Hello, I'm upgrading from using a Toshiba P4 1.7ghz laptop and I'm looking to build myself a new SFF system for doing interactive design. I.e. I spend most of my time in Flash, with 5-6 other apps open like Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver.... So a good multi-tasking machine...

Hello, I have a old PC (Pentium II/488MHz/128MB RAM (Dell)) which I was planning to use as a media player. The PC has a ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X (GT-C2U2) graphics card, which is supposedly capable of TV out. But when I go to Display Properties-Settings-Advanced, there is no setting for TV out....

I'm looking to upgrade my computer for UNDER $500. The things I'm keeping from the old system are the 2 optical drives, OS & data. I do mostly number crunching so don't need gaming capabilities, but I do want (in order): 1. reliable 2. quiet (not necessarily silent) 3. fast I've done some research...

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I've never run across anything like this before. It seems as if when the components inside my pc heat up, I can 'hear' HD activity via my PC speakers. Almost as if something werent grounded properly. If your familiar with car audio, it reminds me of what happens when speaker lines are run too close...

I have an old PII 400 mhz Dell that operates on a small network. The old Trinitron CRT is going (and probably the Diamond GL 1000 Pro with it). I want to keep the unit going as it's still functional (but slow). I'm getting a LCD monitor. What would be a good cheap video card that's an improvement...

Oh this is an intersting board. It all about building and upgrading. It seems there are lot of expensive products in here as well. Futhermore, I got question to ask about what is the most popular CPU to use for game? What are type of components that you guys use in order to build the fastest pc...

Hi everyone. I have just joined and need some advise. This really doesn't involve a new build however I am in the process of building a new Pc. I have just rebuilt my daughters Pc and the sound is missing. I go to device manager and get the following: a yellow question mark in other devices and...

I have an unused Compaq desktop about 6 years old (I'm using a laptop) My kids are well into the Sims 2 and I'm a graphic designer. We'd like to upgrade the old PC if possible to run the new software, but if not can we put a new one together? - I've heard it can work out much cheaper to build than...

i got spare bays that are really to big for hard drives, i think it measures to be 5.5", is there some kind of "adapter" that can be reduce the size so i can put extra hard drives in it? -- Live long and prosper

Howdy, A friend of mine has an old HP Pavilion 8240 that I am trying to clean and speed up for his daughter. Right now is has a 32MB stick (SDRAM) @ 66MHz/10 ns, 168-pin DIMM in it. I don't know if it is single or double sided, but the specs say that the machine will support both types. I am...

I'm going to be replacing my case fan. The one I have is too loud. At least I think so. At times it's annoying other times not so much. What I'm interested in knowing is the amount of air flow, cfm, should I look for as a minimum. Is there some general rule of thumb other than the max you can...

nVidia 3 chipset is a dog. It especially had video problems with nVidia "video" cards .... and that resulted in the nVidia 4 chipset. GA-K8NF-9 mobo with AMD Athlon 64 3000+ and 1 gig single stick Kingston ram ddr400 Get the mobo bundle at Mwave.com ... for warranty purposes, and put it in an...

Hello, The old Win-98 PC that I rebuilt goews into the safe mode at start up. It changes the display to 640x480 and 16 colors. Can somebody tell me why this would happen and what I should do about it? Many thanks in advance. Bernard

Hi there, I'm lookinbg for help with the following problem: I've recently installed a Samsung hard drive in my computer: model Spinpoint SP0411N. It's a 40 GB 7200rpm ATA133 drve. I'm running Windows 2000 SP4 with the Intel IDE drivers for my Intel board, the so-called "Intel Application...

I ordered this mobo from tiger, thinking of refusing deliver when it arrives in a couple of days-- did I choose a bad mobo? Some of the reviews of it repeatedly say it has problems with the chipset fan, etc. One reason I went with it was because it is certified 100% for Mandriva Linux (which I...

I'm sure there is more than enough hype in home theater literature, so I'm asking about real world technical stuff. Is home theater for personal computer video output workable? What are the drawbacks, complications, difficulties? I already use the computer from in bed, using cordless devices,...

Hi I'm on a tight budget but have the opportunity to upgrade my aging turtle slow PC. I dont have a need for SLi so just wondered what the best performing non SLi 939 boards are? In order to keeps costs down I'll need to use my existing EIDE drives and upgrade them later. So ideally I'd like...

It seems that my computer has been running out so I downloaded Hardware Monitor to watch things. It is in a enclosed desk computer "drawer" but I have drilled six 2" holes in the side to get air. But it shows The CORE Voltage at *1.35 and it is the only thing in the RED. Here are my...

WHat ram to use for my Amd 64bit Opteron 165 system ? I want ram that i can use to overclock to its MAX. Want atleat 2.5 ghz out of my system stable. I have heard BE6 chips wotk best. Not sure if any of these are those ? Also must be 2 gigs. Iam leaning towards OCZ as i have a 1 gig system...