Desktops - June 2006

2006-06-23 23:08:09 · 3 answers · asked by student 1

Hi,

I'm looking to buy a new computer. Any recommended processors/mobos, or
anything special I should look for?

I don't really understand all these specs motherboards have. Can omeone
explain the crux of the matter...., what really matters when choosing a
mb/processor.

The minimum I want is a P IV 3mhz. Should I go for a dual-core? What extra
advantage would this give me? How do AMDs match up?

Also, what motherboard will be recommended. I'd find it very helpful, if
someone could specify models, and tell me exactly why you recommend that
model. I want atleast 8USB slots, and Firewire too.

I'm going in for atleast 1GB RAM.

I won't be doing anything deadly. I'm not into games too much. I expect
some juice to be able to download huge torrent files, converting video,
downloading DV from my camera and editing using Adobe Premiere Pro - which
I expect will demand a bit.

I think I'll be buying this pc next week, so any help in this short will
will be much

2006-06-23 20:39:12 · 7 answers · asked by umangu 3

it streches shrinks and stuff on its on without me changing settings. is it a virus or the monitor is dieing

2006-06-23 19:44:59 · 4 answers · asked by Matthew Shlmn 5

I recently reinstalled Win2000 pro on my Pentium III PC. The hard drive is 20 GB, but when I look in the C: properties it reads the hard drive as (2.0 GB) with only 442 MB of free space left. It was a fresh reinstall and has no programs installed at all. I am also running 512 MB RAM.
Is this a properties (read) error or what went wrong and how can I correct this? Thanks for your help

2006-06-23 18:29:22 · 7 answers · asked by salsaman 1

2006-06-23 18:22:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

there is a video file on my computer that I want to delete. It will not let me. I've trued right clicking and deleting,I've tried moving it to the recycle bin and I've tried pressing shift and moving it to the recycle bin. it keeps coming up! it says that some other program is using this file and that is why it cannot close it but I've closed everything out and it won't delete.....by the way i got it off of limewire PLEASE help ....I appreciate it

2006-06-23 18:20:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

what i should do, i am typing now with the on screen keyboard

2006-06-23 18:08:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my system always crashes and hang

2006-06-23 13:44:29 · 6 answers · asked by teoh b 1

Settings at full FSAA and AA and all very high.
Heres the specs...

AMD X2 4200+
Corsair 2GB RAM (2x 1GB)
Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2
10,000 RPM 74GB Hard drive or 320GB 7200 RPM which drive should i pick??
19'' Dell LCD Monitor
600Watt power supply
DenQ DW1655 Optical Drive
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe 939 AMD Motherboard or should i use the Asus A8N5X 939 AMD ATX Motherboard??

I'm building a computer that will cost around 2,000 bucks is this good for the money? or maybe too much? just tell me what stuff you think i should have different or changed. Thanks.

2006-06-23 13:33:00 · 5 answers · asked by Jon2 1

on alienware.com is there any way to have your comp that you are making have two cpu's and one monitor

2006-06-23 13:23:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean that I can go down to bestbuy or compworld or Sam's and buy.

2006-06-23 11:14:22 · 6 answers · asked by archangel72901 4

This thing is slow, doesn't have much memory, you know.. it's old! Anything worth using it for? Any cool ideas?

2006-06-23 10:05:56 · 18 answers · asked by TheAllKnowingFizz 2

2006-06-23 07:20:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer didn't come with an AGP expansion slot, just extra PCIs. Is there a way to plug my AGP card into there, or do I have to install an adapter or something.

2006-06-23 06:49:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

MY SYSTEM CONFIGERATION IS THIS BELOW

MSI KM4AM-L (MS-6734 v2) MOTHER BOARD,
AMD Athlon XP-A, 1915 MHz (11.5 x 167) 2600+
256 MB RAM (PC2100 DDR SD RAM)

2006-06-23 06:40:04 · 4 answers · asked by KRISHNA 2

This is what it has,

Amd X2 4200+
2Gb corsair XMS RAM
19'' lcd monitor
geforce 7950 Gx2 1GB
a8n5x motheboard
300gb 7200rpm hard drive
benq dw1655 optical drive
600watt powersupply

Do you think it's too much or not enought to play the latest games at full settings (FSAA) (AA) etc

Also would it run good with 7900 GT 256mb card?

2006-06-23 06:26:02 · 5 answers · asked by Jon2 1

Last night I turned off my computer and when i turned it on today my desktop background was black....when I go to Properties>Desktop the background, Browse, and position options are grayed out. I can only change the color. Even when I set a local image as my desktop background it does not work...Please any idea what is happening? Also, whenever my computer is shutting down it shows my original wallpaper (it's a picture of the moon) for about a second and then shuts down.

2006-06-23 06:14:46 · 4 answers · asked by MiamiGuy 2

2006-06-23 06:11:21 · 3 answers · asked by hobo j 1

I'm buying a pc

2006-06-23 05:36:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night I turned off my computer and when i turned it on today my desktop background was black....when I go to Properties>Desktop the background, Browse, and position options are grayed out. I can only change the color. Even when I set a local image as my desktop background it does not work...Please any idea what is happening?

2006-06-23 05:34:37 · 5 answers · asked by MiamiGuy 2

Can you connect a USB drive to a usb hub... and then connect two pc's to the hub?? will they both be able to see the drive and write to it??

If this does work, Is there a way to prevent a connection to the other machine (ie I dont want a potential hacker to access the second machine via the usb connection)

2006-06-23 04:03:25 · 2 answers · asked by jrv116psu 2

I am running an old system at work. 800mhz amd processor, an sis 6326 graphics card and 128mb RAm, i tried to install a sound card to an open pci port, at the first start up it ran fine, it auto detected it and installed the correct drivers. After all that it froze, i re booted and after the log in phase it froze again. I removed the sound card and the system didn't freeze anymore. what could have been the problem here?

2006-06-23 03:24:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mobile = Nokia 6230

2006-06-23 03:22:10 · 7 answers · asked by Lavender 4

i bought a few dvd's n all other except 4 dis 1 is workin. it workz in my dvd player n my dad's laptop drive. itz got nothin 2 do with da software itz power dvd. the drive itself isnt recognizing the disc. when i click open in my computer-g: it says pls insert a disc . please help.

2006-06-23 02:46:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-23 02:10:03 · 5 answers · asked by Angelo Girardi 1

2006-06-23 01:22:10 · 5 answers · asked by joeyanfan 1

2006-06-22 23:58:44 · 3 answers · asked by noorulla_dalvi 1

i know Vista is not yet released..

But i m buying a new pc now & would like to run vista on it,when it releases?

does any one know what are Vista's System requirments.
plz help

2006-06-22 23:29:18 · 4 answers · asked by da_great_viper 3

2006-06-22 22:49:06 · 4 answers · asked by dan c 1

I would be grateful if you give an example.

2006-06-22 22:45:19 · 5 answers · asked by robin 3