My PC was dieing, i could tell it was on its last legs, it was the motherboard so i made backups of all my important data, and then i wanted to copy over my windows settings and my emails in outlook to the new pc, using the Files and Settings Tranfer wizard in windows xp, but has it was saving...
I recently got a 1 TB network storage device to back up my data its pretty sweet. but heres the question, I going take apart my old back up storage computer because its old and slow and just talking up space now. but i want to keep the 2 harddrives that was in the old computer has a backup to my...
Hello anyone here use a Microsoft Gaming Receiver for windows in Vista? I having a problem with my Microsoft Gaming Receiver for windows and vista. I am trying to connect a Xbox 360 wireless controller to the Microsoft Gaming Receiver in vista. but it does not connect, the ring of lights on the...
I recently got a 360 and i want to use it on the same surround sound speakers that i use my gaming pc with. The speakers are the Logitech X-540 5.1, I have the Game Console surround sound adapter, which converts the 360s 2 RCA audio out into 3 1/8 Audio output Sockets. So i want i need is a type...
I read on some sites, the cheaper X-fi's have no hardware acceleration, and are no better then onboard audio. Which X-fi's have hardware acceleration? I want to replace the onboard audio on my EVGA 680i. Thanks
My friend just bought a fancy new surge protector, he said it can take a direct hit form lighting strike to his powerlines. To me that hard to believe that any $30 dollar surge protector can stop lighting. Is there one on the market that can do that?
Hello All i a'm planing to build a new Core 2 Duo system this month for FSX. And i having a hard time picking what mobo to pick. Basically i need one that i will be able to overclock a E6420 to around 3.0GHZ, full x16 SLI, and able to use DDR2 1066 PC2 8500 Ram. There are the ones i have picked...
Whats the quickest and easiest way to do exact copy from one harddrive to another? Exact copy of everything, Boot sector, partitions, Windows, filenames, etc. I have old hardrive that i think its its on its way out. so i need to make fresh one without reinstalling everything. thanks for the help
I have a question about a setup i want to make in the next couple of months for Flight Simulator X. I plan to make a C2D system with 2 8600 Ultras and 3 LCDs. Right now im playing FSX on an amd 64 system with a 6800GT and 2 LCDs. I use the nView Desktop Manager's Horizontal Span to merge the 2...
Hey all, I was wondering to those who took the plunge. Is DX10 out? does it come with Vista, it still not out yet, and will have to windows update it later. I plan to build a whole new Vista DX10 system when Unreal 3 goes gold, thats the game im waiting on :) thanks.
My dads Dell after 7 years is finnaly dieing and he needs a new pc pretty fast. He needs a new pc that can multitask pretty good, with programs like MS Office 07, when it comes out. Photophop, a Genealogy research program, and video chats over the net. Aslo be able to run Vista Home when it...
Im building a E6300 Conroe system for my dad, its my 1st Conroe system. He going to use it mosty for word processing and picture editing. I was wondering what a good motherboard for the E6300. What 1GB DDR2 memory should go with it? I read that some 775 motherboards are picky with certain DDR2...
I recently replaced my old AMD 64 3200 939 with AMD 64 X2 4400 939, and i love it. :) but i was wondering whats the best way to hold or secure the 3200 so i can clean the A5 paste off the top of the heatspeader without bending the pins, the A5 is settled on there pretty good, any tips? thanks
Can you Hook 4 monitors together to a SLI setup? For Example in Flight Simulator 2004 and X its supports up to 2 GPUs and 4 Monitors. Can you have up to 4 Monitors in SLI mode? Or would you have to disable SLI and run each card seperate? also how hard is it to enable and disable SLI? Thanks for...
I saw on here a guide how to put a new mobo in your pc, but you dont have to reinstall windows to do it. I try searching on here but couldnt find anything. Anyone know the link or search terms to find it? thanks
I just got some fan filters for the fans on my case. I was wondering will this stop the dust completely or is anymore things i can do to keep the dust down?
I build my dad a system over the weekend using a AMD 3200 939 and Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS GeForce 6150 motherboard (it had good reviews on the web and at newegg) and windows XP SP2. All he needs something cheap to look up info on the internet, anyways it work fine the frist two days, but now...
I am looking to build a AMD 64 3400 939 system, and i would like to go SLI. I was thinking about getting a 6600GT and getting another 6600GT later on. I was wondering if more motherboards with SLI for socket 939 are coming out soon. A8N-SLI is nice but it has alot things i dont really need...