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    Video problems

    So, I had an old machine hooked up to my samsung tv and it was working great for what i used it for. then i shut it down and went ahead with moving. I just plugged it back up and it won't give me video going into windows. I can see the BIOS boot, I can even watch the vista loading screen. No...
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    trouble pulling an IP

    i'm having connection problems. running xp pro and last night i went offline. can't connect anymore. went offline after i booted into safe mode to see if safe with networking support worked alright. now, when i go into cmd to refresh renew i can't renew. get the message 'cannot find the...
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    thinking of vista, need quick advice

    so i'm going to be getting a 64 ver. of vista, but what i'm trying to figure out is what type of changes to expect. i keep hearing about all these relatively minor things Is the file system winFE or not? i know it was originally intended to be I've heard rumors of file incapability between...
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    SATA HD install

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    getting a dvd burner

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    getting a dvd burner

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    Connection problems.

    I’m experiencing connectivity problems with my high speed internet. It started about 5 days ago. I assumed at first that my router had somehow gone bad since all my computers were experiencing it so I unplugged my linksys router. With being only plugged into my desktop I started to notice the...
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    Network Error- need help please

    last night i was playing bf2 over the network, stayed up til around 1am with a friend. this morning we woke up and booted one of the computers, and it wont get online. when i go into ipconfig and check for connection info, it doesn't pull anything. it looks like its been released, when i try to...
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    SATA HD install

    i'm trying to install windows on a western digital SATA II 250gig hard drive and i'm running into problems. to be honest, i've never installed sata anything before, always used IDE, so how/what do i need to do to get the windows install to recognize the drive? i'm running asus A8ne socket 939...
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    *sighs* repairing my friends computer again

    i have noticed that every time my friend touches a computer, something goes wrong. he switched his gigabyte GA-k8u motherboard from one case to another and now the thing wont boot. i took out the video card, disconnected the HD and CD, still nothing. when i turn it on it starts to spin for a...
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    video editting?

    what do you guys use to edit videos? i would like to be able to do censoring, insert some text maybe..
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    possible proc problem?

    i'm building a socket 754 athlon 3000+ on a gigabyte GA-K8U motherboard. i've got it breadboarded out right now and the power is hooked up. i've kept it as barebones as possible with only the one dimm of ram in it and no ide or agp card in it for video. when i hit the power, the fan gives a...
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    build problem

    i'm building a socket 754 athlon 3000+ on a gigabyte GA-K8U motherboard. i've got it breadboarded out right now and the power is hooked up. i've kept it as barebones as possible with only the one dimm of ram in it and no ide or agp card in it for video. when i hit the power, the fan gives a...
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    overclocking a evga 7800 gt

    I'm interesting in what types of gains i could get from overclocking my card and how i would go about doing it. i've never been big on overclocking, but i'm getting curious. thanks
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    looking for a 754 pci-e board

    i know, but its not for me and so this is the route this is going. i've found a bunch on new egg and i need it to have 3 ram dimms, connetions from front panel usb/audio, and pci-e was wondering what you guys would go with. thoughts?
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    mb wont boot

    i have a gigabyte GA-k8u and i have hooked up the power and threw the whole computer togeather- the only problem i'm running into is that the board wont boot. trying to figure out if i missed anything or if the board is doa. (1) fpanel power button is in the right spot (2) ps is turned on...
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    a little trouble

    hey, i'm running a linksys wrt54g v5 router with 1.00.4 firmware on it. i'm trying to get the port forwarding to work / the firewall built into it to let me send files in AIM / host a teamspeak server. i know its the router cause it works fine when its not plugged in. i tried talking to...
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    new video card - need opinions

    i'm looking for a new card, i want a pci-e card with 256 of ram. i have a 400 watt power supply. what would you guys recommend, i dont know much about the newer video cards and i've never had a new 'good' card. the last thing i bought was a 9200 when the 9800 was the thing- so this will be...
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    BF2 upgrades

    so, i've read this link about the weapons in the special forces patch and i've read a few others. i've got bf2 and the expansion, got the option for an upgrade and i still can't unlock the fn 2000 although the fal is already unlocked. what do i have to do to get the other weapon upgrades open? i...
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    new build- thoughts?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812183032 round IDE cables http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138264 Biostar NF4 TForce6100-939 RT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535 AMD 64, 3200+...
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    BF2 1.12 patch weapons

    so, with the new 1.12 patch- how are any of the new weapons? which ones are worth upgrading - which ones aren't? i've also heard stuff about them changing the ranks and upgrades when browsing for info- but i haven't been able to find the new ranks / if there is a difference in how quick you...
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    New video card, which to get

    i'm looking for an AGP card, looking to spend under or around 250. i'm interested in a 256 meg card whos sole purpose in life is to play bf2 very beautifully. i have no real preferance between ati and nvidia. i'm thinking of either getting the x800 or the 6800. what should i get? neither? thanks.
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    computer build problems

    I have an XFX geforce 6800 and i'm installing it on a Gigabyte GA-K8U MB. this machine boots fine without the video card, but when the card is installed all I get is a loud constant beep. this is the second card from xfx that i have had prblems with. please help. please don't tell that i...
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    good dvd movie making software?

    i'm trying to find some software that is worth getting. i want to be able to compile my homemade movies and stuff onto dvds and create some form of menu system to pick and choose as i browse around. what can i use to do what i'm tryign to do? any ideas?
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    cs:source cheating

    i see referances all the time to the vast amount of cheating in source. i've heard people say that they aren't going to play until they take care of it. i'm a bit perplexed by this. a little curious how long they intend to wait to play. valve did a wonderful job getting rid of cheaters by 1.6-...
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    cs:s binds and tweaks

    yup. hl2 and source are out... so , i'm wondering what the deal with all the binds/tweaks are. i tried browsing the steam forums but it wouldn't let me search. the only pinned topic i saw about it had links that didn't work. anyone know any good tweaks and how the binds are setup. are the...
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    half life install question

    well. i'm trying to install it. i've got my system setup on various partitions... c is my system...d is my games.. i can't figure out how to switch it from C to D....reset doesn't change anything and disk cost doesn't either... c doesn't have the room.... so how in the blue bloody christ...
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    image request- zombies

    hey guys, i'm in a public speaking class and our first assignment is to write a 'how-to' speach. so i am doing mine on the simple rules of surviving your basic zombie invasion. i've got the zombie survival guide handbook. but i'm trying to create a powerpoint to have running in the background...
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    printing photos

    i have an hp deskjet 5150, got the paper and the ink to print photos from my digital camera, but the problem is that i don't have a program to line them up good. so i just have to cut them down to size after pasting them in ms word. so what i'm looking for is a program to use to make sure the...
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    just for lols- a terrible game

    http://xbox.ign.com/articles/542/542787p1.html my friend sent me this. i couldn't stop laughing the entire read. this is just downright creepy. i was wondering what bad games you guys have seen that are comming out recently. they're always good for a kick
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    far cry movie

    i remember hearing and seeing something about this. all i've been able to find is that the same guy who did house of the dead is going to direct it. i was wondering if anyone knew who was gonna act in it. i need to know so i can lol hard.
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    random windows reboot

    ok. well. i was playing counterstrike today. just having me time shooting and talking to a few old friends and suddenly my mouse and keyboard stopped responding and there was this weird buzzing sound coming from hd area. i hit the power just thinking something had freaked and a reset would fix...
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    dlink wifi g routers

    well. i bought a dlink instead of a linksys, but i can't figure out how to set the port forwarding for dcc sends in mirc.can someone help me out. its a dlink -524 http://www.portforward.com/dlink/di-524-portforwarding.htm i tried to follow the directions there, but that still left me not...
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    hl2 case mod(not mine)

    this isn't mine but i hadn't seen a thread on here with a link to it. just thought you guys might enjoy seeing it http://members.home.nl/gis/
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    Machine is running slow

    well. it started a few days ago. right after i set my machine up from my move. i dont remember installing anything different. so i dont believe thats it. but then again. i may have. but it wasn't anything big if i did. when i select a file it can take a while for the right click menu to pop up...
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    trouble opening jpgs in windows picture viewer

    well. up till a few days ago whenever i clicked on a jpg it opened really quickly in picture viewer. i dont remember doing anything differently, but wham bam, now it takes 2-3 seconds to open 20k files. in preview mode my image directories also have a gray overtone over most of the images. not...
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    Nfs:u2

    http://www.needforbetterspeed.net/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=30 http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/driving/needforspeedunderground2/index.html hadn't seen some of those before. includes a layout of the city. thought i'd share. also was wondering if anyone else had seen any...
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    getting a dvd burner

    well. my birthday is comming up and i get to get a dvd burner. don't really know much about them, so i figured i'd make a quick little post. curious about personal experience with brands, anything that might make me want to steer towards or away from a certain type. wondering if there are any...
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    elder scrolls arena

    was browsing the morrowind.com site and saw that its their 10th anniversary and they're proud of all the wonderful games they've put out in the elder scrolls series. so they re released the full original elder scrolls for download. this is gonna bring back some memories. figured i'd let...
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    more steam trouble

    well. before i headed off to school today i shot some people for about 30 minutes or so. that made my day better. so i leave, come home, open cs and now it won't load. gives me the steam user Id authentication error. so i log out of steam and log back in, that usually fixes it for me. didn't...
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