Desktops - December 2006

i have 2 RAM slots.
ok i have a celeon running at 3.3 ghz with 512 of RAM. The question is should i get 512mb or get a stick of 1gb of RAM for the extra slot. I heard your comp will run well if you have 256, 512, 1gig, 2gig. but is having 1.5gig making your comp run fine?

i play games like doom 3, call of duty 2

2006-12-21 20:04:03 · 7 answers · asked by Peter 2

i have a western digital protege 40gb hd with many large important files on it and it shows up in computer management, device manager, and the bios. It is recognized as an ntfs partition but when i right click on it i can not assign it a drive name and i do not know how to access the fileso n the drive so i can atleast reformat it. please help me im about to shed tears of hard drive pain.

2006-12-21 18:12:19 · 4 answers · asked by mca1990 2

2006-12-21 17:46:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to buy a gaming computer from 300 to 450 dollars online i need good online buying websites that are secure and have good prices. I want it to be capable of playing the lates games out there.
A DESKTOP GAMING PC

2006-12-21 16:39:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Dell PC- dimensions desktop 8100. The computer itself is in pretty good condition but it's running on windows ME edition which I beleive is the reason it's freezing up, blue screens, program errors, etc. I just recently wiped the hard drive and reinstalled windows. I think I'd like to upgrade my operating system but then I start to think that I'd also like a dvd drive (which this pc doesnt have) and I'm also concerned that a new operating system won't run very well on an older computer. Should I just get an upgrade (windows xp, etc) or should I wait and save enough money for a new computer?

2006-12-21 16:35:44 · 13 answers · asked by MK 2

I just bought a computer system which has 512M of RAM and had option for free upgrade tp 1G. The sales guy told me I would be better off with the 512Mb as the 1 Gb he said was slower memory and unless I was going to have over 8 applications open at once, that the 512 Mb would be faster. Is this possible?

2006-12-21 16:01:10 · 8 answers · asked by GORD P 1

I was asking questions on yahoo previously and people suggested it must be the video card so I purchased another one but still nothing shows on the screen. The computer (dell optiplex gx270) is on and things sound normal. and I tried two working monitors. I'm really scared I've lost any way to get my files back. I would apreciate any help. Thanks so much.

2006-12-21 15:24:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Start up is slowing down. Could there be too much trying to run. Can I shut some down?

2006-12-21 14:50:32 · 8 answers · asked by curious 1

2006-12-21 14:35:20 · 13 answers · asked by jia yi 1

2006-12-21 11:17:50 · 7 answers · asked by branches 2

I am trying to buy a new computer1 Please help me!!!!!!!

2006-12-21 10:56:35 · 16 answers · asked by Jacob R 1

It is the cheapest brand I could find in stores and it does not sound like a very good company to buy from!

2006-12-21 10:51:09 · 14 answers · asked by Jacob R 1

ive got a spare hard drive that i wanna use on my compaq presario desktop pc. how do i install the windows xp that im using on this new drive if i dont have any disks??? Is there a way to transfer it from the old to new?? PLz, tell me HOW?

2006-12-21 10:27:59 · 3 answers · asked by cool note 1

When I log off of or turn my computer off it goes to the modified theme and doesnt remember where my icons or toolbars were I was in the regestry a little while back but not in those configutations. HELP!

2006-12-21 10:14:46 · 3 answers · asked by IT Master 3

My daughter wants and apple to use for i tunes, email and IM ing friends. I would like one of the "colored ones" (indigo graphite etc) but what should I look for when ordering on ebay? Mghz/gb/g3 etc.

2006-12-21 10:02:52 · 6 answers · asked by cuno's mom 3

I am planning to put a desktop togather for myself. but cant figure out which motherboard to choose. i am going for AMD Athlon 64 4600+ AM2 with atleast 1 GB ram. i am not making this system for gaming so there will be no OC. i am leaning more towards Asus M2N-E motherboard because of its reviews on newegg but i have heard good things about MSI and Gigabit too. what is your take on it?

2006-12-21 09:11:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have bought a acer AMD dual core 3800 wich according to the advertised specs should have 1024 ram but when i look at the property tab on my computor it says 768 ram, same on task manager performance tab. can anybody explain please

2006-12-21 08:46:44 · 13 answers · asked by davd57 1

What's best out on the market so far? Price is not a factor! Please only serious answers.

2006-12-21 08:45:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, I have to set up my PC again for some reason. But I don't want to lose all my music and files on it. So can I just drag all the files that I want to save to my flash drive, then set up the computer, and put all the data back on after the setting up?

And also, will the i-tune accept the songs from my flash drive?

Thank you for answering!

2006-12-21 08:42:48 · 5 answers · asked by will walker 1

My computer wont start! I have no speakers connected to my motherboard (asus p5v-vmdh) so i cant determine the main problem by the post beeps. i have removed the dvd drive and hard drive to narrow the cause. So all i have connected now are the power supply, processor and heatsink, motherboard, 2 sticks of 512mb ram and a few case fans. I get no display on screen and when i switch it on the fans (including cpu fan) start but turn off within a matter of seconds. The heatsinks clips have broken and im not sure if it is correctly fitted. Im getting a new heatsink and psu tomorrow. Will this resolve my problem? My computer was working previously untill i inserted a graphics card (i was previously using the intergrated) and all this trouble began (back than i hadnt broken the clips on my heatsink). Any help would be very much appreciated and i will try to add more info when possible... Many thanks in advance!

2006-12-21 08:39:26 · 11 answers · asked by harry 1

I am going to reinstall a motherboard and CPU in a new case and transfer my hard drive into the new case, along with my RAM, CD Drive, DVD drive and SCSI card. Do I need to reinstall my OS. I am running XP.

2006-12-21 08:16:48 · 9 answers · asked by i_b_cheated 1

I have a Gateway Computer that I really Like. I just would like your opoinion!!!!

2006-12-21 07:46:40 · 9 answers · asked by Jacob R 1

i have a dell dimension 2400, sometimes when i put my computer on standby and turn it back on later i recieve this blue screen message saying " BAD_POOL_CALLER??? what is this i dont get it i want to fix this ASAP... Thanks ppl

2006-12-21 07:45:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-21 07:37:48 · 9 answers · asked by Marina m 1

will it play farcry on all settings low, and 800x600 resloution-

intel celeron 2.6ghz
1gb ram
ati radeon 9250, 256mb video card, overclocked a little too
avrge motherboard


so will i get like 40-50fps avrge with everything on low, in a multiplayer game with low ping and 5vs5?

2006-12-21 07:11:08 · 2 answers · asked by patryske 1

I have 1GB memory installed on my computer and all of my slots are full. I was wondering if replacing a memory stick with a larger one would affect anything like storage losses. I know Memory is RAM so its flushed as soon as I shut down, but I'm not sure if there is anyhting permanently installed on there if I swap them.

2006-12-21 06:53:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard of 1 and 2 Gigabytes of Ram as being the fastest, but then I just read "4 gigabytes memory"... what does this mean?.. What are the specifications for the fastest computer?? Thanks

2006-12-21 06:42:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

allright it says im running 2 pentium 4s. both at about 2.6 ghz. now what exactly is my processor speed just 2.6 or more or less. and what does 2 processors effect?

2006-12-21 06:03:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My old computer had windows 98.This one has Windows XP.I saved somethings on floppy with the old one and when I try to open them it comes up can not load windows 6.0 files.I know so little about computers.Can you tell me an easy way to load if it can be done Thank you very much

2006-12-21 06:01:34 · 1 answers · asked by I'm Jerry 4

All documentaation for my PC says I should have 512Mb RAm and I'm sure it used to say that when I checked the properties in My Computer, but now it says I have 384 Mb. Is it possible to lose RAm and more importantly can it be recovered?

2006-12-21 05:45:30 · 11 answers · asked by Mark W 1