I'm getting really obscure here. I need a basic, no-frills, standard layout keyboard. I like relatively firm keys like you'd get in a normal Dell keyboard that I'm sure everyone is familiar with. But I need a spacebar that is attached more firmly than usual. Most of them seem to only have one...
I'm going nuts researching computer mice. I'm trying to locate a mouse with a similar size and shape to the Logitech MX310. I don't like the larger size of a mouse like the G500 just because I'm not used to it. I've been to a few local computer stores but they didn't have any wired mice to wrap...
I've been using a CRT for years. I picked an LCD monitor that looked decent, the HP ZR24w, so I could understand the flaws for myself rather than reading someone's opinions on the forum. ("Describe the color blue in words.") Now that I have a reference point, I need help comparing it to other...
I haven't seen a recent thread on this. Can I still get a full refund from Amazon if I return a monitor within 30 days for any reason? I'm a member of Prime if that helps.
I've been using a CRT at home my entire life so I'm not sure which of the various panel flaws will bother me. I'll start...
Some of the recent IPS monitors (U2410, ZR24w, etc.) come with panels that sometimes show a pink tint on one side and green tint on the other. I was curious if there were any hardware or software calibration solutions to modify each side of the screen to eliminate that. Or if there is another...
If you upgraded your video card heatsink and fan and the stock parts are laying around, I'd like to buy the fan from you. Apparently some of them like to wear out and start making noise. That's what happened to me. I think a few other fans might be compatible: the 4870 and 5870 maybe?
$5...
I've got a 4850 with the stock heatsink fan on there. I had removed it at one point to try an aftermarket unit, but it wasn't cooling the memory well enough so I had to put the stock one back on. Ever since then, the card overheats so much in newer games that the PC shuts off due to internal...
Quick question, may have been asked before, sorry.
Is there any program out right now that displays a temperature graph for an ATI 4850? Catalyst CC just gives a spot temperature, and ATITool and ATI Tray Tools don't seem to find the right sensor.
I have:
AMD 4000+
2 GB RAM
Random MSI motherboard with sound
ATI X1950PRO
160GB HDD
Corsair 520HX
In order to "max out" Clear Sky, Fallout 3, etc. I want to get:
E8400
2 GB RAM? (Corsair rebates make this so cheap I could go for 4 GB)
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L
MSI 4850 (just for the...
I know these posts are a dime a dozen, so here's a quick rundown. Just looking for generic opinions right now.
Budget PC I put together early last year:
AMD 4000+, overclocked slightly to 2.8 GHz [EDIT] SINGLE CORE!
2GB of RAM running at DDR460
Old MSI Neo4 board, PCI Express x16 1.0a
ATI...
My Samsung SyncMaster 955DF seems to be dying or dead. I was in the middle of typing something and the screen started wigging out. Seems like an interlace problem, where subsequent scanlines don't line up with each other. Sometimes the lines are static and sometimes they will flicker back and...
Highest I can get on stock voltage is about 12x230 = 2.76 GHz, up from 2.4. That is prime95 24-hrs stable. Temperature gets up to 45C on Prime95 with an XP-120 and moderate case cooling. Motherboard is MSI Neo4-F and PSU is Corsair HX520W.
The thing is, my regular Crucial DDR200 1GB 3-3-3-8...
I've read that active PFC can help by allowing a less expensive UPS since most UPSs are priced based on VA rating. However, they also have a maximum wattage rating. I've read that most companies specify the maximum wattage rating as 60% of the VA rating. My question is: do they do this because...
I've been reading about power supplies the last few days and would like one last-minute real world check from some of the experts here. My computer is up and running, but I'm going to add an X1950PRO to replace my 7600GT (which I think is defective, but the reasons are outside the scope of this...