Desktops - July 2007

I want to switch to a bigger case but what case should I switch to? if that's even possible? i dont wanna lose my memory and cpu and psu...

2007-07-10 10:35:52 · 4 answers · asked by Jeff P 1

I have a dell xps gen5 and 3.5 p4 HT with 4gb ddr2 ram, 320gb, nvidia 6800 gtoc 256mb,with 460 watt power supply, dvd rw and dvd drive, memory card media hub,floppy,tv tuner card, Im wanting to know can an nvidia 8800 gts 320mb have enough power to run with the pc, I know that Dell's are hard to upgrade and that u get what you buy, but im wanting to wait to build a pc until the beginning of next year, I did my research and it states that the 8800 gts 320mb is capable no problem at all to run the video card but then again im just making sure it will all run smoothly, once playing games such as test drive unlimited and crysis and so forth, please leave some good details and opinions

2007-07-10 10:26:00 · 3 answers · asked by Yubixa M 1

Is a GeForce 8500GT much better than a GeForce 6800GT?

2007-07-10 07:02:32 · 4 answers · asked by cheezy102 1

2007-07-10 06:50:41 · 15 answers · asked by djste72 1

Price is not a factor. I use it for a lot of graphic work as well as multimedia.

2007-07-10 06:37:13 · 1 answers · asked by texmom 2

How come windows has a tower and mac desktops are built like laptops

2007-07-10 04:47:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

How much memory and how big a hard drive do I need to have a fast, smoothly running computer for internet, email, downloading and watching videos and music?

Is 512MB and 250GB ok?

2007-07-10 03:12:18 · 20 answers · asked by kalimiel 2

2007-07-10 03:04:14 · 4 answers · asked by joncd39 1

First, I have unplugged the power and all components on my computer to get rid of risidual ram memory.
When I start my computer up, I get the blue screen, then it gives me an option as to how to start it. I have started it in safe, safe w/ networking , and in normal.
After doing so, I get the windows starting screen, then it shuts down and the cycle starts over. It almost seems like it is also going into hibernation.

2007-07-10 03:01:44 · 8 answers · asked by Lita H 1

2007-07-10 02:55:33 · 1 answers · asked by dawit a 2

such as now, it sounds like a disc is in it making a clicking sound, like a plate in a microwave that clangs on the side, you know the sound I mean?

2007-07-10 02:44:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,

I just came up to some refurbished computers for around $300, and I was wondering if it is a good idea to buy refurbished computers? If possible, where can I find desktop computers in Calgary, Alberta? Thanks!

2007-07-10 02:37:06 · 7 answers · asked by IEO 3

2007-07-10 01:24:12 · 3 answers · asked by bunty j 1

I have a friend that wants to transfer a card game program that's already on one computer to a floppy disk to put on another computer. What are the steps he needs to take?

2007-07-10 01:24:01 · 3 answers · asked by teton 4

i taked off the old hard drive, put in the new one in. What do i do in bios? thank you

2007-07-09 21:19:26 · 5 answers · asked by Jason 1

Hey, recently I bought desktop memory from bestbuy. Turned out it was defective. It's supposed to be compatible with my pc and everything but when i installed it i kept getting beeping sounds see here for more detail http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aki7VY5kklvyMqAPn.Bsje3sy6IX?qid=20070707193212AASeQI3
Anyways I was wondering if i should go to Bestbuy and bring my PC to them. And this time make sure I get the right one. I'm planning to get the same one i bought before. That should be a good idea right?

2007-07-09 20:31:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Following is my system configuration:

MB= Nvidia P5N-E SLI
CPU= E6600
Memory= kingston 800 mhz 1X2 = 2 GB
Video card= Nvidia 7600GT

Following are my overclocking parameters

VCORE= 1.36V, manually set in BIOS.
FSB= 357 MHZ
Bus speed = 1430 MHZ.

Results: CPU running at 3.2 GHz

CPU temp 35 degree C
MB temp 37 degree C

conclusion: the system is running very stable without a hitch. i was able to achieve these results just by adjusting the FSB and Vcore. Did not make any changes to memory or video.
I am sure if i want , i can probably get the CPU to operate much higher, but im happy with these results .

2007-07-09 20:23:20 · 2 answers · asked by roopali b 3

I'm idling in BIOS at 56-57 degrees Celsius with my Zalman 9500, one 120 mm fan, 3 90 mm fans. I know this chip runs hot, but I guess it could result from two things:
1) My case is slightly cluttered...darn psu manufacturer didn't provide me with long enough cables to really tuck em away.
2) I may have put a little too much thermal grease (zinc oxide). Also, I had to remove the heatsink fan...possibly after it dried.

I have some Arctic Silver 5 (which I should've used--my friend convinced me not to becuase you have to wait 200 hours for it to "set"). I think I'm going to remove the current compound and apply it.

2007-07-09 19:24:32 · 2 answers · asked by Audrey L 2

people always tell me that a mac computer can never get a virus, and its the best type of computer to buy. is this true?

2007-07-09 17:48:37 · 11 answers · asked by Manouk M 1

Okay, I have an Athlon 3200 single core processor on my home theater pc. The motherboard is socket 939 and I know processors are going to get hard to find so I'm looking at getting either:

An Athlon X2 3800 (512MB cache, 2Ghz processor) --Toledo core

or

An Opteron 165 (1GB cache, 1.8Ghz processor) --Denmark core.

or

just keep the processor I have and not bother.

I will not be overclocking but may underclock to make machine quieter, just looking to make my computer a little more future friendly and add some horsepower. Its only tasks are playing video's and compressing DVD's to DIVX

2007-07-09 17:08:45 · 2 answers · asked by Jason T 4

I Turned on my computer and NTLDR pops out,i dont have no CDS of notting like that....What should I do?

2007-07-09 16:08:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have 2 hard drives, a 40gb master (which crashed and had xp on it) and a 160gb slave (working fine, used for extra storage)... the 40gb is no longer working along with my os of course, and windows is no longer booting up. My question is, when installing a fresh copy of xp, can i just use the current working 160gb to install to? or should i replace the 40gb with a new hd and add the OS to that? would the 160gb need to be re-formatted if used?

2007-07-09 14:40:00 · 5 answers · asked by Lt. Pliskin 1

Would also be good if you can provide me the figures in voltage. thanks!

2007-07-09 13:42:36 · 2 answers · asked by wayne 2

I have a Asustek Emery2 motherboard. Can it hold a core 2 duo 2.40 Ghz processor?

2007-07-09 13:21:03 · 5 answers · asked by hockeynut 2

I have no sound on my computer but it still beeps. I dont know how it happened it was just like that one day.

2007-07-09 13:12:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am trying to upgrade my processor but i dont know what processor is compatible to my motherboard. now i already know what model my motherboard is, but i tried searching for it in asustek and it didnt show up. i even tried searching for it in yahoo and google and nothing came up. my motherboard is asustek computers inc. model NAGAMI 1.02 can anyone look it up..? my processor now is AMD Athlon 3800+.
anyways can i fit an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 3800+ to my processor??

2007-07-09 13:08:08 · 8 answers · asked by bhuds 1

I was planning to get a Core 2 Duo E6600 by 2008. With Quad Core now, I just may get that, however, I really dont want to resort to that level. And THEN, knowing the Penryn processors are soon to come out, I dont know if I should get a processor from their group. Which processor(E6600,Quad,Penryn) would be best as of right now, and give decent "mileage"?
Also, what motherboards are compatible with the new gen Penryn?

My next question is concerning nVidia and their GPUs. Im content with getting the GeForce 8800GTX, but again, the 8900 series is on its way. I feel the 8800GTX may be best answer.

Thanks a lot in advance.

2007-07-09 12:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by Computer User 2

2007-07-09 11:32:30 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1

has anybody heard of Contra Virus because i went on my computer yesterday to find it on my computer it said that they found 31 virus but when I used SpyWare to scan the computer they didn't find any virus and evey time I click the Icon about the virus it brings me to the website and they won't me to buy something I don't know if it's real or did they just put it on there so I could buy it [p.s. the next day when I got on it was 28 now it's 29 and when I uninstall it and turn the computer off the next time I log on it's there again]

2007-07-09 10:16:28 · 8 answers · asked by simsgyrl 2

I buy a new computer every three years and spend about $4,000 each time. I just bought a Dell XPS 720 and I don't know what to do with my old computer. It runs a Pentium 4 3.4GHz and has 2.00 GB of RAM. Runs Windows XP Professional and everything works great on it. Is there anything I can use this for still? Or should I just toss it? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.

2007-07-09 10:00:43 · 6 answers · asked by Y Knot 2