Desktops - January 2007

I have a 1999 Model Compaq Presario 5360 With 192Mb of Ram. For $37.99 I could nearly max out the RAM at 320MB with the max being 384MB. Keep in mind that the speed of the RAM is 100MHz and the processor in the computer is only 450MHz. Also keep in mind that the peak amount of RAM used, including virtual memory is around 256MB. Would I notice much of a proformance increase?
My Question is Would it be worth $37.99 to upgrade from this:

AMD K6-2 450MHz Upgrade to this----> OC AMD K6-2 500MHz
192MB RAM PC100 Upgrade to this----> 320MB RAM PC100
20GB HD Stay the same----> 20GB HD
8 MB video RAM Stay the same----> 8 MB video RAM

2007-01-12 10:25:24 · 9 answers · asked by theonerm2 3

its new, it has 2GB ram, 2.2Ghz Athlon 64x2 dual core processor 4600+, its supposed to work blazing fast, and it did for the first few hours and a day or two, but now it works slow. I deleted something called Otto in the add/remove programs, maybe thats why its slow; my computer starts up fast but it takes time to load the interface or sometimes open a folder.......
downloads speeds are 25-40kb/s but in the beginning it was 150-200+ kb/s easily....what wrong??

i dont wanna restore such a new computer, and if i did, would it be fast again, and will it install that Otto thing again?
Gimme advice plz

2007-01-12 09:57:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 09:34:16 · 4 answers · asked by Frank 2

2007-01-12 09:20:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to clean my computer like a pro but how?

2007-01-12 09:10:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 08:29:19 · 4 answers · asked by jeankebos 1

When I bought my laptop, it came partitioned into 2 FAT32 partiorions and I recently used Partition magic to convert both of them to NTFS. After I converting it, I found out that my cluster size for partition C: went from 4kb to 512b. However, there is an option in partition magic to resize the cluster to 4kb. I'm about to go ahead and do this, but before I do...is there any steps I should take or am I good to go? Any help is highly appreciated. thanks.

2007-01-12 08:10:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i just got a new apple desktop and i put a disk in to load something but there is no button to press to get it out can someone please tell me how to get it out!!

2007-01-12 07:46:57 · 3 answers · asked by allie 4

i am going to
assemble a computer in the next two days. i play lot of games and use
the internet for download of movies also.want my comp to be fast and
shold be upto date.i have prepared two config respectively. pls help me
with the advantages and problems with both the configs.
config 1.
Intel core 2 duo 6300 processor,945 m/b, 1 gb ram, sata 160 hdd, sony
dvd writer, 17'lcd monitor, 7300xfx graphics card..
config 2.
Intel 820 dual core processor, 945 m/b, 1 gb ram, sata 160 hdd, sony
dvd writer, 17'lcd monitor, 7300xfx graphics card

im thinking bout these two configs sir.pls help me in choosing the
best and if any changes can be made pls suggest to me.and about the
monitor, which brand is the best, samsung, acer or viewsonic.i wanted a 17'
wide screen.is it available in the market.the graphics card i already
bought.is it good.

thank you so much,

2007-01-12 06:50:39 · 7 answers · asked by arjun a 1

I have searched this question but I dont see the same details as my problem.
My computer will just turn off on its own. I will be working and then bam it goes black yet I can hear the fans running in the case. Then I cant turn it back on by just simply pushing the button. I have to unplug the power cord wait for the fans to stop running and then plug it back in and push the button.
This is totally random. Sometimes when I am doing something very little like running MS word, sometimes when I am playing a game. Nothing in particular seems to cause the shut down.

2007-01-12 06:29:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm thinking of getting an external hard drive. i have an older computer that doesn't have as much memory as i want (and i'm too cheap to buy a new pc) . what are the pros and cons and would it be worth the money?

2007-01-12 06:27:33 · 9 answers · asked by squatch 6

I put a new hard drive into my computer, and when it almost loads windows it flickers a blue screen for just a moment, and restarts the Windows XP loading screen. It just does this over and over, no matter what I do in the BIOS. Has anyone had a similar problem? Thank you.

2007-01-12 05:25:11 · 7 answers · asked by humancandyball 3

2007-01-12 05:17:59 · 9 answers · asked by Muthu K 1

It boots to the screen where things start to load but I cant use restore since it says there is an error .Also says Primary Master disk HDD S.M.A.R.T capability disabled.It did say device driver error once or twice. I think I can get to drive A if I had a disc but I dont nI have parts and 2 other machines I WAS ABLE TO GET ALL THE WAY TO STARTING RESTORE and it would stop after several seconds of preparing. Ive had it a long time & I fixed it before by just changing a wire jumper from 1 slot to another but I forget where. Im trying to think of how to get to windows , I have another HD but not sure if compatable. It was booting every AM for weeks after several shutdows & reboot ,worked gr8. Now I cant get it all the way up. I just kept rebooting.Im lost. If any ideas please, please,help.

2007-01-12 05:09:25 · 1 answers · asked by cwgiii 1

2007-01-12 04:59:31 · 7 answers · asked by Waldo Y 1

it's in every game, even in Cool Pool (which doesn't even need a pc to play).

i've installed the latest drivers, restarted the pc. and still it keeps happening with every game, even tho they all worked fine from True Crimes down to NFS: Carbon.

guys i need anything else instead of installing drivers

My system is Pentium 2.4 Mhz, 128 GeForce FX 5200 Graphics card, 512 MB Ram

2007-01-12 04:15:52 · 5 answers · asked by Ahmed F 2

2007-01-12 04:09:52 · 6 answers · asked by KKSLTER 2

2007-01-12 03:43:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been wanting to upgrade the memory in my old Dell (256 MB) for quite some time but it is just too expensive. My comp. uses RDRAM PC800. Prices on the internet are ~$200 for 512 MB. Since I would have to remove 128 MB (all 4 slots used), that would give me an increase of 384 MB for $200. I have other computers but I like my old Dell, it has a kickass AGP videocard but when playing games the bottleneck is definitely the RAM.

This technology does not seem to be used anymore so I was hoping the price would come down. I have been watching the prices for years and don't see it budging.

Any thoughts?

2007-01-12 03:39:25 · 4 answers · asked by beren 7

2007-01-12 03:35:51 · 3 answers · asked by Raj 1

2007-01-12 03:31:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Radeon 9500 Pro/9700. I'm running into some black flickering boxes appearing when I play Sims 2 (after I've been using the Internet) I usually restart the computer and then they're gone.

Now I notice that video footage from a new Sony HD camcorder appears choppy when played in Windows Media Player and Adobe Photo Elements. It does not appear choppy when it viewed via the camcorder software.

Please advise... thanks, p.

2007-01-12 03:11:10 · 2 answers · asked by philman9 1

Lights flashing also for the cd rom and stuff. its a very fast coninuous beep. There isnt a code. kind of sounds like a whislte is beeps that fast until i turn it off. what would this be?

2007-01-12 02:37:47 · 3 answers · asked by aligrespeq 3

i would like to reset my pc so that it is the same as the day i got it. Its a dell dimension 5150 and only 10 mnths old. What do i do?

2007-01-12 02:33:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 02:29:51 · 12 answers · asked by pbecker2463 2

Hey guys, i recently received my router to connect my laptop to the net wirelessly, and while trying to install the device into my desktop, i realised that my computer does not have an ethernet slot! Hence I am unable to connect my router to my desktop and am totally puzzled what to do now. Do I have any options other than getting myself a new desktop? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. In case you are wondering, I got my desktop in 2001 (yeah i know its old, lol), its a compaq presario. i dont have the model no. to hand.

2007-01-12 02:19:47 · 6 answers · asked by mehtabrahman 1

I'm currently looking to purchase a new desktop computer from Dell. The computer will be used mainly for basic things like word processing, online poker, and general internet access. It will not be used for video or high tech gaming. What sort of memory, speed, hardware accessories, and other items will I need?

2007-01-12 01:15:26 · 6 answers · asked by j_della28 2

2007-01-12 01:01:42 · 8 answers · asked by niru 1

2007-01-12 01:01:12 · 7 answers · asked by seafish 1

i try to boot my system and it refuse to open .i dont know what the problem could be i ve checked the power cables.and they are ok.wel connected.i even used the monitor with anthoher system unit and the monitor came up.so its nt from the monitor.pls i need help. i dont know what is wrong with the system unit.thanks

the fan doesnt turn on any light,but the monitor is on.the light is green already showing green.but as for the fan inside,i cant see any light .the orange light on the hard disk is nt on

2007-01-11 22:55:34 · 4 answers · asked by Victoria A 1