Hardware - February 2007

I want to buy a good gaming desktop computer. There are so many sites out there (ex. Alienware, ShuttlePC, WidowPC, among others) its hard to figure out which ones are better than others.

What is the best site to buy a gaming PC for a reasonable price?

2007-02-19 10:47:40 · 4 answers · asked by SlickNick 2 in Desktops

This is damn frustrating. I don't know whether to blame Blizzard, Toshiba, Windows or Intel. No one seems to have a suitable answer. I just want it gone. It makes the screen blinks when I am playing WOW, or Sims. Worst w/ WOW though. And I am not the only one. Help me!!!

2007-02-19 10:42:48 · 5 answers · asked by Persephone 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

my budget is around $750.00 or £500.00.
i'm used to fujitsu-siemens for the last four years.

2007-02-19 10:40:26 · 12 answers · asked by nutterandbolter 1 in Monitors

I've just noticed that the bottom left corner of my laptop screen is developing a shadow why?

2007-02-19 10:37:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

just need a bigger screen and a tft, at present i have a good crt screen which was the best at the time of buying. it's still going strong.

2007-02-19 10:34:01 · 5 answers · asked by nutterandbolter 1 in Monitors

This not only goes for windows media but anything else that needs to be "said" on my pc. Help anyone???

2007-02-19 10:33:53 · 3 answers · asked by laura 2 in Other - Hardware

Well my computers not working quite so well! my dad reinstalled windows and didn't put any protection on it...damn it's slow!! i think the computers infected!..it won't even do a Disk Clean-up...So is there anything that can fix it, even see what's on it there could be anything, only god knows. Thanks!!!!

When you start the computer up it says this: ipwins.exe unable to locte component MSVCR71.dll

2007-02-19 10:33:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-02-19 10:32:19 · 14 answers · asked by terrie 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-02-19 10:09:16 · 10 answers · asked by dom200k 1 in Other - Hardware

ALSO HOW EXACTLY DO I PULL UP MY OWN PROFILE TO EDIT IT AND HOW DO I GET INTO MY ACCOUNT KEEPS ASKING FOR MY PASSWORD OVER AND OVER THEN IT KEEPS TELLING ME TO DO SOME PASSWORD STUFF OVER AND OVER AND THEN IT TELLS ME TO TRY IN 15 MINUTES. PLEASE HELP

2007-02-19 10:05:35 · 1 answers · asked by kevin m 1 in Scanners

the computer in question is a dell

2007-02-19 10:04:31 · 6 answers · asked by simon b 1 in Desktops

2007-02-19 10:03:39 · 2 answers · asked by andrew p 3 in Add-ons

I am currently looking into building my own custom pc and have recently picked the motherboard i want.

The motheboard in question is a "Gigabyte GA-M61VME-S2 Skt AM2, On Board VGA, PCI-E, DDR2, SATA2 RAID, LAN, HD Audio, USB2, mATX" however the problem i have is that i am not that knowledgable when it comes to motherboards.

Could someone please explain to me the basic deatils of the board in question and also whether i have to buy a seperate Sound & Graphics Card or if they are included in the moherboard.

Link - http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Productinfo.aspx?ProductID=15449

2007-02-19 10:02:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

if not which is better i am truing to buy a CPu i can't CPu say dual core ..all of them shows Intel Core 2 Duo ..nerver show intel dual core processor ...

2007-02-19 09:58:57 · 5 answers · asked by randike2007 1 in Other - Hardware

I just installed a new motherboard (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=P459-1224 ) with a Celeron D processor and 512mb of RAM. When I turn it on the hard drive light, the floppy drive light, the cd-rom drive light, and the CPU fan turn on but the computer doesn't boot. I suspect the problem is that my motherboard has the additional 12v port on it but my power supply doesn't. I think it could also be my video card, my motherboard has an integrated video card and the agp 8x slot isn't compatible with my older video card adapter. I just wanted to know what the problem is most likely to be before I run out and buy a new video card or power supply.

2007-02-19 09:49:42 · 3 answers · asked by Phoenix 3 in Add-ons

Ok, my mom will only allow me to get a laptop that is at most 500 dollars. I want a laptop that has enough of the basic requirements for basic gaming (like for mmorpg games) obviously im not an extreme pc gamer. i dont need a freaking alienware laptop or anything. just something for everyday gaming. i want 80 gb or more, a decent processor speed, 1gb of ram or more (maybe even 512 megs), windows vista home basic or windows xp premium, 15 inch display or more, and whatever else is good for 3d gaming.

2007-02-19 09:42:08 · 8 answers · asked by carter m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i went to gateway website and they have 19' high definition monitors.
but i didn't see any kind of similar monitors from dell or hp.
so which company's monitors are great ?
need to buy 19' from $200 to $400

2007-02-19 09:38:51 · 6 answers · asked by san 1 in Monitors

I have windows XP home edition.
I had Sound blaster Live 24 bit.
I tried to redownload it but to no avail.
It is a dell desktop!

I hope you guys can help, i am in a rut!!

2007-02-19 09:38:22 · 4 answers · asked by Alice the Ambivalent!! 2 in Desktops

2007-02-19 09:36:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

it's an e-machine 325 with 512mb ram and 80gb hd. about 3 1/2 yrs. old. probably not worth fixing ? only paid $449.00 after instant rebate @ best buy. wonder what happened to it ? doesn't turn on at all now. haven't looked inside yet. shouldn't a fuse have blown before it started smoking ? it was plugged into a surge protector, monitor still works.

2007-02-19 09:28:40 · 11 answers · asked by splaz57 2 in Desktops

2007-02-19 09:23:54 · 7 answers · asked by runner1 6 in Desktops

2007-02-19 09:22:43 · 5 answers · asked by carlrandles 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Heres the link : http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_1501?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs

I just wanted to find information from others who have or know about this particular laptop? I heard that Dell isn't all that great so tell me what you think. Thanks!

2007-02-19 09:21:20 · 6 answers · asked by Carolyn 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to stick it on my computer, but it said something about a contract with Intel, only if you had a contract with Intel you can use that sticker, is that right?

2007-02-19 09:18:44 · 7 answers · asked by comptechbv 1 in Desktops

I have a HP Photosmart 2575 All-in-One printer and have been refilling the ink cartridges by injection from refill kits. I am careful with my methods and follow all instructions but with variable results. Sometimes they work well but at other times one or other colour refuses to print. Any suggestions for consistent results. Thanks, Mick

2007-02-19 09:16:41 · 7 answers · asked by mickcolgan 1 in Printers

i have the program files left and i have the product key# but no software disc. the software came with the pc please help

2007-02-19 09:11:48 · 4 answers · asked by Ancil C 1 in Other - Hardware

When I turn on my computer it starts, shuts off, beeps six times then the screen stays blank.

2007-02-19 09:00:04 · 5 answers · asked by mrwords2002 1 in Desktops

My darling daughter has run a black marker pen line across my PC LCD monitor screen. Its probably not as bad as it looks, and I have managed to reduce the darkness a little, but I want it gone so I don't hold a grudge against her for ever!!

I have used LCD screen cleaner with a microfibre cloth (had some effect) and baby wipes (had no effect).

The pen description is 'Lumocolor permanent 'dry safe' - waterproof on most surfaces + CD/DVD, Lightfast'

Thanks all!

2007-02-19 08:56:01 · 8 answers · asked by grazer10 1 in Monitors

My old speakers have only 1 socket to plug in. But back of tower has 5 sockets. Is this because i need to buy 7.1 speakers to suit.
I found advice on web that states...
'Playing back surround sound
If you buy a new PC, it may already have some or all of the components required for Dolby and DTS surround-sound playback. The following components are required:

A DVD drive
A general-purpose soundcard with surround audio outputs, an S/PDIF output to feed an external decoder, or a multi-channel audio card with at least six outputs
A set of powered 5.1 loudspeakers or a six-channel audio amplifier and a set of passive loudspeakers
DVD-playback software that includes Dolby Digital and DTS decoders, or an external hardware decoder
A set of loudspeaker cables and, if an external decoder and/or amplifier is used, a set of audio cables'
Is this my answer ? ? ?

Answers & any other advice would be great...

2007-02-19 08:36:41 · 2 answers · asked by rob e 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-02-19 08:22:22 · 7 answers · asked by W. S 2 in Desktops