Desktops - November 2007

Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 3.0GHz 8MB Cache 1333MHz FSB - Over-clocked to 3.33GHz

Graphics Processor: Dual 768MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra - SLI Enabled

Memory: 4GB Low Latency Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista™ Ultimate – DirectX 10 Ready

System Drive: 128GB (64GB x 2) SATA

Optical Drive: 6X Dual-Layer Blu-ray Disc Reader

Killer K1 Gaming Network Interface Card

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer High Definition 7.1 Audio

Monitor: 30'' Dell 2560 x 1600 (12ms) UltraSharp Widescreen Flat Panel

Is it good cuz i got it for my birthday a few days ago

2007-11-12 11:39:01 · 10 answers · asked by yashar a 3

i have pentium dual core 2.8 Ghz 1024 DDR 1 RAM intel 865 motherboard Nvidia 6200 LE . i am not a gamer at all . but sometimes i like turning on a demo version .
when i run NFSU 2 it runs fine but Quake 4 keeps making the monitor go on and off . i ran Pearl Harbor today and it played well for 10 mins then began to make the monitor go on and off . but i stopped it and ran NFSU 2 again and it ran like a dream . why is the monitor going on and off ? it is a 9 month old CRT monitor 17 " . i play at low settings more or less . i know the 6200 is unable to play Quake 4 . but shoud it not be able to run it at very low frame rates since it meets minimum requirements . can my video card be faulty if NFSU 2 runs fine ?

2007-11-12 11:36:16 · 4 answers · asked by atmaram 1

I am looking to buy a PC for my son's but do not know much about them. I am on a tight budget and think I may have found one but would like some advise on if it is a good choice.

It's an Acer L100
graphics - Intergrated NVIDIA Geforce 6150

graphic memory - up to 384 shared

hard drive - 160Gb SATA

memory - 1Gb ( 2x512mb) SODIMM

processor - AMD Athlon 64

processor speed - 2400mhz

It has Windows Vista Premium, DVD Rewriter and a 19" monitor and is £380

This is about as high as my budget will allow.

My boys will probably use this for a lot of gaming and the above info means nothing to me.

Could anyone advise me if this is a good buy please ?

Thanks

2007-11-12 10:44:09 · 8 answers · asked by mich 2

I am looking at buying a new Dell for Xmas and wondering how much proformance difference im going to notice between the two.

2007-11-12 10:14:49 · 3 answers · asked by getusumtx 1

I'm planning to upgrade my motherboard and RAM and useing a new case, but useing the same hd,gpu.cpu,psu, etc. I was wondering if i had to reinstall windows. I dont have a windows cd, my original computer dell, didn't come with one and i cant get another cd from them. My new motherboard and old motherboard are kind of similar chipset wise. My old motherboard is a intel 945p and my new motherboard is a 945gc.

2007-11-12 09:51:54 · 7 answers · asked by Fngan 3

A friend of mine got a new computer and it crashed within the 1st month.
What caused this ? Anyway to prevent this from happening ?
Can it be easily fixed?

2007-11-12 09:27:49 · 8 answers · asked by jalady 6

I am a 100% Mac person, you?

2007-11-12 09:09:59 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a P5RC-LA socket 775 motherboard with ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Processors chipset.

I was trying to upgrade to a pentium d processor but Im not sure if its compatible.

Help

2007-11-12 07:49:15 · 1 answers · asked by treew81 2

I have this game Far Cry, its a really fun game, but today its been giving these display problems. It runs fone, smooth framerate, nice graphics. Just these ugly black lines, some of the environments textures have fused to make these horrible blocks. It looks really ugly, these black lines look like strings in the game. Also, these patches of weird fuzzy colour which is unexplained. I just installed it today, and i get these problems a few minutes into the game. Before i installed it before, i never had such problems. So there is no problem with my processor or graphics card. But i had to use system restore. I wonder if its the display options i use or something, please help me. Calling all computer whizzes.

2007-11-12 07:46:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

PC problem,every now n then,blue screen appears,sayin somethin like.."dumping memory...".....wat could be the problem???is it a problem with hardware or my windows???

2007-11-12 07:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by Ali S 1

I have two older desktop PCs both with one HD each. I want use them together in one desktop, one as a master and one as a slave. One HD is 10 GB and has a W2K OS and the other is 20 GB and has 98SE OS and files I need to keep. Each of these HD’s work as masters in separate computers, but I want to make the 10GB HD with W2K the master, and the 20GB HD with 98SE the slave in the PC that originally had the 20GB HD with 98SE as the master. When I do this I receive the Blue screen stating something about "If this is the first time you've received this message...and run CHKDSK \F". Also, the 10GB HD won’t work as a Single HD in the PC that originally used the 20GB HD as the master. Any thoughts as to why the 10GB won’t work as the master. Sorry for the confusion.

2007-11-12 04:57:24 · 3 answers · asked by mikeybetsy 2

2007-11-12 04:25:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

im buying one set of RAM.for now the DDR2 ram is quite a bargain so im buying 2GB of ram.i wanna know is that any major difference in performance between ddr667 and ddr800 ram? if not im considering buying the cheaper one..

2007-11-12 02:13:52 · 4 answers · asked by fox's 1

I just installed another 512mb memory on my PC (bringing total memory to 1GB) and i see a dramatic change in speed. I looked at my motherboard user book and it says i can install up to 1GB of memory, how accurate is that or can i install little more than that? if i were to take one of the 512mb's out and get a 1Gb memory would that mess up my system? Thanks

2007-11-12 01:18:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

which is better?
what are some of the things that make that one better than the other? Is it really worth it to get a mac if I don't do video stuff?


also, just in case anyone knows, what is the cool picture program that macs have, called?(where you an take pictures in B&W, fish eye, etc.)

2007-11-12 01:10:51 · 5 answers · asked by JeddaBear 3

Appreciate all help to troubleshoot this problem:
. BIOS screen not shown
. hard drive LED shows yellow
. CD drive no light (if I remove data cable tape then the CD drive operational)
. CPU fan working, case fan working fine
. ON/OFF switch working, reset function working

If you came across this problem please share.

Thanks

Sea

2007-11-12 00:51:26 · 6 answers · asked by Sea Castle 1

details of catche memory

2007-11-12 00:08:42 · 7 answers · asked by kalyankumar 1

What is FSB ???? What is its connection with a processor???????????

2007-11-11 20:08:51 · 5 answers · asked by him h 1

2007-11-11 18:33:01 · 7 answers · asked by Rachmanioff 1

2007-11-11 17:57:23 · 7 answers · asked by Sage 6

1GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive. Vista Home Premium. The only use is internet, music and photos. Not much gaming.

2007-11-11 14:57:20 · 4 answers · asked by ses3371 1

The computer is an e machine. The new PS is 250 watts,is this too much? could i have not used the jumpers correctly? the original HD was only 4gigs. and had 129MB of space left on the drive.

2007-11-11 14:43:28 · 2 answers · asked by necroofchaos 2

Q. 1. Okay first off will you guys tell my parents how badly we need a new computer? We have a virus scanner that says we have 14,000 viruses, our computer has a 20gb hard drive, and it only has 126mb of RAM, and We got in the middle of the year 2000. (PLEASE do not say that we don't need a new computer because WE DO!)

The following applies to the questions below:
I want 2GB of RAM, probably want Windows XP unless someone convinces me out of it, do NOT want an apple (I would want one but my parents would always be confused), and I want to be able to play games like halo, call of duty, and battlefield 2 on it.

Q. 2. What kind of processor and graphics card would I need to be able to play games like the ones listed?

Q. 3. What company will give me the most bang for my buck? I've been looking at a Dell XPS but am flexible.

Q. 4. Do you think I should get a Logitech Revolution mouse, or is it not worth the $99.99? If i were to get a good one that would be it.

Q. 5. Other suggestions?

2007-11-11 13:52:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Preferably just using software...

2007-11-11 13:45:50 · 2 answers · asked by bob135 4

I have windows tablet.Can i use a dell system retore disk on my comp? any help is good

2007-11-11 12:54:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it hard to install a cpu in a computer

2007-11-11 12:43:48 · 4 answers · asked by Garrett 1

or the mb for this motherboard ex (64mb , 128 mb) sry i dont know much

2007-11-11 12:34:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey everyone,

While attempting to fragment my PC, the fragmentation program is telling me that some files will not fragment, mainly files in program files and documents and settings.

Seing as these as fairly large files *one of my documents is over 7 gigs, I was hoping someone would have the solution.

I am using Windows XP.

Thank you in advance.

Peace=)

2007-11-11 11:47:44 · 5 answers · asked by andrew c 2

Hello,
I am looking to upgrade my Current PC.
But not looking to purchase a new one, instead just upgrade the components in my pc!

My Current Specs are
E-Machines E3028
Intel Celeron D @ 3.20 Ghz
768MB RAM
DVD +/- RW Drive
6 USB
Memory Card Reader
Windows XP
ATI Graphics Card
Basically it seems my PC Can't run many demanding programs at once.
It wont RUN Ulead Video Studio 11 because whenever i seem to do edit a video on it it always runs out of memory.
Do you think i need a PC Upgrade or maybe do i just need to add more memory??

If i do upgrade. will i still have all my files and settings in place?

2007-11-11 10:42:01 · 10 answers · asked by danny.edwards 2

i have a compag sr1719 with a "MSI 7184" motherboard.. does anyone know if i can upgrade to a better processor? atm i have at amd athlon 64bit 3200 but i want something like a quad core amd or a dual core amd athlon 64 3200+ does anyone know if they have the same compatible sockets?

2007-11-11 10:37:24 · 4 answers · asked by mike b 1