Recent content by Bandit33

I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on a decked out IBM T43 (with a healthy student discount), and the Acer 8103 (review) is the only laptop that's made me think twice. I'm headed to law school, and I'll be carrying the laptop to classes and the library a good deal. I know the Acer has an...

Yup, that's on the way in a month or two, but in the meantime, I'm stumped. Anyone, please?

Hey guys, I'd really appreciate some help. I'm on an aging Athlon machine (1.3, 384mb ram, Win2k) with about a 2-year-old video card (GeForce4 MX440, 64MB). I play mostly sports games with the occasional WWII shooter mixed in. For a while, my computer started completely freezing at the...

I was all set to build my first desktop this summer, but since I'm headed to law school in the fall, it looks like I'll have to make the switch to a laptop. I'm up on desktop hardware, but I've never owned a laptop before, so I need some help. I'm used to doing some gaming (dont need H-L on...

Sorry, should have posted in the mobo forum to begin with. Still learning the ropes...

I was pretty set on the Abit AN8 for my new build, but it's OOS at most reputable places. I've see the DFI nf4 Ultra-D used in a lot of builds here...would that board be as good/better? (not OCing at first, not planning on taking advantage of SLI) Can anyone suggest another of the same...

The AnandTech roundup (here) says Leadtek TDH PCI-e comes out on top, but not by a huge margin. That's what's going in my new system.

I'm just about to pull the trigger on the parts of my new PC (A64 3000, 939, 1gb ram, 6600gt). I'd like to get a legal copy of XP, but i'm not sure where and which one. Is there a big difference b/w Home and Pro? Any advice on where to buy? I'm set on XP, but I don't want the OS to be the thing...

Thanks guys. Could someone give me the quick lowdown on hooking up SATA or point me somewhere. Also, do I need any additional cables/adapters/connectors for this build? Thanks.

So, I'm finally set on building my own. I've been looking around for a while and have a pretty good idea of what I want, but I'd really like much more knowledgeable people to take a look. Please let me know if this build will work and/or suggest improvements. Thanks Abit "AN8" NVIDIA...