Hardware - September 2007

hey..Crysis is coming and i really want to upgrade my graphics..my system specs are:

BTW i have 200$ to spend on the card so keep that in mind:
windows vista home premium
AMD athlon 64 x2 dual core 3800+
2gb ram
and my video card is nvidia it is 128 video ram (pci)
i also did the test for CRYSIS at http://www.systemrequirementslab.com and i passed everything greatly exept graphics
so which card can i get for 200$ that i can play crysis

2007-09-29 10:58:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have 1GB of RAM but i want to upgrade up to 2GB

2007-09-29 10:55:25 · 3 answers · asked by bigcountry5544 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've already asked this question but I don't know how to edit it.. but I checked all my cards even cleaned them with a can of air and I still get 3 beeps and it won't load windows.

2007-09-29 10:46:45 · 4 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Desktops

I have an HP laptop computer, I keep getting an error message telling me I have only 5% free space. The problem is this, I can't find what is taking up all the space. It is a 60GB, I have 8 GB in music and 3GB in movies and 1GB in photos. I was told to erase all of these but that is not what is taking up all the space. I have cleared all old programs that have not been used this year. I have deleted all old documents. And when I try to run the Defragmenter, I get a message that says I need at least 15 % free to run it, so it tells me to delete stuff off the hard drive and try again. I really need help to determine what I need to delete to give me more space. I had like 80% free just a few months ago, I have not downloaded anything but a few songs, any help would be great.

2007-09-29 10:38:33 · 9 answers · asked by TAB~loves~ZACK 2 in Desktops

I am trying to build a computer. All the parts are new. I have an ABIT AG8 motherboard, which does not have an integrated graphics card. For that reason I also have a separate graphics card. I know i still have to set the BIOS up but I can never get a picture on the screen.

I have already taken everything apart and put it back together. I checked for any compatability issues and there were none. All power cords are attached. But I still do not get any picture on the monitor. Please help.

2007-09-29 10:36:41 · 6 answers · asked by rhuffman7162 1 in Desktops

is it worth buying a directx 10 compatible graphics card (for example the geforce 8600gt) , or is it better to spend the same amount of money on a more powerful (non directx10) graphics card, for example the geforce7900 or the ati x1950pro?

i have vista, but i prefer to use xp. what advantages would using a directx 10 card give me?

thank you

2007-09-29 10:11:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-09-29 09:41:36 · 1 answers · asked by txfrog79 1 in Add-ons

would an intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64mb be as good as or better than a Nvidia geforce Ti4200 and at bare least be apple to play something like san andreas

2007-09-29 09:38:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

My husband got me a laptop for my birthday, and it came internet ready. I don't know much about laptop computers so is this free internet or is it just a trial period, and if so how do I make it permanent??

2007-09-29 08:56:32 · 6 answers · asked by Jessica S 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I recently installed Tiger on my mac G4 800Mhz (768 MB RAM) and started using the system for home use. For some reason the performance is terrible. I am not sure if it has to do with some of the software that I have removed (ProTools) and recently installed (OpenOffice), but it takes a good 5-10 seconds to open apps and do anything. Is there a utility I can run to see if the CPU and RAM is being maxed out or is it an issue with Tiger?

2007-09-29 08:49:07 · 5 answers · asked by rothchristian 1 in Desktops

I want to play a game and my laptop's graphic car isn't a high enough specification. Is there anything I can do about it?

2007-09-29 08:44:47 · 4 answers · asked by Archie M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm working on a Gateway computer (probably an Essential 700C since it has a 700 MHz Celeron processor). When I turn it on, both the green and amber lights in the power button come on and stay on. There are no audible beeps. The floppy drive's light doesn't come on, but the CD drive light comes on for a few seconds. The monitor doesn't seem to be receiving anything, and none of the keyboard lights come on and neither does the optical mouse.

Swapping out the hard drive seemed to make no difference. I put in a new power supply but the symptoms are the same. The old supply was very dusty and I wonder if the processor overheated.

Possibly helpful details are that the keyboard and mouse both have USB interfaces (there are no PS/2 connections available), the graphics are integrated into the motherboard, it had 512 megs of RAM, and it was running Windows Me.

Even the most basic suggestions or comments are welcome.

2007-09-29 08:26:01 · 2 answers · asked by night_train_to_memphis 6 in Desktops

i have a dell dimension DM051 and i wana increase RAM from 512 of 1gb, what will i need and also wat type isit.. pci etc

2007-09-29 08:24:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

My roommate sold me a computer and said to reformat the drive, but when I enter setup, it only offers safe mode with command prompt. the windows on this computer is locked with a password. how do i boot up and get to a prompt to reformat? its an HP with Windows XP.

2007-09-29 08:22:34 · 7 answers · asked by scabbo 1 in Desktops

For some bizzar reason my partner copyed an entire CD with a newer version of windows XP over on to our computer instead of installing the XP from the CD. After doing this it now keeps prompting me to delete files from my C drive the hard drive is full there is no free space. It wont now let me log on to the computer only in safe mode. When i get into safe mode to delete the XP files copied over, i can not find them. when i right clicked C drive to view the hard drive it is completelly full. Please help i dont know what to do. I can not access my computer, it wont let me, it only says free up space from your C drive of which i cant get to. Should i delete every thing from the computer and start again with installing everything from new, as in windows EX? if so how do i do this. Thank you to anyone that can help me x

2007-09-29 08:10:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anna G 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-29 08:10:22 · 9 answers · asked by mcrnintendo 1 in Desktops

i have a laptop named acer i never herd of this company,so i need to know if this is a good company?

2007-09-29 08:10:12 · 14 answers · asked by Michael R 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

The picture I am tryin to load wont work because its 1.47MB.
It needs to be 1MB or less.
please help me out

2007-09-29 08:06:47 · 9 answers · asked by boofpoof2 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

i have recently purchased a laptop, and the fan turns on every 2 minutes..........is this normal?....

2007-09-29 08:06:40 · 4 answers · asked by U hate me but u knw im right 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

After I turn off the computer like when it says turning off computer, saving the setting etc., some black screen comes after that for a while and then it says " Safely turning off" something like that with a black screen after that. But before it says "Safely turning off" it didnt bring up a black screen before that. What should I do and why is this happening?

2007-09-29 08:05:18 · 2 answers · asked by NeNe 1 in Monitors

i just purchased a dell inspiron 1520 pc which was just delivered. i charged the system for 5 hrs. then i tried to switch on the system but in vain. the system is not switchin on which I press the power button. what might be the prob. pl help

2007-09-29 07:46:41 · 2 answers · asked by prem 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Dell Inspiron 1501 Laptop. Windows Vista basic.
I got a new charger for it and when I hover over the battery icon in the toolbar it says: 0% Available (plugged in, not charging)
Seeing as it's charged 0% whenever it gets unplugged it automatically shuts down. Which is very annoying. Any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks x

2007-09-29 07:42:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Since I cant really afford the 8800 cards yet.

2007-09-29 07:42:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Thanks.

2007-09-29 07:37:13 · 2 answers · asked by RM 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I dunno what to get GeForce 8800GTS 320MB or GeForce 8800GTS 640MB? This is what I have so far..

CD/DVD.....Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Silver E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0S

CASE.....COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Hard Drive....Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Power Supply...Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply

2 Memory-CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4

MotherBoard...ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor...Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750
Should I get the Core 2 Duo or the Core 2 Quad..I like to play games multimedia edit movies everything and i need help on pickin which is better for me...any addons is great

2007-09-29 07:14:37 · 2 answers · asked by grim126629 1 in Other - Hardware

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/prodinfoCategory?product=3184155&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&tool=prodinfoCategory&query=EX310AA-ABA&dest_page=prodinfoCategory
I upgraded this to windows vista ultimate 32 bit edition.

2007-09-29 06:53:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Most of the time it's fine, I've got a Toshiba Equium with Vista - it has a little switch at the front to turn on or off the wireless function. Just a while ago I kept getting limited connectivity after about 10 mins of being online, I'd restart it and it would connect ok again. Then I just restarted it again and even thought the switch is on the red light next to it isn't, and when I use the 'connect to' vista function it just tells me to plug a cable into the back (which is what I've now done)! So why oh why is the wireless switching itself off, surely only the switch on the front can control if its off or on!? It's done this before and after many restarts and about an hour it comes back on again. It's a new laptop so should I take it back?

2007-09-29 05:24:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

ok....im about to by a Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS and a new power supply.....my question is do i need a PCI-E connecter on the power supply for the card to work (and my motherboard has pci-E).......PLz help

2007-09-29 05:15:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Hello, I'm Emerson and currently I have a very old Dell Desktop computer with 512 RAM and about 80 GB of memory~. But, it's getting kinda slow, and not ready for some gaming I do, I am considering to buy a new computer. I'm looking for something ~$2k and under. I've considered Alienware and Apple, could anyone reccomend some computers that are good for some gaming?

2007-09-29 05:14:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

As title really, just imagine they both had exactly the same spec as one another bar the different processors.

Many thanks.

2007-09-29 05:12:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops