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    Laptop Boot/HardDrive Problem

    Hey guys one of my friends laptops has been acting up. First it was just very slow to boot to windows. After a few weeks of this it would no longer boot windows and would give the error: Corrupt or missing files in C:\Windows\system32 I assumed this was just a bad install of windows, so I...
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    Data Execution Problems(DEP) when opening HD

    Hi, I got a new HD a couple weeks ago. 300 gb sata 16 mbs cache. Worked great, loaded it up with stuff. Now I am getting DEP errors when i view the root of this drive. I am not booting from it and none of my other drives are having this problem. I can access and use files on it, its jsut...
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    Creative 7.1 HeadPhones?

    I heard creative was releasing some 7.1 headphones with mic aimed at gamers. Friend said he saw them being promoted at WCG, any else hear about these or have links to info on any? Heard they were coming out sometime this year. Thanks.
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    Need Loudest Computer Speakers

    Sorry if someone has asked a similiar question, but my dorm floor has frequent sound wars Ive been suckin it up with my z-640s. Ive been looking at new speakers and was wondering if 500watt Z-680s were about as loud as Creative S750s or Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1s? What do you guys recommend...
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    Sempron Compatibility

    Sorry if this is a stupid question but will Socket A Semprons be compatibly with older Socket A mobos with chipsets like the KT400? Just wondering, gonna build my friend a cheap setup, Semprons look like good alternatives to the Bartons/Thoroughbreds. Mobo will be a Asus A7v8x-x. Thanks.
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    Data Corruption

    Hi, I just built a new comp and am having some data corruption errors. Windows will install, but anytime I run a self extractor that verifies its integrity, I get crc failures. When I retry the extractor the errors occur at different points and sometimes the files will extract succesfully. I...
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    Is using Arctic Silver Dangerous?

    I've used arctic silver a couple of times, seems to work well but I just bought an oem cpu and was wondering why it recomends you do not use arctic silver. I realize arctic silver could possibly conduct electricity, but if used correctly, could it be dangerous in any way? Thanks for the help.
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    Zalman 7000B

    Was looking at the Zalman site and noticed the CNPS7000B . Claims top be slightly lighter(CU by like 18g and AlCu by like 7g) and have better performance. ANybody know how long this have been out? or if there any better? Only sites with info on these all are .com.au .
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    Zalman 7000CU vs Thermaltake Venus 12 for AMD64

    Hi, Sorry if this question or a similiar one has been asked, but Im thinking of getting an AMD 64 3200+ ClawHammer and OCing a little. Both HSF have great reviews and are similiarly priced with the Zalman being a little higher. I dont care about sound that much so which one cools better? Ive...
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    Setting up RAID 0

    Hi, Im building a new computer and am getting a mobo with onboard RAID. I am hopping to run RAID 0 with two 80 GB SATA Drives for the OS and game installs and one SATA 160 GB Hard Drive for storing stuff (music, movies etc.)I want to keep if I reformat. Does this sound like a good setup if I...
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    P4 3.0c vs amd 64 3000+

    Hi, Im about to built to a new system to use with the new games out(Far Cry Painkiller) or about to be out (Doom 3). Ive got everything worked and finished except for the processor. Im gonning to use it mainly for gaming and have been really stumped on which would be better. The P4 runs...
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