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    Looking to get a 250gh hd

    Hi guys. I have a few questions about 250gb. I have a non serial ata motherboard. I just want to go into Best Buy and pick up a hd. Questions - Do I go for the serial ata drive? - If yes, can you buy a serial ata card? Can you boot off this card? Is it worth getting the serial ata...
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    Video issues, please help!

    Ok so I'm in the middle of playing world of warcraft. All of a sudden my screen is filled with million of little rows of different colors. I was able to alt-tab out of wow and go back into windows and I got a glimpse of a message stating that my driver could not contact my card. Then it went...
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    I'm looking to build a home theatre type pc

    Hey guys, this pc would hook up to my tv and my receiver. Denon receiver. I would like to house movies and music. Mostly mucic though. I would like the case to be very small. I have tons of components already and don't want a huge case to go with it. Has anyone built a pc like this? Can...
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    In search of a 80 - 100gb hd

    My 80 gig WD SE drive died last night. I've had it less then a year. I need a new drive but don't know if I want to go for another WD. Can anyone recommend a drive in the 80-100 gig range? Thanks guys!
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    A little hardware help!

    Ok this might sound very stupid so please don't make fun of me to bad. I totally forgot what model motherboard and what kind of memory I have installed. I know its 512 DDR but I don't remember what speed it is. 2100, 2700, 3300? I think I also have an ABIT BH7. Is there an application out...
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    Help! Problems with motherboard

    I currently have an MSI 648 Max motherboard with the following hardware: Radeon 9700 Pro graphics card pc2700 ddr333 Ram (2) 512 MB@ 3.06 Ghz CPU with 533 FSB With 200 GB Serial ata harddrive running through the card. on board sound on board LAN Every time I reboot I need to clear the CMOS and...
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    CDRWIN not seeing my Liteon CDR

    Im having a problem with cdrwin seeing my new liteon cdr. Now its seen in Nero and Roxio. Any ideas?
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    This might be a dumb question but (CPU Question)

    I just got my P4 2.53 Chip. I dont plan on overclocking it. Im using the heat sink and fan from the intel box. Do I have to use thermal grease between the chip and sink? Or is the way it is out of the box ok? Sorry if this is a real dumb question.
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    I just got a Abit BH7......

    Ok so I just got all my parts today. I have the following ABIT BH7 Crucial 512 MB 2700 DDR WD 80 GB HD P4 2.53 Radeon 9700 Pro The question is. Are there any settings in the bios that I should change right off the bat. Also what are some good case fans?
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    Building a new pc. Gimme some advice!

    Hey guys. First time I've built a pc in a while. I just upgraded my video to a Radeon 9700 Pro after my video card died. But everything else is new. Let me know what you think of the setup that I want. Motherboard: Abit BH6. Any other good motherboards out there for this price? RAM: 512...
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    Issues with the radeon 8500

    Hi guys. First post here. I just borrowed a radeon 8500 from my friend. I had a geforce2 ultra. Card decided to die on me. Now when i hook up the radeon. All i get is a black screen. You can tell the screen works when you plug in the monitor. It sounds like it refreshes but i get no...