Desktops - April 2007

I'm in search of a new PC so please advise for my best choice.

What is the difference between:
Intel Celebron D 360
Intel Pentium 4 HT
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Intel Pentium D 820

My 7 yr old computer is a Gateway Pentium 4 but since I upgraded to Win XP Profesional its really slow due to the memory. Since mine use a very expensive memory then I rather buy a new one with the new Win Vista.

I will only be using this new PC for basic needs like burning CD's, DVD's and surfing the web. My son will use it for some web games. Since I come from a pentium 4 and never really used it to the max do I really need another pentium? For my needs what pc would you remcomend and why?
Thanks for your advise!

P.S. I went to my local frys store and the rep could not help me with this questions (it seemed like I new more than him) so I decided to take a shot here.

2007-04-23 10:51:28 · 4 answers · asked by jesse w 2

I want an application, or a trick to unlock my front side bus. I want to raise it. I have an emachines etower 566 ir. My motherboard is from trigem and my BIOS is from pheonex technologies LTD. I would prefer a program.

2007-04-23 10:38:39 · 5 answers · asked by Angel 4

2007-04-23 10:26:08 · 9 answers · asked by robert c 1

You guys went dell support here's what you do, take your computer Put it on concrete, pick up closest tool, sledge hammer perfered, slam that thing to 1000 pieces, and buy a real system. I've been trying to get information for my father in law to get his dell computer reformated, the windows xp disc say it's updated, it won't do the f11 thing, which mean it's full of errors and all. contacting support I learned not only that they claim my computer was not bought in the states ( Indiana is in the states last time I checked ) and the certificate that came with it they claim is not valid so they won't help you. Security my EYE ! I've had better chats with teenagers who had their fingers in their ears. Dell is the saddest tech support I've ever seen. I'm going out and getting my father in law a new computer IT will not be a dell. the other 6 that has will all be replaced today as well. Marshmellows anyone, we are setting them all on fire. they are worthless.

2007-04-23 09:59:23 · 6 answers · asked by misty46514 1

where can I find the model of my PC? so I can download the drivers after I format my computer

2007-04-23 09:37:55 · 4 answers · asked by E. Nigma 2

i bought a miniture gateway tower p3 w/980mhz 512 ram is it any good and if i install a combo cd/dvd writer will i experience any problems. also your oppinion on this system? it actually runs faster than some p4s that i have.thanks for your input

2007-04-23 07:53:46 · 3 answers · asked by Fly Low 3

I am upgrading RAM. I did a scan on crucial.com and it told me I have 2 slots able to support 1 Gb each but i have been told the pc cannot support 1 GB total by a person who has worked on the pc? Is crucial wrong?

2007-04-23 07:47:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have started playing pc on,ine games such as PES 6.

Thing is, I still only have 256mb of RAM. I was going to upgrade another 1gb, but apprarenlty this PC can only take 768mb so I will have to go to that. My question is will this be sufficient for playing games and will the 512mb difference be very noticeable surfing net, using hard drive etc?

2007-04-23 07:34:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just bought a brand new compaq presario PC. it has a sata master hard drive on it , i wanted to use my old sata drive as the slave , i plugged it into the secondary ata chanel on the motherboard. i booted it up , in the bios it shows that it is a secondary drive , senses it great and everything , but then it loads windows and it crashes to black , it will not load windows at all with the secondary drive plugged in , once i unplug the secondary drive windows starts up fine , please help me , i reallly reallly need the data on this secondary drive. like really bad.

2007-04-23 07:21:02 · 2 answers · asked by Michael P 1

2007-04-23 07:09:37 · 6 answers · asked by fat85crxzc 2

What does this mean? Where can I find the battery? please explain step by step. I don't know anything about computers so please help me.

2007-04-23 06:54:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want a intel core 2 duo e6600(2.4 ghz ) core 2 duo processor. i want a motherboard that is good(i dont need the best) and that can be overclocked(the cpu i mean) and maybe even ram

2007-04-23 06:17:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering, i want one which loads up instantly, and can handle loads of programs running at the same time. I first thought it was Ghz, but i'm not too sure, if it is Ghz can you tell me what number Ghz is the best.

Cheers!

2007-04-23 05:31:25 · 12 answers · asked by Doogal 2

hi my pc is a dell dimension 2400 but has been upgraded the spec are as followes:
2.4ghz celeron d processor
630mb ram
40 gb hard drive
nvidia 6200
software included:
microsoft office 2007
windows xp home edition

2007-04-23 04:12:01 · 7 answers · asked by im_a_sub_woofer 1

2007-04-22 23:53:25 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-22 20:20:45 · 23 answers · asked by jaime 1

Can business people change the speed of the processor (computer)to cheat the buyers.How can we check it if possible

2007-04-22 19:02:47 · 3 answers · asked by Mlin11 2

The thing is that the AMD now is raelly quite cheap but the C2D chips I been reading is really good with the new architecture and all that.

Is the performance better? And with regards to heat, power input, etc..which is the best chip I could get on a limited budget?

Thanks!

2007-04-22 17:35:45 · 7 answers · asked by GEN Gamer 4

My Dad and I want to buy a new computer. I want to buy one that's fast, has lots of space, and just in general great one altogether. He wants to buy a Windows Vista but I don't because I've heard a lot of nagging about it. What do you suggest? What do you know about Windows Vista? What should I settle with?

2007-04-22 16:43:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so i bought this computer because the specs were pretty good but now i find out that its a business computer and it cant run high end graphics cards, Now my question is, What kind of graphics card can i use for this pc that will run source fine.

My specs below:

Manufactuar: Compaq
Compaq D510 CMT, 2.4ghz, 1.5GB RAM, 5 PCI Slots and 1 AGP Slot, Pentium 4 Windows XP

2007-04-22 14:50:46 · 4 answers · asked by cerebral45 2

whats AMD's mailing address?

2007-04-22 13:45:37 · 4 answers · asked by mikewshaw 1

Dell Dimension E520


DIM E520,Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6400 (2.13GHz,1066FSB) with 2MB cache

4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz

Dell Ultra Sharp 24 in (24.0 in viewable) 2407FPW Wide Aspect Digital Flat Panel Display

256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro (Video Card)

250GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)

X-Fi PCI Sound Card

2007-04-22 12:05:57 · 12 answers · asked by wheelchairbum 2

2007-04-22 11:34:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just heard some bad rep about it.

2007-04-22 03:32:25 · 2 answers · asked by Helios64 1

im making a PC an am looking to get 2gb of ram in DDR2 but there are so many different types at different price levels. How do you choose?

2007-04-22 03:03:51 · 7 answers · asked by Helios64 1

thanks

2007-04-22 02:54:52 · 1 answers · asked by bartyontour 2

Im thinking of getting the E6700, but want to know if ill be able to get more than 2.67ghz out of it.

2007-04-22 02:45:56 · 5 answers · asked by Helios64 1

well.. it seems that my computer slows down, especially at startup.

2007-04-21 23:13:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to buy a 1GB RAM stick.My current 512 has 400MHz (I think) and is 184pin...The stcik I am looking @ http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115961/product_info/rb/27141652312 has 667MHz and is 240pin, does this matter?
do I need to buy the same MHz and pins as i have now?

2007-04-21 22:08:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just wondering as to why it isn't running in DDR400 speed being that they are all of the same speed and brand. CPU-Z says that they are in dual channel and that they are running at 200 MHZ

2007-04-21 21:58:13 · 2 answers · asked by cielostellatozodiaco 2