In the past, I built all of my PCs. Now I need to upgrade my old PC before it dies and I'm planning on going with Windows 7, but I don't have time to build it myself.
I don't want to go with a Dell or HP type shop. I want to buy from a place where I have a selection of parts and can have...
I have an ASUS P5W DH Deluxe based PC. I just bought a new Creative Labs X-Fi soundcard that I want to install. I've been using the onboard audio. What is the best way to shutoff the onboard audio? Do I just disable the HD audio in the BIOS? Do I remove the onboard audio card from the...
I just got a new PC Core 2 Duo with an ATI X1900 XT videocard and I'm looking for some great new games and screensavers to show capabilities of this machine. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.
I'm getting ready to buy a new system with the following:
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
2 GB of DDR2 RAM
HIS X1900 XT IceQ3 512MB
Seagate 750GB SATA Drive
Coolmaster CM Stacker 810 Case
BenQ DW1655 DVD Burner
The problem is, I don't know which memory to buy. I've...
This is part of a PC I'm buying.
Unfortunately I don't have time to build it myself this time around so I need a company that can build it for me and Monarch has a good range of choices.
If anyone has any other suggestions for places other than Monarch, please let me know. I've bought...
I'm getting ready to upgrade to a new PC. I've been looking at the 7900 GT and the X1900 XT. I'm seriously thinking of buying the HIS X1900 XT IceQ3 512MB. It's only about $70 more than the 7900 GT, is faster and comes with double the RAM. I've heard good things about the ICeQ3 running...
I do a little of everything (from photoshop to movie editing, to email & web browsing, to office stuff). I'm really into games too that push my system.
As to ATI or Nvidia, I haven't decided yet. I'm learning toward the 7900 GT right now. It seems to be the best deal for performance at...
I've been waiting all summer like a lot of people for Conroe to come out. Pretty soon I'll have to return to school (I'm a teacher) at the end of August so I'm trying to decide if I should get an Intel based motherboard for Conroe now, or wait and go for RD600 in September.
It would make...
Well, my poor old Dell 1130P 21" Trinitron monitor is starting to die, so I need to upgrade to something soon as well.
Strange that they seem to have problems yet the reviews are positive.
Thanks for the informed discussion guys. It helps!
Sadly the motherboard that died is no longer offered, so a direct swap isn't possible. I could buy used, but with the problems this particular motherboard had, I'd be hesitant to go that route.
I doubt I could find the same raid controller chipset these days.
I am an avid gamer. That's...
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My motherboard died (an old ABIT IC7-G). I had two PATA drives stripped (RAID 0) on it and I'd like to know if I can get the data back. When I get a new motherboard and attach the new drives, will it recognize...
That's a good question. Here's what I was thinking:
Case & PSU: ~$40 - $50
USB Hub: ~$20
USB Interface: ~$8 each or $32 for four
2 Fans: ~$5 each or $10
That would set me back about $100. I'd like to keep the costs as low as possible. If I could do this for...
A friend of mine and I are thinking about building an external USB (or could be firewire) drive array.
Here's what we're thinking: We both have a need to have some good size portable storage. I have five computers; two at home and three at work. Occasionally I need to be able to move large...
I'm having a problem with my new Windows XP Pro SP2 install. I cannot edit User Accounts anymore. I have administrative privledges and whenever I click on "User Accounts" in the Control Panel it now brings up a dialog box that says "To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this...
OK, that did get it to work, sort of. The files now copy but the folders (directories) all have new dates (instead of the old dates. Is there a way to fix this so I can keep the original dates?
Thanks.
I'm getting ready to transfer a bunch of files between two PCs over a network. I need to move them and have them keep their current date stamp. It would also be nice if there was a way to have it assume yes on all questions (like "are you sure you want to move a read only file" etc.)
Does...
I think the worst problem I ever had was one with intermitten memory. It would fail about every two weeks. I finally tracked it down when I ran a thorough memory test for several days. Very annoying. Took about a month to find.
Actually I read a lot of reviews of it and talked to a lot of people before buying. The good reviews is one of the reasons I bought it. And I just found out if wasn't the motherboard that was the problem. It was the video card (a BFG 6800GT). I thought it was the motherboard because it...
I might be interested in the macro too, if I can ever get a motherboard that works. I just received my second ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 SLI today and it isn't posting either. I think the Fatal1ty is the motherboard. GRRRRR!
Man, you're right about that one. That is much, much worse. No, this bugs me more than anything else because I'm building a computer for my dad who recently had a heart attack. He's on very restricted activity and really needs something to do. I promised him I'd bring him a new shiny PC next...
This story just gets worse and worse... Last night I was told by UPS that there customer service center is open 24 hours a day and I could call and talk to a rep anytime. When I called back after 9:30PM PST, I got the good old, "We're closed" voice message.
This morning I called and was...
Well, I was hoping I'd have my new system up and running by now with 2GB OCZ Platinum, but the monkeys at UPS missed another scheduled delivery, so I"M SOL again. I hope they can get it right tomorrow (their 3rd try). Man, their service is really getting terrible!
Maybe this weekend or...
I'm in the middle of building a new system. I've got 5 case fans, a CPU fan, and a videocard fan. I'd love to get a better way to control some or all of them. What fan controller bays do people like? (those devices that fit in your 5 1/4 or 3 1/2 inch drive bays and let you control the...
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