Desktops - September 2007

I remember catching some bit on a computer show about how the host said that he never turned his computer off, because it was hard on it to startup and shutdown all the time, and that it was better to just leave it on all the time.

But I'm beginning to wonder if this person was wrong, and it is better to turn it off at night? It seems like it accumulates alot of dust and hair around the fans too. I wonder if that was the cause, and is there a way to fix that?

Can someone help me out with my (multi-part) question?

2007-09-01 06:43:07 · 5 answers · asked by Lacinda 1

(uk) stores only (uk)
i hope to get a G3 apple imac
350mhz
128 mb ram
i have checked on http://www.crucial.com/
and it says i need
SDRAM memory with support for SDRAM, PC133 speeds
(http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=iMac%20%28G3-350%29)
checked ebay and all the ram says it is not sutible for a apple mac
dose anyone know why ths s
and how to find it cheap

2007-09-01 04:36:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

since i'm too lazy to shut down and start up my cpu, i normally just turn off the monitor or put my cpu on standby. however, every time i put my cpu on standby, i lose my internet connection. i'm on a network conncetion and i end up having to reboot my cpu to get it back. how can i change this so i still have a connection after i put my cpu on standby? please help!

2007-09-01 04:23:49 · 6 answers · asked by ♪♫hmm...♪♫ 2

Hey, I just bought a 8600 GTS and reading the reviews and benchmarks for it, it actually seemed like a good graphics card. But I just tried playing some games with it and it's terrible! I can't even play Halo 2 on low resolution and low settings.
I was wondering if it was because of my other computer parts. I have:

amd athlon 3800+ 2.52 ghz (single core)
asus a8v-vm
ram that I don't even remember the brand or make of but it's 1gb

It's pretty crappy but I'm waiting for Barcelona to launch so I can upgrade. I just did a 3dmark06 score and it only got 2500 and it says that out of the people who have the same graphics card as me, mine scores in the lowest category.

btw when I did receive the graphics card (the firs ttime i got it it was damaged so sent it in for repair) it had a transistor broken off so instead of waiting another 2 months for repair I soldered it back on. Would this be causing the crappy frame rates or is that because of my cpu, ram..etc?

Thanks

2007-09-01 02:50:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-01 02:43:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night sparks shot out of the back of my computer and it died. What exactly happened? Can I retrieve my info? I know I need a new PC but what do I need to get this one going in the short term? Help, please :-(

2007-09-01 02:19:09 · 5 answers · asked by dodgerzblue 1

Hi all,
Hit a bit of confusion as to what i can and can't put into on of these wee beaties CPU wise...
Intels downloadable "what chipset is it?" tool, is telling me it has an i945GV chipset with a 775 LGA CPU socket. and will support either an 800/1066Mhz FSB.
however, CPU-Z tells me it is a rev2 i945GZ that will take a 533/800Mhz FSB.
then sisoft sandra tells me, supports multiprocessors,current FSB of 4x200Mhz (800Mhz), Max FSB of 4x 267Mhz (~1066Mhz).

so just for a giggle, i upgraded the bios to the latest available on HP's website, and plugged in a 775 socket Core2Quad 6600. nothing. just a red flashing powerlight. drat. plugged the 2.8Ghz P4 521 back in instead. all working. now a working machine is much better than a non working machine, but can this machine be made to run with core2 CPU's? the chiupset supports it, just seems to be the bios...

2007-09-01 00:29:08 · 3 answers · asked by Andy H 1