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I got a new imac g5 about 2 weeks ago, the problem is sometimes when i move my mouse the cursor will fly all the way to the opposite side of the screen, i am currently not using a mouse pad, could that be my problem? or is the mouse …

This is just a quick thread I am making to get some information on these two cards. Basically what is the difference? is the only difference the speed? or like does the 6800GT have Pixel shader 3.0, and 64-bit filtering and stuff like the 6800Ultra or do they have different …

Hey all, my computer is a custom built PC tht i have peiced together over time, i have bought only the best for it and it is beutifully fast and works well, the only major downer is that its pretty damn loud. i sumtimes disconnect the case fan and tht …

I had a couple of questions. First off, has anyone seen what the expected retail price of the upcoming A8N-SLI Deluxe Asus mobo will be ([url]http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket939/a8nsli-d/overview.htm[/url])? Also, I noticed that I won't really NEED a lot of the features it has, can I expect them to come out with a …

I dont know where to post this, and video cards seems most reasonable. k When I go to install my 4.12Beta ATI drivers on windows XP Pro i get a message saying "INF ERROR" Video Driver not found I hit ok and it says try install your VGA adapter drivers. …

Judging by this article [url]http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2284[/url] SLI 6600GT's consistantly outperform a single 6800GT (both on the same mobo) by a good margin. However, when AA and AF are turned up, the 6600GT's lag behind, probably because of their smaller bandwidth. With these stats in hand, how would you expect a 6800GT …

Hey I have a few questions and some information. First of all which would bee a better card the X800XT PE or the 6800Ultra? Also ATI has announced the new X850 video cards, I believe they are only PCI-e, but AGP may be released soon. These cards perform slightly better …

I'm trying to install a new hd but i can't because one ide ribbon is hooked to my cdrw and the dvd-rom.an the other is hooked to my hd and my dvdrw and the third on is hooked stright to the floppy.and all the ribbons are token up.how can i …

Hi, My girlfriend has been going crazy trying to use her computer. The monitor is constantly going sqiggly & then back to normal. She cant properly surf the net & use her programs. I connected my monitor to her computer to see if the same thing would happen & it …

I am about to trade off my PC aka "Virus Magnet" and join the ranks of the "better informed". My choice of machine, as a confirmed gizmo junkie is the PowerBook w. 17" monitor. A good choice for a start-up guy or? How does one able to order via the …

Hi, I just upgraded video cards from a nvidia geforce3 ti 200 to a sapphire radeon 9600xt. All of my old games run much nicer but Max Payne 2 won't run at all. It used to run fine on my old card but now all I get is a message …

Last time when same problem occured ,i replaced its processor, but now i did every thing not working properly. other parts are P3 600MHz ,128Mb,20Gb Quantum i need repairing level help

I have a antec true power 430 watt psu. I think i have enough power.. but i am starting to wonder. I know 430 is a lot, but I have been wondering with my overclocking whether it is enough. My system is as following: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (130nm)(2.2ghz) - …

Anyone able to help me out with the drivers for win98se I checked MSI but did not find the intel drivers needed... Any help as always is appreciated

Hi All. I have an HP 762n Pavilion. It a little over two years old. I am interested in upgrading the processor which is P4 at 2.26Ghz 478 pin, 533Mhz FSB. I am pretty sure the chipset is an Intel 845e. Does anyone know the fastest processor I can put …

I want to reformat my harddrive (actually a raid array 0), but i want to backup basic settings and all the drivers that i have. I have customized values in the registry quite a bit, along with all of the services that start in in windows. Is there a program …

but isnt the 6800Ultra a way better video card, and Nvidia will make it PCi-e if they haven't already.

I bought a P4 3.2E Presscott 1M cache and i have a Intel 875PBZ model 303 but I think thats board doenst work with this CPU, could anyone help me with this and tell me, but if you have experience with both cpu and mother, what is the best motherboard …

CPU speeds aside, does anyone know which of these 2 setups would perform better? 1) Nforce 4 chipset, 2 6600GT's (SLI PCI Express) 2) Nforce 3 chipset 6800GT (AGP 8X) Thanks for the help! (sorry for the double post by the way....)

ok guys thanks for all the help, I got everything and installed it and let me say OMG! the amd 64 kicks ass! NFSU2 runs on full settings perfectly and my FPS on CS:S went from 20 to 90-130 Now I just need to tweak my AMD 64 my ram …

I was just wondering what a good motherboard would be, a decent one, to run some highend games and such. I know my Intel Celeron is a piece so im searching around for a better one, but not too expensive.

Hi, I have an Asus P4S533X motherboard, which has two DDR slots and two SDRAM slots. My original setup was one 256MB SDRAM chip. Something went bad, and that chip stopped working. So I replaced it with a couple of old 64MB chips I had while I waited for the …

Hello again, same computer, new problem... (A little precursor - dont think this is related but just for good measure... I just bought a UPS for my machine and had plugged my computer into it, turned it on, and it booted up fine. I let the scsi devices load and …

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ok, here's my trouble. i've tried using my (less and less extensive, apparently) knowledge to fix this problem. whenever i run pretty much anything that uses a microphone, an online game, a microphone configuration thing (like what a messenger may use), or sound editing software, my sound card -or its …

Hi there, everyone! I have an old HP Pavilion 6635 that I got in 99 (I think). It's got a whopping 533mhz Celeron chip with 100mhz FSB. I've got 192MB RAM installed (it came with 64, I added 128), and a whopping 10.2GB hard drive (although it's more like 9.8 …

when I boot up the bottom of the screen says: Press F1 to setup, F2 to resume. When I hit F1, it takes me into the setup screen (bios, I think?). It allows me to navigate for about 3 second then locks. If I hit F2 instead, it goes to …

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 do u kno why it happens? have i done somthing to it? …

Hi, I currently have 512MB of RAM, 128MB of which is "Shared Memory" (whats is shared memory?). So it seems i have 384MB of RAM which seems enough to me, but the games I play are jumpy and slow and I'm sure its because I do not have enough RAM. …

I am currently looking to upgrade my computer in the way of video enhancement. I am looking at the nVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 GT, I am aware of the price and am willing to pay up to $400, The thing i need to know is which one is compatible with my …

Hi, my laptop has a FX5200Go video card, I was wonder will the new Nvidia drivers for the Fx's work on my card, or is the moblile technology a different set of drivers?

Hey everyone, I am building a computer, and I simply can't decide what mobo to get, anyones recommedations (socket 764 and 939, try and include the best mobo for BOTh sockets ;) Price cap is 150) would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for the help.

Ok, I am planning on buying a new 160GB hard drive to add to my computer which has a 40GB hard drive. 1) does a slave drive mean secondary drive? 2) If I install the hard drive has a slave drive can I run programs like Word, Adobe Programs, or …

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well i have one comp ....i bought a sempron 2400+ cause i thought all amd athlon xp are gone here...im form the philippines...then a friend told me that there is still two more shops that has an amd 2500+ i know what im choosing from are slow compared to the …

Hi. I just ordered a video card from tigerdirect that has an interface speed of 8x, core clock of 275Mhz, memory clock of 500Mhz. I am now concerned that my computer won't support it. I downloaded PC wizard 2004 and it tells me that my AGP slot is version 2.0, …

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 computer properties (windows xp pro) i see that the …

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:

OK, I just want some advice on two things. 1) Does anyone know how to hook up multiple monitors? As in; if I have two of them set up, and move my mouse to the edge of one it moves to the other monitor. I just wanna know if all …

i just built a computer and i was wondering if lc was the best way to go because my pc runs pretty hot with 4 fans in it and i dont feel like having a bunch o noisy fans in my pc.

hi all, got 2 massive 20" screens from a friend and they need me to buy em an adapter to work with standard graphics cards rather than with an apple computer with annoyingly different graphics hardware, wot type of adapter is it i need? how do i find out? the …

check this out: 633mHz proc 15GB HD like 64MB RAM etc, I was wondering if sticking this stick of 32 or 64 MB RAM I have into a PCI slot in this hunk of junk will do anything.

Hello, I have a computer that uses pc2100 ddr sdram memory and I want to upgrade it. I was wondering if it mattered if i got pc2700 even though my motherboard says pc2100. If you can does that mean the memory won't be running at full potential and at pc2100, …

Hey this or next week im ordering: AMD 3500+ MSI Neo2 Platinum Nvidia 6800GT 1024 Corsair XMS RAM Seagate 200GB 7200rpm Random fans/lights I'm trying to find a PSU that isn't like 100$ but gives good power. What's the difference between this Thermaltake 480W [url]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-153-008&depa=0[/url] and this Antec 480W? [url]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-909&depa=0[/url] …

hi all, i am building a new computer for a friend and im using old parts from that dinky old thing that are still usable (its a windows 95 computer) :eek: like floppy, cd drive etc.. and im wondering if the old power supply unit is still usable? its 250 …

I just finished placing my order for my stuff here's what I bought. AMD 64 3400+ DFi LAN Party with Nforce 3 250Gb Chipset mobo 1 GB of 512x2 Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series Ram, its not dual channel but its a dual pack, My motherbaord has no use …

Is it possible to add fan slots to a case? The case in questions would either be the Silverstone Temjin TJ-06 or the Antec Super Lanboy. Thanks for the help. If it is possible please include a link or instructions, thanks for the help.

I still havn't decided between these 3 mobos, any advice would be great! Vid Card - 6800GT CPU - AMD 64 3400+ slot 754 RAM - 1 gig (one stick) 3200 DDR PSU - 500 watts Case - Antec Super Lanboy Hard drive - 160 gig 7200 rpm IDE DVD/CD …

I just Forked out for a $500.00 aeolus geforece 6800gt. As you can imagine I was quite excited to install it. I went through all the proper steps all the way up to istalling the software. At 34% complete Everything went absolutey insane. My screen went into some strange multicolored …

As you know by now I am getting a AMD 64 3400+ well I was wonderng if the AMD 64 3400+ is really powerful enough to help my 9600XT acheive 100FPS in some games. I am upgrading the 9600XT to a 6800Gt but probaly not for another few months.