Other - Hardware - August 2007

I am building a new a new PC and i need a Dual core processor, as dual core is fairly cheap, and works well.

I can't afford an Intel Core 2 Duo!, so i looked to towards the AMD dual cores which are alot better prices, and have been dominant on getting one for a while.

However i've noticed there are what looks to me quite good, Pentium D dual core processors on the market.

Here is what i have been looking at.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (2x 2.3GHz ,2x 512KB L2 Cache)

INTEL Pentium D 2.8 Ghz LGA 775 Dual core 2x1024mb L2.

From where i live (UK), they are simular prices.
I'd like to know which processor is better, they are both dual core, so therefore both run two independent cores.
The pentium has a higher Ghz.

Please dont answer this is you dont really know much about this.

The only question i want answered is :
Which one is better? And a description why.

I dont really want recomendations as this is my max limit and I cant afford a Core 2 duo, dont recomend it!

2007-08-10 03:35:08 · 2 answers · asked by ChrisW 3

I have 2 hard drives. Drive C has the OS & all the programs installed in it & nothing else. Drive D has all my files in it. I backed up my files 3 years ago worth about 20 GB and have since then added more files worth about 40 GB. I was about to back-up by next week, but S**T happened.

At least a decade of time and hardwork invested in that drive down the drain, cause it crashed! It's capacity is 80 GB. But, when you click on properties it only registers 128 KB!! Please help me!!! :-(

2007-08-10 00:52:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can this video card still play Sims 2, Medal of Honor, Need for Speed Underground 2 and NFSW?
I have it in my house and I am trying to put it in my computer.
Can it still play these games?
And can you please tell me other games (from 2003-2006) that can still be played on this video card?

2007-08-10 00:48:32 · 4 answers · asked by Mazzer M 1

ie 2 models
PC3200 DDR Dimm Memory
512MB DDR DIMM RAM MEMORY

2007-08-09 23:36:21 · 5 answers · asked by lowtherdick 1

For my new self-built pc, i am looking to use a Dual core CPU.

I'd like to know the difference in the few types around, as the price's are so much different.
I dont want to know about popularity of different ones, i want to know performance and speed of the different chips.

I have a firm budget for a CPU.

My possible buys are :
AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1Ghz , 512kb L2 lache)
INTEL PENTIUM D 2.8 GHz LGA 775 DUAL CORE


I dont think i can afford a core 2 duo, they seem to expensive for my build and i simply dont want to spend money on it, as its more money for the cheapest one, which has a small 1.86Ghz speed.

So whats different between an AMD X2, a Dual core pentium? And possibally a Intel?
I assume its got to be something to do with the Lache?
But what should i look for?

Thanks.

2007-08-09 23:29:28 · 4 answers · asked by ChrisW 3

I BOUGHT A MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE RANGE- 945PL-S3, I'M RUNNING A PENTIUM D 2.8 GHz 800 FSB CPU AND DUAL CHANNEL 1GIG OF RAM 667MHZ.
I START THE SYSTEM UP AND A GIGABYTE LOGO APPEARS ON THE SCREEN WITH OPTIONS TO ENTER SETUP etc AT THE BOTTOM BUT IT DOESNT SEEM TO GO INTO P.O.S.T. NONE OF THE OPTIONS WORK TO ENTER SETUP WHICH IS TO PUSH DEL. TO TAKE ME INTO BIOS SETUP. CAN ANY BODY TELL ME WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PC. OR ANY IDEAS. THANKS :)

2007-08-09 21:02:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard a CNBC journalist say on Montell show that some chip is installed on all keyboards secrely. What year it was initially installed?
Can it be detected and removed?
Can you buy a keyboard without the chip?

2007-08-09 18:51:50 · 2 answers · asked by yogi3 1

i cant install that driver into my computer, it tells me that i have the wrong card and/or os, but i know i don't, is there a way to manually install this video card, its from my laptop..

2007-08-09 16:58:02 · 5 answers · asked by truepal20032001 2

I need to get rid of my password for BOIS, 'cuz I lost it and don't remember it, and I heard that I can just use the Clear CMOS jumper pin on the motherboard to do so... So what does the Clear CMOS pin do? And would I just flip the switch and flip it back, or would I flip it and reboot?

2007-08-09 15:32:15 · 2 answers · asked by Kampr 1

I have a Dell XPS with a Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz)/dual core,1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 20" ultra sharp monitor, 256MB ATI Hyper Memory PCI- Express X16 Radeon X600 SE, and a 80GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM) Is this video card good enough for Battlefield2 it seems to run well but sometimes takes a while to load. Should I try to upgrade if so what and how much?

2007-08-09 14:22:41 · 4 answers · asked by ostate_22 1

Basically, I just want to point people to this article here: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41577

Any comments?

2007-08-09 12:08:46 · 5 answers · asked by William E. Roberts 5

Both times I've unplugged it but somehow I feel it's a crime.

I've changed into ADSL recently.

2007-08-09 10:16:34 · 5 answers · asked by maggie 4

What price range should i be looking at?

2007-08-09 08:25:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 08:20:51 · 8 answers · asked by lyterfree 1

Video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNUs99zggqI

I found this in the trash. I put a formatted hard drive in it.

How do I make it work.

Is it worth keeping?

2007-08-09 07:50:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

tried hardware update. says not found. where can i get it from to install drivers

2007-08-09 07:33:00 · 5 answers · asked by womanoferin 2

2007-08-09 07:27:15 · 6 answers · asked by Roshh 1

Can I use the above with my PC, i.e., in-lieu-of the MIC & the Speakers
Thanks.
GG
09AUG07

2007-08-09 06:37:12 · 3 answers · asked by Gabriel G 1

I've wondered 4 ages!!!

2007-08-09 05:52:16 · 24 answers · asked by political-satire-my-desire 2

I have a total of 2 gigs of RAM. Will it be able to handle it well? More smoothly than if it was just 256 mb?

2007-08-09 04:09:33 · 3 answers · asked by Aziz 1

I SUSPECT BIOS VIRUS BECAUSE MONITOR STOPPED WORKING IN A PC INFESTED WITH VIRUSES AND IT STOPPED WORKING WHEN I RESTARTED THE PC.
ITS NOT THE MONITOR BECAUSE IT WORKS IN OTHER COMPUTERS AND EVERYTHING GOES ON IN THE MOTHERBOARD EXCEPT THE MONITOR....HOW CAN I FLASH THE BIOS IF THERE IS NO SCREEN TO BOOT THE FLOPPY? I WOULDNT NEED TO FLASH THE BIOS IF THE BIOS SCREEN WOULD START IN THE FIRST PLACE LOL

2007-08-09 04:03:08 · 2 answers · asked by elmocrc9 2

I installed a hard drive and then i installed windows xp operating system... i have read on here that i should have booted the windows xp disk and i did not. i put in normally. i have tried to download a game to the computer since the install but it says no sound card is available to play the software..which i believe it does have a sound card. I am confused please help if u can!

2007-08-09 03:48:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm planning to buy an Nvidia 8600 but I don't know the real difference between GT, GTS and so on. Anybody can compare the differences between all the variants and explain it to me? I would really appreciate this. Thank you.

2007-08-08 19:08:41 · 6 answers · asked by Halo 07 2

Human cells have a range, so computers have to also. The temperature I'm looking for is the widest, but with reason. When the hard drive is too cool, it won't boot. Like everthing else, when it gets to hot, it can get damaged. By the way, what would be a good thermometer-type appatus to read a computers temperature?

2007-08-08 17:15:47 · 5 answers · asked by Summer Productivity 1

iam getting my new 160gb sata hdd today..what all things should be ensured while installing it...like partitioning..how many space for the drive that hold OS..and so on..plz give ur advices for maximum performance...

2007-08-08 16:20:41 · 4 answers · asked by me_who2006 3

my old ata hdd is 40gb hdd which is almost full now..i have windows xp home sp2 installed in it...today iam gonna get my 160gb hdd sata one...so i thought i will install my xp to it...as it has more speed and space..what would be the best partitioning that i can have for my new hard disk to get best speed...plz give ur ideas...my system features a dual core processor,512mb ram....and now hdd is gonna be 40+160gb..

2007-08-08 16:12:58 · 7 answers · asked by me_who2006 3

I was going to try to transplant a hard drive from one computer to another. It was the C Drive. I have since learned that you cannot just do this, but that aside, here is my problem...

I unplugged the hard drive and was going to put it into the other computer. Upon seeing the SATA vs IDE connection, I realized it wouldn't work and plugged it back into the original computer without changing anything. I connected everything back up then turned it on and it booted up fine.

I left for the day and when I came back the next morning, the computer was dead and would hang up upon trying to load windows. Upon calling IT support, they analyzed it and found serious problems with the system files. The System32 folder which is normally in the "WINDOWS" folder was out of place and hundreds of files were missing. Most of the files in the computer were missing. The User Files that contained important documents were gone. Almost appears the HDD was scrammbled.

HELP!

2007-08-08 15:25:10 · 5 answers · asked by Eagle1 Fox2 7

which is better INTEL or AMD camparing dual cores and multi cores for desktops and laptops?
which is better for gaming, multitasking, multimedia.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both of them?

Thank you!

2007-08-08 13:39:21 · 3 answers · asked by Gangster 1

Anyone give some pros and cons mostly cons of using a USB wireless adapter for my tower computer? Or should I just get the wireless NIC card?

2007-08-08 13:12:15 · 4 answers · asked by Nails 2

What I have is a PC with a high-speed cable connection in one room and a Plasma TV in another.What I would like to do is to be able to use the internet via my Plasma TV and maybe use a wireless keyboard and mouse for it.What do I need to make this happen? A wireless router maybe? What else?

2007-08-08 13:00:08 · 2 answers · asked by Landshark 1