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    Stuck Pixels - a fact of life?

    Well, I've got a week old Acer 2216WBD (second unit, after an exchange) - with a couple stuck pixels (green) that appear on certain colours - they come on and off, but you can sometimes see them at boot up, or on the right coloured background. Now, my question: is this something you live with...
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    9800 pro DVI to LG204wt???

    Hi there. I currently have a 9800 pro video card, that I am running through VGA to my LG 204WT monitor. The card has a DVI output, but the DVI input on the LG is specified as DVI-D. My question is: if I get a DVI cable, will it work - or is the card unfortunately DVI, rather than DVI-D...
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    Sceptre X9g-NagaV for 169.99???

    Well, I'm in the market for a cheap LCD, and this one fits the bill - at 169.99 Canadian, or 140 ish USD. The question is, do you guys think its worth it? It will be used for occasional gaming, but mostly typical internet/document work. I need a monitor quick! Cheers!
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    LCD's with little/no BLB???

    Hi guys and gals. I have to say, I started reading online because I am in the market for a new LCD monitor, and I have never been more confused or unsure of a purchase. Firstly, I am looking preferably for something like a 20 inch widescreen. I am looking for something under 350. I have...
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    Asrock Dual SATA II w/ 3000 OC?

    Hi folks. Well, there was a topic here that explained, in a very detailed a descriptive way, how to go about overclocking an AMD64 on an Asrock 939Dual SATA II Motherboard - I am basically trying to find out that information again: how do I best, and in the safest manner, go about overclocking...
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    My Problem: To buy new, or repair???

    Hi all. Well, I've got a 3 year old laptop - a Compaq presario 2100, with an AMD 2200xp mobile, 256mb of PC2100 ram, a 40 gb hdd (4200rpm), and the worst of the worst - an ATI mobile graphics adapter (with shared memory). Well, this thing was never good - In fact, I've always had buyers...
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    Compaq Presario 2100: Can I put in an XP 2500 mobile???

    Hi there. Well, I recently was thinking about how slow my laptop is, and how I wish I could upgrade the speed at least a little, and then I remembered: I have an old 2500 XP mobile chip lying around from my old desktop. My question is this: My laptop is a Compaq, which came with an XP...
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    Wireless Network issue on my laptop...

    I'm on my third card now. I now believe the issue may lie with some settings. My laptop says that its connected, but the provided Dlink software continually flashes from 4 full bars of green to zero - and I can't seem to do anything on the internet. I have entered the correct password for my...
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    Overclocking my 3000+ Venice...

    Well, I currently have my 3000 running at 2000mhz, vs. the stock speed of 1800mhz. I am currently running the stock heatsink and fan. Should I be concerned about overheating with this setup? I didn't figure it was a significant overclock to warrant a fan upgrade. However, am I wrong...
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    Asrock Dual 939 SATAII - 40 second delay after post...

    Well, I installed a new Asrock Dual SATAII board into my system, with a new 3000+64 Athlon Venice. There doesn't seem to be any problems in windows, my only problem is that, following the post screen, I get a flashing cursor at the top left, and it seems to hang for about 40 seconds, finally...