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Okay so I'm looking for a good processor for the following uses, DAW software, Batch Conversions (.ogg to .xxx), Photo editing and Video editing and encoding, and moderate mult-tasking. I can sift through the other parts that I need from a system but I was wondering which proccessor would be the...

Yes I'm very well aware that steinburg have their own user support fourm but it's not helping me in the slightest so I came back here for a second opinion. My problem is, when ever I want to add sound samples to the audio tracks, I get an Error message from HALionOne saying that it could not...

Ok I doubt any of you will remember me, but that's not the point Ok so here goes I've been out of the PC scene for a long while and I've lost track of what hardware's good and what is not so can somone please help me piece together a mid range build please? Any help is most appreciated ^^

Hi guys i am currently having major issues with my infamous old PC, I have bought UT2004 from one of my mates and i am trying to get to work ,after 14 attempts i stare in the face of defeat (Again!) with the same damn error message "cyclic redundancy check" or "General protection fault" if i am...

Hi guys, i am having major issues with my old pc i have bought UT2004 form one of my mates and after about 14 attempts i stare yet again in the face of defeat with the same damn error messages "cyclic redundancy" check or "general protection fault" Some of toy may know the spec allready from...

At first i thought the G35 was a spelling mistake for the P35 but after hearing that it is an intel chipset not a spelling error i was wondering what is the difference between the two chipsets??

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/cart.aspx My friend wants to build a PC it seems pretty good but like to make sure Input please;)

I hope to sart modding an old work station case ive got a good idea of what i need to do but i have one issue the case dosent seem to have enough space to accomidate a new PSU only the 180w Propriety one that came with it so i was wondering should i use a SFF Shutle PSU OR Drill new holes for a...

So i had a thought "what happens if my XP disk gets trashed what do i do to prevent this" I know some of the more obvious answer would be tagged to the previous question but is it illegal to save an ISO of your OS and burn it on to CD just to back it up??????

Hi guys after a few months listnening to a wailing beast of a CPU cooler i am extremely temped to throw my old rig out of the top story window in my house- jokes aside i need an effective quiet socket A CPU cooler I know zalman does one but im not sure there is enough clearanceon the left hand...

Ok this thread is for a bit of fun, you are part of a hypothetical scene, you have just built a pc out of the most modern(and expensive) PC components SPEC: Intel skulltrail motherboard 2x intel core 2 extreme QX9770 3.2Ghz 8GB Crucial FBDIMM 800Mhz Nvidia geforce 9800GX2 Siverstone...

Hi so today i plucked up the courage to try linux (before now all i have used is windows) so i decided on ubuntu because it is the only one i have heard of, i have downloaded it fine there is no defect with the CD, but for some reason it wont install on 3 different hard disks i can get to the...

Due to the fact that my old pc had a usb overload which took out my wireless mouse that was charging a memory stick and for some reason my audio line out port i therefore want to buy a sound card for it. I know most of whom that read this will think why bother but the simple answer is all the...

I have recently decided to change my mother board choice due to some bad things i have heard about the DS3R on other forums so i decided to search again and iev came up with 2 mobo's, thye are both sub£120 on http://www.advancetec.co.uk/ but the abit sports the old flagship chipset 975X whereas...

The 9600GT was released in the Uk a few weeks ago so iwas wondering is the cheaper 9600GT better than the 8800GT ive looked at the specs they seem pretty similar but which one offers better prefornmance?? Should I invest in one instead of the 8800GT?? Does anyone own both and benchmarked them??

I repaired an install of my XP on my old system after it cocked up when i changed the logon screen with TGTSoft but i booted it up this morning and windows tells me that a file is corrupt or missing WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/CONFIG (Or something or other) should i just repair it again 0r use the...

My first ever ever build made from old parts has started to die so i was wondering should i upgrade it::rolleyes: AMD Athlon 1.5ghz Soltek motherboard generic RAM generic PSU ATI Radeon 9250 AGP 20.5GB Hard disk 2MB Cache fuijutsu (whatever) Lite-on CD-R Sony DVD ROM i tried...

Which motherboard should i get the Asus P5KC Combo or the Gigabyte P35-DS3R they both offer similar features but which one is better?? need to decide before ordering next week

Asus P5KC Combo or the Gigabyte P35 DS3R they both offer similar features but which one is better??

I heard that VIA are developing a new proccessor which unlike the cyrix actually looks pormising anyone else heard about this??:confused:

Because i ordered the OS as one of the first components (XP Home edition) i was wondering woul i have to edit the install disk with an nlite tool and add all the drivers for the comonents i want to get. Has anyone had any experience using this tool??

I have just realised all my hardware colours are going to clash: I have a black case with windows and blue bubble lights Blue motherboard with metallic yellow heatsinks=Gigabyte Silver RAM modules=Corsair Grey and orange PSU=Corsair Silver heatsink with copper heat pipes=Tunia 120

I know this chocie would be a no brainer but if i get the Gigabyte DS3R P35 and pair it with the E8400 would i have to flash the BIOS therefore also needing to buy a celeron 800mhz FSB but if i get the E6750 i wont need to flash the BIOS which save me money in the long-run and i could overclock...

What is your favourite RPG of all time?? Personally the best RPG that i have played would be the baldurs gate sereis for the PC its awesome:):D

has anyone got tips or tricks that could help me with a system build??

I have been hearing rumors that they are going to bring out USB 3.0 is this true or are they just rumors??:confused:

If money was no object whatwould be your dream PC?? Remember nothing is too crazy

Are the new Amd 790 chipsets better than the nvidia nforce 590??

How do you overclock ram and which stock timings are the best C4, C5

I am a total newb when it comes to overclocking so can any one tell me if i could get an AMD 5600 (2.8ghz) to 3Ghz and above, oh and is the HTT like the FSB on an intel cpu or am i just confusing two different things?? Please dont be harsh if i have said something stupid because i am only 15...

Hey guys i want to start building my first proper pc. So can you see any problems with the hardware i want to get SPEC: Asus MN2N32-SLI socket AM2 nforce590 AMD Athlon 5600 2.8Ghz 2GB Cosair XMS2 DHX with C4 timings OCZ Stealth xtreme 600w PSU Western digital 500GB HDD 16MB Cache Any...

Can any one please tell if PCI-E 2.0 cards are compatable with an ASUS M2N32-SLi board that i want to get for my first build:confused::confused:

Hey guys, if when the new dual core cards come out which one would you have the ATI R680 or the Nvidia 9800 series cards.