i need to upgrade my pc. i have put it off long enough and now my son just got C & C Generals and the pc just wants no part of it!! minimum requirements for game are 1.8ghz cpu, 256 ram, 32mb video card using nVidia Geforce2, ATI Radeon 7500 or more recent. now my chip is a poor old celeron 450...

Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is possible to read DVD+RW disks on a PC? I use them on a TV DVD recorder and wondered if I could use it on my PC, Windows XP, ATAPI 12X DVDROM drive. Thanks Sam

Dave wrote: Hi I have a new system built around the Asus mobo with the 120 Gb SATA Maxtor (with 8mb cache) attached via the SATA cable rather than using the IDE interface. I installed the Silicon Image drivers, Windows XP Pro and chose to format the disk as NTFS. I also chose to have...

I am putting together my first homebuilt PC and was planning on getting only 1 DVD/RW drive: either the Sony DRU510A or Plextor PX708A. I noticed some pre-built machines, such as the high end Falcon Mach V, have a second DVD drive (Toshiba 16x). Is that used only if you want to copy movies? Are...

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I'm researching my first homebuilt and have settled on the following parts so far: * Kingswin KT-436 case (hope the blue model will be in stock somewhere soon) * Antec TrueBlue480 PS * Abit IC7-G Max II MB * P4 3.0GHz As far as vendors, these seem to be recommended:

I need to upgrade my old p3 500 computer. Now, since this is my real first time upgrade main parts, meaning cpu and motherboard and power supply. I need a little help with procedure. I won't be replace all my components as they are pretty good, such as: 80 gig hd and GForce 4 Ti 4800, and cd...

Where can you go to get parts for an Alienware Area 51m laptop? Alienware won't help they don't sell parts.... Any help Please.... I'm looking for DVD-ROM and FDD drives.

I just completed building a new Win-XP Home system with the ASUS A7N8X DLX MB, AMD XP 2500+ Barton CPU & 2 512meg strips of Corsair XMS memory. I am using the on-board audio and latest nForce drivers. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get the sound to work correctly. I can hear the audio...

My sis has a HP 550Mhz computer. Haven't been able to see the insides because of warranty seals. Anyone know what kind/how much memory this thing will take? I think it only came with 64M of ram. It runs the chit outta the hd most of the time. TIA

I've been planning on getting a desktop working out system specs and such. Been wondering lately if its worth getting a laptop? I will be able to move away from this chair all over the house and lie on the bed..etc. The only problem is that laptops cost more than twice as much as desktops of a...

About a month ago I started have my 3D games (Wolfenstein Enemy Territory) start freezing up on me. Since then I've changed a bunch of hardware and it still happens! I've pretty much ruled out software problems since I've changed drivers, reinstalled games, everything! What's going on? I have...

Hi there; Can someone explain to me the difference between a 'socket 370' CPU vs a 'slot 1' CPU? The reason I'm asking is that I want to upgrade my CPU from Pent2 to Pent3 450 MHZ (on an Asus P3B-F motherboard). Whilst searching the net for info, I read that I can upgrade to an even higher MHZ if I...

Hi everyone; In an attempt to solve what appeared to be a failing motherboard, I replaced my old ASUS KT7 motherboard with a FIC AU13 with a 2600mHz AMD cpu. I replaced the power supply because my old one did not have the 4 pin 12V connector that the AU13 requires. When I power on, I do get...

Hi My newly built PC is working a treat and I am well chuffed with the software installed, which took a while to install. Is there a way to copy my hard drive as it is now and use it to start again with if I have to format. John

Just want to let everybody know that an old 486 desktop can serve as a KazaA downloader. The very reason I choose this machine (I have more powerfull machines around here) is that it is a very quit and I assume low energy-consuming machine ( 145 Watt PS ). Hardware-specs a - Dell desktop...

Just want to let everybody know that an old 486 desktop can serve as a KazaA downloader. The very reason I choose this machine (I have more powerfull machines around here) is that it is a very quit and I assume low energy-consuming machine ( 145 Watt PS ). Hardware-specs a - Dell desktop...

If the difference in price between power supplies (Antec True Power) 0f 330W, 430W, and 550W is all of about $30 between 330 and 550 and about $5 between 430 and 550W ...in order to maintain maximum expandibility with a higher end system is there any real downside to getting a larger power supply...

Hey! Just a about an hour ago, I Fed-exed a vidcard (MSI Geforce4 Ti4200) to Newegg. I've had the card since last April ('03) and it arrived with the heatsink/fan barely attached. I used a bit of nylon that I shaved off a motherboard riser thereby attempting to make that HS/fan combo work...

Hi Just wanted to know whats the better one to use?. TIA Ellis