Desktops - June 2007

What is the best motherboard upgrade for an Dell optiplex GX 270 at an afordable price but good performance. I'm all about gaming and a good fast processor

2007-06-17 12:18:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

New, still in the box...Dell Dimension AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+..1GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive capacity, 16X CD/DVD Burner w/Dbl layer DVD+R Write capability w/keyboard, mouse, network card & 19" LCD Flat screen monitor & 1 year warranty...The price is $594.00 TOTAL (this include Shipping & Handling & insurance). Should I get this?

2007-06-17 11:19:30 · 8 answers · asked by sunrise_n_tn 1

and if it is faster, by how much? thanks you your help

2007-06-17 10:22:05 · 7 answers · asked by pav2873 2

im going in to High school and i want to buy a new lab top. but i'm not sure wich one is better( mac or pc). i will be writing alot of papers but i also will be sharing music videos with friends? Could you tell be wich one is better..... Could you elaborate on your answer as well. ( sorry about any spelling errors!)

2007-06-17 09:56:46 · 11 answers · asked by ..... 2

I'm looking at buying a replacement socket 478 motherboard. Some of the boards I'm interested in state that they support Pentium 4 Prescott. If the board is a socket 478 and not an LGA 775, shouldn't it also support a Pentium 4 Northwood?

2007-06-17 09:55:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am used to windows but i hear Mac is ok also. I would buy a Mac computer and put Windows XP or Vista. Would that be a bad thing to do?

2007-06-17 09:45:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you noticed that processor speeds used to increase with time.... 1GHz then came the 1.8 GHz then 2.0 then 2.4 and then the 3.4 and they seem to have stopped at 3.2 GHz speed. Now we go in to DUAL-CORE processors... the only thing is that these dual-core things are back to 1.8 GHz ! Or... "DUAL-CORE 1.8 GHz" -- Can anyone explain please what is happening ?! Why haven't processors continue to rise in speed instead of what appears to be a con alternative ?

2007-06-17 08:36:08 · 12 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6

Can anyone help? I was about to install windowsxp onto another pc and the disc has broken. I would be really grateful if someone could send me the installation by email or the cd itself Thanks

2007-06-17 07:24:38 · 7 answers · asked by honey 3

Sometimes when I start my computer I can't browse the web. I start explorer and it won't budge. I delete the browsing history and clear it out and restart explorer and it still won't move. I have to restart the computer and then it's works. What's going on and how do I fix it? I have a Vaio pc which I got in 03.

2007-06-17 07:23:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i've unplugged it and held the power button down for a minute and nothing

2007-06-17 06:58:51 · 4 answers · asked by derek s 1

Which one is better from the following for simple home use i.e. Documents, Spreadsheets, presentations, Web-Surfing, Web-Programming, Animations.

1.
CPU: Pentium D 960 3.0 Ghz
512 mb ram
160 gb hdd
Vista Home Basic Legal
DVD-RW
TFT 15" monitor
Price: INR Rs. 31, 500 (Vista legal license incl.)
US $787.5

2.
CPU: Core 2 Duo 1.86 Ghz 1066 Mhz FSB
512 Mb RAM
160 GB HDD
CRT 17" Monitor
Linux
Rs 4500 Windows XP legal license
DVD-RW
Total Price: INR Rs 36, 600
US $915

For TFT monitor 2000/4000 extra in the second one. Which one is more relaible. Does Vista has any problems or will it be slow?

We already know to use Windows XP and it is ok. Will there be any problems with Vista?

2007-06-17 06:20:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a compaq presario desktop and i need to know where the video card is located

2007-06-17 06:19:50 · 2 answers · asked by ♥Zoe'sMomma♥ 1

I can only at present set a system restore to 3 months a go, any one know how i can go much further ? i have backed up all my files and want to get my pc back to its original settings

2007-06-17 06:14:57 · 9 answers · asked by chromosone4 3

Ok, round 2. My computer, gateway with windows xp home pentium 4 processor 1.5oghz 512mb ram, randomly freezes up whenever the heck it feels like it. When it does freeze up, there is nothing I can do except hold the power button in until it resets. there are no windows error messages, no blue screen of death, no start up in safe mode. Sometimes it freezes while booting, other times it freezes after being idle for some time. After I reset it and reboot, I can resume work normally. I have run spybot, avast!, ccleaner, and superantispyware. Yesterday, I took the leap and reinstalled windows, took the memory out and reinstalled in opposite slots, reinstalled all ms windows updates along with windows live one care, sp2, IE7 and a few misc other downloads. It was working great last night but then after is sat idle for a few hours it froze again. The 20 gb hdd is less than half full, and the memory appears like it is not being overloaded. Any ideas?

2007-06-17 04:34:02 · 8 answers · asked by bbking48507 5

I currently have 1x512 MB DDR2 533 MHz RAM.
Am planning to upgrade it to either 1 GB or 1.5 GB RAM...i have 2 options....

Add 1x512MB ( Total system mem becomes 1 GB and runs in dual channel mode)

OR

Add 1x1GB ( Total system mem becomes 1.5 GB but will run in single channel mode)

My usage is general work related applications like oracle/ visual studio and some 3d/video stuff....
besides am also a gaming enthusiast ;)...though not a hardcore gamer....

Pls recommend which option would be suitable for my machine and my usage....will the dual channel 1gb give better performance than 1.5 gb single...if yes then by what percentage ?
-RiMot

Windows Vista Ultimate
CORE2DUO E6300
Asus P5LD2-VM (Intel 945G)
Samsung 512 MB DDR2 533 Mhz
Hitachi 160 GB Sata

2007-06-17 04:31:48 · 4 answers · asked by RiMot 1

every hour i get a low memory warning from my task bar,it`s a yellow triangle with a warning sign in the middle ,when i try to see what this is,,the triangle dissapears,it is playing havoc with my pc,any help please.

2007-06-17 03:45:17 · 6 answers · asked by bigplops 2

i recently upgaded to windows vista even though i only have 512mb

2007-06-17 03:07:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i HAVE A PENTIUM 111 NOT 1111

2007-06-17 02:49:50 · 6 answers · asked by al_bresler 1

In computers what's the meaning of XPS???

2007-06-17 02:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by DARKSTAR 3

if the telephone line is not ????

2007-06-17 01:53:36 · 9 answers · asked by Dolly Blue 6

2007-06-17 01:43:32 · 7 answers · asked by prankstar25 6

hi, i have an x-blade case, it has a side fan, a front fan and a rear fan. it is noisy as hell. i have disabled the side fan and just wondering if its ok to disable the front one? i think the rear is just blowing out of the power box, so do i really need to have the front intake running, or will i risk over heating?

2007-06-17 01:16:18 · 3 answers · asked by winston s 3

My system has a virus and I need to reformat my hard drive and install an operating system. I need a step by step guide

2007-06-17 01:04:53 · 11 answers · asked by Franklin O 1

My Samsung HDD is 6GB. I have just formatted it using DM and made 2 Partitions c and d. But the total size of c and d is shown 3GB. what's this? How can I get the full size of 6GB. Please help me.

2007-06-17 00:47:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have the latest drivers and direct x still not wrking,plzzzneed the solution!!!

2007-06-17 00:11:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 SATA hard drives both 400GB one 8mb one 16mb. The computer has never been perfect.
When I search for the drives in BIOS it only detects one of them. What does this mean? Is it related to the errors in event viewer?
I can use both hard drives fine because windows detects both but BIOS doesn't.
Lately the screen goes black for a second whenever I open internet explorer. I was told I didnt have to adjust jumper settings on SATA drives so why is the second drive not detected? Is it something to do with RAID?

2007-06-16 23:49:54 · 3 answers · asked by bruvvamoff 5

I have an Intel 845 board with 2.4 Pentium processor with 384 ram and 120GB. Thing is lately it has been acting up. It boots normally up to some point then reboots again or when on it just goes off and restarts or i press the power button and i can hear the fan is moving but nothing on my screen. The later is more dominant in that now it wont even boot. When this is happening the light on the board is on and mouse too. I thought it was a virus but i reinstalled OS when it worked and changed my anti virus from Norton to mcfee but to Norton again. I thought it was my monitor but its perfectly ok. I tried my hard drives on other machines and they are all ok. I notice too that when this happens power doesn't reach my dvd rom. I also tried blowing my cpu but nothing i also thought it was a problem with cooling but i changed my fan and still it persists. The computer is about 2 yrs old. Maybe someone out there could help me with some suggestions. Please!

2007-06-16 22:57:08 · 7 answers · asked by jackxs 1

i have a intel core 2 duo e6600 2.4ghz and it usually runs at 42C what would be a good replacement cpu fan?

2007-06-16 22:06:34 · 3 answers · asked by Nate R 3

i have a pc with Xp, but it has "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME", and requires the XP disc that i dont have. i put in my new Windows Vista disc in but it says no drivers found. how do i get a driver for it?? what is a driver......?

2007-06-16 18:42:15 · 5 answers · asked by crappy_holidays2007 3

2007-06-16 18:29:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous