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That seems pretty good. Why exactly do you recommend those HDs? Yeah I know RAID is not backup but my Dad is more worried about HD failure than anything as he has had this happen to him a couple times.

Specifically, what prebuilt computer would you recommend? He definitely wants RAID mirroring for reliability, speed is not so important. HD capacity is not important at all as he doesn't nearly fill up the 40GBs he has right now. If you think I should replace the HDs with SATAs and get a new...

I want to upgrade my Dad's computer: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web browsing, lots of email, youtube, Word, listening to music 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $250-500 3) Where do you live? North Carolina 4) What...

VAIO® FW Series Notebook PC Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz, 3MB L2 Cache) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64 bit Model Features: XBRITE-FullHD™ 1080p LCD technology, Blu-ray Disc™ (read/write) optical drive, ATI™ graphics, 4GB RAM, 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, Black magnesium...

Cool, I didn't realize that an i7 build could be so economic. Is that definitely the way to go? What monitor do you guys recommend? If I waited a few months do you think I could afford to get that HP?

I need to build a new computer. This will be my primary computer. I do not plan on gaming much but want something that at least has the power to convert video files and very occasional photoshop. I also want to watch HDTV and will add a Blu Ray later. I already have a decent sound card and...

OK, so I turned on my computer yesterday and it kept telling me that the Windows C://windows/... (can't remember the rest) files were missing or corrupt. So I thought then it had to be the hard drive that had been causing all these problems despite the fact that every time I have scanned it it...

OK, I'm back. I ran DSKCHK and it said that my HD was fine. I am using IDE HDs and DVD drives. My computer is still acting up though. It's really strange, it will boot up completely and then reset five or six times in a row and then work perfectly for the next day. Sometimes it will boot up...

Ran memtest for 36+ hours straight. It ran 44 tests with 0 errors. Now what should I do? I am going out of town until Saturday for Xmas so it will be a few days before i can reply. Again, thanks for all the help.

Cool, I will do that. So Memtest works from a CD as well? That is great news

Also, my computer is no longer rebooting at start up but I dled MSI LiveUpdate and every time I try to run it the computer will immediately restart.

Cool, what would that show me? Also, I assume that I should upgrade my BIOS. I have an old MSI mobo and it seems that I need a floppy to do this but I have no floppy drive in my PC. Is there any other to update the BIOS? EDIT: DLed MemTest86 but again I have no floppy drive. Is there...

Yes after a clean install. I will try autostreamer. However, I think my computer is dying, after my latest XP install the computer just resets as soon as the desktop finishes loading and does this about 20 times in a row until it will finally boot up and then be usable.

Everytime I reformat my computer and install SP 2 on Windows XP my computer stalls and crashes at the exact same moment and then will not boot any more. I only started having this problem about 4 months ago. Before that I could always install SP2 with no problem when reformatting my computer...

Awesome, I appreciate your help, this looks like an amazing system and is even cheaper than what my friend was considering. He still has about $100 to play with. With this money what would you suggest adding/upgrading/replacing or should he just pocket the money?

Awesome, is it easy to overclock this processor with this mobo? Kind of a newb at overclocking. What version of Vista should we get?

My friend wants a new dedicated gaming computer because his laptop just isn't cutting it. He wants to spend about $1000 (EXCLUDING THE MONITOR - he already has a nice one) but this is not a firm limit (he almost bought a $1200 Dell today). The only use of this computer will be gaming. He...

UPDATE: The computer always worked but the monitor was broken! I took the monitor to friend's house and tried testing it on his DVI port and it didn't work. The HDMI, s-video, component, etc... all work but not the DVI. I then borrowed my friend's monitor and connected it to my computer...

Good idea. I actually do have one lying around. However, I tried this and there is still no video. The ASUS diagnostic LCD goes through all the same messages but nothing ever shows up on the monitor. There must be something wrong with the MOBO right?

Thought my MOBO was fried but it turned out Gateway sent me a faulty monitor!

Hi, Me and my friend just finished putting together a new system but the monitor won't display the BIOS when we boot it up. The computer has a ASUS Formula Rampage X48 motherboard, a Core 2 Quad Q9550, and a ASUS EN9600GT graphics card. When you turn on the computer the ASUS LCD Display...

By the way, are there any other options. My friend would be happy to pay for an existing program that will let him do this right now.

Cool, thanks for the quick reply.

Hey, my friend just built a new computer with a quad core CPU and three 24" screens. He generally uses all three screens for his work but he was wondering if there was a way to let another person use the same computer at the same time? You know, plug in another mouse and keyboard and swing...

I am looking to format my computer. Unfortunately, I don't have a XP Pro CD but I do have an XP Home one. I read somewhere that the disks for each version of the OS are the same and when you enter the registration number the installer knows which version to install. I have an XP Pro...

It's the best strategy. People are still buying the PS2s rather than next-gen consoles. The PS3 costs will reduce faster because they are being mass produced. By the time these consumers replace their PS2s in a couple years the PS3 will be affordable and they will want to play GT5, GOW III...

Um, other than Ratchet & Clank and SOCOM these ARE ALL NEW IPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree but I think the final product is going to be truly amazing. In these videos when the animation is on, it is truly breathtaking and definately a new level of realism in vharacter movement in gaming but when it isn't quite right it just jumps out at you and looks crap. I read somewhere...

:eek: Beautiful!:eek: I have seen some pics over at Neogaf that seem to show the GT:HD demo being run with the EDGE toolset running and showing that the demo only uses the PPE and two SPEs. I couldn't find the pics again but this implies that four SPUs are not being used at all for this...

:D :D :D :D :D OMG, this has to be the funniest thing I have ever read!:D :D :D :D :D Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! This is rich! lololol Ah yes, Golden Tiger who just YESTERDAY was calling PS3 owners "Sony Fan-Girls"...

Does this mean there will be jetpacks too!?!? Also, this is good news for PS3 owners. When I first heard of tilt control in the SIXAXIS I immediately thought that it would be great for flying in GTA. Hopefully Rockstar will implement this feature.

Agreed. I have read though that it takes four programmers six months to model each car for the GT:HD demo and they have added special cars for car shows now. That means that each car is costing Polyphony close to $200,000! Therefore, I am sure that they will be using these same models for GT5...

Wow, you really have been smoking! What do you mean, "a little different in the art design?" GT:HD is almost photorealistic. Forza 2 is nowhere near. You are delusional if you think that GT doesn't look better. And how exactly did I hand pick shots? (By saying this aren't you admitting...

If you think GT:HD doesn't look better than Forza 2 you're the one who's been smoking: The LATEST Forza 2 pics from YESTERDAY ( http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1969/Forza-Motorsport-2-Dan-Greenawalt-Interview/p1/ ): Now the SAME CAR in GT:HD: Same car, different...

The graphics look really flat and crappy and the engine sounds don't sound too great either (monotonous whine) but I'm sure this game will be fun. There is just no "Wow" factor, almost every other car game out right now has significantly better graphics.

That really sucks! Planes just added a lot of variety to the sandbox gameplay. I loved flying across SA and then just jumping out and parachuting to the ground to get around quickly. They better have helicopters. Also, I know a lot of PS3 owners were looking forward to flying using the tilt...

My guess is that MS is purposely bricking all the launch units now that they are out of warranty so that they can make $140 on each one really easily. My launch unit was running strong until last month. Seriously, never a hickup until I turned it on one day after getting back from EB Games...

Wow, this game looks just like Halo. I thought this was supposed to be next-gen. This is very underwhelming compared to Gears of War and I also like the Gears gameplay more. I don't see anything even somewhat amazing about this game. Nothing makes me think, "OMG, I HAVE to get this game"...

I'm on my second one right now. First one got the red rings just out of warranty so I spent $140 to get it fixed. I've had the replacement for a week now and I keep getting these errors saying things like, "please insert this disk into an xbox 360" and "disk unreadable". So far a simple...

Problem: I have a 200 GB external HD that I have used with a Windows XP computer for some time now. I needed to do some work in FinalCut Pro and formatted it on the Macintosh using the default Mac file system. When I completed my movie I wanted to use my HD on my XP machine again but it was...