Desktops - September 2007

I Just Got A New PC That Is 2x Better Than My Old One. But When i Play On Steam (Games) It Laggs Hard. Everything On This Computer Was WAAAYYYY Better Than my old One and I'm well past the requirements. What can I do to fix this?

2007-09-28 22:49:34 · 5 answers · asked by [quarantine] 3

hi, i know i have asked a similar question before but this one is more specific so here goes...
i have an LGA 775 motherboard and am looking to upgrade the CPU to a core 2 duo. specifically one from www.amazon.co.uk
i do not wish to have to spend over £165, so could anyone help me? any help would be much greatly appreciated.

2007-09-28 22:41:14 · 3 answers · asked by abhik_262 3

Is there a big difference between DDR400/333/266? And what does CL2.5 mean?

2007-09-28 20:29:02 · 4 answers · asked by Michael N 1

Black ATX case with 300W and side X window.
KT4V-L KT400 Chipset
333/400 Mhz RAM
8X AGP
6 PCI
6 Channel AC’97 Audio
10/100 LAN

256MB DDR 333
AMD XP 2200+
40 GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM Western Digital
ASUS 52x24x52 CD-RW Retail
Samsung 1.44 Drive
Chaintech Trident 32MB AGP

2007-09-28 18:32:05 · 4 answers · asked by Iconoclast 2

my friend said his computer wont start up from when he accidently clicked hibernate.. it shows the dell logo but after that nothing.. it stays on though.. but he cant see anything and the monitor is fine. the fan stays on too but at a low speed

2007-09-28 16:34:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Computer keeps turning off and on at random times. HELP!

2007-09-28 14:57:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well I allready installed the RAM into my computer. I added a gig awhile ago, but today just opened up my case and looked at the other RAM stick that came pre-installed in my eMachines, and it says it's 512 MB on the stick. Great.... but on my computer (before I added the gig) it said I had 382 MB of RAM. Also, now after I installed the gig it says that I have 1.4 GB of RAM, and if the one installed has 512 MB, wouldn't it be 1.5? What made it 328 MB?

2007-09-28 14:33:45 · 7 answers · asked by Jim 2

I have A Sony VAIO PCV RX540 I got from a friend for free! It has a 1.2 Ghz Intel Celeron processor with 512 mb ram, 64 mb DVI TV tuner card, Really slow DVD burner, and a CD RW drive. There is a 20 gb hard drive with Windows XP home SP2 on it. It was made in 2001. Is this a good computer where all I have to do is upgrade the DVD burner , Hard Drive and reinstall the operating system? Or should I ditch this one and get a new one. All I want to use this computer for is basic Internet browsing, word processing and light gaming (older less good video games). Please help!

2007-09-28 13:13:13 · 8 answers · asked by deth 4

My original pc specs can be found at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c00308598&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
The specs for the mobo i bought is at ASUS M2N-MX (SE) Socket AM2 Mainboard +
AMD Athlon 64 6000+ X2 Dual Core CPU +
2 x 1Gb DDR2-667 RAM
this pc is currently running Vista but it seems the new mobo has more ports for sound than the old one does.

2007-09-28 12:53:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

heres my setup: pentium D 925 3ghz dual core, 2gb ddr2 pc5400 ram, 200gb hdd (about 80gb free), and a nvidia 8400 256mb video adapter.

games run ok, but i want more. im saving for an 8800, but for now, i want to get this system as fast as possible with what i have. i can overclock the gpu by 100mhz (dont want to heat it up too much, its already pretty warm in there) so its got a 600mhz core with a 500mhz memory clock.

how else can i speed up my system? i only want it faster for games, everything else works fast enough for me.

2007-09-28 12:41:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you get rid of that shaded box around the text of the Windows XP desktop icons? When all my computers were new, there were no shaded box around the text, now all my computers have that shaded box around the text. What did I do to get this?

2007-09-28 11:20:00 · 2 answers · asked by mr. wong 4

What does it mean or differ from the 65nm ? and what is meant by 65nm and 45nm ? beacuase dual core 2 uses 65...! i need to by a new desktop so do you advice me to wait for this 45 processors and geforce 9 coming this november ?

2007-09-28 09:59:25 · 1 answers · asked by khaledalihassan 1

I was wondering if this is a good computer for decent games such as counterstike 1.6 or source and diablo etc., also for downloading movies and just basic internet surfing. It's not a dual core processor but it says hyperthreading and i've heard that, it is ok. What are your opinions on it? thanks for your feedback

Pentium-4 3.2Ghz Processor with 800FSB/Hyper Threading
--> INTEL D865PERL Original Intel DesktopBoard
--> 1 GB Dual Channel DDR Memory
--> 200 GB Storage Space Loaded with Games
--> Nvidia 6600 GS DDR Graphics Card with DVI & TV Out
--> 18x DvD-Writer LG SuperMultiDrive
--> Tisonic BLAZE Full Tower Black Casing with Extra LED Fans
--> Tisonic Genuine Heavy Duty 420True Watts Power Supply
--> Extremely Fast. Loaded with 19Gb of Games
--> Genuine Windows XP Professional with SP2
--> Microsoft Office 2K
--> Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader
--> Windows Defender (Anti Spyware)

It also comes with a 19" SyncMaster SONY Flat CRT Monitor and alot of good games

it goes for 439$

2007-09-28 09:11:36 · 3 answers · asked by p_livera 1

Hi, i am wondering if this computer is good enough for decent games like counterstrike source or 1.6 and diablo, also for downloading movies and browsing. Here are the specs, thanks for your feedback :)


Dual Core 2.5GHz Intel Celeron D on Asus P5P800-VM (LGA775) Motherboard,
upgradeable up to 3.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
* 1GB DDR RAM, expandable to 4GB
* 160GB SATA2 Hard Drive (Western Digital)
* CD+/-RW Writer Drive (SONY)
* DVD Drive (Pionner)
* Floppy Dirve
* Integrated Graphics with 256MB shared RAM
* Integrated 10/100M Ethernet LAN
* Integrated Audio 6 Channel
* ATX Tower Case (Black/Silver)
* External Ports: 8x USB 2.0; VGA; Serial; 2x PS/2; Parallel;
RJ-45 (LAN); line-in, line-out, microphone
* Microsoft Windows XP Pro
* Software Included:
Office XP (Word,Excel etc), Norton AntiVirus, Nero 6.0 Express.

it goes for about 350.

2007-09-28 08:55:32 · 8 answers · asked by p_livera 1

where buy

2007-09-28 08:53:16 · 3 answers · asked by shoppinggirls3 1

I know its a weird question.I have 2 towers with only the MB in them. I want to put it outside but my annoying neighbor is going to take them from me and then ask me to come help him build pc's (with my parts). So i want to kill the MB before, so he'll see its garbage. Thanks in advance!!

2007-09-28 07:18:56 · 10 answers · asked by Shiloh 5

This started suddenly one day. My PC just turned off (Poof !!) just like that. I restarted it, it went on for some 15 minutes, then "Poof!" again. Next time I started, it stayed 5 minutes, then 2 minutes. Then it began shutting down as soon as Windows logged on.
Then I left it shut down for 7-8 hours; then when I started again, it went on for 2-3 hours. And from then on again behaved as I said.
I changed the power supply, I changed the RAM, I changed the power cord, I changed my UPS. I tried it in my sister's electricity socket, but same result.
But as I took the PC to a PC mechanic, it worked fine without shutting down for hours and hours.
I know my house has no electrical wiring or load bearing problem, because I checked those by professionals; and anyway, my sister's PC is working fine. So, why this problem with my PC?

2007-09-28 06:45:32 · 5 answers · asked by Deshi**** 1

It is about $100.00 cheaper to purchase this one that only has 1 ide channel. I was wanting to know if the extra money would be needed to buy one with 2 ide channels.

2007-09-28 06:42:43 · 7 answers · asked by Saeticks 1

Hello everyone, basically my computer is not turning on at all because of my power supply (i think) because on my psu (power supply unit) there is a switch to switch between 230V and 115V and when it was turned on it was on 230V and I just messed with it and put it on 115V which turned my computer off, and there was smoke coming out of my Psu and also light flashed from my PSU, Do you think my whole computer is wrecked or just the PSU in it? Is it worth me buying a new PSU or no? Sorry for the long mesage. Your help would be deeply appreciated and will definetely also get a rating. Thanks

2007-09-28 06:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by Aman 1

i've tried liteon,pioneer,samsung and sony all get the yellow triangle in device manager system profile,vista says this is the best driver for this drive.help!!

2007-09-28 06:30:44 · 2 answers · asked by momonee11 2

Im upgrading my processor and what is the diffrence between

Intel Dual-Core E2140 and the
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300


with the expection of the 50 dollar price diffrence. Will it be worth it to pay the other 50 dollars and get the core 2?
Misc. info
Im building a semi decent gaming comp, not just a web browsing comp.
Please dont just paste specs, cause I can grab the specs off the internet as well.

2007-09-28 05:56:24 · 5 answers · asked by Kakeow 2

2007-09-28 05:42:55 · 2 answers · asked by franco80sh 1

How do i find out if my pc has a AGP or PCI slot for a graphics card i'm gonna buy

2007-09-28 05:41:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer is old and I fear that it could crash at anytime. Therefore, I would like to find a way to store a copy of my hard drive. I'm not savvy enough with computers to figure out a way to save a copy myself. I'm sure there must be companies out there that offer "back-up" service. If you know of such a company, please send me the details. Thanks

2007-09-28 05:32:17 · 6 answers · asked by Nancy M 1

The question says it all... im on a windows 2000 comp. usinng a 520 mb mem.stck.. help?

2007-09-28 04:58:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a new computer, it's running Vista Home Premium. When I click to shut down sometimes it closes all programmes, the monitor goes on standby, but the tower is still on. It happens about half the times I shut down, the other half it goes off fine. I've looked at the 'Change what the power buttons do' part in Contol panel and it's set to shut down when I press it so that's not the problem.
Can anyone help please?

2007-09-28 04:48:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

a while ago i asked if my new computers integrated graphics card was any good. The general consensus was that it was crap but i find i can play good games with it no probs. eg warhammer 40k dawn of war dark crusade with the settings up full no problems. How come, is my dual core 1.6Gh proccessor picking up the slack or is it just not as bad as people think

2007-09-28 04:27:57 · 5 answers · asked by Derek A 2

my pc was reformated & my os now is xp pro.. the icons are large & everything (browsers,etc.) i dont know if it is really a feature of xp pro, because my os before was not pro.. so its not normal for me.... they're large & I DONT LIKE IT... how can i change it to smaller one (all the browsers, icons, etc.)-(the resolution) , or is this really how xp pro looks like.. if it is, is there anyway i could make it smaller..
(note: i have done all those right click thing, properties, settings, appearance, etc., but i think its all in the whole operating system feature... i just dont know...)

pls. any help..?

2007-09-28 04:13:45 · 8 answers · asked by mobbstarr 1

2007-09-28 03:52:42 · 6 answers · asked by vernessia 3

i kinda get what that is.. but i was just wondering if this would work with that concept, and if it would work how would one set it up.. I am planning on buying a Western Digital Raptor X HD with 10,000RPM but on 150 gb space(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136011).. can i use that as the master with this...
500 gb HD(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148136) as its slave?

2007-09-28 03:45:07 · 5 answers · asked by jjhlazarus 2