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    Worst Company In America 2011

    please everyone vote radioshack.
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    finding a good motherboard...

    well thank you then,
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    finding a good motherboard...

    Here is the predicament I am currently in. I would like to build a new computer and I want to go with a high end AMD processor but I want the new board to be able to handle the bulldozer when it comes out. I'm not really sure which motherboard to go with. I'm really up in the air with brand, but...
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    Buy unlocked or under contract?

    I do know that sprint has a wireless VIP program where you can pay an extra ~$5 a month and be eligible to upgrade once a year.
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    Odd IP given by router.

    216.x.x.x is part of the public IP class. usually on a router it will tell you, Brand, default IP, MAC and default password. you can generally look them up if you find out the brand. another option is to perform a hard rest on the device and set it back to the default which is normally...
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    Quick ati question

    thanks guys, I think ifI get another I am going to go for another 3870 considering itas only $130 on tiger right now.
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    Quick ati question

    So I have the ATI 3870 right now. Would it be possible to get the 4850 or 4870 and crossfire it with my current card. I just would like some thoughts on that.
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    3870 driver issue

    oh sorry, I am in Windows XP 32 bit edition. I have onboard audio from my intel mobo and the default device that runs my audio is sigma tel audio and that is listed as the default device.
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    3870 driver issue

    I just recently bought a Sapphire 3870 from tigerdirect. I was pretty happy about this upgrade from 2 x1600 pro's. I installed the card and went to install the driver and found that it left me with no sound. I looked up this issue on the internet and found out that the driver software tries to...
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    Computer parts HELP!

    its crossfire first of all and you can crossfire and 2 of the same series of cards. in my case the 1600 series. But does anyone have any suggestions or has anyone ran into this problem before?
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    MacBook Air Disassembled

    good luck trying to swap ram on the macbook air.
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    MacBook Air Disassembled

    the only problem i have with this is that it doesn't have a CD drive. If you have to reinstall the OS then you are gonna have to pay money. While on the flip side with a more standard laptop it would take you all but a couple of hours and if you have the OS, $0 dollars. =P
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    Computer parts HELP!

    I was on my computer late a couple nights ago and was burning a DVD when i decided to go to sleep. So I turned on easyshutdown a program that shutdown my computer at a certain time, and went to sleep. The next day my computer would boot up, I know because it would make the entering windows...
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    ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Drawing

    a free card would be nice.
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    IBM Riles Employees With Base Pay Cuts

    has anyone considered that they lost the lawsuit. That means that IBM has to pay the $65 mill that was going toward other things. And just like any other company IBM has a budget and when something unforeseen comes along they have to compensate somewhere. It is sad that the world we live in...
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    Which motherboard?

    The reason I want to have the board to have SLI is because this is for a friend and It would be nice to just upgrade to 2 graphics card in the future instead if getting a whole new card. I'm not sure what size monitor he is planning on using. ok but is there an asus board that supports SLI?
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    Which motherboard?

    I have a new current 8800GT and i would like to get a intel quad core Q6600. But the trouble is i am looking for a good Motherboard with the SLI features and good overclocking ability. I know the 680i's are crap but I can't find any other board that is decent. I am look for a good mother board...
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    Looking for help

    Hello my name is mike. I really don't have a problem with general hardware or anything. I am a college student and I am looking to interview someone who works or does something with a computer science degree or something equivilent to that. This is for an english paper of mine. If you know...
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    Retail Edge 2007!

    can someone tell me what chips are? and how you get them? yes I am one of the noobs that doesn't work at an computer store.
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    Radeon HD 3870 X2 pics

    If 2 ATI 3870 cards won't beat out 1 Ultra 8800 then ATI is in trouble. How much do you think that the 3870's will cost?
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    Vista 32, 64 or XP?

    oh no you did not offend me at all. I guess you got the wrong vibe from me. I was just saying that i like my graphics card. I am a student and money is limited. I built my system over a year ago and I am always looking to upgrade but now I am holding off for a while till the money piles up and I...
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    Vista 32, 64 or XP?

    Well money isn't an option because i am a student and I guess we get some discount where we can get vista uber cheap. like $35. But my other question is that should vista support all games that would run on XP. I heard when it first came out there were some problems deeply inbeded in vista's...
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    Dual Booting Questions

    Where do Red hat and Fedora fit into this?
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    Dual Booting Questions

    In the near future I am planning on reformatting my hard drive and dual booting a version of windows and Linux, Most likely Ubuntu. Now my question is are there any programs that help with the dual booting or is there a thread on help about dual booting that someone could link me to?
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    Vista 32, 64 or XP?

    oh and whats the difference between the different versions of vista? Ultimate, Home premium, and Business.
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    Vista 32, 64 or XP?

    I am currently running a Windows xp home system. I am wanting to upgrade to either XP pro or Vista either 32 or 64. I have heard that the advantage of upgrading to the 32 is that there will be no software compatibility problems with games and such. But I have also heard that since the processor...
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    Intel "Bad Axe" 1 Questions

    ok i have experimented a bit and I have found that the computer only starts up on certain overclocks. I that this just isn't a stable configuration for the computer and it just plain won't start up. I am running at a overclock of 16% right now which gives me 2.79 Ghz processor and RAM at...
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    Intel "Bad Axe" 1 Questions

    What would the option to make it unlinked look like or about what would it say?
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    Zalman Fan Controller HELP!

    I have had a couple of fan controllers. The first one was a nexus fan controller that i bought for 20 bucks and I bought it to control the beast that is the vantec tornado because in the description it says it is especially good for high CFM fans like the tornado. The problem is i can't get...
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    Intel "Bad Axe" 1 Questions

    ok thanks for the help but I am a bit new to the bios and I do understand the math involved but it is hard to find a a stable overclock past 15%. When I over clock my processor I notice it is also overclocking my memory by the same amount, I understand why but all I am asking for is could...
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    QX6700 Acceptable Temps

    I don't know. I would never trust the heatsink that comes with a processor. I figure If I am gonna shell out a couple hundred bucks for a good processor then I might as well shell out a few more for a good heatsink. btw I am running a E6600 overclocked and it idles at 40C
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    Intel "Bad Axe" 1 Questions

    ok I am a heavy gamer running the Intel "Bad Axe" with the core 2 duo E6600 2.4Ghz. My RAM is DDR2 800. My first question is How would I get a better FSB to RAM Ratio. Everest says it is running right now at 12:8(RAM:FSB) I am looking to possibly lower this ratio. Also I have noticed that My...
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