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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, web browsing, office work. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Looking to spend another $500 bucks. 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if...

I was wondering if you guys could help me put together a list of boutique laptop builders. I am looking at building/configuring a 17" gaming laptop and would like to know what my options are before I pull the trigger. Thus far I have: ibuypower xoticpc maingear alienware falcon nw...

It is time for me to buy a new computer but it needs to be a laptop. I currently live abroad and am returning home to the US in a year or so. I don't wanna ship a desktop when I return home so a laptop it is. This brings me to my first question: Are any of you familiar with boutique laptop...

I have a fairly standard cable modem--->wireless router--->computer setup. Yesterday, I switched my Netbook over from Linux to WinXP. When I plug the Netbook into the router with an Ethernet cable, I get internet. When I try to connect wirelessly, nothing. It hangs on "acquiring network...

A while ago, I bought a Dell Netbook. I purchased it with Ubuntu pre-installed because I thought it would be fun to check out a new O/S and because it was less expensive than getting Windows pre-installed. Well, the great Ubuntu experiment is over and I want to move to WinXP. I have an...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web browsing, gaming (starcraft 2 when it comes out) 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 1500 bucks, this includes S&H 3) Where do you live? St. Louis, MO 4) What exact parts do you need for that...

7 months old. Lifetime warranty. Never been overclocked past Catalyst Control Center recommendations. Please ask if you have any questions or if I've left anything out. Thank you.

Having major issues here. I started having issues a week ago. I would load windows vista and get a BSOD...with the failure registering in an atixxx.dll I figured it was a driver error so I tried reinstalling my drivers. I did a driver sweep and started up the install.exe. Halfway...

Hi I have major computer issues right now. Am considering backing up crucial data and reformatting the entire boot drive. Yah, this is drastic but my issues are big. Here is my question: I have two SATA drives in my rig. The non-boot drive contains music, etc. If I unplug the second...

old components, i know, but I bought back in september and only recently wanted to oc because FarCry2 wasn't running acceptably. Gigabyte EP43-DS3L Scythe Andy Samurai Master OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 E7200 I set ram timings to manufacturer's specs, locked pci-e, yadda yadda yadda. 3.47ghz...

Hey gang, For the life of me, I can't get barkeep to buy, sell or trade with me. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but I understand that he's one of the few traders in the game and, as such, is invaluable. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get him to barter?

Mobo is on auto voltage. Seems really, really, high, right? The thing is barely oc'd. Prime 95 immediately stops working. CoreTemp shoots up to 50C. Here are the relevant pieces of hardware. CPU INTEL|C2D E7200 2.53G 775 45N R CPU COOLING SCYTHE Andy Samurai Master MB GIGABYTE...

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1342495 That thread contains a little bit of background...I decided to start a new thread for the troubleshooting process. I built the computer two nights ago. I am 95% sure the hardware build is correct b/c the computer has booted to Windows...

Hi guys, I just finished building my computer. I launched CPUZ and here is what I found: Here is my mobo: What gives? I already uninstalled the power saving program that came with my mobo. I should add that the mhz rating is constantly flipping between 1600 and 2400. :confused:

I think my research has turned up the answer to my question but I want to double check. I am building a new computer and am buying a new SATA hd. In addition to the new hd, I would like to reuse my old IDE drive. I can hook up the IDE drive to the mobo (usign the master setting, right?) and...

Old computer just died. Here is what I'm currently looking at: Intel E7200 $120 Corsair 650W PSU $72 (buy.com) Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3l $85 (+free shipping...I love buy.com) Andy Samurai Master $40 4GB of OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 RAM $80 750 GB Samsung HD $110 EVGA GTX260 $280 Random...

Quick question. Will the GTX280 fit in the Antec Solo case? If not, how about the P182? Thanks.

Into a Antec Solo Case without any problems? Thanks, Mike

Hi gang, New around here and I've spent the past 36 hours researching components. I am planning on building my first computer! I will try to follow tiraides' recommendations for posting a build thread. Case- Antec Solo--~$80 Power Supply (PSU)- Corsair VX450W ~$70 Motherboard-Looking...

hi guys, I'm looking to build a new computer based on AMD technology. I would like my next build to be upgradeable so I am interested in AMD's future offerings and how they might relate to today's mobo's. As I understand it: I am looking at getting a 5000+ BE. I can take that CPU...

Hi guys, I'm just gonna throw out an idea. I am looking to build my first system but am terribly afraid that I'm gonna screw something up and fry the entire system. So, I am wondering if there are any computer nerds in San Francisco, CA who would like to help walk me through the system...

hey guys. my windows movie maker seems broken..it just doesn't work like it used to. in the past, i primarily used it so i could link videos that had been broken into pieces. anyone have a link to a FREE program which has the same capability? thanks, mike

From the research I've done, it seems like sub-100 dollar HD's are basically commodities. There doesn't seem to be much to separate the different models. I'm not looking for anything fancy, 7200 rpm, usb 2.0, that's about it. Will I be okay making a decision based on price alone? Thanks.

Socket 754 AMD 64 3000+ I'll give you the default heatsink/cpu fan as well. only folks in the sf bay area. i am not shipping this anywhere. i'll take almost anything for trade (doesn't even have to be tech related). be creative! start making offers....

Here's my dilemma: Just got my new 22 inch monitor...native 1680x1050. my 7800gs can't really handle gaming at that resolution. serious sam 2 seriously sucked when i tried to play it. will a x1950pro solve my problem? i don't need to max everything out, just want something playable. rest...

hey folks, i am starting to research sff systems and am weighing the pros and cons of an intel build vs. an amd build. does anyone know if the asus board mentioned in teh title has a pci-e lock? if not, how bout an amd mATX board that does? thanks.

hey gang, I am looking to put together a computer. I figure it'll be a fun project for the summer while I'm away from school. My budget is sub 1500. No monitor needed, will re-use the old one from current computer. Mobo: Asus P5B-VM Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 2 gigs of generic ram...

Hi guys, My roommate has asked me for a video card recommendation. Before I can do this, I need to figure out what kind of power supply he's got in his current box. Do I HAVE to open up his machine to look inside? He bought a dell, somewhat notorious for weak PSU, and I don't want to...

just got my new computer speakers in. gotta say, quite a step up from what i had been using...a 2.1 altec lansing system. i'm no audiophile but these speakers sound significantly better. much more crisp although a bit hollow in teh mids from what i usualyl listen to music on. set up is a...

just bought a new vid card. anyone interested in a 1.5 year old 6600gt for 40 bucks? thanks, Mike

okay folks, one last upgrade for my agp system before I do a full upgrade in a year and a half. am thinking of getting a 7800gs. newegg has one for just over 200 after a mail in rebate. 1. seems like a good price. is it? 2. is it really all that much better than a 7600 gt? can...

hey, I just bought a copy of far cry...patched it to version 1.4. If anyone else has a 6600gt and the same game, please message me. I think I am getting fishy frame rate readings from the timedemos. I would like to compare results with someone who has the same vid card. I have an...

i'm a newbie to the world of displays. have been rolling with a 17 inch crt. looking to move into the world of lcd displays. any good sites for research? the one si found all suck. if that doesn't work, how about people just recommend 20" widescreen lcd's? gonna be used for mostly...

i am not a builder so i'm wondering if y'all knew of any reasonably priced websites to build and purchase an amd-powered desktop. i'm looking for places that aren't linked from the amd webpage. thanks.

512 megs of ram just ain't cutting it anymore but I was just at newegg looking for a 1 gig stick of ram and was totally overwhelmed with choices. Here's what CPU-Z says under the memory tab: Type: DDR-SDRAM Timings 203 MHZ CPU/10 3-3-3-8-12-16 What's the deal with ram voltage? And...

really really noob question here. just got a laptop with a yonah duo core processor. 1.8 ghz. so, do i have to download any updates or patches or something to make programs access both cores? or does it sorta just do it on its own? tanks, mike

Howdy all, I'm looking at getting a new vid card. i have agp. I'm looking to upgrade my 6600gt. I'd like to spend around 200 bucks. From the reviews I've read and all that, it seems like an ati x850pro is my best bet yes? My question is this: Will my AMD 64 3000+ winnie allow me to...

anyone know anything about it? it's offerd on dell desktop systems but I thought it was mostly a notebook thing? any links to specs and benchmarks? thanks, Mike

Howdy, I've been put in charge of doing research for an upcoming laptop purchase. Here's what we're looking for: Something with good battery life, 1 gig of ram, and doesn't continually break like the HP laptop we currently have. We'd like to stay under 1000 bucks. This is what I've...