Desktops - February 2007

can a computer with 254mb shared graphic run the same programs as a computer with 254mb of dedicated graphis and can it run the new game supreme commander because my son keeps asking me to get it. the pc i am getting also comes with two giga bites of ram and i wasd woundering if a can change it so that it uses like 500mb of ram for the graphics and if so how would i do this

thanks

2007-02-17 07:50:53 · 7 answers · asked by c.hadding@btinternet.com 1

i have a chance to upgrade my current p.c which specs are
amd 3200+ cpu
1024 mb ddr ram
ge-force 6600 agp
2 x 120gb hdd
abit nf7-s motherboard
genuine windows xp home
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and to upgrade to
intel dual core E4300 cpu
1024mb ddr2 ram
1 x 160mb hdd
intergrated pci-e graphics
windows vista basic
i am tempted but the intergrated graphics spec puts me off,and with the warranty i wont be able to upgrade straight away
any advice
note: i have a extensive knowledge of building p.c,s ect so should i discard the warranty and upgrade the graphics with a radeon x1950 straight away?
any advice will be appreciated

2007-02-17 07:47:00 · 7 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7

My computer seems to be getting slower all the time. Is there anything I can do to keep it in tip top shape, such as routine tasks?

2007-02-17 06:51:07 · 9 answers · asked by mlpatari 1

I'm looking to play an online game called world of warcraft, but I noticed that the RAM requirements where 512mb. I have a Dell dimension DIM 4550 with only 256 Mb of Ram. I no almost nothing about compuers, but is there any way to upgrade my system enough to play this game? And if so where can i buy upgrades?

2007-02-17 06:43:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am a student of grade 10 and new to canada i want to buy a computer and i need some help
can you tell me how much RAM do i need and hard disk space

i want to buy something within 700 dollar
and also recommend some good companies in canada

2007-02-17 06:07:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's the problem: No sound.
I used my Dell Dim. Resource CD and my correct driver is installed.
The light to my speakers is on.
When I turn the speakers on, there is power up sound.
When I go through the Hardware Option under Sounds and Audio this is what I see:
Volume: No Audio Device
Audio: No for all three
Voice: No, for both
Hardware: Everything is installed, working properly, volume good, etc., I couldn't see anything that wasn't installed or working properly.

I've been to the Microsoft Website to look for answers, as well as the web.

I have the most up to date software and I've used troubleshooters.

I'm about to rip out all of my hair...please save me before I go bald!!!

Thank you!!!

2007-02-17 05:56:49 · 1 answers · asked by paddlinglikecrazy 3

2007-02-17 05:50:13 · 8 answers · asked by sadiesamkurby 2

Then it'll freeze..I think i can still move the mouse around,but i can't click on anything.It just freezes..and it always does this. It's tottaly unusable right now. What can i do about this? I think it might be a virus? Would it be a good idea to start it in safe mode and delete all my downloaded files?

2007-02-17 05:43:02 · 3 answers · asked by Jz 5

they say to replace a computer four or five yrs old. i have an hp do i just buy the tower and keep screen, keyoard and speakers???

2007-02-17 05:40:54 · 10 answers · asked by peachez 3

2007-02-17 05:27:46 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer H 1

2007-02-17 05:20:05 · 4 answers · asked by kissrocks12 1

I downloaded the new Window Vista Ultimate. On my Windows Media Center I have recorded a TV show and now I can't watch it. I get a Video Error, that files needed are not installed or not working correctly, restart Windows Media Center or your computer.

I have done both and I still can't watch my recorded show. I still get the error message. What can I do?

2007-02-17 05:16:14 · 5 answers · asked by Shirley R 1

please help me I wan't to know how to find out how much RAM I have and how can get more RAM please help me my MSN is bozyadam@hotmail.co.uk so please add me or email me!!

2007-02-17 05:12:57 · 13 answers · asked by Adam Bozy 1

I purchased parts to build my computer and built it around xmas 2005. Computer worked fine until CPU fan started making loud noise in fall 2006. I had left the side of the computer open after installing a second hard drive (old 8 gig HD I had lying around). After shutting comp down, I noticed that one of the blades on the fan had been damaged. I think the noise came from this fan. (Cats were trying to get inside the computer, so i figure it was their doing).

Upon further inspection, I couldn't tell if the noise was coming from the cpu fan or the fan located on the lower left corner of the mother board (dont' know what this fan does).

The noise may have been due to a combination of the two fans. I don't know.

I had installed a second hardrive the computer to a beta version of Vista. It was slow and all screwy so i took it off.

I also tried a version of linux, Ubuntu. From what I can remember, I think it may have tried to install as a dual boot system on my main drive. Anyway, I couldn't get it installed correctly.

I'm not sure if this had anything to do with my problems.

Eventually, my computer wouldn't start up, so i had to recover all the files on my Hardrive and format the drive. I tried installing xp from scratch, and nothign would work. My comptuer would shut down during the set up and at one point i had managed to install xp, but the comp would shut down or lock up.

I also had a problem with my video card. i would have to play with the card's connection to the motherboard in order to get the video to go to my monitor. I trrid several monitors to make sure it wasn't the monitor.

So, given that nothing would work, i gave up. I don't know if any of the above will help you in figuring out what my problem is, and some of it may be irrelevant, but it's everything i can remember about what happened.

Here's some of the components that I used to build the comp:

1. Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz / 512KB L2 Cache / 2000MHz HT / Socket 939 / 64-Bit #15

2. Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

3. RAM: Samsung 512MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR Memory #76

4. Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE / WD800JB / 80GB / ATA/100 / 8MB / 7200RPM / Hard Drive #133

5. Video card: nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 video

2007-02-17 05:06:39 · 11 answers · asked by m w 1

hey my pc is making like a growling sound, sometimes its kinda quiet and sometimes really loud.
and it takes forever to load.
Help! umm I should mention that its a frankin-puter.

2007-02-17 05:02:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

it only plays system sounds, but nothing else, it says sound device not detected or something.

2007-02-17 04:41:17 · 6 answers · asked by anonomama 3

My friend wants to pick up a video card for his computer, but he doesn't want to open the case just to see what type of card he should get. Is there any way to find out without opening the case? Thanks!

2007-02-17 04:40:43 · 7 answers · asked by God of the Godless 4

What is the biggest hard drive you can have with Windows 98?

2007-02-17 04:06:27 · 3 answers · asked by SANDY 6

2007-02-17 03:37:54 · 3 answers · asked by mattykellyuk 1

2007-02-17 03:30:40 · 8 answers · asked by Irwin S 1

2007-02-17 03:29:55 · 4 answers · asked by Michael M 1

I'm trying to choose a good computer but am not sure which is the faster processor

2007-02-17 03:15:58 · 4 answers · asked by simvils 3

i have enabled my fast user switching in xp and even though i have enabled it it is not working when i try to do so it says that the programs will be stoped save before you switch?what is the problem and what has to be done

2007-02-17 03:07:31 · 3 answers · asked by shankar 1

So here is the story: My computer is around 4 years old and i have noticed that the performance has degraded quite a bit. Here are some specs:
Pentium 4
2.66 GHZ
1GB of RAM
70GB of Memory
11.7GB of open memory left

I use the average utilities to run a clean computer (norton, registry mechanic, anti-virus, disk defrag, stuff from download.com, etc) but it still kind of sucks. Also i have about 40GB (out of 70GB) dedicated just to music.

Any suggestions on how to make my computer run better? should i buy an external hard drive and put all of my music files on that?

Thanks!

2007-02-17 02:33:19 · 5 answers · asked by Jamie P 2

2007-02-17 02:04:00 · 4 answers · asked by irhoover 1

i have just inherited a new computer...to cut a long story short...i can detect the cd rom in the bios but not in windows...

a lot of people have told me i need to down load the latest drivers for the motherboard but i have no idea what that is

2007-02-17 01:48:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-17 01:08:50 · 3 answers · asked by FairGround 3

2007-02-16 23:32:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone confirmed the ability to hotplug SATA hard drives without any issues related to Windows or data and power problems?

eSATA I believe is confirmed to work as it is the purpose of the external standard, right? But what about hotplugging SATA 1.5, and SATA II (3.0gb) Hard Drives internally? Any experiences out there? I believe it's part of the spec, but am leery to try it until I hear it is as common as breathing. Would love to hear your experiences.

Have you had to shut off write back caching for these drives in order to make the OS know they are removeable?

2007-02-16 23:25:02 · 2 answers · asked by Rational 1

Anytime a msg box appears on my screen which says "disk33.dll not found". I click ok and nothing happens. it is an annoyance for me. i use win xp sp2.

2007-02-16 22:26:53 · 5 answers · asked by shaggy 1