Hardware - November 2007

i have pentium dual core 2.8 Ghz 1024 DDR 1 RAM intel 865 motherboard Nvidia 6200 LE . i am not a gamer at all . but sometimes i like turning on a demo version .
when i run NFSU 2 it runs fine but Quake 4 keeps making the monitor go on and off . i ran Pearl Harbor today and it played well for 10 mins then began to make the monitor go on and off . but i stopped it and ran NFSU 2 again and it ran like a dream . why is the monitor going on and off ? it is a 9 month old CRT monitor 17 " . i play at low settings more or less . i know the 6200 is unable to play Quake 4 . but shoud it not be able to run it at very low frame rates since it meets minimum requirements . can my video card be faulty if NFSU 2 runs fine ?

2007-11-12 11:36:16 · 4 answers · asked by atmaram 1 in Desktops

My sister is going off the college next summer and needs something very efficient. And I, I'm just getting one because I would need one eventually.

What are the best brands for our situation? Wouldwe need any add-ons?

2007-11-12 11:36:03 · 7 answers · asked by Amelia 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-12 11:32:24 · 10 answers · asked by y_u_12 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-12 11:28:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-11-12 11:28:17 · 6 answers · asked by The Gangsta! 2 in Add-ons

I dont really know these things, but ive heard geforce is good, wich model would you say is the best and what will it cost? thanx I would really apreciate any help

2007-11-12 11:21:37 · 5 answers · asked by StabbyJo 1 in Add-ons

I am looking to buy a PC for my son's but do not know much about them. I am on a tight budget and think I may have found one but would like some advise on if it is a good choice.

It's an Acer L100
graphics - Intergrated NVIDIA Geforce 6150

graphic memory - up to 384 shared

hard drive - 160Gb SATA

memory - 1Gb ( 2x512mb) SODIMM

processor - AMD Athlon 64

processor speed - 2400mhz

It has Windows Vista Premium, DVD Rewriter and a 19" monitor and is £380

This is about as high as my budget will allow.

My boys will probably use this for a lot of gaming and the above info means nothing to me.

Could anyone advise me if this is a good buy please ?

Thanks

2007-11-12 10:44:09 · 8 answers · asked by mich 2 in Desktops

I want to upgrade from an ATI Radeon X1600 Pro AGP video card to a X1950 AGP card, but that card requires a PSU bigger than 460 Watts. My motherboard is a ASUS P4C800-E that is 5 years old. Can someone tell me if a 500 Watt PSU will fry the motherboard if i put it on?

2007-11-12 10:32:17 · 5 answers · asked by tech 1 in Add-ons

Okay so my comp is running on two 256mb cards and I was wondering if my system could handle the upgrade to 1gb or even better 2gb of memory. My comp runs on windows XP with a pentium 4, 1.7ghz processor.

2007-11-12 10:32:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I need the firmware

2007-11-12 10:24:40 · 1 answers · asked by johnrussoa 2 in Other - Hardware

I am looking at buying a new Dell for Xmas and wondering how much proformance difference im going to notice between the two.

2007-11-12 10:14:49 · 3 answers · asked by getusumtx 1 in Desktops

Is there a way to remove a video card from one computer and insert it in another? One of my older computers has a higher quality video card than the computer I now use, and I want my current computer to run on that video card in able to play a certain game.

2007-11-12 10:05:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Any Thoughts? Not looking to spend a ton of money either just trying to get an idea on upgrading my comp a bit, all input is welcome.

2007-11-12 09:59:12 · 2 answers · asked by alaskan_weather 1 in Add-ons

I'm planning to upgrade my motherboard and RAM and useing a new case, but useing the same hd,gpu.cpu,psu, etc. I was wondering if i had to reinstall windows. I dont have a windows cd, my original computer dell, didn't come with one and i cant get another cd from them. My new motherboard and old motherboard are kind of similar chipset wise. My old motherboard is a intel 945p and my new motherboard is a 945gc.

2007-11-12 09:51:54 · 7 answers · asked by Fngan 3 in Desktops

A friend of mine got a new computer and it crashed within the 1st month.
What caused this ? Anyway to prevent this from happening ?
Can it be easily fixed?

2007-11-12 09:27:49 · 8 answers · asked by jalady 6 in Desktops

I am a 100% Mac person, you?

2007-11-12 09:09:59 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i want a webcam that works alot better than what i have. color is bad, its fuzzy, and mic doesnt work well

2007-11-12 09:05:28 · 3 answers · asked by Dee706 1 in Add-ons

any help?

2007-11-12 08:57:57 · 3 answers · asked by charlie 3 in Printers

2007-11-12 08:53:32 · 1 answers · asked by Nickkyyy 4 in Other - Hardware

I have to use the slide-bar to view the right side of my Home window. Want to make it so all will fit without having to use slider

2007-11-12 08:47:57 · 2 answers · asked by rose&jon 1 in Monitors

on the computer

2007-11-12 08:40:39 · 7 answers · asked by Bobbi 2 in Monitors

1- I will play some games but not a lot.
2- I will use the internet everyday
3- I will have a lot of music
4- I will downlaod programs like ( msn, aim,limewire etc.)

Which laptop do u think is right for me
Im looking for somthing under $1000

2007-11-12 08:27:13 · 2 answers · asked by yi yi 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I use the computer a lot like most peeps..but im never home..plus im cheap..how and where can i get a labtop..with poor credit or rent to own?

2007-11-12 08:24:07 · 5 answers · asked by Jake West 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Gateway FPD2275W
Its a 22 inch and it says HD display in the top left corner of the screen. The guy at Best Buy said it would work, but I didnt ask how good... 1080p...1080i...720p...
Can you please tell me how good it would be?
Also which Blu-Ray player should I get? I want one of the $500 ones.

2007-11-12 08:10:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

the swf extension showed a horizontal bar on it that was to resemble a brush and it said just hold down mouse and go across the screen with it

2007-11-12 07:57:02 · 2 answers · asked by michael d 1 in Monitors

I have a P5RC-LA socket 775 motherboard with ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Processors chipset.

I was trying to upgrade to a pentium d processor but Im not sure if its compatible.

Help

2007-11-12 07:49:15 · 1 answers · asked by treew81 2 in Desktops

I have this game Far Cry, its a really fun game, but today its been giving these display problems. It runs fone, smooth framerate, nice graphics. Just these ugly black lines, some of the environments textures have fused to make these horrible blocks. It looks really ugly, these black lines look like strings in the game. Also, these patches of weird fuzzy colour which is unexplained. I just installed it today, and i get these problems a few minutes into the game. Before i installed it before, i never had such problems. So there is no problem with my processor or graphics card. But i had to use system restore. I wonder if its the display options i use or something, please help me. Calling all computer whizzes.

2007-11-12 07:46:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-11-12 07:23:36 · 5 answers · asked by carol m 1 in Add-ons

Whenever I see people building their own pc, I see a lot of them buy two disc drives, why is this?

2007-11-12 07:22:28 · 3 answers · asked by triston b 2 in Other - Hardware

2007-11-12 07:17:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware