Desktops - November 2007

I'm excluding software in this case, friend of mine wants to use it to surf the internet and download music/movies and just wants a basic-rock solid computer with parts that aren't going to break down and a tower, fan, and power supply that are going to work, plus leaving room for upgrades later.

WD or Seagate or other for hard drive and what would be a good CPU to keep my eyes out for, older model Intel P4..

Plenty of stores in the area, I just don't have the time to shop around.

2007-11-29 06:03:09 · 5 answers · asked by nightdogg 4

I am not good at computers what so ever. I talked this person down to $500 (includes cpu desk). I figure it will need to be upgraded but not sure what, hopefully I can do it myself.
The bottom line is I play WoW and BF2 on top of having about 1000 songs and short movies. So here are the specs..

Acer AL2223W 22 inch WIDESCREEN lcd monitor
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard
dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 runs at 3.0 GHz PER core
Maxtor 160GB SATA hard drive, 2 x 512 PC6400 memory (1GB total)running in dual channel
PHILIPS 20X DVD±R DL DVD Burner
Logitech cordless keyboard and cordless optical mouse
2.1 Cyber Accoustic speakers with subwoofer
ATI X300 PCI Express x16 video card w/TV, DVI & VGA
The case is powered by a 450 watt power supply. The case has 2 front USB 2.0 ports, audio in/out ports and a firewire IEEE 1394 port

The seller said he spent over $1250

Thanks in advance for the input!

2007-11-29 06:02:30 · 8 answers · asked by jonathanrovillard 2

My pc will not boot past the opening BIOS screen. It identifies the bus speed then hangs (Just before the memory test) and shows a message "State 50" If I reboot it seems to work past the state (stops on 52, next reboot stops on 74 then finally gets to the O/S) It did this once to where I was able to complete a full system back-up before it turned itself off.

This is not a heat problem, as it happens on initial boot. If I do get past the 50 state, and into the O/S it will run 5 to 10 minutes then turns off as if unplugged.

I am assuming this is a mother board problem, but not sure.

NOTE: this is a AMD 64x2 mother board with 2GB memory.

2007-11-29 03:57:52 · 5 answers · asked by advnturer 6

I was given a computer and i dont know much about them I was told that this is the problem The computer has no more memory becuse the last owner tried to install Windows XP I have been told that i need Windows 98 the computer starts up and runs its thust lines over photos and keeps telling me there is no aval. Memory Please any help would be appreciated Thank you so much For your time I just cant afford to call Geek Sqad to fix . You will be making my kids holiday if we can get this Free Dell Computer working . Also if you need an information ask ill post :-)

2007-11-29 01:54:59 · 3 answers · asked by silver01222000 4

which one of these would be best for school work!!!

Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 32-Bit/64-Bit
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-Bit/64-Bit
Genuine Windows® XP Professional
Genuine Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux WS v.5 (EM64T)

2007-11-29 01:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by za123456789101112131415161718199 1

Here are my options:

1. Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)

2. Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)

#1 has 4 processors compared to 2 and a bigger cache

however, #2 runs at 3GHz compared to 2.4GHz, and has a higher FSB

I am looking at getting a good computer that will last 5-7 years, and be able to run any software that come sout in that time

Nothing fancy, but i want to be able to play some games, do basic pictures, and have a few thousand songs on the hard drive.

what i'm wondering about is whether or not having the faster processor at 3GHz would make that much of a difference for what I want to do

AND whether having the 4 processors compared to 2 would be better anyways

real answers only please

2007-11-29 01:11:32 · 5 answers · asked by Nick B 2

My PC won't boot, all the fans start, the mobo lights up. But there is no signal to the keyboard/mouse or monitor. The PC was working fine for around 3 weeks, then one day it just wouldnt start.

I have replaced the motherboard, the PSU and the CPU. Still the same problem, have tried to boot out on a non-conductive surface, to eliminate any shorting problems... still happens. I am sooo stuck, I have tried booting without a video card and without RAM still nothing, no post or anything. MY spec:

Core2Duo 2160 CPU
abit ip-35e Mobo
2gb DDR2 800mhz Ram
x1950 pro PCI-E GFX
600w OCZ stealthXtreme.

Find me the answer and I will love you forever :)

2007-11-29 00:51:08 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3

2007-11-28 23:33:16 · 5 answers · asked by jack 1

it started about few weeks ago

2007-11-28 23:19:18 · 6 answers · asked by li l 1

Ok I have avi video files, when I play them they come up threres no picture, but theres sound and what should be the movie is appearin in Visuelizatoin(those colors that come up when playing music) and its all blocky! Why is that and what should I do about it?

2007-11-28 23:14:01 · 8 answers · asked by lugia1111 1

I am using P4 3.0& intel D101 MotherBoard built in ATI X200 graphics,1GB of DDR1,lite on DVDRW Segate 160GB SATA,
also i am thinking about changing the motherboard so that i can have DDR 2.

2007-11-28 22:48:18 · 10 answers · asked by yush 1

it is a home PC that is used for normal regular work and not for prffessional IT.

2007-11-28 20:45:40 · 9 answers · asked by spermova 1

hello i'm putting a brand new computer together. the motherboard is an asus crosshair, processor amd black edition 6400 3.2, video card is an 8800 nvidia geforce 640 mb. one 150 gb hardrive raptor and a segate 300 gb, a regular dvd burner and 2 gb of ram ddr2 ocz platinum, and a 700 watts rocketfish power supply. here is my problem i have everything ready plug in but when i try to turn on the computer nothing turns on, i mean everything is turn off i don't hear the hardrives runing neither the fans. so what i did was i unplug the 8800 video card, and try to turn the pc on again guess what everything turn on, so i'm thinking i need another power supply, which is weird because i don't think 700 watts is not enogh for what i'm running, so i plug the video card back and nothing wouldnt turn on so i'm really pissed off right now. if there is anybody there that has some sort of advice please let me know asap thanks

2007-11-28 17:16:56 · 5 answers · asked by mb 1

hi there i have got a compaq presario and i am trying to system recovery it the thing is that i have checked on tools for system recovery program i have also rebooted it while pressing F10 but it jus doesnt work i dont think it needs cd because i used to do it without any cd's but now it jus wont work PLEASEE HELPP!!!!

much apperciated

2007-11-28 17:14:19 · 1 answers · asked by Mookie 1

2007-11-28 16:05:16 · 11 answers · asked by Lisa G 2

i am planning on buying a new computer and i have seen these different type of intel processors. i have a budeget or 600-700 i like to multi task, i listen to music surf the net watch movies, dvd's play games download music use photoshop and have antivirus running at the same time. from those processors that i listed which one is the best one in order from best to worst?

2007-11-28 14:13:37 · 10 answers · asked by DaYrØn™ 2

2007-11-28 13:42:05 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa G 2

I've got an imac/desktop that i use every day. Is it better for my computer to shut it down overnight or just log off when i'm done?

2007-11-28 12:19:18 · 9 answers · asked by matthound 3

2007-11-28 10:27:36 · 4 answers · asked by cleanfanatic 2

See i am trying to upgrade my desktop, its a compaq. I used CPUZ, it told me i have 2 slots of 512 MB RAM, they are both Pc2-5300 333Mhz, then i went online to check newegg.com, i can only find Pc2-5300 667 Mhz, I couldnt find any 333Mhz ones.
Will i be able to use the 667 one? I am trying to take one 512 mb out, and put a 1G one in so i have 1.5 G.
Thanks a lot for help.

2007-11-28 10:21:01 · 6 answers · asked by scofield24z 3

If you had a choice between a mac and a pc with the exact same amount of memory, space, screen size, etc., which would you choose? Just Curious.

2007-11-28 08:17:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Goood and bad stuff about it. should my kid have it?

2007-11-28 08:04:00 · 7 answers · asked by Got milk? 3

I want to start from scratch deleting everything having the computer the way I got it. I can do it with my toshiba, but for some reason it is far more difficult with a dell, and the book don't tell me how. Can someone help me. Please

2007-11-28 08:01:01 · 10 answers · asked by rae 3

In additon to using it for standard tasks such as web surfing, MS Office tools, etc, I'm getting into video editing, music, photos and all things creative. It seems anything creative is better done on a MAC. MAC just seems more cutting edge. Would love to hear some opinions.

2007-11-28 07:57:27 · 3 answers · asked by pete6356 1

because it says I have 40% of memory left and i dont got that much stuff on my cpu were can i perminatly remove it at i have windows xp

2007-11-28 06:38:17 · 6 answers · asked by sdotsfinest215 1

OK. I want to get a new desktop, but i am reading that all desktop now have vista. I really dont like the program. It is on my laptop, but i am beening told that the Vista on a desktop is much better that the laptop. What do you think?

2007-11-28 06:06:58 · 9 answers · asked by Roberto R 2

2007-11-28 05:56:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it ok to use Nail polish remover to clean off the old thermal compound? I believe it has acetone. Thanks.

2007-11-28 04:53:15 · 6 answers · asked by Arnoldray20001 1

i cant find it anywhere where can i find those details

2007-11-28 04:45:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If this motherboard will be suitable for a home PC -

http://microdirect.co.uk/(22029)Foxconn-K8M890M2MBRS2H-Motherboard-Skt-AM2.aspx

I bought a MB once and it must of been for a server as it had no CD drive connectors ;/

2007-11-28 04:39:05 · 9 answers · asked by GeeMail 4