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Hi! I am need to know what brands of memory I can trust. I plan on buying a Rambus 512 MB module, Non ECC, 800 Mhz (is that the fastest?). Price is not the main consideration, above all I want reliability, performance and quality. Looking at Tom's Price Grabber, I am seeing these...

Hi All, this friend of mine has got a Dell computer and now he wants to update the bios. Is there any 'program' he can run in his computer which will give the mobo make and model number? Thanking you all in advance.

Hey, I am building a pc with a amd xp 2400+. Someone told me that since my CPU’s fsb is 266mhz that buying pc3200 memory would be a waste and that I should get pc2100 and save money. I will get 3200 if it is faster. Is it? Thanks in advance!!! one day, intel'ers will see the errors of there ways...

I recently built a new box with: Gigabyte GA-7DXR MB AMD 1.4Ghz 512 MB of PC2100 DDR RAM Microstar MS-8831 video card Win 98 I'm having two slightly annoying problems. First. If I try to Restart my computer, it shuts down Windows and puts the monitor in sleep mode, but locks the system up and...

I bought a Asus P4T motherboard with 1.7Gig CPU and with the eVGA GeForce2 200MX. After installing all the components, and turning on the pc, I don't get any signal to the monitor but everything else is on. Does anyone know what this problem is. It's not a bad video card because it worked on...

...with my new Asus V8420/TD GeForce4 Ti4200 128Mb that is. Oh well, I just want to thank all the people who posts here and contribute with valuable information (that I´m to lazy to search for myself :tongue: ) and brings forth advantages/disadvantages with certain hardware. This helped me...

I have an ABit KT7A in my main PC and was kinda annoyed when I had to dremmel away part of my Chrome Orb heat sink in order for it to fit onto the CPU. Now I plan on making another computer and I want to use the Orb again. Thing is, I don't want to dremmel again. So to make a long story longer...

currently i ve se440bx2 mb w 512 sdram, 40gb hd ,1ghz celeron ,will it make any diff if i move to 815epea2 mb which i think supports udma100 & agp 4x.i ve a gf2 mx400.

I am using an ASUS board with Pentium 166MMX (yes that is right). For some odd reason, the computer randomly turns itself off. I am typing something or doing something on screen, and all of a sudden it just turns off. It is so weird. Any suggestions or fixes?

I have the a7v(1004c) and am unable to get the freakin thing to recognize promise 100. I installed the newest drivers but w2k just dies on bootup upon the restart. Does w2k have to be installed at a certain sector of the hard drive, because I have the partition installed after the first 1.5...

1.motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard 2.Graphics card: EVGA 01G-P3-1282-RX GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP 3.processor: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor...

Hello, I'm putting together a computer from cyberpower. Plan on doing some gaming and using it for college things mainly. Anyways I think I have my pc set up like I want it (as this will be the pc I use for a considerably long time). Just wanted to see if there is something you guys would switch...

Here are my specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/A1Q5 Any recommendation for better parts? Also, are these compatible?

If you had a budget of 1300.00 usd for a new gaming rig what would you build for max fps? post builds below I am in need of some suggestions in this crazy market ....first time builder, long time dreamer. Currently playing on a dual core pc with a 9500 gt :ouch:

Intel i5-3570k Asus p8z77-m Sapphire hd 7850 1gb Kingston 4gb 1600mhz Intel ssd 330 60gb Cooler master gx 550w Is this ok or this combination will cause performance drop

I have a laserjet 6p printer and am trying to use a usb cable to connect to my vista machine

Hello, i am looking for latest motherboard for my system Can you mention the best

Hey everyone, I've been running a 1680x1050 monitor for awhile now and I wanna upgrade to either 1920x1080 or 1920x1200. Need an HDMI for my xbox and dvi for my pc which basically every monitor has. Just looking for a few recommendations before i go to best buy and look at all the monitors and...

Hello, When printing, I get this messat to sign up for lexmark connect. I can "x" out of the two windows that pop up but each time I print the same two windows show up. The seond wondow has a box checked to "ask me again later". I click to turn that off but the check mark is automatic...

Hi all, I have a XPS M1210...with 12" screen....but have been using the laptop as more of a desktop lately. As such, I have now connected the laptop up to my 32" LCD TV and am using it as the monitor. It seems a bit strange at first as I am sitting quite close to it (roughly 2 feet away)...but...

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) The scanner is stated as being 48 bit. So far, all attempts at scanning are presented with a maximum resolution of 24 bit. The computer should not be at fault as it is a P4, with 1 GB or RAM and a 250 GB HD. Anyone have a clue? HankG

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) Where do you get your R200 Ink? In particular I'm interested in on line sources. Please follow the following format when posting: link to website of supplier epson original OR 3rd party (if 3rd party then whole cartridge or just the...

Hello, I have a Intel Pentium D 930 processor(3.0 GHZ/800 MHZ FSB).I want to upgrade /change my motherboard.I have got two options of boards using the same Intel® G41 + ICH7 Chipset.One board is Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L supporting DDR2 800 MHZ memory and the other is Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2P...

Hi all, If my MB supports 2GB of ram, then how many sticks can i put in? I only have 2 slots and both are being used with 128 in each. I don't know how many 128's equal 2GB's. Thankyou so much: > Blue " Soon My Friend , Soon...."

what problem for mother board not to take restart function?

Hello guys, I'm trying to choose a motherboard for Q9550 Socket 775. Was wondering if anyone has any particular suggestions? What memory would you choose? Can/should I go with DDR3 2000MHz? I'm planning to do a lot of memory heavy work (3ds max, Photoshop, etc.). Thanks for your help!

What settings would I change in my bios for me to change my cas to 2.0 rather than 2.5? I have an Asus a7m266.. and 512 megs ddr from crucial.

Hey guys, I'm looking to sell my old gaming pc. The specs are as follows: HIS ATI Radeon HD 4770 Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 cores @ 2.40 GHz) 2 GB Hynix DDR2 RAM Foxconn 45 CMX Motherboard Huntkey 550 Watt PSU 160 GB HDD DVD RW Drive Sunbeam Samurai Gaming Case What would you recommend I sell it...

supported ram for ecs p55h-a ? corsair xms 3 ocz gold please help.........

Hello everyone, i recently came across some gold coins and think that if i sell them, i could get a decent amount of money out of them, some of which i'd like to put towards a new computer. So i was thinking about asking you guys here to build a nice gaming machine for me with a budget of...

Hi any comments on this. CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.82 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3(R2.0) ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($92.86 @ Newegg) Memory...

Hello, Bios password for dell latitude E6420

Been a Tom's Hardware viewer since the very beginning! You've come a long way Tom!!! :wahoo: Repairing computer that suffered a Static discharge (lightning-yes it is on a surge protector. Charge came thru the grounding. Any electrical with 3 prong plug suffered some type of affect). AMD...

Fractal Design Define Mini- 99.98 NCIX Asus Maximus V Gene- 149.99 Micro Center Intel Core i5 3570K- 189.99 Micro Center AMD Radeon HD 7970 Diamond- 331.99 Newegg Dirt Showdown PC- Free Newegg G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1600 8GB (2 x 4GB)- 34.99 Newegg OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB- 199.99 Newegg...

i can not get my usb to work on my p5n-e sli. All device manager says is "Standard Enhanced Pci to usb host controller" "Standard openHCD Usb host controller" and 2 "Usb root hUB" and there are no unknown devices. i Looked on the supplied cd for the usb driver and clicked on it in the autorun...

I'm building a rig mainly for COD, and a few other games. Also streaming videos and such. This is what I have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/isjd I'm not worrying about monitor or OS right now.. I already have a mouse. Ordering within a few weeks. Location: Maine, USA.

ok i was wondering if i get a amd phenom II 965 black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= and overclock it to 4.4 Ghz will i bottleneck an ASUS 7950 directCU2...

Hello I plan to get a 3D monitor for 2 reasons, first all around better performance and 3d if I choose to go in the future. My question is which connector is better, to have in your monitor if you can only have 1. HDMI 1.4 or is “display-port” better. I pretty much came down to these 2 models...

I just downloaded hwmonitor but it is blank it has no data at all

I plan to add another 1 stick of PC3200 512MB RAM in my existing configuration, which has actually 1 stick of PC3200 512 RAM. However, I don't know what brand it is and not sure what brand I will pick. Do both memory sticks have to be of the same brand? And secondly, if I just plug in the new...