Recent content by majestik

Why would you say i've spec'd out an overclockers rig? My PSU choice is based on a recent PSU comparison done @ tomshardware which gave the S12 a very high ranking in terms of efficiency and reliability. If 500W seems high, I had 2 main concerns: 1) can my PSU pump out enough juice to my GPU...

harobikes333 thanks for the tip - thats $15 less than newegg (which is where i priced everything, btw). but i think since im ordering everything from newegg, might as well get the PSU from there too, even tho i am paying a bit more - its worth the while just to have everything consolidated into...

Welp, heres what the rig is looking like: Case Antec P180                                                      $119 PSU SeaSonic S12-500 500W                                   $129 MoBo MSI Neo4-F                                                     $90 CPU Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2x1MB...

w00t i think i'm gonna go with the 7800 GT (GTX is too much $) TheoPetro thanks for the tip alimoalem i don't want to OC. a few extra mhz at the cost of more power/heat and loss of warranty isn't a viable option for me. Now i'm thinking, if i'm gonna get a 7800 GT, I might as well go...

Ike0069 - what would you think about dropping down to 1GB of RAM and getting a X2 4400 (toledo) which comes with 2MB of L2 for $500? also, ive never used an MSI mobo... are they better [for gaming] than Asus/Abit? all i need from my mobo is onboard LAN/USB/Audio and ofcourse PCIe x16.. and...

Good afternoon gentlemen! This time around my [soft] budget is $1500 (no monitor/speakers required), and I'd like a few suggestions for the CPU/MoBo/RAM/Video and any additional cooling (if required). The components I've currently selected are: --------------------------------------...

I've been trying to figure this one out for 2 weeks now, still no good solution... So here's what I've got: 3 computers 2 large displays 1 small display (the "console" near kb/mouse) 1 kb 1 mouse My goal: To have 3 computers hooked up to 2 large displays, and being able...

No thoughts? :\

I've been trying to figure this one out for 2 weeks now, still no good solution... So here's what I've got: 3 computers 2 large displays 1 small display (the "console" near kb/mouse) 1 kb 1 mouse My goal: To have 3 computers hooked up to 2 large displays, and being able to...

Rather than going thru that nosebleed of a process, why not just try to recover the data from the bad sectors? Run scandisk (okay, "chkdsk") in windows on your damaged drive, ask it to do a surface scan and autofix errors, then reboot and it will start scanning/moving your files.

i'm not sure what the name of the executable for Event Viewer is, however you can access it from Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> Event Viewer

you have a defective piece. return it. i've had mine for well over a year now and not once had a problem with it.

have you tried safemode? if it reboots after 10 secs in safemode then you can narrow it down to a hardware problem. have you tried knoppix? if it fails to load knoppix, then it could be a windows 2000 problem - in which case i'd try an XP install and see what happens. i know windows2000 by...

I've been reading hardware sites for a week - I'm fairly up to speed with what kinda hardware is current, however I don't really have the time/patience to figure out the best/configuration for this gamer PC. So here I am :) I've got a soft budget of $1500. I'm not looking to overclock...

yeah, don't use Winzip, it doesn't support creating/extracting .tar archives. i know WinRAR can extract .tar, i don't know if it makes em though.