I am looking for a tv tuner to play console video games on. I live in a dorm small enough that there is no room for my computer setup and a tv. I am looking for an internal card with hardware decoding. I am going to avoid hd tuners unless the price is under $100.
I am concerned that many...
My current system is an opteron 144 at 2.4 ghz, 2 gigs of ram and a geforce 6600gt. My monitor setup includes a 21" trinitron running at 1024x768x120 and a 20" widescreen lcd at 1680x1050.
I recently got the lcd and my framerates with the dual screens are too low for multiplayer games. I...
I am looking for a new monitor, and I am planning on buying one just after Christmas.
I currently go to school far enough away from home that I cannot take a monitor back and forth to school. At home I use a 21 inch dell trinitron. For the current semester of school (just ending), I have...
I currently use a datadesk smartboard. I am considering a new keyboard. I originally got it because of some minor RSI problems. They started cropping up again recently. I had a stroke of genius and fixed them by rebinding caps lock to control (emacs pinky ftl). I bought a laptop about 2...
I am looking to replace my current keyboard with something a little more ergonomic. I am currently using a Dell AT101 from around 1997. It uses mechanical key switches with a definite click. I have become a huge fan of this keyboard style. Over spring break, I used a rubber dome keyboard at...
I have a few questions about my heatsink and fan combo. I currently have a SI-120 with a high speed delta triblade. For reference, I have this fan http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12trblhisp.html I have a custom built case and the fan is taking air diretly form the outside of the case...
I just sold my computer to a family member and got a new opteron 144 rig. I finally got the processor and put everything together. When I looked into the bubble wrap bag for my evga 6600gt, i noticed one of the 2 large cylindrical components on the top right of the cards was only attached by...
I have a computer running barton core 2600 on an nforce2 motherboard. It is being used as a word/internet/email computer so nothing is ever being stressed for long periods of time. It freezes randomly even off of a fresh install. The freezing does not seem to occur due to cpu usage or any...
I am building a computer for my older brother. He is looking for something relatively cheap that checks emails, does basic word processing, and can burn cds and dvds. He already has a monitor and other peripherals he needs.
This is my first draft of what to get him.
cpu: sempron 2800 -...
I am looking to upgrade my video card. My current card is a 2 year old 9600 pro. I am limited to AGP because I do not have the money to upgrade to an nforce 4 board. I am currently runing on a socket 754 VIA chipset Chuttle, 1 gig of ram, and amd 3200 64. I found someone that will buy my...
I am building a computer for my brother. We are finalizing the parts list now.
The end specs will be something like this:
$300 dual core processor
dfi nforce4 ultra motherboard
2 gigs of ram
7800GT
Everything else is standard stuff and is being scavenged from his older computer.
He...
I feel really stupid asking this but I cannot figure out how to configure the switch. I just bought a 24 port switch off of ebay. It was advertised as a 10/100 switch but computers connected to it only get 10 mbps connections. For reference, it is a 1u rackmount SMC Tigerswitch with no...
I am planning on hosting a small lan party and need to get a 24 port router. Right now I am looking at options on ebay and newegg. Before I make my purchase, I have a few questions:
Are there any specific features I should look for to ensure that gaming works?
I prefer plug and play...
Over Christmas I got the socket 754 shuttle with the VIA chipset. I have had zero problems with it since I have gotten it. I am currently using the smartfan setting for fan speed. I have only heard the fan rev up a few times when playing games for more than 45 minutes straight. Today, I was...
I have a little extra money now and I am trying to determine the order in which to upgrade. Here is my current system:
Shuttle XPC with socket 754 VIA motherboard
athlon64 3200
Liteon cdr/dvd drive
Seagate 80gb sata hd
Radeon 9600 pro
Ati TV tuner card
and the piece de resistance...
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