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So atm I have nothing but lots of time on my hands. I was diagnosed with Leukemia last June and was told I can not work till Nov / Dec of this year. *Currently after transplant I have 0 Leukemia cells* So I wanted to do some education and found iTunes U which works semi okay on windows but...

I'm currently running Sennheiser PC360 with the Xonar DG sound card. My budget ranges from $100 to $300, so if possible I would like some different options between those price points. This is for movie / gaming and light music while playing MMO's. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...

So about a year ago i made the switch to mechanical keyboard. The Razer ultimate cherry mx blue...bought it off a friend for $20 (only reason i got a razer lol). The wife complains a lot about how loud this keyboard is when she's watching tv next to me. Now that some nice new back let...

So i have 2 PC, 1 is a media server that does not have an activated version of win7 home premium. My other PC is my gaming tower that is genuine. I now have a legal copy of win 7 pro and dont know which system i should install it on. If i install it on my gaming plateform will i be able to...

So its either my EVGA 760 board or my i7 920 cpu that is freezing my computer during video / games. So instead of trying to find a refurb x55 board i'm thinking of upgrading to the newer chipset. Already know what CPU to get in the 1155 socket but no clue in the board. I want at least 6 sata...

My current GPU is a Asus Rog Matrix 5870. bought it about 2yrs ago. I just started getting into racing games and was playing iRacing , Shift 2 and got my 3rd monitor to do eyefinity w00t. Well after plugging 3 monitors in i got insane screen tearing on the bottom part of my monitor that was...

Evening [H] Just a quick question and hopefully easy quick answer. I have the M-Audio AV40's *great set of active speakers btw*, and i have built in sound card with my EVGA Classified motherboard. Now just was wondering how i can set up a active sub to this system? and still get great...

So downloaded the new 10.8 ccc the other day since i was having some graphic glitches. while fiddling around with the settings i went to Information > hardware and say these 2 lines Graphics Bus Capability --------- PCI Express 2.0 Maximum Bus Setting PCI Express 2.0 x8 Is this the correct...

What is the pro / cons etc to purchasing the HP Mediasmart Server to store / stream movies and tv shows to my HTPC and any other "Extender" vs building your own WHS system? I have a Spare PC in the living room that i was using to rip my dvd too but after researching more on WMC i wanted to do...

Well this been a crappy month. First my PS3 blue laser went out so no ps3 / blue ray movies for me, dvd's work just fine but the system can't see any disk that i put in that is a ps3 game or blueray movie. now last night decided to fire up the xbox elite before heading to bed and the dashboard...

My old computer became my family's HTPC / storage server. I have the Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherboard. Some reason some of the SATA ports wont work so need a card hopefully between 4 - 6 ports on it internally. Does not need to support raid at all. Any help is much appreciated.

i know there been many of these threads in the last month and all. I apologies. I have currently built a new i7 gaming PC. i7 920 OC - 3.6Ghz, 6gig Kingstong hyper x ram, 160GB SSD, corsair 1000HX PSU. I recycled my GPU from my old PC into this one - 4870x2. I want to do eyefinity, i currently...

I'm building a new system in March and was possibly going to do a 5 screen setup. For those that are currently doing the 3 screen setup, did you like it right away? Or did it take time to get used to seeing the bezel. My other option is to get the dell 30inch. currently going for 1409 on the...

Okay i finally got enough saved to get my dream computer and monitor. i REALLY want a 30inch so i need to take away 1500 from the 6k. so 4500 bucks to get build or purchase a computer. what would you get?

I just got this game for myself and my GF, what i really like is the ability to change the TEXT and language of the game to Japanese. Now my GF can understand WTF is going on. What other RPG or any other game for that matter allows you to change both the text and language of a game without...

How much would you guys pay for this limited edition console with the FFXIII game. I currently live in Japan and thinking of purchasing this unit. Here in Japan it sells for 41,000 or so Yen to dollar rate as 88Yen to $1.

I really want to get a Surround Sound setup for Blue ray movies and Gaming. I'm contemplating between a all in one set up for about 599. Or waiting till i get debt free something next year and spend $3500 on a receiver and the Yamaha NS-F700 series speakers. Now majority probably say get...

I just bought the Dlink DGL-4500 router. get home and set it all up. can connect fine with my laptop and desktop. problem arise when i wanted to get online with my PS3. i set up port forwarding. set up static ip. i even DMZ the sucker. and i still FAIL at PlayStation@Network on the connection...

hey fellow [H] members. I am thinking of giving my 3yr old Dell XPS M170 to my mother so she can learn to use a pc.....and the more truthful side i'm tired of having my games lag and having to restart every 30mins... but SHHH. i can only purchase at bestbuy since its no interest for 18months on...

I'm finally thinking of buying a sound card to get away from onboard audio. I mostly play MMO's and FPS with music playing while i'm on a MMO. My budget is ~200.00 Also i've seen a lot of people using a reciever do you just plug those into the sound card or the onboard sound? I'm also looking...

I've been thinking this over for the past few months. I want to get away from my onboard sound card to either a dedicated sound card or a receiver. I primary play video games and listen to music while playing MMO's. My budget is ~200 or so. Also when using a receiver how does it setup? do...

I've been thinking it over for months now about getting a dedicated sound card and not use the on board sound on my motherboard. Right now i have a 5.1 system connected to the sound output via Fiber. My budget for a sound card / receiver is ~200. Question on the Receiver , they are generally...

whats the best 24inch for gaming, rts, mmo, fps. I've narrowed it down to those two, but if theres a better choice for under 500 please let me know, thanks ps. i'm ordering this either tonight or tomorrow your opinions is very much appreciated. v/r Kaash

well i finally get some cash to spend after months of saying i would buy this or that but never do. so first thing first, i want a new desk. go to ikea get the FREDRIK 149.99 not bad price...S&H 126.xx. SOB!!! okay buy a monitor at the local BX on base...they got 2, both 22inch. would really...

Hey ya'll finally bought the MGS4 bundle PS3 and my friend told me about this game called "eye of judgement" anyone here play it? how is the community. playability etc? would love to hear fellow [H] members opinion on it before i sink 70+ S&H for the game. thanks in advance v/r Kaash

Well went through a few threads but can't find the info i'm looking for since search is MIA currently. If money wasn't a problem and you were looking to purchase a PS3 which version would you get? Reason i'm thinking this over is i've heard a lot of info of the 80GB version being loud and very...

I currently using a 7950GX2 *pos i know* =D. i need a new gpu to tide me over till january. i'm thinking of the geforce 9600GT either BFG or ASUS. BFG- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143126 ASUS- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121244...

I currently live in Japan and would like to know if anyone here has some good info on a 24in monitor. i went to a PC depot near where i live and saw 2 monitors i like. one is from I-O Data AD222XW 22in...

Well i get home from work today and turn on the PC. well first trouble my keyboard key's are not working no prob i got a spare keyboard. i join my vent server and i get this error DirectSoundCaptureCreate failed, hr = 88780078 I can hear people talk so i can output sound. but i can not...

I remember seeing a post on here awhile back that you can have a PC on a network and control said PC with 1 keyboard a mouse from another computer on your net. not with a switch hardware type. was some sort of program. can anyone fill this lil gap in my goldfish memory please. v/r Kaash

Anyone ever heard of UBX company selling lcd monitors? my AAFES store here only has 2 companies selling 22in montiors, the 22 sceptre gaming *which i REALLY dont want to get* and the UBX 22in.. i tried to look at google for it a few times but failed. any help / opinions on this monitor would be...

Okay i know there tons of these topics on this forum. so i apologies now but please read ahead. I live in Japan and i want a new monitor. i dont want to deal with RMA a 22-24in monitor half way across the world so i'm stuck with these 2 monitors. a Sceptre X 22WG-Gamer * dont like sceptre...

I am getting a 1000Mbps fiber optic bandwidth connection and want to at least have access to my 360 and my pc and possible wireless or other friends pc when they come over and enjoy this speed. i looked on newegg real quick and found a 10/100/1000 but the max data output was only 300Mbps. how...

I dont have any knowledge on ram. cas ?? lower the better.....i think?? buffered / registered ??? clueless.. I'm currently using 1gig stick of generic pos ram. my motherboard is the Asus P5W-DH Deluxe. DDR2 800 is what newegg says i use for ram. i would like to get 4gigs but since i'm on a...

I currently have a 7950 GX2 card and was wondering would i see a better performance buying another 7950 Gx2 or getting 1 8800gts. thanks in advance...i'm at work atm so this just a performance question once i get home and check out my powersupply and my motherboard to see if it can support such...

Hey ya'll. i currently using a 19in LCD *C997sd Microtek* bought it back in 04 for 700ish bucks. here is a link in amazon http://www.amazon.com/Microtek-C997SD-display-speakers-silver/dp/B00006F2XB Mines silver though. I"m trying to find a 22-24inch monitor that can offer such clarity and...

Was just browsing around at work and came upon this and was wondering if anyone seen it / tried it etc. from what i've seen and read about it it seems awsome just a wee bit big. http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cases/Tt_Mozart_Tx/index.html can also add this nice lil number...

Hello all. i had this card for awhile now and i could have sworn when i first installed it i saw dxdiag and display prop showing it at 1024MB mem on the dang thing. now though when i check its at 512. i googled some threads and couldn't find a good answer to why this is. i dont know if this is a...

Sorry for asking something that may seem simple to you all. but i googled this and just got the overprice POS Vaio HTPC. My question is can you buy a 200dvd changer and connect it to your PC and have it set up so you can categorize your movies in a window GUI by action drama etc etc and have a...

Is it possible to get a bad demo disc? I've gotten them before with my Playstation 2, where a demo would erase everything on a memory card and stuff, but i got the new oxm disc yesterday, with GRAW 2 on it, and when I tried to play GRAW 2, it locked up. I restarted and it did the same thing. I...