Hardware - May 2007

I mostly need them for gaming

2007-05-08 20:51:10 · 2 answers · asked by beneshadam 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

how do i change the programs in my computer so they dont all have to open at startup?
as this really slows down the wake up time of my pc, i'm running windows xp, please help.

2007-05-08 20:39:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have an Omni-tech desktop. 256mb R.A.M. and a Pentium !!! processor which top speed clocks out at 600MHz. I was wondering, could I replace the 600MHz P3 with a 700MHz or maybe a 933MHz P3? I'm also thinking about upgrading to 512mb of R.A.M. So no one has to mention how little of R.A.M. I have.

2007-05-08 20:27:49 · 5 answers · asked by Dustin H 2 in Desktops

should I get any apple preinstalled software? anything else anyone else has to add regarding the imac would be appreciated

2007-05-08 20:22:11 · 5 answers · asked by heavymtlinalbania 1 in Desktops

it have 256 MB of Ram

2007-05-08 19:54:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-08 19:22:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-08 19:04:02 · 5 answers · asked by KaiserSoze 2 in Add-ons

Well, I am gonna buy a new PC this week.
The config is : p4 3.0 ghz with HT, Intel 945 mboard, 1 gb DDR 2 ram, sony DVD writer, samsung 260 gb SATA.

Can u ppl suggest me in getting a better config by changing it to diff brand and model being almost similar in budget.
Thanks

2007-05-08 18:44:24 · 3 answers · asked by sammy 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-05-08 18:38:08 · 4 answers · asked by doli j 1 in Other - Hardware

MY LCD has DVI-D input and i want to connect it to my DVD. is it possible or as long as my DVD has a DVI-D port too?

thanks

2007-05-08 18:24:00 · 2 answers · asked by jackz 1 in Monitors

I need to change my old Socket A i got is AMD Athlon (tm) XP 3000+ 2.17 Ghz, i wonder if there any faster for socket A processor. thanks for your help, its help me alot.

2007-05-08 17:54:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Right now i have a HP Pavilion a1230n with an Integrated ATI Xpress 200 Graphics. It has a 3700+ AMD Anthlon 64 Prcessor with 1.0 GB memory and 200 GB Hard Drive. I want to get a new graphics card or video card I don't know what is the difference. I play counter strike source and i get like 20-40 FPS on high settings and 40-80 on low settings. i wanna be able to get around 100 FPS on high settings. What kind of chipset should i get.

2007-05-08 17:44:19 · 2 answers · asked by Bryan L 1 in Desktops

i just want to upraded my eMachines with good/fast Processor socket A. thanks.

2007-05-08 17:35:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

ok...new motherboard (2nd one, thought 1st one was bad), new processor, ram, the whole shabang. built. went together fine no problems. whenever i turn it on, the power comes on for a plit second, and then dies. like i said, this is the second moatherboard. so, i take everything out of the case and re assembly on the table. i put the processor and ram in turned on...ran fine. then the video card...turn on, ran fine. then, the moniter......stoped working and started doing the same thing over again.... what is it...????? my brain hurts.

2007-05-08 17:03:48 · 10 answers · asked by darksideofyourmindseye 1 in Other - Hardware

I am running MS Windows Server 2003 64 Bit system
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+
512 MB Ram
G-Force 5500 Graphics Card

The "Computer Guy" where i bought this thing says this 64 bit system is faster and better for gaming and other 3D applications,of which i have a lot of...maybe so,but he failed to tell me (or he didn't know) that i cant use my web-cam,i can't use my printer,i cant use my Digital Camera, and i can't use some of the 3D software i like to use.

He says he can "put it back" to 32 Bit system if i buy the disk.

My Question is "Should i have that done, or just get another PC and sell this one to yet another unsuspecting gamer.(like he suggested).

More info on this is apprecieted..Thanx

2007-05-08 16:54:10 · 5 answers · asked by tac412000 2 in Desktops

I have a P4 2.40GHz 40GB 512MB computer.

The problem occurs during installation.

I tried installing windows xp pro (legit), some errors occurs about 30% of the installation. Sometimes it cannot read the disk. I tried replacing the HDD, memory, CDROM and even copied the installer to a new disk that worked in other computer but same thing happens.

I tried intalling ubuntu and takes more than 1 hour just to be on the 3 step of the installation.

In other words, I cannot install any operating system on it.

Is there a software that can detect the memory, HDD, motherboard, and other stuffs prior to installation?

2007-05-08 16:50:56 · 4 answers · asked by Manx 3 in Desktops

Ok I already have a case for my computer. BUT it has holes on the side to show off the very pretty, but totally usless blue lcd lights inside. I have had some temp problems and I think that the fans I have in the front and back aren't getting rid of the hot air cuz those holes don't allow a vacuum effect (my own theory). I have heard of cases that are airtight and can keep a computer really cool (like a refrigerator). but I can't find anything. So I need some help. Anything I can do to cool this thing down?
Here is some Info:
I have a dual core amd 930 X2. 3G Ram. A evga 6800 GS PCI express vid card.
I really don't want water cooling!!!
Please help me out here guys. Thanks.

2007-05-08 16:11:10 · 6 answers · asked by sora1387 3 in Desktops

2007-05-08 16:07:28 · 6 answers · asked by Brandon T 1 in Desktops

I am planning on buying a Compaq presario with 512 mb. and 120 g.b. 7200 rpm. will that be enough to play, the sims 2 it needs 3 g.b.

2007-05-08 15:42:42 · 3 answers · asked by babiilove101 2 in Desktops

in bios i enable L2 cache but after booting it restarts and goes black. If i disable L2 cache my pc works but it's so slow I can't do much with it. So , can somebody help me please?

2007-05-08 15:34:00 · 3 answers · asked by Davetheman 3 in Other - Hardware

Hi,

I have a Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE and want to upgrade to the Geforce 8600 GTS.......i know i can because i have the PCIx16 slot, but wherever i look to buy one it always has a name in front of it before it says Nvidia....like it will say XFX Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS or PNY VERTO Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS.......what does this mean? i think that it means that it is overclocked? The only problem is i have a Dell and i know that they dont let you overclock the CPU, but im not sure about overclocking of the video card? Also if i cant get an overlclocked one, could you tell me where i can buy a regular one?


Thanks a lot

2007-05-08 15:14:45 · 5 answers · asked by lauralie5005 2 in Desktops

When you are going to overclock both your CPU and memory, do you want to do these separately? Like, you want to first work on the CPU by upping it little by little and then work on the RAM or can you do both of them at once? Also, how long should you leave a setup or test a setup, before going back in and overclocking some more? A few days? A few weeks?

2007-05-08 15:08:46 · 6 answers · asked by magicka 1 in Other - Hardware

I am looking to sell my Averatec C3500 Tablet Notebook with all the bells and whistles.

The reason why I'm selling it is because I no longer use it due to the fact that I got a new notebook in January of this year.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a good website to sell it on or anyplace I can take it to and sell it that way.

SERIOUS answers only. thanks

2007-05-08 14:39:46 · 2 answers · asked by yv060183 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Well I'm thinking about getting Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (which is beside the point) but it says the supported video cards are: ATI Radeon 8500, ATI Radeon 7500, and ATI Radeon 7200. But also says anything faster than 7500 will work... Now im wondering if an ATI Radeon 9250 is faster than that..? can someone help?

2007-05-08 14:10:52 · 4 answers · asked by general_matt_610 2 in Other - Hardware

If I get the ASUS Striker Extreme nForce 680i, will it make a difference in my games rather than me getting the EVGA nForce 680i. EVGA is $190 cheaper.

2007-05-08 13:48:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-05-08 13:37:43 · 1 answers · asked by scooter 4 in Add-ons

my computer also will only work in safe mode,what can i do.

2007-05-08 13:36:44 · 10 answers · asked by devonburgess13 1 in Monitors

My dad is giving me a laptop for graduation and I want to know which laptop is better. I've heard from friends that Macs have less viruses...Tell which is better and why

2007-05-08 13:24:35 · 11 answers · asked by sYnDiA 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-05-08 13:14:23 · 10 answers · asked by matt m 1 in Add-ons

I want to get a graphics card, but PCI is very outdated, and all the new graphics cards only use AGP or PCIe, so I was wondering if I could get a PCIe graphics card and put it in my PCI interfaced computer.

2007-05-08 13:11:04 · 11 answers · asked by CrazyZ 1 in Other - Hardware