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So, my problem is that my PC doesn't boot (by ''doesn't boot'', I mean it starts for a second, and then shuts off), unless I restart my OCZ GameXStream 750W PSU (I turn off the switch on the back of it, and then back on). It happens everytime, so I have to restart the PSU right before I use the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) We have a group of several PC's running WinXP Pro and linked via Ethernet to the internet and each other in a MS Workgroup. We just added a new machine to the group, which came packaged with WinXP home. I set it up to join...

Hello, I just swapped my 550ti for a radeon hd 6970 and i was wondering if the new card could be making my computer freeze up. I had no problems with the 550ti and i ran it for almost three years. my specs are: ECS A780LM-M2 8Gb G.Skill 1333 Phenom 2 x4 955 1tb Segate Visiontek 6970 2Gb Ultra...

I've changed the settings from hard to nightmare and its extremely hard sometimes, is it supposed to be this hard? Or did I makes some mistakes when making my character, I know i did at least once in the beginning by getting a shield feat instead of a dual weild feat. The reason I'm worried is...

i was wondering if anyone knew which monitor would be better for gaming the 19' lcd or the 19' ultra shard lcd. the ulta gets 20ns response time and the regular lcd gets 16ns. is that much of a difference i really dont know much about monitors. thanx for your help. the first link is the regular...

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 If I purchase Windows Vista after April 1st will I be able to upgrade to Windows 7, without the purchase of a new OS,when it comes out sometime in the future?? Anything helps. TIA

Hello everyone. I've mostly lurked around and found a lot of good advice for some of the issues I've had in the past, but can't seem to find an answer for this one. The problem that I am having is that when playing WoW, my screen will randomly freeze and I see distorted verticle lines of the...

This is what I have been working on for several days. I have been using Tigerdirect.com. I wish to order everything on 1 website, with next day shipping. This is everything I have included with links below, let me know if you have any better suggestions! Thank you! Cooler Master...

My friend has a Dell Dimension 9100. He went to Crucial.com and used there system scanner to find out what kind of memory to buy. It told him the machine could handle 800Mhz DDR2 dualchannel. So he went to Newegg and bought himself OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) Got a new 9100. It's a terrific box. Quiet, lots of fans and heat sinks, esthetically pleasing, superfast (compared to the 8200 I had), truly a serious upgrade, I think, even from the 8400. However, I got a couple of issues I need help...

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my cpu is on.. but the monitor and usb port seems to be not working..

Hi i play a lot of games and i am thinking of a getting a new sound card to connect my Sony theatre system to my PC but my PC is old and i would not be upgrading it for at least 6 months and my current motherboard is an AGP one, it does not have any PCI-e slot so i had my eyes on creative USB...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) Hi All, i own a Dimension 8300 for a year now, and today one of the two memory-modules died. So i replaced it with another module with same specs, and at first sight it runs fine. But in the bios-settings now i can read: "system memory...

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Hi guys, I am confused with those cards http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127665 AND http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127599 can anyone suggest me which to choose :hello:

Can this computer support 4770/4750/4650/4670?? If not, what is the best display card can be used? Thanks!

So I plan on getting a GTX 670, and am planning on buying a 1080p 24" monitor. Yes, this is overkill, but I want to future proof my graphics card, especially since the XBox 720 and PS4 are just around the corner. Now my question is, can I (and should I) get a better monitor (same size, greater...

Hello, I currently have a Dell Studio 540 pc with a ATI Radeon HD 3400 graphics card, does anyone have any suggestions for good replacements that will slot straight in?

Im building my first gaming computer and i was wondering which GTX 660 is best? EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826 OR MSI N660 TF 2GD5...

AMD 2300 BE X2 1.9 GHZ Ok 1 core works 1 core literally will not load anything will not show up on anything other than device manager. I know it works cause i took it WITH the mobo (cpu still in it) and put it in my dad's case. the only thing thats new is a different cd drive same psu same HD...

I'm looking for the best (Low-Midrange) CPU for a computer that will be doing medium load audio-visual stuff life projecting video's onto a large drop down screen. It's replacing an old comp at my church as an audio visual computer. It needs to be able to record audio, show a projection, and...

I recently have been taking interest in making a somewhat balanced system, since my last was teh ubber kittensquished. I read an article here ("The Quad core advantage?") that the quad do not necessarily perform as well as dual cores. This is because of some frequecy or threading technology. I...

Hi guys new to this site but i was wandering i have a GTX 570 and was wandering if the switch to a MSI 7950 Twin Frozr would be an upgrade or a downgrade or just stay the same. The thing is my CPU is AMD and my graphics card is Not so to me it would make sense to get a AMD graphics card...

Hey guys, I was looking at riva tuner while i was playing some games and i noticed that the temperature of my BFG 8800GTX OC2 hits about 78C while playing games. I was just wondering if this would be ok for the card to run at this temp. Riva Tuner reports the core frequency is at 621Mhz, (its...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I have a Windows XP Professional laptop with a 40GB hard disk and a second 40GB hard disk that I use primarily for backup. I love the Second Copy backup utility, and it runs and makes archived copies from my primary to my...

Hello i recently wanted to try and build a decent gaming computer and im not too sure about what hardware is the best to buy and i want the experience and knowledge of building my own so im just looking for help, particularly if they worth it or if they will actually work together and if they...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) We have set up accounts on our home pc but when logged off...it shows up with user name - number of unread messages - and the email addies of those messages. Is there anyway to stop this happening???? -- puzlled

Is it possible to disable the LEDs on my power supply? This is the model I have: http://www.computerhq.com/Nspire_Black_Aluminum_Power_Supply/NSP-550P4LF12/products/partinfo-id-506160.html

First off - This is for Gaming/Media New Rig - Ready to Buy Some of the reasons i chose these products. 1) The EVGA video card becuase of the Step-Up Program 2) G.Skill DDR2-800 HK's because they are Micron D9 at a "resonable" price 3) E6600 gets the 4MB cache instead of 2. 4) Corsair PSU...

I just instaleld a new vid card and power supply, and now my fans are blowing very hard and very very loud. My old power supply was an antec 330w truepower, and the new power suplpy is a 600w coolermaster green power. One thing I noticed is the old power supply had a 2 line (blue and black)...

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Hi, I would like to know if there is some guide that explains in detail how to change your PSU to a new one - not the whole case! What is all the stuff you have to take in consideration, what not to do, etc. I never assembled nor replaced any part in computers so I need some help.

I just got an ASUS AV8 mobo and I'm wondering if the on board audio is on par with my Audigy 1. Does the Audigy really pick up that much of the audio workload or has on board technology made it obsolete? M.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips (More info?) in reading the reviews on amd chips it seems most people overclock them when using benchmarks and such,overclocking isnt something im looking to dabble into right now.are the non overclocked amd's worth geting?or would a p4 just...

edit: re installed OS everything is fine now

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) I recently installed a new hard drive and Windows 2000 in a Dell Optiplex GX1 with the Pentium III 550MHz. I want to use the Standby feature instead of Shutdown, but Standby is not available from the shutdown menu. I think I know what I...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) Hi! I know that this has been posted before, BUT could someone kindly post again when Dell's prices are lowest(I think it is at the end of their quarters-but what months are they)? TIA

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) recently my curser has started to move...on its own.... it now tracks slowly either to top right or bottom left of screen and then gets faster.. do i have a virus or do i need to replace drivers.. i have tried a USB mouse and it makes...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) I have a new Dell 9100 Inspiron. When I look at the Device Manager under "PROCESSORS", there are two Intel P4 2.8Ghz processors listed. Why? Bob