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Originally Posted by StormX2 i got WinXP pro all i really play is Dark Age of Camelot : Darkness Rising GUild Wars And HAlflife1/2 any tips and tricks to get WINXP pro to work better? Athlon 3200 barton Msi K7N2 Delta 2 1 gig (2x512) 2.5,3,3,5 100gb sata maxtor 9800 pro 128 mb some OC'ing would be helpfull too but im nto smart enough to know what to oc my Vid card to what numbers and such as is i run Vid Card strictly Performance only =( not very good looking

Well i have made a whole FAQ on making Windows Home and PRO run better so check it out ..the guides are in my Signature at the bottom of this post.

 

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Originally Posted by Pooky Something that works really well (I swear, it really does... my 3DMark03 performance got boosted by 700 when I did it) is.... formatting!

Well yeh that can help..but sometimes abit drastic..i hate backing all my stuff up lol.

 

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Originally Posted by eiger HL2 is a very cpu hungry game. I noticed a big increase in FPS when I installed a PCI sound card in my rig and stopped using motherboard integrated audio. It let a lot of cpu power free for games (however this happenned in a P4 system). If you are not an audiophile, consider getting some budget PCI sound card. All cpu dependent games will run better. Just my 2cents.

Yes this is very true...If you have the Money i would reccomend the Audigy 2..there not too much money these days and are great cards.