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    Wi-Fi in 6500 Square foot home

    Planning my network in my newly built home. For the home office, everything is hard wired, Cat gigabit, but the rest of the home needs wireless. Looking for advice on the best equipment which allows excellent throughout. We will do Netflix, stream music, Xbox, have IP Cameras throughout the...
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    Question about a small network

    Looking to setup a small home network for my home office. 3 workstations connecting to an HP server running win 2k8. Does it make sense to even setup an AD domain? SHould I just go down the workgroup route? I don't need any permissions setup, just a way to share data files and to run...
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    Gigabit Network- what is required?

    My current setup consists of 3 W& 64Bit PC's along with a Verizon Fios Actiontec switch. What do I need to setup a gigabit network? Is there any special equipment outside of a gigabit Nic required? What should the settings be? Any info is appreciated.
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    WHS and Win 7 Major problems

    I changed the duplex speed on my wHS and now none of my PC'a cant connect to the WHS server. Can anyone help???
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    Performance Ram- Any truth to it?

    I currently have the following Ram in my system: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122 With an E6850 C2D and IP35 Pro mobo. Does it make sense to get some of the performance ram modules that are available today? What are my options? TIA!
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    Fans that move serious Air

    Looking for 3 new fans for my P182. I'd like to be able to control each fan individually using a controller of some sort. Because of the location of this PC in my office, I'd like to upgrade. BTW- I'm not concerned about noise..
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    Fast Hard Drives

    Outside of the SSD's, what are the fastest hard drives available? Currently have a Raptor 10k model from last year in my PC. I am weighing my options here on whether an upgrade is in store.
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    Upgrade suggestions

    Currently have the following in 1 PC: 1. Abit IP35Pro MB 2. 4GB Ram- Not sure of the brand 3. Intel E6850 @ 3ghz core 2 Duo 4. Video Card- 256 MB I am looking for more speed & overall processing power while running multiple app's. Any suggestions on what I can upgrade to make...
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    Looking for a Workhorse for heavy app's use

    All i know is I need XP Pro and at least 4gb of ram. My budget is $800. The mobo sound card and video card will suffice. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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    Cant get PC to boot from CD!!!

    Trying to format my computer and I cant get the system to boot from the Windows XP Pro CD. I am able to read/write to the CD drive but when I boot up with the XP CD in the drive and click :"boot from CD", it just does not go ahead with the XP installation. Any ideas would be helpful! Basic...
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    First Time builder- Please advise..

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Business/Multimedia 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $1400 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. USA 4. IF YOU...
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    New Computer build- Suggestions

    Hi, I am building a PC for about $1500 and here is what I am looking at getting within a few days. I may or may not OC the processor, but am looking for something ultra realiable for my business. What do you guys think: (1) Antec P180 Case (2) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS...
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    Will the 6600/6800 work in my system?

    I'm planning on getting rid of my 5200 video card for something better. Look at my sig and tell me whether the 6600 or 6800 video will work in my system. I'm concerned out burning out the power supply because of all the accessories I've got hooked up to my PC. thanks! GC
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    Best $200 Video Card....

    What is the best Uder $200 Video card out there nowadays..I've got a P4 2.8 processor, 1.5 gb ram. Main usage will be for Home office, web surfing. I have the Dell 20" LCD.