I boot my PC this morning and it gets to the desktop just fine. However, once I try to run any application (IE, Firefox, games, etc.) nothing will load. The HD is spins but nothing happens.
I used chkdsk and I did a Windows repair but nothing helped. I ran Seatools on my HD and I got an error...
So here's the new rig I'm building. Total cost of parts with shipping is $1590.
Case: Antec Performance One P160 ATX
Power Supply: Antec NEOPOWER480 ATX 2.0 Power
Extra Case Fan: Antec 120mm SmartCool Case Fan
Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Audio/GB-LAB/PCI-E/Firewire/USB/SATA2...
I'm purchasing a new system and wanted to get comments on what I should change & what's missing. The system will primarily be used for gaming. And no, I don't want to build it myself. I've done so in the past but can't now for a few reasons. Besides, having priced the basket of components at...
I bought a PNY 6600GT AGP card yesterday to see if it would improve graphics performance on this system:
AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+ (1.7ghz)
Asus A7V333 - AGP 2.0, 4x enabled
1 gig (2x512) PC2700
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
80GB IDE Hard Drive
Creative SB Audigy
365W Enermax PSU...
I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade my current PC or simply start from scratch and buy/build a new one. I use my PC primarily for playing games - I don't need top of the line but I would like a middle to high end machine. Here's the current setup:
AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+ (1.7ghz)
Asus...
Question for the experts on this board. I'd like to upgrade the video card on my current system but I'm not sure what the marginal benefit will be. Is this system worth upgrading or is it time to build a new one:
Current System
Athlon 2000XP (1.7ghz)
GeForce Ti4600 4xAGP
1 Gig PC2700 RAM...
No price yet but this monitor is looking so sweet. I'm hoping MSRP is sub $1000:
http://www.viewsonic.com/produ...ays/proseries/vp231wb/
Specs
LCD Panel Type 23.0" color TFT active matrix WUXGA LCD
Display Area 19.5" horizontal x 12.2" vertical; 23.0" diagonal
Optimum Resolution...
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