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| | So my cpu temp idle is very good 31-33 c but when i play a game it jumps to 50-54 c. I have a intel p4 processor 3.4 and i was just wondering if it was normal to jump up that much for a game. Thanks |
| | Hiyas, I took out all the cords and moved my computer down the hall, but when I re-attached everything and set it all up and running again, it said on start up, on this huge screen, that theres some kind of problem at its going to 256 RAM and I … |
| | I think I got that number right, guessing off the top of my head... My first PC was a Win ME eTower, featured the Celeron 700 MHz chip and though I swapped with a second PC, the BK630E BookPC made in China, which sported the same socket motherboard and Pentium …  |
| | Hi, recently i was forced to upgrade my system dramaticly. I was installing a new Power Supply and of course i had it switched on the american voltage... instead of the australian. Pop it was a crummy power supply there goes my motherboard, ram basicly the lot im not sure …  |
| | I have 1Ghz PC3200 DDR Ram, so ideally, it will run @400Mhz, and my mobo also support it. But my 2.0GHz P4 should run @ 100Mhz FSB, so, can they run together? If not, can the PC3200 ram go down and run as PC2700. I look at mobo manual, it … |
| | My mobo is MSI intel 484p, it says it Support Single channel DDR 400/333/266 non-ECC memory up to 2GB. There are only two slot. So, which one is better, 1G PC2100 or 512M PC3200, since they are pretty much the same price. I favor stablity than speed. Thanks for you … |
| | my randomly shuts down after about an hour or so and when i try and turn it back on it lasts about 1 minuit then it switches off again. after about 3 times trying to turn it on it beeps about 4 times then it says "cpu overheated" then some … |
| | Hi, if a game requires at least a pentium 4 1.2 ghz and i have pentium 3 1.2 ghz, will that ultimately make a big difference and if so what could i do to fix that problem Here is the system requirements of the game: recommended: 1.8 ghz pentium 4 … |
| | First off... overclocking. I have no idea how to do it or anything about it. Where would be a good place to find out about it. I wont even toy w/ the idea of doin it till I know much much more about it. Now to the real problem. I … |
| | hi there i recently bought an advent 7082 laptop, it said when i bought it that it comes with 512 meg of ddr 2 ram, but when i got it i went to start right clciked my computer properties and its telling me i have only 384 meg, i panicked … |
| | If i wanna convert my pentium 3 to a pentium 4 what info do i need or basically what do i need to do.....thank you for any advice or responses  |
| | Hey everyone, I have a machine that works fine but when I shut it down it emits a constant beep until it turned back on or unplugged. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
 | Hey I was looking at some RAM at some reliable local store web sites, there is something kind of weird. I found out that their 2x1024MB of PC4200 had a whopping 100$ of difference. [url]http://www.dealsdirect.ca/catalog/mall.cfm?CATEGORY=152[/url] DDR-2 Corsair 2GB (2*1024) 533fsb TWINX VALUE (life) CAN$244.75 [url]http://www.pccyber.com/scrMain2.asp?product_types_id=20[/url] Corsair 2x1024MB PC2-4200 ValueSelect DDR2 … |
| | Warning cpu has been changed. Please re-enter cpu settings in the comos setup and remember to save before quitting. I go into bios and do the settings but when I hit f10 to save it won't let me out?? ??? |
| | I don't know a lot about intel motherboards. I need a cpu that will fit that is at least 2.6ghz. What do you recommend? It has to be an intel. I built a computer for a guy and his sign machine and it is not compatible with an amd chip. … |
| | Hi, I'm new to the forum. I hope that I am doing this poperly. I currently have a Dell Inspirion 1150. The laptop will not not accept power from the house-power charger (a new one was just purchased because the cable on the old one was intermittent). Here is the …  |
| | Hello, I am still using an Epox 8RDA+ motherboard with an outdated Athlon cpu. I would like to upgrade the AMD cpu and continue using this motherboard. When it comes to hardware compatibility, I am pretty lost. Can someone recommend the 'best bang for the buck' cpu that is compatible … |
| | Hi I am looking into just a mobo to upgrade with components I already have, a DIY out of a store bought system setup. First, if I am an entirely Intel product user, would going to AMD for a new PC foundation upset Intel ('married') components (other components I add … |
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| | I've had my Fujitsu Siemens Amilo EL6800 (celeron 2Ghz, 256mb ram) for just over two years now. At the end of last year the battery packed in (discharges very quickly - it takes under a minute to fully discharge), although the laptop powers up ok through the mains supply. I … |
| | I have an old pc that is a 1.6 ghz and would like to upgrade it. The motherboard chipset is an Intel Brookdale i845D and it looks like it uses the 478 pin. But I am not sure if it can be upgraded at all. any help would be greatly … |
| | here is a simple question. i have 2 procesors for my laptop. currently my dell inspiron is sporting a 1.8/512 p4 with a gig of ram. is switching to a newer but slightly slower 1.7 with a 2 gig l2 cache a smart thing to do if its free since … |
| | I have 3 fans on my tower - two in back and one on side. Can you tell me which should be sucking and which blowing? Thank you |
| | Hi I am looking for CPU possibilties for the following: Over the New Year got a computer free from a friend, and hoping for some tech advice, here's the details I already typed up: I got a donated free mid-1990s tower PC from my friend Rob and have been mucking … |
| | Recently config of my PC was celeron with 300mhz, 32 mb SDRAM, 128 kb cache, 4 gb HDD. But today i have added 128 mb SDRAM(so now ram = 128 + 32 mb), and performance has greatly boosted. I am running older version(older than 2nd edition) of WIN 98 and … |
| | The current, or last month issue of Maximum PC built up a computer with Linux for $300, it included a minimal graphics upgrade for gaming, I would still use items I already bought and am happy with like Windows XP on it... Anyone have ideas on their article or variations … |
| | Bit of an old problem this one, but it's only starting to affect the computer now, with what software now requires. About 2 years ago I upgraded my computer with an AMD athlon XP2000 Processor and installed a MSI 745 Ultra Skt A motherboard to run it, the motherboard claims … |
| | Im not sure if this Q should be on this forum,but I didnt know where else to put it. OK so my HP Omnibook 6000, I just bought the Fujitsu MHT-AH MHT2040AH 40GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache Notebook Hard Drive - OEM. THis is a generic HD that i was … |
| | Hey this is my first post and i was wondering if anyone can tell if my computer is graphics card compatiblehere is my system (all the info i know im pretty sure theres more that i dont know about) its about 2 years old....Dell (Optiplex gx 150,is the make...i guess … |
| | Does anyone know where I can find more information on testing out a motherboard? I actually found a very nice motherboard at my local transfer station. I've put a few PCs together so I know a little bit about this. The board is completely bare, no CPU, no RAM, but … |
 | I have 3 sticks of 512mb RAM and 4 slots in which to put them in... would 3 512mb single channels be better than 2 running on dual channel? I play alot of graphically demanding games (COD2, CS:S, quake 4 etc...) and do the occaisional bit of image editing, and … |
| | I have a HP pavilion ZE4500 and it has xp2200+ on it and I was wondering what's max cpu speed i can put on the mb? |
| | I currently have a 1 GB stick of ram in my computer and am thinking about getting dual channel. I have two questions. Is it better to have 2x512 MB Dual channel, or a 1GB stick of ram? And can i keep my 1GB stick in DIMM slot 3 and … |
| | How do all? For quite a while my pc has been making a lot of noise when starting up and then just before christmas and going on holiday for three weeks it started crashing unexpectedly...anyway to cut a long story short I have got the Motherboard monitor program and figured … |
 | I just bought (2) 512MB sticks of Corsair RAM for my HP Pavilion a420N, which ships with a single stick of 512MB RAM in it (or so it says in the documentation). But it hasn't arrived yet. Meantime...I looked at the properties today, and it tells me I have 448MB … |
| | Here's what I know; It's a Dell Inspiron 3500, running XP Pro SP1 When I try to connect anything to the Com. port, said device's installation cannot find it. I look in Device Manager and COM1 has a little yellow (!) on it. Properties tells me this; Device type: Ports … |
| | I want one with easy access to their site for updates etc. Good dependable board. Would you choose the abit KN8 NF4 or the MSI K8N Neo 4 F?  |
| | Ok, Im My PC I Have 2 Sticks Of RAM, One Is A 128 PC133 SDRAM @ 133Mhz And The Other One Is A 256 PC133 SDRAM @ 133Mhz: [IMG]http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/153/somedoodrampic9ef.jpg[/IMG] But When I Look At The Total, It Shows Only 256MB Are There: [IMG]http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/4986/wrongrampic3vm.png[/IMG] Again: [IMG]http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/1041/mypcpropertiesram8xw.jpg[/IMG] And Also On My … |
 | :cry: i have a dell optiplex gxp1 server that wont keep time accurate even after replacing the cmos battery. it will lose 1 hr at times. in the device manager it shows in system timer in properties no drivers installed. what could be wrong? :lol: |
| | I need to download the motherboard drivers for this motherboard: "MSI K8N Neo MS 7030". I have a fresh install of winXP and I need to get my pc and its onboard LAN working!!! [Here is the long story if anyone's interested :sad: ... I made the mistake of using … |
| | MY system: asus a8n sli (939) amd 3800+ xfx 7800gtx 2gb ram (4x512) 580W psu I have just bought a new system, but i cant instal age of empires 3 onto it. It will install nicely wityh no problems but when you click on the desktop shortcut when you have … |
| | I have an Asrock K7S8XE, 512 Mb, Radeon 9600PRO. I used to play games normally, but this week a strange thing happen. It start to lag in games that it never did before, turning the game unplayable. I've tested another graphic card, a Geforce 6800, and it did the same … |
| | Is it safe? ANd if so where can I find one, no PC place around here sells ones. And the ones on sites i have looked at (directron, newegg) just have the pumps. Where I can get the whole setup. |
| | Hi all, its been forever since I've posted. Ive got an all-consuming hardware question. First, let me set it up: Since Ive graduated I began to work at a biomedical research firm. We do massive amounts of data analysis, most of which is computed tomography and 3D image analysis. Currently, … |
| | My original CPU fan conked out so I had to order another, only they couldn't send me the exact same one again so I had to get something similar. The voltage, size and so forth appear to be the same. My concern is with the amps -- the original had … |
| | :?: Currently i am searching the component for my home theater PC. Anybody any suggestion on the processor that support real time and time shift MPEG-2 encoding? Which motherboard, CPU and processor has the best performance? THANKS!  |
| | Okay so here's how it's happened. With an old 700mhz CPU, a MSI ms-6309 mobo, some 20gig HDD and about 380mb of ram, I cracked her open and installed a new video card. Oh and the "old" (old being the one before the one I'm installing) card was some 16mb … |
| | COMPUTER - COLD COUGH SNEEZING....!!!! Dear friends A silly problem as it may appear to u people but really really a big problem for me. The fact is that I have to sit at my home computer in my room whole day (yes i am going unemployed these days) and … |
| | Ok I have a Dell Dimension 4500S, just over 3 years old, which consists of: 2.0 P4 256MB DDR RAM – upgradeable to 1Gb (1 free slot) 40Gb IDE Hard Drive Its been having a hard time recently having connected to a wireless network and dealing with internet & anti-virus … |
| | hai, all-can some one help me selecting the best mother board for daw. at present i am useing asus-p4c800-e-deluxe. thanks and regards :rolleyes: :-| :) |
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