| Subject | Date Asked |
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| new pc configuration | 11/20/2009 |
Q: im building a new quad core pc & im so much confused can u help me? im from india & im on tight ...
A: You can't beat this for the price. ...
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| assembling a pc from scratch | 11/11/2009 |
Q: . wanted good knowledge from you on assembing a computer since i`m sick of purchasing branded ...
A: 1 - cpu. amd or intel... what do you recommend? This is according to what you want to spend. I have ...
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| INTEL CELERON 1.6-2.2 CAPABILITIES | 11/1/2009 |
Q: .i have a limited budget fit to buy an intel celeron between 1.6 and 2.2ghz single core cpu with ...
A: You will have to find out what socket type your motherboard is. You just can't put any processor in. ...
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| Geforce 9800GT or HD 8450 radeon | 10/23/2009 |
Q: As usual nvidia prices seems to be a little more than ATI.while looking at nvidia cards Geforce ...
A: After having many different video cards through the years, I would say my favorite is Nvidia ...
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| Did not start | 10/11/2009 |
Q: My computer stopped working. But it starts without the keyboard and can use without it. If I plug ...
A: Try a USB keyboard. I believe your keyboard port is bad. The only other thing I can think of is make ...
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| Did not start | 10/11/2009 |
Q: My computer stopped working. But it starts without the keyboard and can use without it. If I plug ...
A: Have you tried another keyboard on your machine? How does your keyboard hookup? If it hooks up with ...
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| Blank Monitor Screen | 9/21/2009 |
Q: Keith: I had some virus problems on my system which I cleared up, but now my display is completely ...
A: I would look toward video card or video chipset. If your computer has a video card like some ...
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| Monitor in Constant Power Save Mode | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Keith: My monitor (a Dell about 6 to 7 years old) indicates,"Monitor is in Power Save Mode. Activate ...
A: 6 to 7 years is a long time for a monitor to last, especially if it is used a lot. You can turn the ...
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| PSU problem? | 8/31/2009 |
Q: There is not a 4-pin power cable for 12V (ATX) in my psu but there is a 20-pin main power cable and ...
A: If there is a 4-pin connection on the motherboard (usually for AMD processors) and you don't give it ...
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| Raid array setup | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I have a comstar 1TB external usb drive that died. Checked PS voltages good. Drives don't spin up. ...
A: I'm going to be totally honest with you. I have not dealt with RAID very much. I do know that to set ...
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| Does a PSU always consume its rated output? | 8/18/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased an ASUS P55GA 550W PSU. Electricity is very expensive in my country and I was ...
A: I don't think 550W is overkill for your machine. I believe it is an adequate sized PSU. When power ...
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| Manual drive configuration | 8/3/2009 |
Q: Sir: I bought a new PC, and tossed my old one except an ATA-66, 20GB hard drive which still contains ...
A: Jim, I think the first thing you should do is make sure your old drive is compatible with your new ...
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| reclaimed DVD component | 7/26/2009 |
Q: ... I have inherited computer parts that work perfectly fine from a business that had to close but I ...
A: According to what operating system you have, a driver should already be present. I found this post ...
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| which is the best processor for amd 780g | 7/9/2009 |
Q: i am having an amd780g motherboard.. can i use amd phenom processors in it.. some say the watts are ...
A: 780G is the chipset of the motherboard. We need to now brand name and model # (just the model # ...
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| Motherboard Upgrade Dell XPS-700 | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I am looking into upgrading my motherboard in this computer as the original board it came with does ...
A: Several things are coming to mind that I will list in random order. 1. System tweaks- Have you ...
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| Motherboard Upgrade Dell XPS-700 | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I am looking into upgrading my motherboard in this computer as the original board it came with does ...
A: Dell's motherboards are proprietary so the motherboard specs are important. I did not do a real in ...
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| PSU type query | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I recently acquired a used Boxx high-end workstation. Unfortunately it looks like the PSU will ...
A: The 4 pin connector is usually for a motherboard that supports an AMD processor. I'm unsure about ...
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| overclocking cpu | 6/20/2009 |
Q: how do I overclock my cpu 933mhz for windows xp and how much will it speed up my computer. will it ...
A: In the BIOS overclocking (if it is there) has to be enabled. After you enable it you will increase ...
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| overclocking cpu | 6/17/2009 |
Q: how do I overclock my cpu 933mhz for windows xp and how much will it speed up my computer. will it ...
A: The best way to overclock is through the BIOS. There are other programs you can run and do real time ...
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| Sata-300 compatability | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My computer is approximately 5 years old, ancient I know, but is serving me well. My motherboard ...
A: They are compatible. You may need to update some drivers but you should not have any problems in ...
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| adding extra RAM | 5/29/2009 |
Q: I have a PC with 4 Dimm slots for RAMM (2 blue 2 black) I have two 1 gig rams in each of the blue ...
A: The most common thing I have found to be true under these same circumstances is that the new RAM is ...
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| pcmcia firewire card problem | 5/24/2009 |
Q: I have recently bought a PCMCIA firewire card for my dad's laptop, but I am having some problems. ...
A: I have searched the net and cannot find any information at all on this problem. I once bought a MSI ...
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| pcmcia firewire card problem | 5/23/2009 |
Q: I have recently bought a PCMCIA firewire card for my dad's laptop, but I am having some problems. ...
A: Did the card come with any device drivers (on disk)? There are a couple of things that come to mind ...
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| upgrade | 5/23/2009 |
Q: i have a athlon 64 3500+ on an asus a8v deluxe with 2gb ram. i have a really crappy video card, and ...
A: DirectX is a video rendering in Windows. Games are written to utilize DirectX. If your video card ...
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| upgrade | 5/22/2009 |
Q: i have a athlon 64 3500+ on an asus a8v deluxe with 2gb ram. i have a really crappy video card, and ...
A: The most likely cause would be the video card and the amount of RAM the card has on it. I think I ...
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| PC Help | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to build a PC for 3D animating completely from scratch, it also needs word processing, ...
A: Check out this barebones kit : ...
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| processers | 5/13/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me the role of a computer processor - how much does it effect the speed of functions ...
A: As an engine is to a car, the processor is to the computer. CPU, the acronym for processors stands ...
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| Buying A motherboard and Cooling unit | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I'm planning to build a computer, and I found several things that I like in regards to performance ...
A: It would be easier if you picked your motherboard first and then got the appropriate hardware that ...
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| Buying A motherboard and Cooling unit | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I'm planning to build a computer, and I found several things that I like in regards to performance ...
A: Joshua, The link you gave is just to a LCD monitor. I have always bought from tigerdirect.com or ...
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| digital logic design | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I want to create a multiple output circuit of a 7 segment display using Simulator Aid . The 4 ...
A: I'm sorry farooq, but this is out of my realm of expertise. The digital logic design I know is, at ...
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| solid state device | 5/11/2009 |
Q: hi what is a solid state device and its use?
A: Solid-state hard drives are the next big thing in technology. The reason they are good is because ...
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| bluetooth on my latitude d610 | 5/10/2009 |
Q: But, i cant find any settings to adjust my bluetooth settings or anything. So can you please help ...
A: Did the bluetooth card not come with a disk with software, drivers, etc.? If it did not you may want ...
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| LCD TV as monitor | 5/9/2009 |
Q: not sure if this is the correct spot to ask this question but here goes, I have a Sharp Aquos LCD ...
A: This should be no problem as long as the TV has a DVI jack (normal computer monitor jack) and the ...
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| Which Computer Case is the best? | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I'm planning to buy a new computer which would last me around 5 years in the future. What i mean by ...
A: I'm not sure what the price differences are but I believe you are picking more case than you will ...
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| Custom server | 4/7/2009 |
Q: This is related to my study... Was there an existing technology -- single server (single System ...
A: John, I'll be totally honest with you. I have never built a server. I am in school right now working ...
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| how to enable front sockets | 3/30/2009 |
Q: i have a navtech cabinet with side fan. on the front side of cabinets there r four sockets (2 usb ...
A: Make sure the cable you are pluggin in is a "stereo" cable. It will have two rings around the plug. ...
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| how to enable front sockets | 3/30/2009 |
Q: i have a navtech cabinet with side fan. on the front side of cabinets there r four sockets (2 usb ...
A: Sounds like they are just jumper wires to the back of the machine. In other words, plug them into ...
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| how to enable front sockets | 3/28/2009 |
Q: i have a navtech cabinet with side fan. on the front side of cabinets there r four sockets (2 usb ...
A: The first thing to do is to make sure they are hooked up to the motherboard or the soundcard (if ...
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| buying laptop | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Mr. Davis, I wrote you sometime back and wanted to thank you for the suggestion on TigerDirect. ...
A: 1GB of RAM is fine if the laptop you buy has Windows XP on it. If it has Windows Vista you will need ...
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| building a pc | 3/1/2009 |
Q: i have a friend who wants to build me a gaming pc. would you mind giving me your opinion of the ...
A: If the motherboard and the video card is SLI (dual video card) compatible. I am not familiar with ...
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| building a pc | 3/1/2009 |
Q: i have a friend who wants to build me a gaming pc. would you mind giving me your opinion of the ...
A: I am in the US and unfamiliar with pounds to dollars. The only thing I can see is two things: 1. I ...
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| Building a custom PC | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I have decided to buy and assemble a computer for gaming. These are the components i have opted: ...
A: Everything looks good to me. The only thing I would make sure of is that the motherboard is SLI ...
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| need hardware costs | 2/26/2009 |
Q: this is venkatesh from India,and i like to upgrade my p4 pc to core2duo. also i like to reduce by ...
A: venkatesh, Being in the US, I am not familiar with sites to buy computer hardware that ship to ...
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| Dell Inspirion B130 memory upgrade | 2/24/2009 |
Q: Can I put in a 512MB DDR400 to increase my memory in my Dell B130 laptop? ... I have several of ...
A: According to this link: http://www.memorystock.com/memory/DellInspironB130.html you can have a ...
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| Seminar topic. | 2/23/2009 |
Q: my name is ebuka from nigeria, am doing a seminar comparing variable bitrate and constant bitrate ...
A: Wow! A whole seminar on variable and constant bitrate? With broad band technologies becoming so fast ...
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| CD-Rom problems with rebuilt computer | 2/17/2009 |
Q: My father's computer was having problems - its on-board sound stopped working and so did the cd-rom. ...
A: Ok, sounds like power is not the problem. 400 watts should be plenty. I have another idea. BIOS ...
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| CD-Rom problems with rebuilt computer | 2/16/2009 |
Q: My father's computer was having problems - its on-board sound stopped working and so did the cd-rom. ...
A: "I'm not sure about the power supply. Do you think there might not be enough power to the CD-rom?" ...
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| CD-Rom problems with rebuilt computer | 2/16/2009 |
Q: My father's computer was having problems - its on-board sound stopped working and so did the cd-rom. ...
A: First things first. Did he try the "repair" option with the Win XP disk? This sounds to me like a ...
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| Sound Card Problem | 1/31/2009 |
Q: i am using an "intel desktop board d102ggc2 mother board" with xp + all updates, with mother boad ...
A: Since it is working on one hard drive and not the other it would have to be that the drivers (or ...
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| Ethernet driver not loading | 1/30/2009 |
Q: Keith, I just reformatted my neighbor PC with a complete reload of Windows XP. Everything loaded ...
A: Yes, there are a couple of things you need to find out. 1. Is it using a NIC (network interface ...
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| Need more RAM memory | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I would like to increase my RAM from 512mb (128 mb each) to say 1 or 2 gig, but I am not sure what ...
A: I can't find any information on your motherboard. I'm not so sure that the number you listed is the ...
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| first computer | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I want to buy a laptop. I narrowed it down to the hp model dv2999nr with 4.0gb RAM and 250HD or the ...
A: I would go with the one with more RAM. You can always get an external hard drive if you run out of ...
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| Power Supply | 1/12/2009 |
Q: If a quality power supply fails, how likely is it that it will destroy other hardware in the ...
A: I've had a few power supplies fail and it didn't effect any other hardware. If it did you would have ...
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| CPU Fan | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to replace a power supply and the fan on the CPU is in the way. I'm not good with ...
A: Michael, Is it a small form factor or a tower? There are many different ways that CPU heatsink/fan ...
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| Buying components to play an old game | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I have a game that I bought seven years ago and couldn't play on my old computer. I would love to ...
A: Everything looks right except for the video card. The one you listed is PCI express 2.0 and the ...
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| Buying components to play an old game | 12/30/2008 |
Q: I have a game that I bought seven years ago and couldn't play on my old computer. I would love to ...
A: Russell, It sounds like you want a PC that will run the game but be inexpensive. According to the ...
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| 865perl thermal shutdown | 12/29/2008 |
Q: This is an exact post from someone else back in 2005, who didn't follow up but had the same board ...
A: It's good that it is working normal now. I wouldn't replace active monitor either. It sounds like a ...
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| build not very stable | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I've recently put together my very first build, here are the specs: Intel E7300 2.66 GHz Asus P5Q SE ...
A: First of all you may be better off with stability if you use XP Pro. It is much more stable than ...
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| 865perl thermal shutdown | 12/26/2008 |
Q: This is an exact post from someone else back in 2005, who didn't follow up but had the same board ...
A: If you are talking about the boot tones. They are codes. According to what kind of BIOS you have ...
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| 865perl thermal shutdown | 12/26/2008 |
Q: This is an exact post from someone else back in 2005, who didn't follow up but had the same board ...
A: Does active monitor allow for changing fan speeds according to temps? It sounds like you have ruled ...
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| 865perl thermal shutdown | 12/25/2008 |
Q: This is an exact post from someone else back in 2005, who didn't follow up but had the same board ...
A: 2 things come to my mind upon first reading this post. 1. If it says the system shutdown due to a ...
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| Ram upgrade | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I have just installed new RAM into an old PC. It has and old Soltek M.B ( P4X533 ), P4 2.8Ghz CPU ...
A: I believe I would leave well enough alone. I searched a little more for your motherboard and the ...
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| Ram upgrade | 12/14/2008 |
Q: I have just installed new RAM into an old PC. It has and old Soltek M.B ( P4X533 ), P4 2.8Ghz CPU ...
A: I think you are on the right track with the BIOS update. If you can find out what kind of BIOS is in ...
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| hand held unit | 12/11/2008 |
Q: A few years ago I seen a speaker who used some sort of hand held unit that had a bible program in ...
A: This is a link to the only thing I know that is like what you are talking about ...
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| lcd monitor | 12/11/2008 |
Q: i have an acer lcd monitor when i connect it to my system pentium it boot up to the windows logo ...
A: What operating system is on your computer? Windows XP, Windows 98, etc. Did a disk come with the ...
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| upgrading computer memory | 12/11/2008 |
Q: I’m thinking of upgrading my memory from 512 kb to 1 gb. I have a Foxconn P4M8907MB motherboard and ...
A: I would go with the Kingston. They make good quality RAM. The speed you picked is better than what I ...
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| upgrading computer memory | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I’m thinking of upgrading my memory from 512 kb to 1 gb. I have a Foxconn P4M8907MB motherboard and ...
A: You'll want to specify PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM. That RAM is very cheap if you buy it online at ...
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| computer died | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My computer was built buy me in 2006 ,and now when I turn the computer on it will not go through ...
A: Ok, lets do the hardware check. Follow the steps below. Unplug the machine from electricity, open it ...
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| Computer Price | 11/20/2008 |
Q: Circuit City wants 200 dollars extra for a HP desktop computer. This will include a CD for windows, ...
A: That's not really a bad price at all. Microsoft Office alone is $149. That surprises me about ...
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| Advice on a build. | 11/20/2008 |
Q: Hey Keith, I'm looking for general advice on a build i put together over the past month. The actual ...
A: Everything is compatible. Although 500W is probably enough, if you can afford a 750W I would do it ...
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| computer died | 11/19/2008 |
Q: My computer was built buy me in 2006 ,and now when I turn the computer on it will not go through ...
A: Answer a few questions and let's try a few things to give me more information. Will the computer ...
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| Looking for a Green PSU | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I'm looking for the most green PSU available and have found 2. Which one is better? Or would you ...
A: 1. As a rule "minimum" means what something whether it is hardware or software will barely run on. ...
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| tft resolution | 11/3/2008 |
Q: I have always been using laptops for various reasons,however,given that nowadays a large TFT monitor ...
A: Not long ago I was in the market for a widescreen LCD monitor. When shopping I learned all I could ...
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| information seeking regarding opteron processors | 10/22/2008 |
Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMD PHENOM AND OPTERON PROCESSORS? AMD PHONOM and OPTERON processors ...
A: I see what you are saying about the power. Actually power is really not a big deal. The Opteron uses ...
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| information seeking regarding opteron processors | 10/22/2008 |
Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMD PHENOM AND OPTERON PROCESSORS? AMD PHONOM and OPTERON processors ...
A: The Opterons are built for servers. They are hard to overclock (if you want to do that) and are more ...
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| Building a Computer from scratch | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I want to build a cost effective computer from scratch from different hardware and software. It ...
A: With every system I've built half the fun of the process is shopping for hardware. So I won't have ...
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| Building a Computer from scratch | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I want to build a cost effective computer from scratch from different hardware and software. It ...
A: With your budget I would go with something like this: ...
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| monitor specs | 10/2/2008 |
Q: I'm thinking of getting an LCD monitor to replace my old CRT one. I haven't decided on the exact ...
A: The two main specs I would look at is Contrast Ratio and Response time. The higher the contrast ...
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| Installing a new DVD Drive | 10/1/2008 |
Q: My DVD Burner and my DVD rom were shot, so I bought two new drives from tiger direct. I got the DVD ...
A: If I'm understanding it correctly you have a DVD burner that is SATA and a DVD rom that is IDE (or ...
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| Intel D850MV | 9/27/2008 |
Q: I been building computers for a long time, and now I am stuck. I got a Intel D850MV desktop board. ...
A: I have had this same problem before but it was not on an Intel board. I literally had to get a ...
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| RE: heating specs | 9/27/2008 |
Q: i live on toronto canada otherwise i would take you up on your offer. Now i have the pc probe 2 ...
A: I am seeing more clearly now. Have you overclocked the RAM? If you can tell me what kind of RAM ...
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| RE: heating specs | 9/27/2008 |
Q: i live on toronto canada otherwise i would take you up on your offer. Now i have the pc probe 2 ...
A: It is very good that you have the pc probe running. More people need to realize that monitoring ...
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| image monitor problems | 9/26/2008 |
Q: "Since few days ago, the image in my monitor (17" TFT LCD)started to be flickering and garbled, ...
A: I'm not big on advice on brands because many manufacturers make good monitors. Two specs you need ...
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| image monitor problems | 9/24/2008 |
Q: "Since few days ago, the image in my monitor (17" TFT LCD)started to be flickering and garbled, ...
A: It seems you've covered all the bases except one thing. Do you have another monitor or a monitor you ...
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| computer | 9/7/2008 |
Q: i want the information on how to buy new computer give me all information regarding parts of ...
A: Let's start with you taking a look at www.tigerdirect.com. You can buy a computer for less than you ...
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| Time to build a new desktop | 9/4/2008 |
Q: My existing system has finally gone toes up. My son wants to build one, but we have a limited ...
A: The onboard video on most motherboards now will perform better than the graphics card you have. SLI ...
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| Want to make sure I have everything I need and is compatible. | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I am building my first computer and wanted to make sure I have everything I need and that everything ...
A: Everything looks compatible. I could not pull up the case. It said "item not found". Note: I've ...
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| Time to build a new desktop | 9/1/2008 |
Q: My existing system has finally gone toes up. My son wants to build one, but we have a limited ...
A: I need to know what the port type of the video card is (AGP, PCI express, PCI). If the games you ...
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| Building Gaming Computer | 9/1/2008 |
Q: I am planning on building a game computer. So far this is the build I have. It is my first time ...
A: Motherboard RAM combo- This is the RAM I would use to take adavantage of the dual channel memory ...
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| Want to make sure I have everything I need and is compatible. | 9/1/2008 |
Q: I am building my first computer and wanted to make sure I have everything I need and that everything ...
A: Before I check out all of the items you listed, check with www.tigerdirect.com and www.newegg.com ...
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| What ram should I get? | 8/31/2008 |
Q: I have 8 different ones to choose from and I am wondering what the best would be Here are the ...
A: It really depends on how much money you want to spend, what is the max your motherboard can support ...
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| Vista 32 or 64 bit? | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I am in the process of building a new PC that will run Windows Vista Home Premium. However, I am ...
A: My research and knowledge on the whole 32 0r 64 bit thing is not what it could be. My understanding ...
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| Thermal Compound needed? | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I have a boxed Intel Core 2 Duo processor (supplied with fan and heatsink) and I was wondering if I ...
A: I've found that it is best to wipe the pre-applied compound off with an alcohol pad and apply some ...
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| installing raid | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I'd like to replace my current setup with a Raid 0 configuration WITHOUT reinstalling drivers, ...
A: Seagate bought Maxtor and they make great products. I believe Seagate hard drives have a 2 or 3 year ...
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| BIOS upgrade | 8/14/2008 |
Q: My computer shuts down and then says it has recovered from a serious error. When I get the ...
A: Yes We just need to find out what version of the Award BIOS is. Here is the link to the Award BIOS ...
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| BIOS upgrade | 8/13/2008 |
Q: My computer shuts down and then says it has recovered from a serious error. When I get the ...
A: I suppose V2primier is who you bought it from? To update the BIOS you must first find out what ...
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| desktop computer parts | 8/11/2008 |
Q: I want to build a desktop computer. I have all the parts that I want, but I don't know if they are ...
A: The CPU and the motherboard are compatible. The Video card is also compatible with the motherboard. ...
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| CPU not working | 8/7/2008 |
Q: I am attempting to upgrade my CPU by switching from a Pentium D to a Core 2 Extreme 6800, which ...
A: Steve, My best guess is you have a dud processor. Both motherboard and CPU are socket 775. The ...
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| A pc for 3d/ video and photo editing? | 8/3/2008 |
Q: My brother is a graphics designer.. most of the time he uses Maya for 3d editing, Photoshop for ...
A: With that kind of money you can get an awesome computer for your brother. I usually shop at ...
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