Desktops - December 2007

I want to buy a new mother board and a new powersupply
What should I look for when buying these things?

Is there a maximum amount of watts a motherboard can handle, I do not want to fry it.


The question is.

When buying a motherboard and a power supply unit what should I look for before buying? ?
(It will be nice to know what these things do EX. look for what kind of CPU it supports. BECAUSE IF IT IS AMD INTEL WILL NOT WORK IN IT.) something like that.

Is there power supplies that may not work for certain systems or motherboards? ?

2007-12-08 18:27:12 · 8 answers · asked by dave 1

The motherboard im getting is the Asus M2A-VM-HDMI. The reason why im getting the hdmi version is because its coming as a barebone set.

im buying graphics card seperately. I looked at mobo manual, and i cant find anywhere i where i can disable onboard video. How do i do this?

2007-12-08 17:58:59 · 4 answers · asked by Crysis 7

My computer wont turn on..
its a desktop. The fans wont even turn on. It's dead. I unplug and plug the power cord back in but it still wont turn on. .it's a Dell Demension 4600. I opened it up and the power supply is getting to the motherboard, cuz the little light is on. But when i press the power buttton it doesn't turn on. I did a research and somewhere it said that i should try using a screwdriver to connect to pins on the motherboard to see if its the switch which is broken. I can't find the two pins though. Can someone help me? AND is there another way to get my computer to power on?
The motherboard looks like this:

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6889/123resized3ut.jpg


The blue box on the lower right hand corner is where the wires from the power button connect to (in the pic)

2007-12-08 16:52:22 · 14 answers · asked by ? 2

and never shut it down?

2007-12-08 16:45:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

a few hours ago i adjusted my computer so it would perform to its "best performance" so i could play sims 2 faster. now i switched it back to the windows xp display and now the taskbar still looks like it was when windows 97 was around. how can i get my windowx xp blue/green/ or silver 3d taskbar back!??!

2007-12-08 15:28:27 · 7 answers · asked by damon1570 1

I am looking to purchase a new desktop computer, all these specs are confusing to me, where can I go to learn what all these specs mean or stand for so that I can understand them and help me make a decision.

2007-12-08 15:16:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2.2ghz 704 mb ram. amd athlon 64 3500+ Apreciate help.

2007-12-08 15:14:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

my ram card is 128 MB DDR- 400 MHz- Cl3 Pc3200U-3033-0-C0

2007-12-08 13:34:25 · 5 answers · asked by xuepingguan@verizon.net 1

About 3 weeks ago I bought a 3 year service plan for my computer from compusa. After watching the news today, they said compusa would be closing after the holidays. What's going to happen to my service plan? Was it a waste of $300 or will it be transferred?

2007-12-08 12:16:52 · 3 answers · asked by hellxfire 1

well, i have a evga nvidia 680i sli motherboard and a core 2 quad 2.4ghz cpu. im in the process of overclocking my cpu and was wondering how hot it would have to be to fry. the mother board and the cpu.

2007-12-08 12:09:35 · 2 answers · asked by James H 3

I'm getting ready to install Windows XP Pro on a computer. I want to make 2 extra partitions for Linux or maybe Solaris. Do I have to make these partitions during the install process or can I leave unpartitioned space and make the partitions with windows disk management.

2007-12-08 10:44:08 · 4 answers · asked by Game-Guy Pro 5

hi I am currently changing my broadband package and am considering using Sky broadband. Can you tell me if 8mbps and 40gb per month usage is a lot? I use the internet every day for college and also download a fair amount. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

2007-12-08 10:41:43 · 10 answers · asked by leper madonna 2

the game is Guild Wars

And if i can play the game it freezes up on me everytime i play it.

2007-12-08 05:03:56 · 5 answers · asked by Froboy09 2

Well so ive been wondering because I just bought a Windows Vista Home Premium about 5 or 6 months ago, but now its slow as a slug! I ususally multitask with Mozilla, games, AIM, Yahoo Instant Messenger, Windows Media, Word Doc etc. So would adding more RAM help?

OS:Windows Vista Home Premium
Brand:Gateway Desktop
Psr: Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 1GB
HD: 320GB

Please, how much RAM would I have to get? And why. WILL GET BEST ANSWER

2007-12-08 04:27:02 · 17 answers · asked by Dc2don 5

I have XP and Vista on my desktop but I want to delete one and keep the other so I can add more space to my hd but I dont know how to do it....

2007-12-08 03:28:25 · 4 answers · asked by somethn123 2

all was running fine for 1year no changes made then all off a suddan my computer started playing up it would not close down when asked. and started saying memory error.so i changed the memory thats error has gone. i get a massage about my main drives need updating or my bios i have update all. off them and still my coumpter still not shut down when i ask. it is computer is a AMD3000+ 64 BITE
MSI K8T NEO MS-6702
nvida Ti200 GRAHICES CARD
4 HARDDRIVES
3 X 80GIG
1 250 GIG
1DVD WRIGHTER
PROMISE PCI CARD FOR HARD DRIVES IDE
1 X SOUND CARD CMI8738

I have unpluged all usb divices one at a time and still it will not close down. i have reformated the hard drive and reinstalled windows xp home. please dose any one have any idear what to try next. thanks.

2007-12-08 03:26:56 · 2 answers · asked by me 2

It was unstalled and cannot get it back. Oh hum and I still cannot get that crazy old "e"drive erased from my computer. Do you have sympathy for me?

2007-12-08 01:50:17 · 3 answers · asked by grannywinkie 6

How do I delete everything off of my computer? I don't have a disk or anything. But I just got a new macbook pro! And so we are giving this one to my aunt, so I don't need it anymore. So what do I do to delete eveyrthing?

2007-12-08 01:17:13 · 4 answers · asked by Emily J 6

How much is on the memory card?

2007-12-08 00:44:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what does this mean and what can I do to get rid of this

2007-12-07 23:59:22 · 5 answers · asked by baa baa 1

OK i want to dual boot windows xp (already installed) and MAC OS X so i can see what MOSX is like with out uninstalling WXP.
Everyone i ask says that it sucks but thats their opinion. Is it true that it can really any game now? (without some bullsh!t program)
Thnx in advance.

2007-12-07 20:05:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

so I have a job... and I need a computer... and I would like for that computer not to suck... I know I'll have it for a long time... I've never even used a mac or osx unless you count my iphone but I am tired of cheap desktops, windows, and expensive laptops... and I think the Imac is my solution the problem is the one I want is gonna cost me $2700 and sorry to say I don't have that lying aroud... when I want some thing this expensive I ussally turn to shop nbc and make 6payments but the only place I know to get a mac is apple online store... I need a payment plan...

2007-12-07 18:03:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know where i can buy the parts.


Before Specifications:
Windows Xp
256mb memory
Estimate 38 or 40gb hard drive
DvD player
CD-r/Wr
Pentium D
no wireless card

After(at least if possible):
Windows Xp or Vista(No Xp media center)
1gb memory
250or(320gb)
DvD-r/Wr
CD-r/WR
dual core(or processor with 2.0ghz)
Wireless Card

Is this possible?(if so)
what site should i buy the parts at?

Or Can Somebody find me a pc with 19in screen under $699

Example(i was thinking of purchasing)
Hp with monitor
Windows Vista
1gb memory
320gb harddrive
Super Multi DvD lightscribe drive
AMD 6400+Duo Processor
Wireless Card 802.11b/g

2007-12-07 15:52:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right now all I have is a CD-RW Drive for my Desktop and I'm looking to replace it with something that can accomplish the following:

I want to be able to burn documents, pictures, music, and movies to CD/DVDs (to back up stuff, transfer files, make a CD, DVD, whatever).

Most importantly, I want to be able to take DVDs I have and watch them on my computer, put them on my computer or copy them to another DVD disc (so I can be able to watch them on a TV, not just the computer). I want to be able to do the same with movies I download (avi, mpg, whatever). I just want them to turn out DVD-quality, and if I can avoid it, I'd like to make sure the process of creating/duplicating a DVD doesn't take hours.

I'm pretty sure you know what I'm looking for. I think what I'm in the market for is a CD/DVD-+R/RW Combo Drive or something, but I don't know if that's the name exactly or what.

I just want someone to help me understand exactly what I'm looking for and what's the best one to get.

2007-12-07 15:52:09 · 3 answers · asked by kperovic 2

ok..so ive been using a computer for quite some time now..and im still curious to know this.Why does my processor say its 2.8 GHz,but it reads 2.79 GHz?im looking for serious answers..im around so talk away

2007-12-07 14:31:15 · 4 answers · asked by jon_black2002 2

I am planing on to build my own rig and I have all my computers parts,I am just waiting for two more parts and thatts it! But befor I create my own gaming computer, I would like know, does Battlefeid 2 and 2142 work with vista(32 and64 bit) and a ATI 2600 Pro video card?

2007-12-07 11:53:58 · 4 answers · asked by vradcke 1

I want to upgrade my computer processor to a faster one. I made sure it is compatible with my motherboard. My question is, how hard is it to install it, and where could I find directions for this?

2007-12-07 11:44:47 · 14 answers · asked by secretbirdyj 3

like i got a brand new computer

please help :(

2007-12-07 11:43:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a old compaq presario s6500nx.....link>>>>......... & i have a acer aspire t180 with a amd athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 4200+ 2.21GHz can i put this processor in my compaq because the acer is crap but i heard the processor is good will this fit thx....but i think the motherboard has a problem

2007-12-07 11:23:30 · 2 answers · asked by bigflame 1

about 3 weeks ago my Power Supply Unit(PSU) started making a disturbing noise... I ignored it planning on getting a new PSU as soon as i could. I wasn't having any problems except for having to always turn the pc on twice before it would boot up properly.

2 weeks ago i turned the PC off and then tried turning it on again a few hours later but nothing shoed up on the screen. There were a few clicks coming from the mobo as soon as i turn the power on which didn't used to happen. Everything else sounded like it was working properly, But its hard to tell what was happening without being able to see anything on the screen. The PSU was still grinding. It was a 500W.

Then 1 week ago i got my new PSU (500W) and installed it and everything was working fine. No clicks, no noise, nothing! I used it about 5 times over the last week with no problems.

Now this morning i tired turning it on and the clicks were back! it's def coming from the Motherboard. The new PSU is working fine-no noise.

help!

2007-12-07 09:02:10 · 6 answers · asked by jonnyrzero 1