Search results

  1. R

    bizzare monitor/video card problem?

    so i turned off my working computer and monitor for the weekend while i was away. i came back and turned on the computer only to find my monitor displaying bizarre colors and shapes on the screen. the mobo beeps, but i cant see bios or windows anything running. just these colors and shapes on...
  2. R

    wireless on a laptop - centrino vs usb vs pcmcia

    i have a dell inspiron 600m with centrino wireless technology. it doesnt seem to pick up a signal that well anymore. im wondering, can i disable it and maybe use a usb adapter or a pcmcia card instead? will my reception be any better (i think the centrino uses the screen as its antenna, which...
  3. R

    gaming on an lcd

    ive been thinking about getting an lcd screen for a while now, mainly for the decrease in footprint. the question is, how do they perform in terms of gaming? with response rates down to 12ms or so, how do they compare to crt monitors?
  4. R

    Thinking about getting into IT

    i just recently considered moving into the IT field. any IT professionals in here? where would be a good, informative site on the subject? or for IT professionals, what courses do you recommend? what would be the the best way to proceed?
  5. R

    headphone question - speaker/soundcard

    is there any difference in plugging in your headphones into your soundcard over plugging them into a jack on your speakers?
  6. R

    Overdrive on 9600xt

    how effective is overdrive as compared to v-tuner on a gigabyte, for example? it seems other manufacturers of ati cards, like the gigabyte and sapphire, dont support overdrive. is there any advantage to using it as opposed to another overclocking method?
  7. R

    which of the 9600pros come with..

    the 2.8ns memory? and is that the fastest? thanks.
  8. R

    what is black friday?

    and when is it?
  9. R

    sb audigy 2 nx

    anyone have any experience with this? how does it compare to an internal sound card? is this model recommended?
  10. R

    best gaming 19" crt?

    id be willing to spend up to 250. suggestions? thanks.
  11. R

    looking for the lightest, nice 19" crt

    i am not sure how much my new desk can support, but i believe the box said something about a 17" monitor. looking at the desk, i think it can hold a 19", but to be sure, i want to try and get the lightest one around. any suggestions? thanks.
  12. R

    Cable Router

    my isp is currently having some problems due to weather lately. not surprisingly, my connection has suffered. it drops in and out randomly and i get high ping spikes in games like diablo2 and warcraft3. this has started in the last week or 2. now, i called comcast and they told me to bypass...
  13. R

    dvd software crashes

    ok, everytime i try to open up a dvd player (powerdvd, windvd, freedvd), it crashes. i have watched a movie on it once before, but then all of a sudden its not working. the dvd drive can be read and it can play cd audio (or mp3s on a cd), though. freedvd gives me an error about decoding, but...
  14. R

    cpu/mobo/ram help

    ive decided on building a new computer, however, i cant make up my mind on what exactly to get. i had a few questions about what would be recommended. rdram or ddr? which would be a better choice? for rdram, which mobo is best? for ddr, what mobo? also, what are some suggestions on...