Recent content by gel197

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    A simple processor question.

    I have an ASUS P4P800E Deluxe motherboard.
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    A simple processor question.

    Well, the thing is I work in a residential building and people throw away all kinds of stuff so when I see a comp I just grab the parts (HD's, CPU's, RAM). I just figured I would try throwing in some of the spare parts. My current specs are.. Win XP Pro SP3 P4 2.8 GEIL 2x512mb PC3200...
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    A simple processor question.

    Currently I have a P4 2.8 in my computer, I just found a Core 2 Duo 4300 SL9TB MALAY 1.80 GHZ. Would this be a step up for me or would I not see any difference?
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    Upgrading laptop memory.

    I'm not sure I understand you. You are saying that even if I install the maximum 4GB my laptop will not use it?
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    Upgrading laptop memory.

    I bought this laptop for my wife for Xmas http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...07267495#productdetail . It will be used for your basic things ie. internet, music, movies etc. She also wants to burn movies from our new video camera ( transfer from camera to laptop, then burn to DVD). So I figured I...
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    Opinions on this laptop.

    Well, she's not really a hardcore comp user. She wants to write a book in her spare time and just do basic web surfing and music downloading.
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    Opinions on this laptop.

    I was thinking about buying this one for my wife for Christmas. She'll use it for internet, music, putting songs on her ipod. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1186008220258
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    New Comp Build

    I had these parts reccomended to me on another forum where a few people agreed with them. I figured I would come here also though to get a different view of the choices. I checked prices on line and these are the totals, in the end i'll end up with about $600 for a LCD and a case. I might...
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    Comp build suggestions

    Okay this is what I have so far, I don't know much about brands or prices so I just tried to keep everything middle of the road. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...etails.asp?EdpNo=2366176&sku=M452-2646 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...ls.asp?EdpNo=2341562&sku=CP1-DUO-E6600...
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    Comp build suggestions

    I tried looking for other people who asked this recently but I didn't find any posts. Maybe i'm looking in the wrong area. Anyways I looked at the Core2Duo chips that you mentioned and this seems to be a good middle of the road one...
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    Comp build suggestions

    I finally got some extra cash and want to upgrade my pc. I'm going to be handing my old comp over to my wife so I need to build it from the ground up ie. case,monitor, DVD&CD burners everything. I currently have about $1500.00 to spend but. I would be willing to go to 1700 or maybe even 1800 if...
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    Video Card upgrade

    I have a P4P800-E Deluxe motherboard / P4 2.81GHz / 1.00GB RAM / Gainward 128MB DDR GeForce 5600 running on XP Pro. I just bought a PNY GeForce 7600 GS 512MB AGP 8X. Before I open the box and try to install it I was wondering if this card is a decent upgrade from what I have now and if it...
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    Pimp my ride!

    Well once again you guys are making me rethink what I wanted to do. I think i'm just going to keep saving my money and build a whole new computer from the ground up. I only have $750 at the moment and might wait until I have $1000 or more because I want my new comp to really out perform my...
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    Pimp my ride!

    Well i'm not looking to make a whole new comp, just upgrade what I have and would like to stay with pentium. I have P4 2.8 right now and wouldn't replace it unless it was for a new proccessor that made a notable difference. I guess the main focus is on a mobo and vid card that is Pentium compatible.
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    Pimp my ride!

    Okay, a week or two ago I asked for help picking a vid card only to find out my mobo isn't pci-e compatible which threw a wrench into my plans. So now i'm not sure if I want to buy an older vid card like a 6800GT 256mb.AGP or if I want to upgrade my mobo and get a pci-e vid card. I just don't...