Looking for an Android tablet, 8" screen or bigger or possibly a chromebook, basically to do day to day stuff and be used a htpc in some sort.
Have tried a windows tablet, which was ok, but the virtual keyboard never worked right and windows 8.1 is just too annoying to say the least.
Also...
If you could only rate one SSD as the best pick, which one would it be and why? Everyone whom i ask this question to says Samsung Evo.
Since there are so many brands out there and prices are dropping like crazy, it gets overwhelming to choose just one.
I'm building a mini-itx rig with Cooler Master Elite 110 case and the ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac board. No issues with that setup. The problem is the Seasonic S12II 380B which is a good psu, but the cables are insanely long for a mini-itx build.
The cable for the motherboard power for example only...
My Corsair power supply, model number CMPSU-750TX makes a loud/scratchy noise, this purely circuitry sound, the more the pc is used, the louder the sound gets.
Noticed this occurring on almost all the TX, CX models. Corsair tells me it's not a defect and won't replace the unit. Sometimes the...
Wasn't sure where to put this post, I think this is the proper place. My Antec 300 case has two front usb ports and an audio port. Anytime I try to insert a flash drive or even touch the front ports, the pc just shuts off.
The case is elevated with a cpu stand that has 4 caster wheels on it and...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Everything but gaming.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500 US
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
PA
4) What exact parts do you...
My config is: Antec NEO ECO 620C, Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3, Intel Core i7-2600K and WD Caviar Black WD1001FALS.
Looking for low profile ram, don't like the look of the razor teeth heatsinks, want to get DDR3 1600, with 1.5 voltage, out of these 3 choices, which is better?
Crucial Ballistix...
The Questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Lite-Gaming, Video conversion/ripping, multimedia, browsing, photoshop
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$600 including tax/shipping
3) Where do you live?
New York, United States
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Bgears All in one HTPC Media/Gaming PC
$375. Ships double boxed fedex.
HARDWARE:
Bgears BG01176 b-Envi Aluminum/Plastic Mini Tower Case Black Retail, Measures 9" x 11.2" x 14.7" (H x W x D).
Mushkin Enhanced Essentials 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit...
Looking to help someone get a 14" laptop with the Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor. We narrowed our choices down to these three, but don't know which one is better in the long run.. Price range of $650'ish or less. Doesn't matter if the laptop has a dvd burner built in.
Dell Inspiron...
HP is having a 4th of July sale, 30% off any laptop over $999 and i'm considering the HP Pavilion dv6t. Been reading a lot of negatives about HP in general throughout many forums/review/etc.
Never had a HP before and looking to get one mostly due to they let you custom build one like Dell does...
Was looking to enhance the crappy sound coming from my lcd tv to my htpc rig.. purchased a vizio soundbar hoping this would help, it did, except where the soundbar sits in front on the tv, it blocks the infrared ports.
So turning the tv on/off, settings, etc. now became a hassle. Mounting the...
I have a htpc system with on-board video, but it doesn't have HDMI output, was looking at a GT430 or an Radeon HD 5570 card, would this be the right choice for a low power htpc video card to play movies.
My build consists of : Intel Celeron E3300 CPU, 4GB DDR2 Ram, GA-G31M-ES2L Mainboard...
Price does not include actual shipping cost, usps or fedex ground, depends on zip
Pics are of actual items. Reasonable offers considered.
Trades considered, local pickup always available.
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Thermaltake N0012US Aluminum & Plastic 3.5" Silver USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure...
Finally got my htpc setup and running, however, the audio playback from my vizio lcd tv doesn't sound that great for movies and youtube stuff.
was considering a vizio soundbar, because it a wireless remote. is there anything else i can use that would be wireless and have a remote for the...
picked up a semi used WRT54GS v1.0 router that works fine, problem with thee unit is that i can't get more than 23mb down direct to the router with the ethernet cable.
my isp connection is 50mb down and i get that speed if i bypass the router and connect direct to the modem itself. I have...
Was comparing self-builds from newegg for a basic htpc rig, basically to play blue-ray/dvd, mp3, and surf the internet.. no intense game playing It does need to handle 1080p.
The specs would be for a Inspiron Zino HD
AMD Dual Core Athlon Neo X2 6850e (1MB L2, 1.8GHz
2GB Dual Channel DDR2...
I'm looking to get a powerful laptop with webcam, hdmi and seperate video card. Had my eye on a refurb macbook 13" for a while, though it doesn't have a hdmi ports, it looks pretty good for the specs and it can run windows too.
I was also considering a Dell, possibly Studio 14 that has webcam...
looking for a cheap compact point and shoot camera.. my only requirements is that is has a flash for night pics and a usb port to offload the pics.. would prefer one that comes with the cables and stuff. let me know what you have.
GOT IT ALL
Looking for 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 PC2 6400 Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory that is mac compatible. prefer corsair, samsung. PC2-5300 ok.
Also looking for a 2.5" Sata Internal Hard Drive 5400rpm 400gig or better
Regarding the htpc setup.. what's a good wireless keyboard and mouse for this, would like something compact that acts like a remote control of sorts.
thanks.
CASE: Athenatech A3712BB.450 Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail, Measures: 5.51" H x 14.57" W...
Been reading everything on this forum about htpc builds, tons of info. Can someone tell me what case is good to get and what video card. I think i want a video card with hdmi out, not sure. thanks.
looking for an EVGA 512meg 9600GT Video Card PCI Express Video Card or similar - for high end gaming-must support vista 64 bit
Soundblaster or similar pci sound card--must support vista 64 bit
This will be my 3rd system build for a friend, the last two were both perfect with all the recommendations from everyone. I think the parts are what it should be. Will be overclocking to 3ghz for a gamer setup. Not sure if we want the seagate or western digital hd though, He is looking to keep...
Looking to purchase these items right after memorial day.Thanks very much ahead of time.
$39.99 (newegg) COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item N82E16811119115
$89.99 (newegg) GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX...
helping someone upgrade his dell inspiron 530 quadcore system. looking at this for $28 after rebate or this for $30 after rebate.
the memory in the pc now is 1.8v, would getting a different voltage cause damage or instability, bios has no options to adjust timings, pretty sure its a foxconn...
looking to get this rig for friend who does lite gaming, have hd already. plan to overclock it later on. budget is $700. thanks all in advance.
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Garmin Nuvi 750 4.3" Screen GPS with Text-to-Speech and 5+ Million POIs
Item: 308-955
$299.95+$9.95 ship - us residents only or 5-interest free payments of $59.99
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with a htpc setup, it is possible to record live tv - like hbo, showtime or sports channels directly to the htpc.
what kinda video capture card and software would work best for this?
also.. how does one hook it up to the tv so it works?
thanks
anyone recommend a completely tool less case from hd's to dvd burners to exterior thumbscrews. seen a few by enlight, but nothing else. and i did search before posting this.
tnx.
According to Tom's Hardware cpu comparison chart, quad-core cpu's are marginally faster than the dual-core chips.
In the 3D Studio Max benchmark:
-Core2Extreme (QX9770) was top performer @ .33seconds, cost is over $1000 US
-Core2Quad (Q6600) came in 6th @ .47seconds, cost is about $270...