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Recent content by themailman34

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    Hard Drive Problem

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    Help in choosing parts for new computer

    might be a dumb question but if I buy an SATA harddrive, can I still add my old IDE harddrive to the new motherboard. Will it have connections for both types? Budget is around $1200 Thanks
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    Help in choosing parts for new computer

    I plan on getting a new comp soon because my current one is getting pretty old. I plan to play games mainly on it and do the regular Internet browsing and backing up dvds (my own of course) Here is what I'm thinking of so far: Case - Antec Sonata Motherboard - ASUS A8V-E Deluxe OR MSI K8N...
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    Please help me in choosing a vid card

    Thanks for the help everyone. I guess I will have to just save up some cash and upgrade the whole system
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    Please help me in choosing a vid card

    Thanks for the help so far. My budget is probably around $150-200. How would a 9800 Pro run on my system? or maybe a 6600GT?
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    Please help me in choosing a vid card

    Was wondering if I could get some help in choosing a video card for my computer. I do not want to spend too much money but would like to be able to play the newer games that are out or coming out (HL2, new Battlefield 1942 game). My computer is quite old and I have no idea if it will be able to...
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    Hard Drive Problem

    I have a problem with one of my hard drives and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what I should do. Here it goes: I have a 160GB Western Digital drive broken into 4 partitions. I have about 30GB of music on one partition (E). When I booted the computer, Windows ran the...
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    Please rate this potential setup

    Just for reference sake, what would be the equivalent Intel chip to the Althlon 64+ 3500?? My main uses will be for gaming, word processing, and burning a lot of DVD's. Thanks again for all the help everyone has provided.
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    Please rate this potential setup

    Just wondering how hard it is to install and set up this whole system. I have installed hard drives, pci cards, dvd drives, etc. but never motherboards or processors. Are the instructions easy enough to follow? Would I need to solder anything if I decided to put the system together my self...
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    Please rate this potential setup

    Well, I was just looking at Canadacomputers website. Don't know for sure if its in stock. Since I'm in Canada I can't order from newegg
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    Please rate this potential setup

    Thanks for all the help. I just have a couple more questions. Is there a major difference between the 6600GT and 6800GT meaning if I bought spent a bit more to get the 6800GT would it still be a good card a few years down the road. Also, would it be worth it to just go with the top of the...
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    Please rate this potential setup

    Thanks for the help. Now let me reiterate I am a noob when it comes to building. Will I have to buy another fan and heatsink for the CPU or do they come with them when you buy them? Is the powersupply that comes with that case enough for all the parts I listed? I do not plan to overclock...
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    Please rate this potential setup

    Keep in mind I am a first time builder so if there are any problems, please let me know Antec Sonata Piano Black Quiet Super Mini Tower ASUS!A8V Deluxe Athlon 64+ 3500 Corsair Value Select 1GB!(2x512MB) DDR400!Kit XFX GeForce 6800GT Dual DVI 256MB!DDR NEC ND-3500A 16x4x / 16x4x DVD+/-RW...
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    Need some help building first computer

    Thanks for the help. Which P4 chip would rival the AMD's you suggested? How would a 6600 GT be instead of the 6800 because there is a major price difference? Thanks
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    Need some help building first computer

    Hi, I was wondering if I could get some help in building my first computer. Since I am in Canada, I cannot use newegg so I will have to use tigerdirect.ca unless there is a better recommendation. Anyways, I do not know very much about all the required parts, just basic knowledge. I would like...
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