Desktops - October 2006

Does it cost less to build it yourself or to get it from a manufacturer? I know just buying one is easier, but I I want to build a really high-end Computer with a 1.5TB HD, 2GB of memory, an ATI Radeon X1950XTX 512mb DDR4 PCI-E Crossfire setup, a ATI All-In-Wonder with TV In/out, HD Audio, Intel Core DUO (or Whatever is Intel's fastest Double CPU setup) Running on Windows Vista Ultimate (I own an RC1 Copy). I could buy the motherboard, tower, and all the other stuff, but will it cost more? It'll be hard work building, but will it be worth it? I won't have any Tech support, so If anything goes haywire, I'll be standing alone. Or will it cost more with buying the whole setup. If not my extreme-gamer setup, Is it better to build your own PC or to buy one from the store?

2006-10-07 04:48:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want quick processing, good for internet browsing, online shopping and a big hard drive

2006-10-07 03:15:36 · 8 answers · asked by EdFlute 2

It won't go into sleep mode. When I put it in sleep mode the drives rev up and just sit there. I have to hold the power button down to get it to stop. In order to start it back up I have to unplug it from the wall for ten seconds.

2006-10-07 02:33:22 · 6 answers · asked by mrknositall 6

If someone sits at my computer and goes into screen properties, they can change the time setting effectively preventing my computer from logging off. Does anybody know of a method to prevent people from changing my screen settings with password protection?

2006-10-07 02:12:28 · 3 answers · asked by fla_dan 3

when you close windows XP you can put it into Hibernate mode does this use any power ??

2006-10-06 23:52:51 · 12 answers · asked by lamebrain 2

I have tried everything, reg. cleaner, spyware detector, memory tests and removed suspect programes. All to no avail. Help.

2006-10-06 23:01:33 · 26 answers · asked by Will S 1

2006-10-06 22:55:15 · 8 answers · asked by beccalou19 1

what must be the configuration if i'm to buy an assembled computer ,range(Rs:26000)
>>must be fast,powerful.

2006-10-06 22:05:26 · 6 answers · asked by vinkh 1

I have 915 GAV motherboard and Pentium 4 processor speed is 3 GHZ in bios Temperature shows 94 to 100 centigrade , how i decresed the temperature ,please give me a solution

2006-10-06 21:02:27 · 5 answers · asked by chandrakant k 1

if i do ctrl-alt-del it doesn't do anything so i unplugged it and turned it back on. windows won't load, instead i get a blue screen saying "disk read error"... my friend checked it and says my hard disk is broken, coz it's not even recognized when hooked up as slave on his computer. so he replaced that broken hdd with my old 20g hdd... it worked for 3 days. i tried to open the homework i saved in email and the pc froze again and won't do anything to turn off so i unplugged it, it goes to the window that asks if you want to go to safe mode or last known good configuration and anything i choose on there goes to a blue screen that says stop c000023a or something like that and to contact tech support. i am not in america so i can't call dell... what can i do to fix my pc? what could be wrong? i'm just scared to go to a shop being clueless and all. thanks.

2006-10-06 21:01:13 · 5 answers · asked by ethannadinemariel 2

In bios auto detecting hardware, pc hangs immediately on the detecting secondary master. Anyone knows why?

2006-10-06 20:50:57 · 3 answers · asked by bore_tired 2

2006-10-06 20:40:05 · 4 answers · asked by puppetmasturbater 1

i seen some answers taht to format hard drive , but i want my computer to have windows still without having to go get a cd. soo is tehr a way? i hope its free.. i am doing this because lately my computer has been responding very slowly . i think i have a virus because of this keygen .. i did the norton virus scan and i think i removed it but computer is still slow.. and i need to know how to make my computer teh way wen i bought it! please help!!!

2006-10-06 20:16:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked my brother to build a computer for me for college. I told him I wanted a very fast computer that wouldn't be obsolete in a year.
This is what he came back with. Tell me if it's worth it.

Computer Specs are as follows:

RaidMax Mustang ATX 420Watt Computer Case

Rosewill 19" LCD TFT Monitor

NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB 16X PCI Express Video Card

(2) Seagate Barracuda 10000RPM 160GB Hard Drives (SATA)

LITE-ON Combo DVD-RW / CD-RW

Patriot 2.5GB DDR PC3200 RAM

DIAMOND xtremesound xs71 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0ghz Dual Core Proc.

Logitech z-5500 5.1 Speaker System (505 Watts)

BenQ Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (Red, to match the case.)

Windows XP

Total cost: $1251.31

2006-10-06 19:27:16 · 6 answers · asked by humancandyball 3

What is the best HSF to cool my intel PD 805 and quiet. I'm thinking about over clocking some day soon. I was going to make a home made water block out of a solid block of Al I have but I don't know if the Al and brass connectors and water will work together or not. So if you have any info for me on over clocking this chip and a HSF or anything.

This is my first PC I built my self, I have read some stuff on newegg.com reviews and Toms but i dont know where to start OCing like CPU voltage? FSB speed? Mem clock? mem voltage



Asus P5ND2 SLI
PD 805 2.66MHz 533MHz FSB
2 x 1GB OCZ 800Mhz mem clocked to 667 right now
600Watt active power factor power supply
GPU XFX 6800 XT

2006-10-06 19:03:44 · 4 answers · asked by jbscooby99999 3

what do you guys think of the 512 MB Diamond ATI Radeon x1300 PCI-express video card? is it a good card?

2006-10-06 18:17:50 · 7 answers · asked by crazyromo 3

2006-10-06 17:45:52 · 8 answers · asked by Mark 1

I have an old E-machine with a; Samsung CD-ROM SC-148c installed. The thing is powered up and the drawer comes out when the button is pushed. The light blinks like it is trying to read the disk but nothing happens. When I open Windows media player it doesn't see it, or any of the other media player software I have installed on this machine. It just stopped reading. What did I do? I've done a lot of downloading and deleting of programs, could I have turned something off by mistake?

2006-10-06 17:44:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-06 16:52:29 · 4 answers · asked by andrew_at241 2

im getting it from a friend and i already have a computer for all my other rooms. any suggestions would help.

2006-10-06 16:05:56 · 24 answers · asked by Calrain 2

is compatible with? i ahve a dell demension 3000 currently with pentium 4. i wish to update to pentium d or 4 with ht idont know if my motherboard will support them. how can i find out?

2006-10-06 15:25:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my computer restarts for no reason and i was just wondering if there was a way to turn off autorestart? i appreciate any help i get. my computer is running on windows 98 se. not sure of the brand, but i think its a microsys, or msi

2006-10-06 15:18:07 · 4 answers · asked by whatever 1

2006-10-06 14:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by roger c 2

2006-10-06 14:49:08 · 8 answers · asked by tan l 1

The specs from ASUS say that the mobo will only support as high as Sempron 3000+, but that could be because Sempron 3400+ wasn't even on the market when the last BIOS revision was done. Is there another difference between Sempron 3400 and 3000, other than speed?

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=A7N8X-X

2006-10-06 13:52:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know what antialiasing does, but not AF. Please explain. The more detail you care to give, the more will be appreciated. Thanks much!

2006-10-06 13:52:07 · 1 answers · asked by martin h 6

If so, then what's the big deal with socket am2?

2006-10-06 13:41:31 · 4 answers · asked by martin h 6

I installed ram into a newer dell computer but the ram was from an older computer from 8 years ago and i thought it would work the dell computer is about 3 years old but now the computer turns on but nothing happens the monitor says no signal received. I took out the old ram and tried starting it up but same problems. is there nething i could possibly do please help thank you.

2006-10-06 13:24:59 · 9 answers · asked by Chet P 2

I mean how it works, don't say something like Dell because Dell has good service.

2006-10-06 13:24:23 · 13 answers · asked by WeaselMan 1

I would like to take pictures of a person and superimpose them onto another picture. For example, take a picture of field and then take another picture of a person and make it appear as if the person was standing in the field. A free program on the computer that I could download that would be great.

2006-10-06 12:42:14 · 10 answers · asked by Terosia W 1