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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? I'm not really sure yet. I basically want the computer to be a jack-of-all-trades, light gaming, photoshop, multimedia, etc. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? The cheaper the better, I will spend more...

So I've finally decided to jump on the HTPC bandwagon. Here is my build so far: cpu - AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 motherboard - ASRock A55M-HVS FM1 AMD A55 power supply - FSP Group FSP400-60EGN 24Pin 400W case - SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum skin reinforced plastic front panel...

So I splurged and bought a new 60" for my living room. I am now using my old 42" 1080p LCD for my computer monitor. Right now the 42" is the main display and my 24" is my second monitor. The 42" is hooked up with HDMI and my 24" is connected with DVI; both to my 8500gt video card. Here's the...

My mom was talking about buying a new desktop from HP and I didn't want to see her get an inferior product so I'm deciding to build a rig for her. Her price point is $550 hard and i want to squeeze every penny to get her a lasting machine. She doesn't do a lot of intense work on her computer...

I am using a westinghouse 24" LCD hooked up to a 8500gt video card through a DVI connection. After borrowing the DVI cord to hook up a dvd player to my TV, when I returned it to my computer my monitor started making a noticeable humming noise. The noise varies depending on what is on the screen...

my dad wants me to clean out my old room at his house so i'm gonna have alot of stuff that i have nowhere to store. off the top of my head some things of interest would be #1 a large bin of computer hardware, #2 30 gallon and 10 gallon fish tanks complete with hardware for SW or FW setups, #3...

i've tried just about everything to solve this problem, but i'm not even sure what the root of the problem is. anyone know what the problem is or how to fix it?

i reformatted the computer about a month ago, and havnt tried to burn anything with it since then. i'm just trying to write a couple programs onto a cd but it wont work. i've tried to do it both through windows and through nero 6.6 edit: it is an NEC 16x dual layer dvd+-rw and it plays CDs...

I hooked up my tv tuner last night. I've had it in my closet for like a year. It seems to be working fine except that i cant seem to get any audio from it. how do i set it up so i can watch tv with sound? edit: ATI tv wonder ve

the video camera is a JVC GR-D22u. I need a good program to import the video, windows movie maker only lets me hold 24 minutes of "high quality" video on my HDD, plus doesnt have many features. the program should be relatively easy to use (interface wise). I'd rather have freeware, but I'm...

these are brand new/ never been slobbered on. they make awesome gifts. I have 3 cows and 2 horses. I beleive they are characters from the Disney movie "Home on the Range". They retail for $12.99 and still have their original tags on them. asking:$5 + shipping each OR $20 + shipping for all 5

my computer was having gradually worse stability problems until it wouldnt start anymore. i took it apart to diagnose the problem and noticed that the red (+5v) connectors are burnt and brown on my ATX 20 pin connector. the power supply is a 400w antec smartpower, has never been opened or...

system in my sig. a couple nights ago it was freezing every 5 minutes, if my computer didnt keep on freezing while filling out the order i would have just gotten a new motherboard on ebay. i've had periodic problems with freezing for last month or so. whenever it freezes i have to turn off the...

this is a brand new computer that i bought from best buy yesterday, it is unopened except from its original inspection by best buy. its specs are: celeron D 330 processor: 2.66ghz w/ 533mhz fsb and 256kb cache 80gb ultra ata hard drive cd-rw/dvd combo drive 48x max write, 16x max dvd read...

i dont want to spend more than $275 shipped. i am looking for a second monitor to run with my samsung 173t. it must have a pretty narrow bezel and it must be black (unless you have an exceptional deal on a silver 172x or something). i dont know if this is allowd, but if you send me a link to...

as long as its a good price, i'm willing to buy any model. i would prefer a 2.4c though. i'm willing to spend around $100

i've been playing cs source and although the graphics are very good, they aren't breathtaking like in doom 3 and far cry. i hope that the hl2 graphics will be much better than source graphics, does anyone know this for certain? from the screenshots of hl2 they really dont look that amazing.

this probebly isnt the best place to place this thread, but i wasnt sure what was. but anyways i was wondering if there are any good tutorials online of how i can learn to use the source sdk to developing counterstrike maps.

i dont know if this has been posted before, so sorry if it has. i did a search and i didnt find anything. but anyways, i really wanna see some fx55 overclocking results. i wonder how much the strained silicon helps. when/where are there gonna be overclocking reviews if there are none out yet.

sorry for being such a complete idiot. but i googled and i cant find any sites to download it. i see there are tons of people playing it on steam, how can i be one of them?

my dad got a deal from his work that he can get 1 of these 3 following things. hes not into computers or anything like that so hes giving it to me. #1. inspiron 1000 laptop - 14.1" xga, 2.2ghz celeron, 256mb, 30gb hdd,xp home, cdrw/dvd, etc. #2. Dimension 2400 series desktop - 2.4ghz...

This board is brand new from an RMA from MSI. it comes in the original retail box with all the instruction manuals and I/O shield. this board has tons of features and i think its still selling on newegg for $110+. ----- $50 + shipping ----- the athlon is a 1200mhz with 266mhz fsb. it comes in...

This laptop is an HP OMNIBOOK XE2. it has a 12gb hard drive, 128mb ram, 14" 1024x768, dvd drive, 3.5" floppy, usb, and a 500mhz p3! I installed windows XP pro on it and it seems to run alright. I get BSODs sometimes when i try to start windows, and sometimes it freezes. I have only played...

heres a little comparison i did out of bordom base: 17" 1280x1024 lcd - 9,498 pixels per square inch 19" 1280x1024 lcd - 7,564 pixels per square inch = 20.4% larger pixels than the 17" 20" 1600x1200 lcd - 10,000 pixels per square inch = 5.2% smaller pixels than the 17" 17" 1280x 1024 crt...

i was looking at the HIS iceq II card and it has a new kind of vfa silencer on it. 1. are these new vga silencers for retail sale or do you have to buy the video card 2. are they compatible with a 9800pro 3. do they perform any better than the old silencers 4. where could i buy one thanks...

the laptop specs are: 14" 1024x768 lcd pentium 3 500mhz 384mb ram dvd rom 12gb hard drive the battary may need to be replaced and the power cable was a little chewed up but i repaired it quite well. asking $350 SHIPPED or trade for x800pro, 6800gt, or athlon64 cpu/motherboard. PM me with...

my friend gave me this laptop today. i figure i will probebly need to repair the xp installation because it wont even start in safe mode. windows starts loading but than this screen pops up. anyone know how to fix it?

as my title states, whats the difference? any details would help. sorry for my noob question.

well, its the system in my rig, except a week ago i accidently crushed my 2100+ so i had to buy a new processor. my 2100+ could boot at 166x15 (2.49ghz) or be prime stable at 166x14 (2.34ghz). anyways i bought the 2500+ mobile and i was looking forward to it being an even better overclocker...