Hey there suspicio/everyone else :)


Today has been a day of work on my PC, ive arranged days off to get this sorted, im using my PC for a wedding gig this weekend and needed it sorted out.

I...

Hi Suspicio,


Sorry I havnt got back to you,

Unfortunately i havnt had the chance just yet to action any of your suggestions, Ive been really busy with work related issues holding me back.....

Hiya,

Cheers for that, Ive used that software once before, a long long time ago, its a nifty piece of programming for sure! :)

Ive installed that and had a look, and the details are as follows:...

Ah.. Ok now thats interesting...

I had no idea that my mobo had such specific requirments,

Thanks for taking the time to look at that, I really appreciate it,

What I am still wondering...

hi guys,

Here is a link to the Ram I have:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/8GB-Corsair-(4x2GB)-DDR2-6400-4x240-DIMM-Unbuffered-4-4-4-12-matched-XMS2-with-DHX-Technology

I have tried using...

Hiya,

Thanks for the tip,

I have tried using the memory test built in to vista, and it doesnt show up with any errors :s

I have memtest86 but i honestly dont know how to use that particular...

Hi Guys,


I recently started having freeze up issues with my ram (half of it anyway)

I immediately took out the modules and found that a pair of them are at fault

So, I proceeded to send...

Good point, usb ports would be useless anyway in this case,

Id have thought that a newer harddrive (regardless of capacity) would ALSO have a faster RPM and cache, and i guess depends if its...

^^^^

I Agree, thats often the best way if you dont wanna really spend any money, shame xp doesnt have ready boost also :P

I wonder also.. what size is the harddrive? as small capacity...

Hi Belize,

You could probably almost double the processor speed if you know where to look, also, could you give us some details of the motherboard spec?

Let us know what socket type the cpu is...

hiya, cheers for that, very helpful :)

strangely i never got any kind of paste or double sided tape like thing within the packaging :s im not sure quite why, but in any case, i have my own paste...

Hey guys!,

two questions regarding my intel core 2 duo processor (E6600 2.4Ghz)

first off, when i bought it and the rest of my last major upgrade's when installing it, i realized that there was...

Hi all,

a friend of mine has a computer tht she recently bought, pretty much everytime she uses it, after a while (no specific time period) it will either crash then reboot, or just randomly...

ok ill try that zach
im also going to try disconnecting every piece of hardware gradually and keep trying to see if there is a specific hardware faliure tht is causing it

does anybody else know...

Hi all,

a friend of mine has had a new Dell for about 4months and for the 2nd time now it simply wont start up absolutely nothing happens wen she presses the button.

I hate it when it happens...

unfortunately, i was limited to 10 choices, but then i didnt even kno about gateway so please tell me more, are they any good?

i think im gonna stick with that display card or possibly get a lower RAM one with better quality etc.
thanks for all your guidance! :)

Danniboy

Alas... i return swiftly with a new hopefully better choice
again i have found the cheaper option but it is from thermaltake one of your recomendations:
...

thank you catweazle, i have (as i said) a limited budget but i will search for a better PSU, i didnt realize it was that important for it to be good, wen i saw this one i saw it as "good enough" not...

id have to say general use, including some gaming, but mostly internet use browsing etc..

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfoZoom.asp?WebProductID=37215

here is the link for the PSU, i thought it was pretty standard, which is all i will need.
in answer to your question, it will...

very good cat weazle, i agree with that philosophy but this time for me it has to be from a company as i hav been asked to find the best of it all off the net

so what if any, would u go for, if u...

here is the attachement :o

Hi all, i have got this selection of components together for a new computer, using components i havent gone 4 before (im not a very experienced self builder)

what do ppl think? have i made a...

alienware eh? hmmm i heard about them come to think of it... they do good cases dont they?

Hey all, im lookin out 4 a good computer for a friend and i want to select the right company.

Normally i would build a computer myself choosing the best possible components, completely...

it is coming out of my speakers, the speakers are plugged in to the onboard sond card on the motherboard (integrated), im buying another soundcard now tho cos i need to buy 1 4 better speakers tht i...

i cant actually take off the heatsink, because of the metail rod holding the heatsink in, the fan ontop of the heatsink stops me being about to pull the rod out as it would normally, so its not...

yea i did try that, no effect, mabe its sumthin to do with electric flow?, i heard somethin about using tin faoil to solve it but thats rubbish surely, i mean wont it short sumthing?? i remember the...

kool, thanks dani!
lots of useful things there
one hell of a site you have here btw, thanks 4 the honour of bein part an 4 the help :P :D

the screws to undo the fan ontop the processor are very worn down and i really dant think i can unscrew em
there really tight too :( is there any tool i could use? pls help!

cheers,
Dan :cry:

hi all,

just wondering... my sound card (the 1 thats built into the mb) is making strange hummin noises n stuff, and its really annoying, i wonder if anyone knows how to fix this? or if not then...

hey, thanks for all your support guys, i found a way to raise the cpu frequency in the bios thur increasing the fsb thuis increasing the cpu speed, and ive done it all with success, my processor is...

ok im not pretty sure my FSB is 100Mhz and theres a CPU external frequency thing in the bios, shall i make the set the frequency ratio of the cpu higher? if so how migh shall i take it? wot are the...

ok, everest said its 99Mhz (DDR) now...somthing tells me thats crap and it should be higher, am i right? if so then how do i change it and are there any risks? i have had bad past exp with changing...

Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.05 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X-X REV 2.xx
Bus Clock:...

kool, i installed everest it looks really cool.
what do i look for, where do i go?
whats the next action?
soz, im still a learner im afraid :$

how do i find the bus speed? would that info b in the bios? the motherbaord is fairly new so i never thought that was wot is causing this, it is an ASUS A7N8X - X (made in 2002) how do i find the...

hi all, im new to the site and this is my 1st post :p

I recently upgraded my Processor from a 1.4Ghz speed to 3.0Ghz and it all works fine but one thing is bothering me,
when i go to my...