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Hi, Been 4 years since I've built a system and I want to refresh the system. Here is the PC Hound Parts List: PC Hound - Build a PC in Seconds 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This is my primary development system where I do software development for...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming and and general coding (2D stuff). Games include Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Planetside 2 at 2560x1600 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 1600 without tax/shipping 2.1) Rebates? Not including...

Hey so I have been reading all these threads and getting a little overwhelmed. I currently have a Dell 2707fpw and love it. All I do is web design and I miss having dual monitors, unfortunately a second 2707fpw won't fit on my desk. So I am looking at two 24" monitors. I don't play games on my...

Fed up with current machine and really want to upgrade. I was going to try to wait, but I have been waiting since Christmas. I have a Dell 2707 27" monitor, love it and want to be able to play Supreme Command and WoW in all their glory (read: with as many settings set to full or max and at...

Basically does anyone know of any HTML editor that has a built in SFTP client, other than Dreamweaver? Got to try out Expression Web, but it doesn't have SFTP. Thanks

If you have identical FC cards in two machines, can you plug a FC cable into one and right into the other? Sorry trying to learn more about FC just for the heck of it and didn't know if this is possible.

So I am looking to get a new LCD to hook my PS3/x360 to, and it would be nice if I could get my PC plugged in to it as well. Hoping to spend less than $1500 (before shipping and tax). I wanted to get something that is 1080p so I can plug my ps3 into and and actually get true 1080p. Does anyone...

So I am thinking about upgrading my computer. My only concern is I'm just wondering how much of a performance increase will I see, and whether or not this is even worth it. I use my computer to do a lot of database work and play games. So what do you guys think? Here is what I have right now...

Anyone ever bought from these guys? http://www.genesysdtp.com/ or do you know anyplace with low priced DVD cases and DVD-Rs? *not sure where to put this, didn't fit to many other places*

Ok so I did the whole headphone search at headphone reviews and there are still so many choices. Here is an idea of what I will be using them for: Home (will NOT be taking them out of the house) Connected to Receiver or my Audigy 2sz breakout box till I get an amp Music only...

OK what I would like to do is have my friend and I play our instruments, me on bass or acoustic guitar, and he will be on electric guitar. I have an Audigy 2zs with that breakout box, but don't know if there are any programs out there that will allow me to record each instrument in it's own...

Didn't see this posted already but take a look: the inquirer What I'd like to know more about is this statement:

I was looking through some huge pictures I took today of the sky. As the pictures loaded, I could hear interference in the radio. In fact whenever I load something I can hear interference with the radio. My computer audio is hooked up to a receiver. The receiver was set to tuner at the time. My...

Is this laptop for real or is this just a load of BS??? http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page4.html sorry if I am a little naive... but this just looked a little to good to be photoshop... nvm sorry should have just searched.... ;)...

I drove by my soundtrack tonight in the northern colorado area, and it isn't called soundtrack anymore.... sorry I already forgot the new name, but does anyone have any details?? ***edit it is called ultimate electronics now***

I am tring to find a rackmount or any case that is formated horizonatally that has at least 2 hotswap SATA drives with it. I would just go get a tower, but due to size restraints and the place where it needs to be put I don't have room for a tower. My current Antec LAN boy is infact to tall...

I have a MSI K8N Neo Platinum MSI MS-7030 AMD 64 3000+ when the network activity light goes on... it makes a high pitched short noise any ideas? I may just put in a PCI network card if it keeps going. I can't hear it when I play games or listen to music because of other noise, but when it...

OK here is what I want to do. I use and love linux, but still play games and use Adobe (I know there are linus alternatives, but prefer Adobe) in Windows. Is there a way that I can install a removable hard drive bay and just have two hard drives one with Linux and one with Windows, while putting...

Ok so I went out and got an optical cable today for my reciever.I previously had the direct inputs set up and still have them plugged in. When I watch a movie using PowerDVD I set the audio to go through SPIDF, set the reciever to the optical input and the sound is overall incredible...

***update*** 1. Where is the FAQ??? I need the guide to figure out how to rip my cd's again so I don't have to use Winamp. 2. Is the HDA card really all that much better than a creative 2zs? If I am listening to music nonstop (dvd audio and cd's) and watching dvd's almost 3 a week, is it...

I get somethign like this: Just reformated, installed the 71.89 drivers. I don't believe these were beta, as I got them from Nvidia's website. geforce 6800gt amd64 3000+ 1gb Corsair XMS memory fresh install of Windows XP with SP2 ***UPDATE*** changed out with an NVIDIA fx5600 (i...

Here it is: official trailer So-so if you ask me... could have been a bit better. Still I will be at best buy 7am on june 21 picking mine up :)

Hey I made this last night for a group of my college friends as we all go off, we all want to create a better one and possibly host it through netfirms?? My forum right now so questions: how do I create a forum? where is a free place to host it? or should I just keep what I have and...

19" notebook 19" notebook?! Come on! 17 is big enough. I thought laptop meant portable (preferably easily)

I am looking into getting a big LCD monitor here in the next 3 months. I play an occasional game, but do a ton of photo editing and web editing. Plus if it has Component (the 3 individual color input, not composite) that would be a seller for me. Widescreen, not widescreen, not to big of an...

anyone know where I can get like HL2 or Source or just a website in general that sells Posters of games?? Thanks

just got it, been reading user's guide and have few questions. 1. which sata ports should I put my drives into? the ones below the CPU or the one's next to the edge of the board? 2. Sometimes things will lag big time when loading up windows. I don't have SP1 installed yet or SP2 for that...

Check with two power supplies. In the bios and with Abit's utility say 00.00v coming from the 12v rail. I was able to get into windows and back all my stuff up. Just had to live with the annoying beeping noise for a good 20 min. Presume bad motherboard??? If so what 754 board would you...

I just got the following from my dad who "upgraded" his sound system. Tell me what you think of this stuff, what I should upgrade and so on. 1x NHT VT-1C Center Channel Speaker (120w. max) 2x Canton GL 260 Bookshelf Speakers (70w. max) 1x NHT SW2P Subwoffer 1x NHT MA-1A Sub Amplifier...

so i went to my local high end audio stores and checked out the speakers. Found that I was drawn to the Paradigm models. Preety incredible if you ask me. Any idea on a cheaper version of these brand of speakers? (I listened to them without a sub, and I could hear the bass perfectly, seemed...

How much do you get? If you can write up what kind of laptop you are using.

OK so let me be realistic, if the most walking around with my laptop unpluged is goign to be for say an hour or two at the most, do I really need an Intel M light laptop? Or wouldn't it just be better to go for brute power in one. on the other hand, a laptop is meant to be light and for well...

A few weeks ago I remember seeing a website that had a calendar, which showed what drivers came out when throughtout the month. Anyone know what I am talking about, that can give me a link? or if you have anything you recommend? Thanks

http://tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8sre.html Why does an Nvidia chipset motherboard use an ATI on board graphics?!?! Just seems kind of odd. ;) -Ranger

Ok got into an argument with someone over the speeds of Flash Drive speeds. Is it true that: 1) the bigger the capacity the slower they go and 2) even if a drive says USB 2.0 on it, it still could read/write at different rates??? I always thought if it says 2.0 then it goes at 2.0 speeds...

The more and more I start to look around at laptops, I wonder if I even need the mobile cpu. I will be using the laptop to do the basic business things, taking photos off my camera, then doing some editing of them, and some web editing. Should I just go for the desktop cpu? I would like...

hey was wondering if anyone had any advice. Now that the new Intel M series processors should be coming out circa 3-5 months, I plan on getting the first generation M series laptops, hopfully for cheap soon. I was looking at HP and their NC6000, Basically looking at getting something with the...

What I have noticed over the past few months of reading this site, speciffically in this forum is that a large number of you use Home Theater speakers, instead of computer specific speakers. Is this true or is this just a mistake on my part? a second question if you say you do use HT...

i currently have one of the first Audigy Gamers, that came came out in 2000. I am just begining to have some minor problems with it in games. After no fixes to this problem after driver updates, a dust off, and a change of pci port, nothing has helped. So the problems are barrable, but will...