Archive for June, 2009
Should I bite on this gaming PC for $765?
*CASE: Sigma Gaming Orca Mid-Tower 400W Case
* Neon Light Upgrade: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (BLUE COLOR)
* CPU: AMD Athlon™ X2 6000+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
* COOLING FAN : AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
* MOTHERBOARD: MSI K9N SLI-F V.2 NVIDIA nForce 570 LT SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio
* MEMORY: 2GB (2×1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
* VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express
* VIDEO CARD 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express
* LCD Monitor: 19& quot; TFT Active Matrix LCD Display (Brand-Named LCD Display)
* HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
* Optical Drive: LG 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology (Black Color)
* SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
* SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
* NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
* KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard (Black Color)
* MOUSE: Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse (BLACK COLOR)
* Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card
* Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
* USB PORT: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
* OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
* FREEBIES: FREE! (Halo 2) Game
* SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
This would be my first gaming PC… I would like to run “Crysis” and other advanced first-person shooters on this PC. From what I hear, “Crysis” can be very demanding on a PC. I just want to make sure that this system’s mobo, Dual CPU, 2gb DDR2 RAM, and dual Nvidia 9400gt’s can run this game flawlessly. I could also upgrade to dual Nvidia GeForce 9500GT 1gb ram graphics cards for $54 more. What should I do??…Should I bite, or is there a better deal out there???
Thanks in advance for any good input!
By: Jay McNasty
“syncing” vs “backing up” on an external hard drive?
here’s what i wnat to be able to do… transfer certain folders to the external so that i can delete them off my laptop. then have scheduled times where it will update/transfer over new files that are added to those folders. [granted i haven't deleted them yet, obviously.]
i think this is the backup option, but i’m not sure. any help would be greatly appreciated. :]
By: laura
How do I format my hard drive?
By: angelica1350
A good laptop for the game spore?
HP Pavillion dv9821 TL60 2GB 17″ Laptop
Accessories Included HP Mobile Remote Control
Audio Features 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Bluetooth No
Box Contents HP Pavilion dv9821ea Entertainment Notebook PC, HP Mobile Remote Control
Brand HP
Built-in Webcam Yes
Card Reader Yes
Features of Product Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit. AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60. 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB). 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm. 17″ WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen. NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7150M.
Finger Print Reader No
Firewire Yes
Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7150M Up to 559 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Graphics Dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7150M Up to 559 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Hard Drive Size 250GB
Hard Drive Type SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm
Laptop Colour DDR2
Memory Features 2GB
Number of USB Ports 4x USB 2.0
Operating System Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Optical Drive DVD Dual Layer Rewriter
Optical Drive Bluray Compatible No
Optical Drive HD Compatible No
Optical Drive Lightscribe Compatible Yes
Output 1 VGA port, S-video TV out
Processor AMD Turion 64 X2
Processor Bus Up to 1600 MHz system bus
Processor Cache Level 2 cache 512 KB + 512 KB
Processor Model Number TL60
Processor Speed 2HGz
Product Depth 17 cm
Product Height 48 cm
Product Width 35 cm
Remote Control Included Yes
Screen Size 17″
Screen Type WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen
Software Load “Microsoft® Works and Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0 Windows Mail Adobe® Reader 8.0 Windows Media Player Windows Photo Gallery DVD Play Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker Cyberlink DVD Suite Windows Media center, QuickPlay for Windows HP Total Care Advisor
TV Tuner No
User Model Entertainment Yes
Wired Networking Port Yes
Wireless Built in Yes
Wireless Features 802.11b/g WLAN
By: Emily J
how much is a ps3 in mexico right now? 80gb and 160gb? ?
By: zandara7
Why does my computer restart when loading Ubuntu Linux live CD?
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4 GHz
160 GB Seagate HD (Partitioned into 2 80GB segments. I was planning on installing Linux on one of the partitions)
2 GB RAM
64 Mb S3 virge video card
48x CD-ROM
The video card and CD-ROM are old, and I used them for right now because they were just laying around anyway. I’m going to upgrade both of them as soon as I have enough money, but everything else is new, and i haven’t noticed any other problems with any of the components.
By: Aaron
CD-RW can not be formated by FileCD?
i also try to format the CD with Windows XP CD Drive format. no success either. does that mean the disc is bad?
By: warren w
How can you make my Hard drive recognized by Windows XP?
Problem: I have two hard drives. I want my system to be able to recognized the other Harddrive which has the bulk of my files. It recognizes it in BIOS but it is not seen in Windows Explorer. The Computer Management also sees my other harddrive, but with no drive letter and with a right click, the options I have are Delete Partition & Help. The size is what is should be because it has that much files, its NTFS, Healthy (Active), etc.
I have messed around with the Harddrive jumpers to cable select & slave and also changed the BIOS to Auto, Manual, etc.
I really can’t afford to lose the files in my secondary Harddrive. HELP PLEASE!!!
By: whishywashi
How much should i sell this computer for?
It’s an old packard bell iconnect 1350, it has 504mb RAM, 20gb hard drive, quite a nice monitor to say its a crt, with attatched speakers (detatchable), black compaq keyboard and a black microsoft wheel optical mouse, it has an ethernet adapter, 4 usb ports, i might get a pci wireless adapter and i think im going to throw in a lexmark z23 series usb printer, possibly a canon scanner aswel. I will preinstall software such as microsoft office 2007, corel paint shop pro photo x2, jasc animation shop 3, and some other essential software.
it is running windows vista (with all the unrequired items taken out to make it run fast on the small ram it has), but i would be willing to install windows xp instead, or maybe ubuntu.
any ideas on a price to sell this for?
I have removed lots of junk from the vista operating system, and it runs quite fast.
By: Sam P
Backup my harddrive using an external harddrive?
1.Would I have to install a sepreate operation system (Xp) on the external harddrive.
2 And What types of cords will I need?
3.Oh and are external harddrives even compatible with notebooks?
4.If so can i treat the external drive like a usb flahsdrive meaning is it Plug and Play and can I use it on any computer that will allow it to self install.
Also, any recommedations on what type to purchase and any links that will provide info on external hardrives?
By: nesia9