[stettybet0]

yes I have a 22inch wide screen

Then I would not recommend playing in 1024x768, as everything would be stretched on your widescreen. I would use 1280x800 if you want to keep a lower resolution and higher AA (although a higher resolution such as 1680x1050 with less AA would look better IMO).

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K, time for another dumb question. Could some one list all the comon wide screen resolutions most games have available?

[spookymufu]

K, time for another dumb question. Could some one list all the comon wide screen resolutions most games have available?

[stettybet0]

There are two types of widescreen monitors widely used: ones with a 16:10 aspect ratio and ones with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Your monitor has a 16:10 aspect ratio. Common resolutions with a 16:10 aspect ratio are:

1280x800
1440x900
1680x1050
1920x1200
2560x1600

[spookymufu]

you guys are great, this system is humming a long.

I am curious tho, why doesnt XP pick up on the SATA drive, it doesnt show in the "my computer" window but it is in the bios?

Edited by spookymufu, 16 February 2008 - 04:52 PM.

[Troy]

Does the drive show up in Disk Management?

[spookymufu]

Disk Management wheres that?


Also, is very high for DX10?

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Edited by spookymufu, 16 February 2008 - 04:54 PM.

[Troy]

Hi there,

To access Disk Management, right-click on My Computer and select Manage. From the window that appears, select Disk Management from the tree menu on the left.

I'm pretty sure Very High is a DX10 setting, so as you have Windows XP this feature will be unavailable.

Cheers

Troy

[spookymufu]

this is what I see in Manage

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Edited by spookymufu, 16 February 2008 - 09:45 PM.

[Troy]

Well there it is, called "Unallocated".

There's a good tutorial from Bleeping Computer, it shows how to set up your hard drive. Follow through the steps in this link.

Cheers

Troy

[spookymufu]

thanks Troy!

[Troy]

You're welcome

Any other questions, just keep them coming!

Cheers

Troy

[spookymufu]

Okay, 'nother question.....

I keep reading that Vista is a mess for games, no one seems to be for it. So do you think I should even bother?
Or just reformat with XP Pro, or take a chance on Vista? I'm sooooooooooo confused....LOL

[james_8970]

I keep reading that Vista is a mess for games, no one seems to be for it. So do you think I should even bother?
Or just reformat with XP Pro, or take a chance on Vista? I'm sooooooooooo confused....LOL

If you already have a copy of XP, I wouldn't bother. Otherwise I'd go with vista. People do not like change and for the most part vista is better then XP, just a little more resource intensive (requires more RAM to run smoothly).
James

Edited by james_8970, 04 March 2008 - 07:31 PM.

[spookymufu]

I have Both, my Vista is 32bit

[Troy]

Okay, 'nother question.....

I keep reading that Vista is a mess for games, no one seems to be for it. So do you think I should even bother?
Or just reformat with XP Pro, or take a chance on Vista? I'm sooooooooooo confused....LOL

Hi there,

Plenty of people play games with no problems running Vista. I myself do not have any problems. If you already have a copy of Vista, then I would install this.

Cheers

Troy