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Hello! It has been quite some time since I have been on this forum, I used to be quite active about 10-12 years ago. I am going to be building a new desktop that I will primarily be using for GNS3(network design setups) with Oracle virtual box...these applications can be very CPU and memory...

I found this on newegg, and I was wondering if anyone has had an experience with it... PowerColor Go! Green AX5750 1GBD5-NS3DH Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131346...

Hi All, I have been out of the game for a few years, and would like some input on what hardware to go after when upgrading my system... 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, web browsing, virtual machines, etc 2) What's your budget? Are...

I just recently purchased Star Craft 2, and I attempted to play it with an 8600gt I bought a couple years ago, and it was a less than pleasurable experience. My other components are an older CPU as well a Core 2 Duo E6600 and 4GB of memory, should be sufficient. So I thought about upgrading my...

I am having trouble accessing a network share by its name from a specific computer. When I type in \\networkshare into the run command, I get an error of "Windows cannot find '\\networkshare' check the spelling and try again..." Now the weird part is I can access the share by its IP address...

I am looking to build a new computer mainly for photo and video editing.... my budget is $800...not including monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc...I have been out of the customer system build scene for a couple years since core2duo first came out...so I am not quite up to date on the hardware...I...

I am looking to purchase a netbook in the next few days, primary use will be for on the go computing for school work. Key features to include are... long battery life, I have seen some netbooks rated up to 9hrs. So as close to that as possible. I have pretty large hands, so a 10"...

I was on newegg.com today looking for a NAS, and there are just too many to sort through it is overwhelming. I have come here before for advice on equipment, and I come here again. What would you recommend for a NAS system. I want something with at least 1TB of space, FTP, RAID 1, print...

Alright so I am pretty new to using Windows Media Center and I am in the process of building my home theater and ripping my library of movies. WMC seems to be pretty straight forward with its customization, but I am having one hell of a time getting the folders I want in the Video Category...

OK so I have 1TB of HDD space, and I am on a mission to RIP my DVD library to my computer so I can set up my HTPC and use WMC to watch all of my movies... what is the best way of going about this? ripping DVDs to .avi format? or what would be better?

I downloaded Ubuntu 6.10 today off their website, and I decided to try and install it on my current machine below. I am able to get past the menu where you can choose to Start or Install Linux Ubuntu...but then I get these repeated errors... [17179719.252000] hda: ide_intr: huh? expected...

I am in the market for some wireless headphones. I currently have a crappy pair of sony earbuds, and I dont want the wire hanging all over my bench at work while I am working. I will mainly be using these while at work, which is an 8hr shift...so I would want them to last that long with out...

I recently bought this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815117802 and I plan to record standard television...what is the best software to use?

I just built the system in my sig a couple days ago upgrading from a 2.4C with a 6600GT system. To be honest I am not impressed with the difference at all, this system is running the same if not worse than my old system. This new system freezes completely almost everytime I run 3dmark06 or...

Ok so I just built my new SFF PC with an eVGA 7950GT. I am unable to run a 3D application, and I have the drivers updated to 9.1.4.7 what can the problem be?

APEVIA (ASPIRE) X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case ATX 420W Power Supply - Retail $74.99 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $179.99 eVGA 512-P2-N635-AR Geforce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI...

The system in my sig I built about 3 years ago, and I need an upgrade. I have been waiting for a SFF that supports an Intel 2 Core Duo....This is what I have so far.... Shuttle SD37-P2-BK-V1 Intel Socket T(LGA775) Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium EE/Pentium Intel 975X Aluminum...

Ok so I just bought an iBook and I am brand new to OS x... When I was on windows XP, I would use a .bat file to connect to network drives automatically at start up...using the NET USE command... is there a way to do a similar task in OS X?...if so how? Thank You Greg

I posted this in another forum, but thought this would be a better location for it... Ok so I just installed Linux Ubuntu on my system, and it is just an awesome OS...love it! There is one thing that I havent been able to figure out. I have a file server/web server running 2003 server...

Ok so I just installed Linux Ubuntu on my system, and it is just an awesome OS...love it! There is one thing that I havent been able to figure out. I have a file server/web server running 2003 server, that stores all of my music. I havent found a way to create a network drive in ubuntu like...

So I plan to be this barebone system And the only thing holding me back is the size of the PSU...its only pushing 220W...will that be enough to power a 6600GT, 200GB SATA HDD, 2GB memory, the motherboard, optical drive, and a tv card? If not, is there another PSU I can buy on newegg.com to...

I have been playing a lot of Battlefield 1942 and I fell in love with it...I bought a new video card and monitor...now I need to upgrade my memory I want to run 2gb in dual channel....what is the best kit? I hear Crucial is good, OCZ is good...mushkin used to be good havent heard...

Ok so I built my system about 2 years ago and I have been out of the loop for awhile... recently I have been playing a lot of Battlefield 1942, and I love that game...I have noticed that when there is a lot of action, things start to slow down and get "choppy".... my system is pretty...

I have a budget under/around $300...I first checked out newegg.com and this is what I found.... 2 monitors What brands are reputible? I really only know of Samsun, Sony, Viewsonic, Nec, Dell what else is good? what should I look for in a monitor? I will be using it for casual...

Ok my brother wants me to build him a computer. I would like to keep it under $1000 He will use it for word processing, internet, minor gaming, and other small picture applications. He wants it to run smooth because his curent DELL(1.8ghz) has kicked the can. I was looking at the new...

I have a Intel PC that I built about a year ago... 2.4C 200GB SATA HDD 1GB Dual Channel RAM 9600xt Vid card I was going to take those parts and put them in to this ASUS...but what are your thoughts on it? ASUS S-presso Barebone System for Socket 478 at 800MHz FSB Intel CPU, Model...

My friend wants me to build him a budget computer...between $400-$500 just need... motherboard processor RAM videocard Case/PSU what would you suggest....Intle or AMD? Thank you Greg

Would this card be able to capture video from my home theater DVD player? it does have the Red, White, and Yellow inputs (forgot the technical name) I was going to use Adobe Premier 7 to capture the DVD...would this work ok? thank you greg

Ok so I just bought myself a DELL AXIM X50 with a 4GB memory card. I would like to RIP a DVD to my computer and the compress it to a .wmv file so I can then watch it on my PDA. What is a good program that will allow me to RIP a DVD to my computer. No worries I am not doing anything...

Ok so I ordered my x50 and it should arrive tomorrow....where can I find AOL Instant Messanger for it? I have looked at the AIM website and it didnt have anything for Windows 2003 mobile. Thank You Greg

I dont know much about PDAs at all. so help me out here, I am looking at the Dell AXIM x50 520mhz. How many expansion slots does it have? What is the maxium amount of memory it can handle, I would like at least 1GB at some point. What would I use the expansion slots for? What is the...

I created a thread earlier, reffering to PDAs... I am pretty much set on this one one final question... since I will mostly be using this for multimedia (music, video, pictures) how many songs can a 256mb memory card hold?....are the files compressed more on the PDA or are they...

I have always wanted an IPOD simply for the use of an IPOD, portable music. I was always held back by the $300+ price sticker on those things. I have been looking at PDAs a little bit...the HP iPaq rx3115 in particular....now this product is worth $300 in my opion. What else is out there...

Ok so I have a friend that works at this real estate office. He is kinda like their "tech guy" he consulted me and wants me to help him setup their network. They currently have about 15-20 computers...and a 2 laserjet printers that they want set up. questions... Is it necessary to set...

Ok so I installed NFSu2 and was playing career mode fine. I decided to try the online mode, it prompted me to download a patch. I did. I installed it, everything A OK. I tried online mode again, same thing, it prompts me to download a patch. I have tried this probably close to 10 times. I...