 62 ms bb1-g9-0-0.lsan03.pbi.net [67.116.100.99]

5 66 ms 60 ms 63 ms ex1-p3-0.eqlaca.sbcglobal.net [151.164.241.101]

6 62 ms 63 ms 60 ms asn10310-yahoo.eqlaca.sbcglobal.net [151.164.89.214]

7 81 ms 80 ms 72 ms ae0-p819.pat1.pao.yahoo.com [216.115.98.9]

8 78 ms 76 ms 74 ms vlan26.bas1.scd.yahoo.com [216.115.101.34]

9 78 ms 74 ms 76 ms UNKNOWN-66-218-82-238.yahoo.com [66.218.82.238]

10 73 ms 76 ms 74 ms w1.rc.vip.scd.yahoo.com [66.218.71.198]



Trace complete.



Tracing route to planetside.com [64.37.156.19]

over a maximum of 30 hops:



1 <1 ms 1 ms <1 ms homeportal.gateway.2wire.net [172.16.0.1]

2 64 ms 62 ms 64 ms adsl-67-118-95-254.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [67.118.95.254]

3 63 ms 66 ms 60 ms dist1-vlan50.lsan03.pbi.net [64.161.163.214]

4 64 ms 64 ms 58 ms bb1-g9-0-0.lsan03.pbi.net [67.116.100.99]

5 62 ms 64 ms 62 ms ex1-p12-0.eqlaca.sbcglobal.net [151.164.191.245]

6 63 ms 59 ms 64 ms exch1.laeqnx-1.sonyonline.net [206.223.123.90]

7 66 ms 68 ms 66 ms vl895.sdtermsw-2.sonyonline.net [64.37.128.78]

8 67 ms 68 ms 70 ms sdvirtual1.station.sony.com [64.37.156.19]



Trace complete.

Anyway, back on subject, how do I find out if I have an AGP slot?

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