Hardware - December 2007

2007-12-14 01:25:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Iv noticed that dell give 256 8600M GT however its DDR2. How will this affect playing games in highish settings?

2007-12-14 01:25:51 · 5 answers · asked by Maths God 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an old computer Pentium !!! 533 MHZ with SiS 630 board and my graphics card has 8mb memory and supports resolutions of 800 by 600 pixels and a maximum of 1024 by 768 now the question is want to connect a 22 Lcd monitor with supported resolution of 1650x1050. Now would there be a blurred display on my screen because my video card has a lower resolution. Should i go for a 19 inch lcd which has a lower resolution of 1440x900 or can i go ahead with the purchase of the 22 inch monitor. Thank you

2007-12-14 01:19:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Im looking at either getting Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 CPU or Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600. The website im building my computer from has both of these CPU's listed for the same amount. which one would be better with this set up?

CASE: NEW!!! CoolerMaster Cosmos Silent Gaming Tower Case w/ 420 Watts Power Supply (Original Color)
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (($30 off Mail-in Rebate) Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Memory w/ Heat Spreader)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Optical Drive: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology (Black Color)
Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)

2007-12-14 01:12:35 · 7 answers · asked by Hill 2 in Desktops

How can I install multiple operating systems into my laptop? Is it okay to have multiple OSs? I also have an external hard disk. Can I install an OS there? It is connected via USB. Can it boot other computers?

2007-12-14 00:58:50 · 5 answers · asked by usteaf 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've tried that same mouse with my girlfriend's pc and it works perfectly fine. But when i plug it in my pc, it requires a disc. There isn't one in the box.

2007-12-14 00:47:49 · 10 answers · asked by Nurra Nurra 2 in Add-ons

2007-12-13 23:59:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-12-13 23:41:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

TROUBLED!!! PLEASE HELP!!! GOING CRAZY SEARCHING FOR IT...!!! :"(

2007-12-13 23:35:48 · 4 answers · asked by iCookiies 1 in Desktops

I PURCHASED AN ASPIRE 4520. ON THE BOX IT SAID THE RAM IS 512 MB BUT WHEN I CHECKED IT SHOWS 448 MB. WHY?

2007-12-13 23:24:25 · 5 answers · asked by aric913 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have been given the Nvidia 8500GT. I use the computer for games and general use.

2007-12-13 23:06:19 · 7 answers · asked by Keith 1 in Other - Hardware

Athlon 64 dual core 4200 processor
Asrock ALive NFG6 motherboard (Micro ATX)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO PCI-E
2GB OF DDR2 RAM

Things i already have and I am going to keep:

A 80GB HDD
A DVD DRIVE
A 400W POWER SUPPLY

Is that a good sytem for average gameplay - when i say average, i mean games like guild wars, world of warcraft, fable etc...

Also would i be able to run either windows vista premium or vista home basic and get decent running speed?

2007-12-13 23:02:51 · 2 answers · asked by Tobzies700 2 in Add-ons

When I open my pc it always restarts well at least 4 times. Please help me about my problem

2007-12-13 22:26:28 · 10 answers · asked by kim_april15 2 in Desktops

I have the printer need to connect.

Its sat next to my computer all pluged in correctly but the computer can't find it!!!!!

2007-12-13 22:17:48 · 12 answers · asked by newsboysno1 3 in Printers

2007-12-13 21:52:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

I have just reformmated my computer But it won't let me have 64k colour im running on 32k Its windows xp pro Ive got new motherboard so i tried loading the disc but it comes up windows64 orxp64 isnt installed on your computer I dont know im not a computer buff so if someone can help me that would be great thankyou

2007-12-13 21:52:31 · 5 answers · asked by xx Julie xx 3 in Desktops

Laptop specs
t5500 1.66ghz dual core intel
geforce go 7300
160gb 5400rpm
1g ram

comp
AMD 64 3200+ (2.01ghz)
9600pro ATI
200gb 5400rpm
0.756g ram

Both computers have barely anything on it but my laptop seems to run a lot slower. Is there a fault with the laptop coz im sure my laptop is much better in specs

2007-12-13 21:48:50 · 4 answers · asked by Maths God 2 in Desktops

core 2 duo , want a graphics card which i dont have to upgrade in the near future

2007-12-13 21:22:48 · 5 answers · asked by Ovais F 1 in Desktops

I have this flash drive but it has virus, and i don't know how to clean it.help please....

2007-12-13 21:15:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-12-13 21:07:27 · 7 answers · asked by Good Luck 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have had my Nvidea Geoforce 7600 card installed on my computer(dell Dimension 4550 , Pent 4 ,2.4 ghz 1 g ram) and it has run beautifully under 2000pro..In order to run newer games i installed XP Pro on a separate hard drive..It (xp) runs fine,HOWEVER...It will not acknowledge my video card.Ive run the install cd that came with the card.it claims to have taken the install but NO ..on every start up it goes thru the "found new hardware" and i offer up the nvidea disk ...but still wont take....XP is a supported os for this card .....what gives? I knew i fought the xp os upgrade for a reason....but didnt think it would be this difficult...HELP

2007-12-13 20:18:02 · 3 answers · asked by inquiring mind 1 in Desktops

It takes almost 30 seconds to go from one e-mail to the next or even to delete one. I just defragmented my computer and it has 73% free space. This slowness has just recently happened, so I don't know if I accidently did something to make this happen. I have no clue as to what my next step might be to try. As you can see I'm not very computer literate. I would appreciate any detailed step by step answers. I have a Dell that's about 2 years old with Windows XP. Thanks.

2007-12-13 19:18:08 · 9 answers · asked by Slowly simmering FRANK 1 in Desktops

It takes almost 60 seconds to go from one e-mail to the next or even to delete one. I just defragmented my computer and it has 73% free space. This slowness has just recently happened, so I don't know if I accidently did something to make this happen. I have no clue as to what my next step might be to try. As you can see I'm not very computer literate. I would appreciate any detailed step by step answers. Thanks.

2007-12-13 19:08:19 · 12 answers · asked by Slowly simmering FRANK 1 in Desktops

2007-12-13 18:14:54 · 5 answers · asked by I DEW 1 in Other - Hardware

i'm upgrading a friend's pc but it is old, it works with sdram (pc133) and has 256Mb. I wanna upgrade to 1 gb but when i put in the slot the memory and turn on the pc it doesnt reconize all the ram only in the BIOS's menu shows just 256MB.
the motherboard is:
MS7188D (Matsonic) and it supports 1 gb

I wanna know how can i solve this problem?

if you will answer "updating your BIOS" please explain how i can do that cause i know that is dangerous :S

V THKS
:D

2007-12-13 17:23:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

my hard drive had been corrupted, it doesn't want to boot and every time i try to repair the windows w/ the windows cd, i get setupdd.sys could not be loaded, so i hooked it up on my other computer and slaved it and its still not recognized and my computer even hangs-up... is there anyway i can recover my files without going to an expensive specialist? these files are really important wish someone could give me step-by-step instructions on how to. thanks in advance!

2007-12-13 16:49:18 · 7 answers · asked by » pōпб§±ë® ¬ 4 in Desktops

Hey guys, should i buy an ASUS Eee PC in asia when i go there over the christmas holidays? i was wondering if it will all work ok and if the electricity differenece means anything. also if anyone knows how much it would be that would be good too.

im going to singapore and hong kong, any ideas where to buy them there?

2007-12-13 16:43:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Good day... Im planning to buy a new Laptop. and i've got this dilemna on whether i'll buy an Asus or an Acer. supposedly both have thesame features and specs (Duo Core processor and other stuffs.) which one do you suggest is better. and can you also give me the negative side of each other. all opinions are accepted. Thank you

2007-12-13 16:42:57 · 4 answers · asked by Francis M 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

It has been in the garage for awhile and now just sittin outside, covered in snow . . . . but I REFUSE to throw it away . . . . there has to be somewhere to recycle it. Thanks for your help.

2007-12-13 16:42:03 · 4 answers · asked by carrie_bazzett 2 in Monitors

i have a dell optiplex gx150 that i just upgraded to 512mb. but i wanna get it too burn dvds and have alot more memory than it does. i dont want a gaming pc but i wanna have alot of music and pics. my dell is a basic office version and it has no cd/dvd writing capabilities, no high speed ports, and it has a pentium 3 processor soooo yeah it sucks. i wanna know if i can build a decent low end pc to perform the duties i listed using this cabinet. i am willing to change motherboards and any other necessary components. any input would be greatly appreciated.

2007-12-13 16:38:16 · 8 answers · asked by robert e 2 in Desktops