Recent content by IThinkImAEngineer

Thanks for your thoughts. I borrowed another video card and put it in my system, but when I turned on the power supply, all of the system fans turned on (except for the psu itself) and would not stop. I then pushed the power button on the case and the fans finally slowed down and the system...

The game's resetting your resolution at exit. Do you have the monitor's driver installed? That might prevent the video card from switching the refresh rate to a level that your monitor cannot support. (just a guess though)

Hi All, I've had my system for just over a year now and this is the first time I've had any sort of problems with it... While I was loading up a game the other night and suddenly my computer just shutdown. There were no sparks, no smoke, no signs the computer was gonna die on the monitor...

You can write reports and essays without running home. Chat with friends in boring lectures. Look at online pdfs or powerpoint slides for your lectures. Run circuit simulation software without having to wait to use the lab's PCs. And most importantly, if you're a ce or cs major, program...

I used a desktop for the first two years of college, then a laptop for the last two years. It worked out well. Since your son will be living on campus in the dorms for the first and (maybe) second years, he won't need to run too far to get on to his PC to do work. Once he moves off campus the...

Keep in mind that you're going to be overseas and plugging into a foreign country's power grid. Mp3 players that use standard AA or AAA batteries would be more convienent for you since you won't have to carry around plug adaptors or converters.