Hardware - June 2007

I want a new graphics card to use on the computer which I am building with a pentium D processor, i also want directx 10 so I can play crysis with it cos i have windows Vista- a reliable and well known site is ok (not something ebay) but i can't find any in the UK except for microdirect which ain't too reliable. The best option would be a real life shop( not online) or a reAL LIFE SHOP WITH A WEBSITE. If anybody knows any good ones around kingston or New Malden or something it would be great.

2007-06-27 02:01:30 · 8 answers · asked by Sayta N 2 in Desktops

i have hp pavillion 763n with installed os window vista.i have nivida geforce mx420 video card of.it has 64mb memmory.i have 1 GB ram.

2007-06-27 01:09:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have recently installed a harddisk , i restarted the computer , but there was nothing , how do i make it appear???

2007-06-27 00:44:25 · 6 answers · asked by Haissam Y 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-27 00:18:35 · 1 answers · asked by gobra3 1 in Desktops

2007-06-26 23:46:35 · 5 answers · asked by George G 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i am using P-III 733 Mhz processor and 128 MB Ram for last 2 years. i installed XP for my system. but since 2 months i am facing problem. system is frequently restarting. i formatted and tried to install XP. but it is not installing. i installed Win'98. it is working but XP is not installing. I changed RAM also. but the same problem. help me in this.

2007-06-26 23:19:22 · 9 answers · asked by kalyan 1 in Desktops

2007-06-26 23:11:54 · 6 answers · asked by Besho 2 in Desktops

I have a PC and it keeps constantly re starting - boots OK windows Logo appears - gets almost to the start screen and shuts down and does the same again - same thing happens in safe mode as well it scrolls all the text in safe mode and the restarts - no new hardware or software installed recently - and has been running fine - tried recovery mode - and CHK Disk - FIX MBR - but no luck - anyone any ideas apart from re-installation ?

2007-06-26 23:09:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

How to overclock a pentium 4 HT 3.2Ghz

2007-06-26 23:02:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

please farsi or english ,your answre tanks

2007-06-26 23:00:42 · 3 answers · asked by tara h 1 in Other - Hardware

THIS IS MY SYSTEM:

Intel P4 3.00 GHz Processor
ASUS P4P800-E DELUXE Motherboard
1024 MB of memory
ATI Radeon 9600
C-media CMI8738 PCI Audio Device

2007-06-26 21:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-06-26 21:07:19 · 32 answers · asked by Arief R 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i also have a core 2 duo processor at 1.7 ghz and 2 gigs of memory but the game runs extremely laggy then closes about a minute after starting

2007-06-26 18:55:21 · 4 answers · asked by haaps2189 1 in Other - Hardware

I have a great gaming computer, however when I play a simple Tiger Woods game, the monitor shuts down and says its in "DVI Power Saving Mode". The game ends and I have to restart the computer. I have an LG LCD monitor as does my roommate, but this does not happen on his machine. Anyone know why this happens?

2007-06-26 18:53:32 · 1 answers · asked by Boomer 5 in Monitors

I put all my dollars in processor and mobo, as RAM, PSU, DVD and HDD will all be upgraded or will (almost deffinately) expire. If I have time for gaming in teh future, I'll update the video card. Rate my choices...what you'd do differently...whether you'd go with a different format (e.g., agp not pci express, etc).
Link to computer: http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=5122011

2007-06-26 18:40:37 · 2 answers · asked by Henry B. 3 in Desktops

I mean quad core for NB. When will NB have quad core ?

2007-06-26 18:27:41 · 1 answers · asked by ML 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi,

How to view the record of printed document in windows XP ? Is XP storing the record ? And I can view the shared printer's record as well ?

Thanks.

2007-06-26 18:03:36 · 3 answers · asked by pontianguy 1 in Printers

2007-06-26 17:38:22 · 4 answers · asked by hayricc 1 in Add-ons

I am building a new PC and right now I am buying all the parts. For my video card I chose

XFX PVT84JUDF3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16.

I was wondering wether I need to buy an additional power supply for this graphics card.
P.S. If I do, then how many watts does the power supply need to have (min)?

2007-06-26 17:30:15 · 7 answers · asked by DarkSoul 2 in Other - Hardware

How fast is a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+?

Is it good or bad?

2007-06-26 17:30:08 · 3 answers · asked by ... 2 in Desktops

How do I know that the power supply I'm buying is going to fit in my DELL E520 case?

2007-06-26 17:25:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-26 17:07:44 · 12 answers · asked by Arindam Biswas 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I will be getting a AMD cpu. I am getting a really nice abit mobo in a few days along with a 250 gb hard drive. Should I get the 5200 or 5400. After reading articles in PC Gamer mag. I was scared out of my pants that AMD was the wrong way to go because they had less transistors than Intel by about 2 million. That's a lot. And the fact that they will probably be out dated along with my video card. I am just really frustrated, because AMD won't break the bank but probably won't shoot me far enough in the future to handle the games I want to play. Please note, I AM NOT AN EXTREME GAMER. I play flight sim. sim city 4, halo 1 and eventually 2. But no fear or other games like that. I plan on buy the xfx 8600 gt. It seems like a decent card for what I am doing right? ahahahahahhh. Make me feel good about my AMD decision.

2007-06-26 17:01:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I've got it down to the two choices with a $448 difference, the difference is the processor - AMD or Intel - battery lasts longer on 6400 for some reason, bluetooth option w/6400 (don't know how to use) Wireless network card is Intel Pro on 6400.

I would like to keep this laptop for the 4 years through college, so I don't mind spending the extra $ as long as it's not wasted. I like to have lots of programs running at the same time so the processor is very important. I'm familiar with the intel name & not the AMD. This is my 1st laptop, I have main computer at home, this will be my main computer though during the week when school starts. HELP!!!! PLEASE Need to decide.

2007-06-26 16:29:02 · 1 answers · asked by mcga♥ 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I need a notebook w/ a directx 10 graphics card w/ at least around 512mb, 17" or more screen, and windows vista. All for around or under $2000. The only one I have found so far is by HP. Does anyone else know of a laptop w/ similar specs?

2007-06-26 16:23:00 · 4 answers · asked by vert787 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to get an external hard drive but I want to save stuff like mp3s from one computer and move it onto another. but the computer that has the stuff i want is vista while the one i want to move it to is xp. will this work? because while i was researching it shows that many external hard drives have limited compatibility issues

2007-06-26 15:32:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

1gb of ram, 2.5ghz celeron processor, and a GeCube Radeon 9250 256MB DDR PCI Video Card w/DVI TV-Out if so how well?

2007-06-26 15:25:16 · 6 answers · asked by mnug13 1 in Add-ons

I just installed a new motherboard on my computer. It isn't the first time I've done it and I've taken many tech classes so I mostly know what I'm doing. I got all the ahrdware in, no problem. I booted it up, and it would restart just shy of loading the OS. It gave me a boot screen saying Windows encountered an error. I tried puttin it up in safe mode and last known good configuration, but none of that worked. Now I boot it up and all it says is "error loading operating system" before Windows even starts to load.

Any suggestions?

2007-06-26 15:20:01 · 7 answers · asked by Michael B 1 in Add-ons

I want to buy an X1600 pro iceQ 256mb bcz is a good card, and i game occasionally with some old game, like NFS.MW, Doom 3...i use a lot picture editing, photoshop, and watch movies...
in other hand ,from what I've read the 8500GT accelerates most of the process anyway, something reflected in my CPU load....so which one is worth to buy...X1600 pro or 8500GT
my spec: x2 3800+,2gb ram,200gb hdd, os: windows vista

2007-06-26 15:10:04 · 2 answers · asked by John K 1 in Add-ons

I want to replace the PSU in my current computer http://emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=T5226

and replace it with either one of these two

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817189005

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182044

2007-06-26 15:10:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons