if it is still in warranty you "must" make use of the warranty

anyway, is it really hardware related or a mess up in your OS system? if it is on your OS system, the best bet is to use the recovery...

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well i put those because now that configuration is the common one today, you can have it for 200-300 bucks (70 for mb, 80 for processor, 60 for vga, 50 for enlight psu, and the rest for casing,...

mb= mother board
fsb=front side bus --> 800 is the speed of data transfer

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btw this is only a minimum requirement, better if you exceed what i mention above

to make it simple try to ask the hw vendor the right configuration for what you wan't.

but from my experience:
- xp pro sp2, (wait for vista after 2 years old for stability and support)
- dual...