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    Help with rebuild of old computer

    Hi Everyone, First some info on an old PC i built for the rents. Asus A7N8C-E board AMD 2500XP 2 x 512MB Crucial Ballistix 3200 RAM ATI AIW 9800Pro 128mb Have DVD drive, floppy, Antec Truepower 400W PS, and 1 WD SATA 120GB hardrive. Now here's the fun part. Rents recently got a...
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    Quick help please....

    I need some quick advice on replacing a broken graphics card. It's for and AGP slot and needs to be single slot becasue it is running in a little Shuttle. What is the best card i can get for around $150 or so? PC had an x800pro in it before and i would like some decent graphics power...
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    Wisconsin vs. Ohio State BB

    Any of you guys know a way I can watch this on the internet somewhere?....i know it's live on CBS at 5ET. I'm living in Germany right now and would love to see my Badgers win. Also, who do you think is going to win? Thanks
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    YAJT--Quitting first real job!!

    Ok, since many of you here are in the workforce i figure i can get some advice. I've been working my current employer for 1 year since finishing college. I've been unhappy with some of the ways they've treated me but overall the expereince has been positive. Well the reason i am leaving is...
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    drivers for emachines T3120

    Sorry guys i know i should be able to find these but i can't seem to pin them down. I had to reformat the drive on this emachine for a friend and emachines puts their drivers on a little partition instead of a recovery CD i now found out....and for some reason their website=no drivers. I...
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    Automatically lose respect for someone.....

    i know i do....aol is long gone down the drain and people are still getting ripped by them....i cant believe how many people still use it their email and service...... any opinions??
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    EASY question.....i'm sure i should know

    ok just a quick question i know i should know....just making sure though. If i have a harddrive with a previous windows install on it and i want to recover files from it....do i just connect it as a secondary drive on a working windows PC?? is this going to caus any problems during boot up? i...
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    expanding wireless network reach....?

    ok forgive me for asking this, but should be easy to answer for some of you. I have a home wireless network set up with a Linksys G wireless router. Now i have a friend who has an old linksys G wireless access point which he isnt using anymore and is willing to give to me. Could i use that...
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    Data DVD's?

    Quick question for some of you here....i have dvd backup programs and all that but i need a program to burn some data DVD's. So, i can back up my personal data. Do most of you use Nero or any other program? is there something cheaper than putting down$50+ for Nero??
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    Need some wireless router help!!

    Ok guys, i'm googling myself to death and can't seem to find any info on this problem....i just upgraded from a wirless B linksys router which worked great to a new balkin pre n router, which does live up to the hype of extreme range and speed. Well the network of 4 wirless laptops and 2 wired...
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    monitor suggestion??

    soory for all the questions but working on a speedy build here....any suggestions for a good decent price monitor around 300 i think....i like the 710N from samsung as a cheap monitor for 250 i think but any other recs?
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    3200 winchester or venice???

    just starting on a new build for my brother and been away from things a little so wondering if the new venice is better or if i should still go with the winchester...its wierd casu the winny is more at ZZF. Thanks for the help
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    Window's install hangs at formatting????

    Hi everyone, I just put together a Shuttle SN95G5 for my brother and am having problems installing Windows XP Pro. i do have an SP1 version of the install and plan on updating to SP@ after install if that matters. Well the WD SATA drive is recognized fine in the BIOS and windows install...
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    Leadtek 6600GT

    I have an easy question for you all.....is the Leadtek 6600GT AGP single slot????? i don't know if all 6600's are single slot and i am planning on getting one for a Shuttle sn95g5 build so i need a single slot and i am just confirming because i can't find the info anywhere. Thanks all
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    6600GT....which manufacturer???

    Just wondering what you guys thought the best 6600GT would be quality wise??? I need it AGP for a shuttle SN95G5 that i am building for a friend. Just need a recommendation. I was looking a t the Leadtek card but its backordered everywhere any other recommendations or place i should get that if...
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    Computer in trouble...

    Guys i need some help......my PC just got hijacked by some major spyware and i can't get rid of it any way i try....i tried Spybot S&D and Adaware and they both find some things but whenever i open up IE.....it gets hijacked and directed to some search engine and it tells me i need to go...
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    Bringing built PC to europe?/

    Hi everyone.....just looking for a little help before i start buying things. I would like to build a PC for my little bro that lives in Switzerland currently. I'm looking at using the Shuttle SN95G5 A64 barbones to make him a decent gaming PC.....my only question is will this work if i build...
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    Asus A8V help needed!!

    Hi everyone, Ok, the situtation actually applies to my friend and he has no internet currently so I need your help to help him. He just built his first PC which has been running great for just over a week now. Specs are as close as i know: Aspire X-navigator case w/generic 500W PS, A64 3000+...
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    Anyone know any good guitar learning software?

    Just wondering if anyone has some info about some software to use to learn how to play a guitar? i'm sure there is low and high end, but i would like some recommendations of a good product if anyone knows of any....possibly even one where you could hook the guitar to the PC? Thanks
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    Need some netwrok/remote access help!!

    Hi everybody, To start off, I am pretty familiar with setting up a home network and currently have a functioning wired/wireless XP pro network with a workgroup set up for my parents with about 5 computers on it at their house. They live out in the country so they are running high speed...
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    HD config and setup in my PC??

    Ok, This should be apretty simple question for someone out there to answer. Please disregard my sig bc this question relates to a different PC. I am currently running a single 80gig HD on the primary IDE channel and a DVD/RW and CD drive as a master/slave on the secondary IDE channel. Now my...
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    Best budget graphics card??

    Hi everyone. Just wondering what you think is the best graphcs card for about $160-170 max?? I'm building my parents a PC and i need a decent budget card....let me know. Thanks
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    Need help with some video editing??

    Ok, my question here is more about how i can edit and digitize some old movies my parents have from when they lived in europe. Is the easiest way just to convert them with a dual format vcr?? Where can i get one of these vcr's?? I've been looking on the net and a lot of people say just to let...
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    Monarch Hornet Pro???

    Anyone have any experience with these? I would like to get one of these barebones and outfit it with what i want....what do you think of these compared to shuttels? Any recs on SFF cases? I'd like to build a decent gaming pc for my brother with a AMD 64 proccesor, and prob a decent ATI graphics...
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    Wierd socket/diode temps??

    Ok as you can see in my sig I am running an OC'ed 2600+, but ever since i put my SP-97 on the system my diode temps are quite a bit lower then the socket temps at idle. During load the diode temp eclipses the socket usually. I am using MBM 5 to monitor temps and just wondering why my diode temps...