I just built this computer. Are these TEMPS and RMP's normal or at least within a safe range? CPU 44C MotherBoard 42C Cpu Fan 3245 RPM Chasis Fan 2163 RPM Computer details

Hello, Some keyboards are PS/2 and some keyboard are USB ?! Is there a difference ? I am mainly concerned about how many keys can be pressed at the same time. This is important for shooters. Where a player might want to hold down

I've posted the following in the ATI newsgroup .. but received no response. You guys have been more helpful in the past and perhaps one of you knows the answer ... it seems like a simple question, but I've had a devil of a time finding the simple answer. ----------------------- I have an...

Can a mobo be overloaded, powerwise ... with too many devices? That is, even if the PSU is more than adequate, the mobo just can't deliver the required power to all the devices that are demanding it? I blew a power supply not long ago ... an Antec, 3 years old ... replaced it with an Antec...

I have found a picture of this black bar-ed version: http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/textra.asp?pn=967568-0120 (Mine is also USB instead of PS/2) Looks ugly doesn't it that black bar compared to the nice silver...

Hi, I ordered an Antec Titan 550 case from Dabs which I received a couple of days ago. The case has two faults. 1) The wiring to the front USB/firewall/audio is a mess. 2) More importantly the PSU smells of burning, despite the fact I only have a single Opteron CPU and a Geforce nvida 6600...

Hello, I have bought almost all components of Skybuck's Dream PC (2006). The only thing which is missing is the case and some case fans. (The only other thing I did not order is the diskdrive 7-in-1 card reader. It was not available and I probably don't really need it, since floppy disks are not...

I had to reformat drive C after being infected by trojan(s)/virus(es). After reinstalling windows xp pro, the PC has considerably slowed down. Booting up takes all of 4 minutes. Using windows explorer to transfer files takes forever, and according to task manager uses all of 100% of the CPU....

I'm looking for a SATA disk to match up with a dual Opteron Tyan Thunder K8WE (S2895) motherboard with dual Ultra 320 SCSI controllers and SATA-II http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we.html The system will run Solaris x64. I want it as a workstation, not a server. Is this a good choice?...

I've ordered a 300 GB SATA drive, but for now are testing a new homebuilt PC with an old 36 GB IBM SCSI drive (Ultra 160) that I pulled from a PC that run XP Professional. The newly built PC has Tyan Thunder K8WE (S2895) motherboard with Ultra 320 SCSI...

I need help bad!!! I just bought a new ATI Radeon 9250 from Diamond Stealth. It has a 256 mb memory. My computer components consist of AMD athlon 3500+ 1Gb memory 250Gb hardrive. Before I bought this graphics card, my computer and motherboard came with intregrated graphics which is an ATI Xpress...

A couple of weeks ago I removed the thermal pad on my CPU and replaced it with a thin smear of Arctic Silver, which dropped the temperature about 5 degrees C. A discussion ensued in which a number of people made the point that I didn't achieve any performance gain. I agreed, because all my test...

Is the convention positive side up, with the negative side on the mobo? What happens if you put it in backwards?

What is the advantage of RAID vs. a single drive where both have the same mb's? Thanks, Eddie G

I want to upgrade my motherboard to an Asus P4P800-E but I'm not yet ready to upgrade the CPU nor the Ram (I will upgrade in stages). Will I have any problems installing the old chips in a new motherboard? Both are Socket 478, and both take 184-Pin DIMMS. I have an Asus p4pe with 3 PC 2100 DIMMS...

The power supply on my old flex atx machine died so it's my excuse to get a new case/psu. I've been on newegg and googled but can't find a tiny enclosure for just the power supply and motherboard. I boot off my network so I don't need bays for a floppy, cd, hard drive etc. Does someone make such a...

Hi Guys, Since researching optical media on the Internet and coming across all sorts of stories about the very short life of the inks used in these things, my present back-up method - CD-R & DVD - seems less than ideal. So I was thinking a need for a better but cheap solution is needed. Does...

I have bought an Antec Titan 550 case http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=91550 and a Tyan Thunder K8WE (S2895) (dual Opteron) motherboard http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8we_spec.html Many of the connectors from the case will not fit the motherboard because the keys are...

My current self-built system has an Epox Mobo (from 2002), and because it's been good to me, I was planning to use an Epox in a custom-built system for a client. However, I've found that none of the retail chains (CompUSA, Microcenter, Fry's, &c.) carry Epox Mobos anymore. Why not? Are they no...

I'm interested in making a "hard-wired" Dvorak keyboard. I'm thinking it's just a matter of altering the keyboards bios and would be the same a changing the language of the keyboard. If possible I would like this keyboard to be able to switch between Dvorak and QWERTY. (Perhaps by pressing Scroll...