Hardware - July 2007

I have a samsung syncmaster 912n that is hurting my eyes horribly - and I am thinking about getting a new monitor but honestly I don't know the answer. any ideas about which monitors might be best? or at least what type of monitor might be best?

2007-07-26 22:23:41 · 5 answers · asked by on_the_move4ever 3 in Monitors

I have a PCI-E socket before anyone asks.

I play a few games, such as need for speed carbon, f.e.a.r, football manager and some online games such as runescape.

I just want a fairly cheap graphics card which has enough power to keep me going with that card for a few years.

So whats better, ATi OR nVidia?

And for what i want a graphics card for, what would suffice me perfectly?

I have a £60-£70 budget (Approx. $120-140USD.)

I have looked at dx10 cards such as the nVidia 8600 range, and thr dx10 ATi cards such as the HD2600 range.

I have also looked at the ATi x1950 range of cards, and would one of these 3 cards i mentioned be ok...

the 1950 is more expensive, and i dont kno if i need it to be that good.

Thanks.
I have also looked at the nVidia dx9 cards around the price but can only find the 7600 range, which according to the latest custompc magazine it says it cant handle modern games very well.

2007-07-26 22:21:04 · 5 answers · asked by ChrisW 3 in Other - Hardware

2007-07-26 21:50:31 · 5 answers · asked by rajput_prash 1 in Other - Hardware

I replaced a bad drive on a server that has four RAID 5 drives + 1 hot swapable drive. It is running centOS 5.0 How do I confirm that the new drive is re-building and when it is finished re-building? Is there a linux command that will show this?

2007-07-26 21:40:23 · 3 answers · asked by samrramsey 1 in Other - Hardware

Can I change my computer processor from Pentium 4 to Core 2 Duo ???

2007-07-26 21:34:28 · 6 answers · asked by Takumi F 1 in Other - Hardware

I'm thinking of buying a new desktop and would like to know more about this Intel Core duo / quad chip. How much faster is it compared to the other memory chips? What does it do exactly? Please help a brother out !!

2007-07-26 21:18:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Ok, so we're talking about RAM here, which of these Graphics card is better:

1.Nvidia 7600 128mb Ram
2.Nvidia 7300 256mb Ram

Let's look at the RAM, is there a difference between these two in performance and also game speed? will it run supreme commander at maybe the medium settings?

2007-07-26 21:17:07 · 7 answers · asked by DARKSTAR 3 in Add-ons

I work with 3ds Max, Maya, Adobe Software and would like to upgrade from this old machine I'm using. What hardware would make a good computer for me? Please, don't be too general, if you could give me a few names and perhaps briefly explain how that would help me that would be twice as great. Thank You,

Sincerely,

The Man Who Sold The World :)

2007-07-26 21:07:36 · 7 answers · asked by The Man Who Sold The World 1 in Add-ons

I can't seem to find a mouse than lasts more than 4-5 months.
I do web design and play games so I do use it alot.
The last 2 have been Logitech.
I prefer a wireless mouse.
Can someone recommend something?

Can someone recommend something that is

2007-07-26 20:55:30 · 5 answers · asked by Maureen G 3 in Add-ons

2007-07-26 20:31:28 · 3 answers · asked by rdlsunico 1 in Add-ons

2007-07-26 19:54:02 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

my laptop has three usb ports, i use one to connect an additional four usb adaptor, the usb ports in my laptop is no longer recognizing any of the items i connect to them, including if i connect them directly, but the funny thing is that the cooling pad i have is connected to the usb on the laptop and is working fine, but again once i connect another device it doesnt work, can someone help?

2007-07-26 19:50:33 · 5 answers · asked by infantry55 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

IS there any way to block certain IP's on a LAN network to a specific DELL 5110CN printer? Furthermore, not so much block; however, more on the side of restrict color printing from taking place?

2007-07-26 19:47:11 · 1 answers · asked by John K 1 in Printers

flash different colors? It will be normal for a few seconds and then it turns pink or green and then back to normal.

2007-07-26 19:36:38 · 5 answers · asked by elliemae2 5 in Monitors

dealer's say its already phased out

2007-07-26 19:32:48 · 3 answers · asked by crzbuzz 2 in Printers

2007-07-26 19:32:40 · 3 answers · asked by lauren nerisse 1 in Other - Hardware

I just purchased 2 mushkin 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200), for my pc,
Link- http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=84

I will start up with both modules and then freeze within about 15 minutes of running.

My Computer is a - Compaq Pavilion 506x Desktop/PC

Crucial.com Link (For Specs on RAM that fit in my PC)- http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=CF5CF532A5CA7304

If I only put one stick in it will work.
I have tried both sticks of memory separately and they both work
I also tried each stick in each slot on the mobo

Currently I have one stick of 512 and the old stick of 265 and it is working fine with no problems.

It only freezes when I have both Sticks of 512 in the mobo

the timing on both sticks are 3-3-3-8 ( im not sure if that matters)

Thanks for any help

2007-07-26 17:26:47 · 3 answers · asked by againstme22 2 in Add-ons

My previous computer had windows XP and i had no problem in opening any website. Why my present pc is not opening Citibank website only?

2007-07-26 17:22:49 · 6 answers · asked by K. R.N 1 in Desktops

2007-07-26 17:21:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

The USB ports are working properly but cannot detect when i plug any device.

2007-07-26 17:11:49 · 11 answers · asked by glennfred 1 in Other - Hardware

does anyone know of a way to get a free laptop? i really need it for school. if anyone knows of a website where i can get one for free please tell me. or if anyone knows of any way to get one for free please tell me. thank you

2007-07-26 16:48:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

DVD's-
Sony 4.7 GB DVD-R DVD's

DVD Writer Drive-
HP DVD Writer dvd300i

Computer-
HP Pavillion a530n running Windows XP Home Edition

Anything else that might not be right for burning stuff onto DVD's?

2007-07-26 16:31:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

an apple or a sony

2007-07-26 16:29:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

its for a notebook

2007-07-26 16:23:54 · 2 answers · asked by corey b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Gigabyte 7100GS Nvidia Graphics Card...

On the cover it says it can support up to 512mb RAM, how do i enable this.?

2007-07-26 16:07:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i cant pull it from the sides or the top and bottom. and f11 dont work either!!! i hope you all understand what im talking about ( the blue bar at the bottom with start and the time on it)

2007-07-26 15:49:55 · 4 answers · asked by billie m 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Alright i just bought a new dvd burner that uses ide. I want to use an eide cable on it but ive notice some have a closed pin hole, like this:

http://www.karbosguide.com/images/u1878.jpg

How will that eide cable work when there is a pin in the place where the closed pin hole is

2007-07-26 15:43:33 · 3 answers · asked by Xboxman33 2 in Other - Hardware

I put my sd card from my camera into my laptop's 5 in 1 card reader. When I put it in, apparently i didn't put it in correctly, the wrong way, upside down, im not sure. I cant seem to get it out. Any ideas?

2007-07-26 15:40:24 · 3 answers · asked by Michael J 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Sapphire Radeon X800GTO 256mb GDDR3 AGP video card. When I'm playing World of Warcraft my video just dies after 30minutes and the monitor goes into stand by. My drivers are all up-to-date and I've tried both Omega and Catalyst and I've tried older drivers, nothing works. If I can get the task manager up really fast before the monitor sleeps then my computer acts like the video card drivers were uninstalled until I restart the computer. Windows XP says the source of the problem is ati2mag.sys . I'm not the greatest with this kind of stuff so I don't know how to fix it, though I built this computer. My CPU is an AMD Venice 3000+ (2.0GHz) Socket 754, Gigabyte K8NS motherboard, 2GB ddr400 memory, 650w psu. I'm not sure what could be causing this, it started about 3 weeks ago. Any help you guys can give would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

2007-07-26 15:38:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

fsx and it runs smoth but but there are some serious problem with this game eaven thought it run well on my pc should i put flight simulator 2004 back into my pc with some good addons

2007-07-26 15:37:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons