Desktops - October 2007

2007-10-25 13:09:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay...I need to build a computer for myself, and need to know how to do it.

I am a teenager and I have lots of experience with a computer. I've taken college computer classes already and I figured it was time to take the next step and build my own.

Here's what I need to be able to do with it:
Watch movies, Listen to music, pretty much anything to do with entertainment...besides extreme gaming. But I still don't want any lag and I want smooth, eye popping graphics. I want to be able to have at least a gig of RAM for multitasking. I want a 250 Hard drive or bigger and I want to be able to burn CD's and DVD's. I want a liquid cooling system, if possible. I want pretty much the best I can get for under 1500 dollars. I want my computer to look cool, which means a nice case. I want a motherboard that can have up to four gigs of RAM. I want it to be able to handle a DVD burner and maybe a 3.5 inch floppy. I want it to be awesome!!! I also want Windows XP. I need to know how to build this!!

2007-10-25 13:01:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I topped out my my RAM at 4GB. I knew ahead of time the system would only read 3gb 0r 3.5gb. It turned out to read 3GB. Did I waste money on the 4th GB, or will it go to use somewhere in the PC? I am running Windows XP Home.

2007-10-25 12:56:57 · 8 answers · asked by I luv trees 2

2007-10-25 12:51:21 · 6 answers · asked by johni70 1

2007-10-25 12:49:35 · 6 answers · asked by NumberCruncher 2

2007-10-25 11:56:19 · 3 answers · asked by SiuTongChoi 2

For ex., when I move the cursor while online, it moves, and then it hesitates for about 5 sec., and then I'm able to move it again. And it's not just the cursor but also the browsers.

2007-10-25 10:37:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What would be the best Fastest possible cpu that is compatible of coarse with this mo-bo?

2007-10-25 10:14:49 · 3 answers · asked by swifty 1

2007-10-25 10:08:21 · 5 answers · asked by loopofeternity@btinternet.com 1

Or does it only get rid of the stuff i have deleted?

2007-10-25 05:11:29 · 21 answers · asked by Robby L 1

should i just take it out, or should I C: Format it? Thanks for the help.

2007-10-25 05:05:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Header:
PWR / P- / P+ / GND
Wires :
1 - +
2- -
3- P+
4- P-

2007-10-25 03:43:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Header:
* PLED+ / PLED- / PWRBTN / GND / *
* HDLED+ / HDLED- / GND / RESET / DUMMY*
Cables:
1 - PLED / ------------------ / PLED
2 - HDLED / HDLED
3- RESET SW / RESET SW
4- PWR SW / PWR SW

2007-10-25 03:39:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

the computer i will get is passed onto me- very nice and fast and has all taken off it. my ancient ole thing works but not dvd or floppy disc and has no cd slot. is a download available or should i get pro help in loading

2007-10-25 02:45:05 · 6 answers · asked by ellie knows 1

I accidentlly uninstalled it D=

2007-10-25 02:25:03 · 6 answers · asked by victor 1

I want to get a new imac I currently run windows for my business. On the new mac can i switch from one os to the other do I need any additional programs
Thanks

2007-10-25 01:26:13 · 2 answers · asked by Jack J 1

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail (Model: ADA5600CZBOX)

Or

AMD Opteron 1212 Santa Ana 2.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 103W Processor - Retail (Model: OSA1212CSBOX)


1) What AMD processor is better for gaming?

2) Which processor will yeild a better Vista rating?


I ordered one, my brother already has the other one, other than that our rigs are similar who will come out on top?

2007-10-25 00:57:31 · 3 answers · asked by snavelz_package 2

i want to upgrade my video card... to improve my gaming here is my system

OS: Windows XP
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: P4M800-M7
BIOS: Default system Bios
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.66Ghz
Memory: 768 mb ram
Direct X: 9.0c
DDR 400mhz

2007-10-24 23:02:15 · 4 answers · asked by dranzer_a2 2

i did the classic start menu but is there anything else i can do to get rid of this annoying vista look...Thanks

ps i dont like xp look much either..

2007-10-24 19:02:03 · 2 answers · asked by fox250r 2

I previosuly had a geforce 5200 pci, all games worked fine.. This card is a radeon 9800 pro 128 AGP. Before i installed the radeon i uninstalled the nvidia drivers then installed the new card. then i installed drivers from the ATI site.. when i went to play my game error came up saying: were sorry for the incoveniance this program must close. so then i just ininstalled the game and when i try to reinstall i get same error. so i tried a different game and get the same thing. please help.

I was told by someone i may need to get Driver Cleaner and clean all the old nvidia and ATI drivers even though i removed them. so i did and still nothing.

Im pretty sure my motherboard supports AGP because i can do everyuthing else just not play games.. and when i go to hardware it says the radeon 9800 pro is working properly.

2007-10-24 17:37:50 · 5 answers · asked by mike ? 1

I have a celeron 2.2 Ghz processor (i know it isn't the best) with one Gig of ram and a Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 256 Mb graphics card.
I try to play warcraft 3 and it always seems to freeze up or my mouse will start to jump around the screen when playing. Anything that might help me make my computer run better while playing this game?

2007-10-24 17:26:13 · 5 answers · asked by talonfreek 2

If i make the HP recovery CDS/DVDS on my computer as of this point. Is it going to make a backup of the present state of the computer or when I first got it because I want to do a reformat of the computer but keep all the HP stuff that it came with. Thanks.

2007-10-24 17:19:47 · 5 answers · asked by ammaryusuf 3

ok here it goes. i built my computer over a year ago and just recently it crashed. it had been just suddenly dying but would reboot. then about 2 weeks ago it crashed and i saw the blue screen as windows was trying to reboot, now my computer is in a cycle. so i bought a new power supply. and it still happens. any other ideas? think my ram died or mother board? is it even possible that its a virus? i had determined that it had been my power supply was faulty because sometimes it would shut off if the TV that is on the same power strip was turned on then the computer would shut off.

2007-10-24 17:18:17 · 6 answers · asked by Ashen 1

i have a dell P4 2.8ghz, 1 gb hd, its just over a year old and the fan is on and eventually gets extremely loud, why? can i replace the fan? should i ?

2007-10-24 14:55:00 · 3 answers · asked by mailliwbu 1

I currently have two stick of ram in my system; 1 256mb pc2100 and 1 256mb of pc2700. I have ordered a stick of 512mb pc3200. My machine has 2 slots for ram and will accept up to 2 gb of PC 3200. Would it be better to install the 512mb pc3200 by itself or would it be better to install it with the 256mb pc2700?

2007-10-24 14:09:20 · 2 answers · asked by Matt B 1

I just bought I gaming computer on ebay. I pay about $500 including shipping. I am not sure am I am paying too much for this computer? Is it good enough to play games? Is it worth. Let me know so I can have the chance to returns it. Thanks. here are the specs:
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 550 3.40GHz 800MHz 1MB Socket 775 CPU
CPU Fan: Foxconn CMI-775-14B Socket 775 Heat Sink and Fan
Motherboard: Asus P5LD2 LGA 775 Motherboard RAID/Sound/Net 945P Dual Core
Memory: G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel (Up to 4GB supported)
Optical Drives: SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD +/- RW DL
Hard Drive: 250GB Maxtor Sata Maxline Plus II 8MB Cache
Floppy Drive/Card Reader: Not Included
Graphics Card (SLI): MSI NX 6600GT 128MB DDR3 TV-OUT (Core Speed 500MHz, Ram Speed 1000MHz)
Sound: Realtek ALC882 8-ch High-Definition Audio CODEC (onboard)
Network: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gb LAN controller 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Ethernet, cable or DSL)
Case: XMan 11-Bay 20+4-Pin ATX Window Case w/480W PSU

2007-10-24 13:42:06 · 5 answers · asked by nga_t_truong 2

I asked this question before but forgot to mention some details. I do not have an OS installed. I don't have any partitions. I have formatted my drive and it now says this.

Size 149.05GB

Used 0.00GB

Unused 149.05GB



And there is a sticker on the front of my computer that says 160GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive.

2007-10-24 13:23:15 · 12 answers · asked by jack 5

2007-10-24 10:54:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm getting my son a new computer. He's REALLY into gaming, and his current computer is out of date. I'm looking at the processor, and it looks like the speed is slower. I don't know much about computers, so any help would be VERY nice. So anyways, will this processor make much of a difference at ALL when it comes to his games? Here are the specs...

Current processor:
Intel Celeron D 320
90 nm
256 KB L2
2.40 GHz
533 MHz

New processor:
Intel Core2Duo E6420
4 MB L2
2.13 GHz
1066 MHz

2007-10-24 10:18:02 · 4 answers · asked by photoman9988 1

2007-10-24 09:52:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous