For a pentium d, 55*C to 60*C is the preferred load temperature. If you go higher (60*C-75*C) the fans will spin up to higher speeds. Anything above 70*-75*C is unsafe and may cause problems and...

55*C is not normal for startup temps of the video card, so that's why it's speeding up. As long as you can play games without hitting 85-95*C you'll be fine. Spray the computer with compressed air to...

I have a gigabyte ga-ep35-ds3l motherboard, and it comes with an express recovery feature that can backup an image of the drive and restore it in the future (just like system recovery on the oem pcs...

I have the following system configuration:


Ultra aluminus midtower case
Ultra X-Pro 600watt APFC psu (80 PLUS certified)
Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard with F4 BIOS
Intel Core 2 Duo...

My pc boots fine, but there is a black screen that comes after the post screen that says" verifying DMI pool data, with a lot of information above it. It lasts for 5 seconds, then it continues to...

you're welcome gambino00

great advice

yeah, i know that caperjack. i had the same issue with vista, and the automated activation via phone worked great!! i just wanted vista. xp is bs.

look here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178154

i recently bought 2gb pny ddr2-800 pc2-6400 dual channel ram for only $39.99 at http://www.newegg.com

pny, kingston, corsair, crucial, hp, dell, g.skill, samsung, and other known brands are great....

data recovery may help

long story short... your screwed

---oops---

upgrade to:

8800gt

and

Core 2 duo E7300 (if 45nm is supported)

and you'll beat the $#!+ out of most games.

as the person above me said, those are your options, but, a bios update may be necessary. if it fails, ur pc is screwed. i don't personally recommend upgrading an oem pc, but if u can do it, congrats.

cpu-z is great, http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ is also great, it can monitor your temperatures.

fresh install=best option
move and repair=next best thing, retains most data. backup no matter what you choose to do.

i recently moved a hard drive to a pc with everything else new (case, mobo,...

I agree with beastmanh. this is a common issue. as he said, unless there is lightning, leave it plugged in.

the upgrade you are talking about, even if possible, would be very costly. i think it is impossible, as it may be soldered to the motherboard. For the same amount of money, you can get a brand new...

disable from bios setting and device manager

it is shared video ram. i recommend, if you have money to spare, to upgrade to atleast 1GB of ram ($20), and if any money is left, a discrete video card ($45) would be great.

i'm probably going for the amd system

Here are some changes I will make to the intel system i will build:

Gigabyte EP35-DS3L Motherboard
Corsair TwinX 4GB 800mhz ram

The video card will be upgraded later in the future, so I'm not...

Which of these PCs is better (both have: ultra aluminus midtower, ultra xpro 600w, dual 120mm fans)

Option 1 (AMD Based):

* Asus M2A-VM Motherboard
* AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ overclocked...

I found out that newegg.com has some 16b RAM kits for $1049 USD!!! D@mn, that's a lot of money. Gigabyte and some ECS boards support 16gb, but wasn't tested by the manufacturer themselves. I would...

i changed the setup to:

ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard

AMD Athlon 5000+ black edition cpu

Ultra X-Wind Aluminum HSF

Corsair TwinX 4gb DDR2-800 RAM

I was just wondering, what are the benefits of using an Home Theater PC for your home theater rather than the normal setup. Here is an example:

HTPC Setup:


HTPC attached to LCD HDTV
...

One of my pc's that i built recently has the following (as well as a 600watt quality psu):

xfx 630i motherboard- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3517183...

u answered the wrong question, i asked about ram speed, not amount.

which is better to get, a ddr2 mobo or a ddr3 mobo. also, what's the 1:1 fsb ratio thing, i never overclocked before.

Is there a noticable performance increase with choosing a higher speed of the following ram:

DDR2:

667 mhz
800
1066
1142
1250

now here's another question. is there a noticable difference between 1066mhz ram, 800mhz ram, 667, 1142, etc for ddr2. what about 1066,1333,1600,1866,2066, etc for ddr3. there are so many speeds to...

i know, i was just letting everyone know that it was possible. who the #ell would need 16gb ram anyway, it won't be used by programs anyway.

now it is possible!!! get an ecs 780g board and 4 4gb ram modules (corsair) from newegg.com and you've got your self a 16gb ram system. the ram costs 300.00 per 4gb stick.

that's right, and I've even seen lower!!

agreed!!!

4gb will definitely help in performance, as less lag, faster boot times, etc will be noticed. The games will load a bit faster, and it will future proof your system a bit. Many new games coming out...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but i want to know what the difference is between svideo in and svideo out, and the same for composite, component, etc. This question came to my mind when i saw...

Hello guys, and here's a question i've been pondering lately. Ok, when building a desktop pc, will there be a difference in performance in speed if i choose 667mhz ram over 800mhz ram. The reason I...

again, this card will be used for moderate gaming and hd movies. the system will have windows vista, 4gb ram, 520gb hdd, and a 17" monitor (soon to be 22")