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1) quad is better 2)GeForce 9800 3) Yes. the 2nd/3rd hard drive will make for an easy dual boot system. If you are wanting to spend that much i would suggest this [url]http://www.alienware.com/customize/area-51-m9750-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M9750&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT[/url] Customize that one a little. get the dual 8700 graphics cards and the T7400 CPU and 2gig …

Does it do it with every game or just WOW? it sounds like your system is overloaded. have you tried lowering the graphics quality of the game? it might very well be the CPU. check the minimum system requirements on the game and make sure that your CPU can handle …

sittas87 is right. 1 gig max per slot. besides it is a lot faster to run 4 1G sticks then it is to run 2 2G stick

A CPU can't make sounds. the Fan on the CPU can make some pretty annoying sounds. when you say Seagate do you mean your hard drive? to my knowledge Seagate doesn't make a CPU.

did this happen right after you installed service pack 1? you might try uninstalling SP1 and see if it is just a problem with the update.

i have heard of a lot of people doing that. have you had any problems with ventilation? most of the people i have talked to have said buy a furnace filter and cut a little piece out. furnace filters run about $3 and you can make a bunch of little …

there might be a short between the battery and the PSU.

you may try uninstalling and re-installing the video drivers. then make sure that you resolution is set to the proper screen size and make sure the color pallet is set to 32bit and not 16bit.

That card isn't beefy enough to handle crysis I have a Nvidia 7950 512MB and it barely plays it on low graphics. what size CPU do you have?

when you formatted it you may have deleted the drivers that are installed on it from the factory. you might try downloading the original drivers from the manufacturers web site.

Linux should be compatible with almost any motherboard. as long as you can find a driver online or make one you should be fine.

just adding ram won't make the system faster. all adding ram will do is allow you to run more programs at once. if you want a performance increase go buy a Dual Core CPU you can pick one up for about $150. that should give you the performance boost you …

well there are 2 ways. you can either replace the NIC(Network Interface Card) or you can use a program called SMAC. this is a MAC spoofing program that changes the windows registry.

[QUOTE=4th&3wood;667962]Asus generally builds good motherboards, as to whether this is a good board for you would depend on what you plan to use this computer for.[/QUOTE] very true. in my opinion the maximus is an amazing mother board for gaming. everything on the board has a freaking heat sync on …

everything sounds normal. i agree with the new normal 55 processes is a bit much for such an old machine. Iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer. are you using IE 7 or are you using an older version. i would try using an older version of IE or download Firefox. that should …

is it really twitchy when it shuts down? or does it just quit? it does sound like your PSU have you made any hardware changes recently?

it is pretty easy to move everything to a new case as long as you just hook everything back up the way it was. if you have never done anything like this before my suggestion is take a few pictures of the old case with all the components still hooked …

have you tried just adding a VPN to your computer at work? that way you can take control of your work computer from home then just access the server that way.

you could leave the original fan plugged in and just move it to a different location then just run a new fan directly from the PSU with the 4pin Molex. Ideally you need 2 fans anyway. 1 pulling air in the front and one exhausting air out the back.

go with the Nvidia 8800 GT

In my experience Ram is the most troublesome piece of hardware in a computer. Ram problems can be so random and confusing. I would say return the 1GB stick as dead on arrival. have them send you a new one and try that. if it still does it make sure …

what kind of monitor? it sounds like the monitor might be bad.

connect directly to the router with a cable(not wireless) and go to your web browser and type in [url]www.routerlogin.com[/url] it will ask for username and password, the default is Admin and password. there should be a tab on the left that says wireless security. under that it should say something …

yea that happens sometimes.. luckily NIC's aren't expensive you can get a used one for about $10 or a new one for $30

yea my laptop did that too... I felt like an idiot after i found it.

There is a little switch somewhere on your laptop that turns the wireless on and off. turn it on!

as far as buying it from the US, that doesn't matter. i would not over-estimate the power of the Dell side(star wars joke sorry). if there PSU is rated for 375 i wouldn't push it too far. the problem with Dell is you have to buy dell parts to go …

it is almost impossible to upgrade a laptop (other than ram and HDD). with a laptop that old i would suggest getting a new one. the graphics card is about to burn out and once that happens it will cost more to fix than it's worth. so take the money …

Go with DDR2 not SDRAM. DDR2 uses dual channel which in essence doubles your FSB. If you get DDR2 and get your ram synchronized with the processor (1:1) it is really fast. another thing you have to take into consideration is that if you go with ddr2 you have to …

if you want a gaming machine go for the AMD machine. if you are wanting a workhorse that will run high overhead programs go with the Intel.

The motherboard might be bad from the manufacturer. it happens sometimes. the only compatibility issue i could see would be between the motherboard and the CPU. will your computer boot to BIOS? if you can get to BIOS fine you might have a problem with compatibility between the MoBo and …

very true... using your laptop as an access point is always going to be slower than just buying a router. you can get a really good wireless router for under $100 and it will make things a lot easier to set up.

again you people that have questions of your own need to start new threads and don't interrupt other peoples posts Thank You

it won't ping sites like MSN and Google because they have Ping tuned off to prevent denial of service attacks.

The liquid doesn't conduct electricity. it is actually a type of oil. the great thing about this oil is that it takes no modification to the computer to use it. you just run all your cords out the top of the tank and submerge the whole computer. iv seen one …

Do you want my advice. don't overclock! It is a waist of good hardware. all overclocking does is add extra stress to your hardware without much performance gain. if your processor is stable and runs efficiently, leave it alone. but if you just have to overclock it, Flynismo is right. …

you bought an off brand MP3 player that is obviously a cheap rip off of the ipod and you expect it to be the same quality? take it back to where you got it and get a new one. that is either a short somewhere or it is a bad …

even though im not a big fan of AMD the 6000+ is a pretty good CPU. but as stated above it will consume more power and will run quite a bit hotter but the cooling fan that comes with it should suffice given that the ventilation is adequate.

the actual board itself is made of fiberglass and a phenolic resin. all of the other components are either tin or plastic. hope that helps

IDE or SATA?

Is your laptop stationary most of the time? if so you might look into a cooling pad. it is just a plastic thing with some fans in it that your laptop sits on and i cools very efficiently. I think the laptop hdd has a lower temperature than the big …

if you buy a board that supports the same chipset you might be able to keep the CPU ram, Video and audio if it didn't die with the board. buy a new board and start re-setting these parts one at a time and see if they are still good.

i can't believe that i am about to say this, but... you may want to contact dell support and see if they offer a Bios upgrade for the 1100. tell them you are a technician and they will send you to a little more advanced computer help. If you are …

Lurk is right... SP3 has really been messing things up. the best way to fix it would be to go back to SP2. there are just too many bugs in it right now. re-load SP2 and wait for the next release of SP3.

Lurk is correct. brand doesn't matter unless you are running DDR2 then it can help but since you are running DDR any brand will do. you also need to look up the mother board specs and make sure it will support the amount of RAM you are wanting to put …

you don't need to get a new PSU. the extra 4 pins are in case you are running a quad core or SLI or something that pulls alot of juice from the board. just leave the cover on the extra 4 holes and plug the power supply into the remaining …

yea. we at least need a valid problem before we can start thinking of solutions. if you can give us exactly what the computer is doing(or not doing) and have there been any malfunctions with the hardware I.E. power surges, physical damage, smoke rolling out the back(this is usually bad).

As far as drivers go SATA isn't really that different from PATA.

well the only way you are going to access it is if the give you permission to. sorry. unless you can get access to admin rights.

take it to a tech...