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If you have no problems connecting to other computers on the same network and email works just fine, then it could be an issue with your IE7 that it may be corrupted or the settings got high-jacked by spyware/malware. Try installing FireFox and see how it works. Also you might want to try...

I somewhat agree with InflatableBuddha. Excluding a monitor, you can get a new core 2 duo computer for around $600-$700 from most vendors. Basically, for that price, you should be able to get Core 2 Duo, PCI-E video card, DDR2 ram, and so forth. Newer and faster technology basically. Anyway...

I agree with Noel. I would say to bump up the PSU for a higher wattage one. It's safer to have more power then is needed than to have just enough. We build gaming PCs and when a customer requests a 8800 video card, we automatically go with a 650 or higher PSU. Since you're OC'ing as well, it's...

As far as the power for the video card, did you also plug in another 4pin power connector to it? After looking at a couple of 7600GS 512mb AGP video cards at newegg, they all look like they have a power connector on the card that you need to connect another power connector to. As far as your...

I'd probably switch out the PSU for a higher wattage. These days, a lot of things are power hogs. For new gaming PCs we build for customers, our minimum wattage we use is 500W and that only barely covers the low end builds. Also, since you are OC'ing, you will need a better PSU, or at least a...

I'm not sure it's wise to lower the PSU of the rig in your sig to 420. It seems you're overclocking and there's more power demands for a system that's oc'd, unless the Thermaltake has really good voltage rails and current supplies. The other thing is you've got 4 hd's and 8 fans so I wouldn't go...

iBuyPower.com builds gaming pc's only so they know what a pc needs if you want to game. If not, then any place is good like your local shop, Dell, or HP. However, for regular pc's, I'm partial to HP more than Dell. The problem with ordering pc's and having them shipped to you is that shipping...

When we build new gaming pc's for customers, we always suggest a PSU with at least 700Watts when using a 8800 video card. Dual 8800's, we suggest at least over 900watts but some customers actually go with 1000-1200watt PSU's. Anyway, like robisbell said, your PSU is underpowered. Our recommended...

Actually, we are in a pc branded manufacturing but our brand is geared towards gaming pc's only. We don't build just regular old pc's like dell or hp. We build gaming pc's only. Sorry, when I said Gaming PC Industry earlier, it only meant PC Manufacturing built for gaming, not game development...

Actually, I will have access to all of the parts we currently put into our gaming machines. So, for example, if I'm benchmarking a new sample video card from nVidia, I'll be using the latest hardware we currently use. Benchmark with our current video cards, pop in the sample video card, and get...

Thanks for the replies and those seem like standard benchmark tools like most others. But, how do you benchmark games, like Battlefield 2 for example? I haven't fully tried any of those you guys have mentioned but can they be used to do this? Basically, I just got into the Gaming PC Industry...

I've been reading the articles at anandtech for a long time now and I've always wondered how you benchmark games, audio compression, and file reading/writing/etc. I've used 3DMark, SiSoftware, and someone even mentioned a program called Everest or something like that but how do you benchmark...