Desktops - October 2007

is this good enough to play good online games?

2007-10-04 04:07:49 · 13 answers · asked by matc1970 2

i have 845 gl chipset with 512 ddr ram with onboard graphics.

2007-10-04 04:03:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've built from the ground up twice. Every time somthing goes wrong we spend like 3 weeks figuring out if it's overheating, crappy wiring, faulty parts, updating drivers, reading manuals, phone conversations with 4 different manufacturers. Waiting for new parts to come in the mail.

It gets pretty tiring. I figure with the hours put in building and repairing, I might be losing money. Especially with software costs ... oy veh.

Any tips? or anyone in the same boat?

2007-10-04 03:53:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The PC stays on for about 15-20 minutes and then gets powered off as if somebody switched off the UPS. Then I have to switch off teh UPS and wait for 2 minutes before powering it back on. The time period that the PC stays on for keeps decreasing as you keep using it further.
What could the problem be?

2007-10-04 01:57:27 · 17 answers · asked by Dj Lab Rat 2

Please help me out

2007-10-04 00:18:42 · 7 answers · asked by j_dizzie 1

2007-10-04 00:18:41 · 5 answers · asked by jessiebabie824 2

I recently picked up a new power supply which takes up one of the 3-pin power connectors on my motherboard. This leaves me one short for one of my case fans. Is there any negative effect in using a y-splitter and simply plugging two cables into one 3-pin output? (not necessarily the one leading to my psu, i have others in use as well)

2007-10-03 23:51:56 · 2 answers · asked by Wraith 2

I use my computer to surf the net, watch videos on the net etc.
I play simple games on the net or by CD. Nothing heavy or 3d.
Would I really need or see much difference if I bumped my onboard video memory from 64 to 128 meg?

I use XP and have 1 gig of ram. Have Sempron 3100 proocessor.

2007-10-03 22:39:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My pc ram always shows that its 65% fulll????? pls help me how to bring that down??? coz it affects the speed of my pc.... how does it use so much space???????? my ram is 512MB,,, processor pentium D and HD Space 80 gb

2007-10-03 20:51:00 · 6 answers · asked by AB 1

2007-10-03 19:03:37 · 9 answers · asked by sarathipcp 1

I'm going to build my own desktop, im a hardcore gamer so i want to make it pretty badass, i have about $1,500 but my question is say i buy an intel, does that mean i have to buy intel parts only? Im looking at an AMD motherboard, where would i look to see if it is compadible with a viedo card or memory, or if the processor will work with it .. Thanks a lot!!

2007-10-03 16:49:07 · 5 answers · asked by liquidburn34 1

When I first talked to my computer. It acted like it knew what it was doing. I would turn on the computer. It would load itself with what it needed and a few things it didn't and end at the windows screen with the icons in place - it would rest - waiting for my next direction.
As time went on, it got a little junk in the trunk - so to speak. I would try and try to get it to slim down - but no matter how much I would try to clean it up, it just got heavier and slower and even have some malfunctioning attacks.

Then I finally thought it was going in for a major operation, but it recovered some what.
Now it still works - but has shown that it had a stroke . When I turn on the computer it goes to several screens, before it stops at a screen that shows its ComPac logo. 2 boxes on the screen say to :
F1 Boot
F10 Computer set up.

There is also a line at the very top that says:
1720 - Hard Drive Detects Imminent Failure.
(no shoot hot dog)

Don't tell me, its time to say goodbye

2007-10-03 16:22:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 15:17:27 · 3 answers · asked by thomasl 6

I am looking into buying a new computer from HP. I also want Windows Vista Home Premium. I understand that I need at least 2 GB of RAM and a 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 7500LE, DVI-I, TV-out, VGA adapter. But when selecting a processor, I don't know whether to get a computer with 2.4 GHz or 1.8 GHz. Please help!

2007-10-03 14:31:21 · 6 answers · asked by Enryha R 1

If intel have then which mother board? Or Which prossossor is
best for graphic Support? What is the perfect multimedia(full graphic support)system Coniguration Plz reply
Thanking for
reply

2007-10-03 14:31:07 · 4 answers · asked by professionalsyed 1

I just bought a brand new HDD that has 160 GB of space and has 5400 rpms; i got it for a grand total of $35.00 (shipping included). I had to upgrade because my current hard drive is already maxing at 60 GB.

Now I understand there's a speed difference between 5400 rpm and 7200 rpms. And that the faster the platters (aka hard discs) spin, the faster the files can be retrieved and used. From that, two questions:

1. I only intensive thing I perform on my PC is DVD-R and CD-R burning. Is there going to be major, noticeable difference between a buringing a DVD-R/CD-R on a 5400 disc in contrast to a 7200 disc???

2. Right now, with my current drive I always burn my discs at half the top speed allowed by the disc. So if a CD-R goes up to 52x, I'll be using 24x to burn at. Likewise, a DVD-R top speed is 16x but I always use 8x. I find it's far more reliable. Will my 5400 rpm HDD affect this procedure?

3. Is the speed difference of RPM HDDs just hype? Is there a huge time gap?

2007-10-03 14:25:08 · 8 answers · asked by peapatchisland 2

ok Ive searched it already but the answers werent really clear..one says yes one says no..anyways I have inspiron 531 and im wondering if the PSU is propietary..cos i have a ati 2600xt in it.and i dont know if its the reason my Monitor shutsdown...cos not enough power?..although i never had any problems playing games only once maybe..but mostly on xvid divx vids..anyways i think it is the vid card..cos it never happens b4 in my onboard card..my question is if i can upgrade my psu to standard atx psu

2007-10-03 14:23:45 · 3 answers · asked by mark a 1

I just upgraded my PC's memory from 256kb of RAM to 1.5GB, and it still runs slowly. Did I miss something?

2007-10-03 14:22:12 · 9 answers · asked by Alex P 2

I'm looking at purchasing some "DDR2 RAM memory" which has a voltage of 2.1v.

How do I know if the motherboard I'm considering will accept this voltage.......or does it matter?

Do I have to "match" the mother board voltage to the memory voltage? If so, how?

2007-10-03 14:15:57 · 4 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2

I know building your own computer is by far the cheaper route but I don't have the know-how or the time. I am a gamer so places like Dell don't work for what I'm looking for. The best I've found for an alternative so far is ibuypower, but I'm told there are better deals. What are some of the best websites to buy a good desktop computer for the best price?

2007-10-03 14:04:37 · 9 answers · asked by soval7 1

Ok I have A dell inspiron531.amd athlon 64x2..does the 64means i have 64bit system..what makes a pc 64bit pc..i checked in my system properties and its says my system type is 32 bit..im confusedi dont know if its correct or not..cos i want to download Ubuntu..i dont know if i shud get 64 or 32

2007-10-03 13:51:20 · 4 answers · asked by mark a 1

my computer just crashed(windows Virus) n i want to see if there is ne way i can reboot it. i lost the rebooting cd it brought n i dont have Windows on a cd... and ideas... thank u

2007-10-03 13:24:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a samsung 244t lcd monitor and i'm using a generic power cord from a 22 inch lcd and it doesn't turn on. Does not having the original power cord have any effect?

2007-10-03 13:15:52 · 5 answers · asked by n8nmzlx@sbcglobal.net 1

HELP! the sound of my computer is driving me CRAZY! Is there anything I can do without buying a new fan, just because my local stores don't sell computer fans... If I can't, then I'll drive all the way to Best Buy and pick something up. What should I get? and more importantly, what should I do?

2007-10-03 12:45:48 · 11 answers · asked by Louis C 2

Ok, my computer is making noises. I don't think its a bad thing, considering it does it when my antivirus program finds a worm and deletes it but it's annoying and i just want to turn the sound off because i get a notification anyways. It isn't coming out of the speakers it is coming(I assume) out of a small one on the motherboard. It is just a beeping noise and while i usually don't have much trouble figuring out how to change or fix something with my computer, this one annoying thing is giving me problems. So does anybody know how to turn it off??

2007-10-03 11:38:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i though it be 4.2 hench 4200????

anyways seems to be running slower than my old celron 2.7 bit anoying only got 512 coz the other 512 strip dident work so gots to take it back tomorrow then ill have 1gb memory ( would that make it faster)

2007-10-03 11:17:36 · 6 answers · asked by Just Talk 1

i just want to know

2007-10-03 10:17:00 · 11 answers · asked by redbeluga 3

I had to replace my compaq tower with an HP tower, but can't get my GeForce Fx5200 video card to even be detected (yeah I know its not a great card, but I'm poor). Do they just not work with HP's? Its an HP Pavilion a1210n tower. Anyone know?

2007-10-03 10:11:19 · 5 answers · asked by David B 2

Hi, i'm buying used computer, it has a AMD processor, to be exact, AMD Athlon 2500+ XP (mobile). My dad is telling me that u should get a pc with an Intel processor instead. Whats the different between both, will the performance be affected?

the rest of the pc specs are:

Motherboard:: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe v2.0 (sata, digital audio out, firewire and soundstorm - live 5.1 decoding)
CPU:: AMD Athlon 2500+ XP (mobile)
Ram:: 1.5GB PC3200 (Corsair)
Video Card:: ATI 9800xt 256mb with HDTV adapter (component)
Hard Drive:: 120GB SATA 7200rmp
DVD Burner:: LG DVD Supermulti Writer 16x
HSF:: Thermaltake Volcano 7+
Powersupply: Enermax 365W
Keyboard/mouse:: Microsoft Intellipoint Optical and Logitech media keyboard
Gamepad:: Logitech Wingman
Monitor:: CRT 19" Samsung SyncMaster 950b
Case:: Chenbro (with window, well built)
Speakers:: 4.1 Cambridge Soundworks

He is selling for 300$, could anyone be able to tell me if its a good deal? thank you so much!

2007-10-03 10:10:47 · 11 answers · asked by Rico 2

2007-10-03 10:09:39 · 1 answers · asked by noemar53 2