Hardware

New Motherboard Question
Hey guys. I'm looking for a motherboard, but I know very little about the different chipsets, so I could do with some help. Basically, I'm building a system that will have an Intel C2 Duo E6850 (1333FSB with a Socket 775 connector) for �165. For this FSB I understand I need PC2-5300 RAM (by the way, what FS... 7 Jan 2008 03:49

I have to choose between 3 computers!
Hello, I can choose between 3 different computers and I'd like to know which one is better than the others: Intel Pentium IV 3.02Ghz HT + P4C800 Deluxe http://asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=174&l1=3&l2=12&l3=30&l4=0 AMD Athlon 64 2.0Ghz + A8V Deluxe http://asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=... 5 Jan 2008 13:59

Help this dummy understand print servers
I have a Konica Minolta Pagepro 1350W laser printer that is not usable on my small LAN which consists of two machines each with XP PRO SP2, router'ed together via a D-Link router. It will only print from the machine to which it is hard-wired (USB). So, I need an external print server to make it available at will ... 6 Jan 2008 00:30

pc to tv setup question
Trying to setup my tv for pc use. Here's the description of what I ordered recently: It was labelled "pc to tv silver video converter". "TView Silver PC-toTV converter. Display your computer video on any TV with VGA 640x480 or SVGA 800x600. Remote included(no batteries and not the remote shown on box). CD ... 5 Jan 2008 00:19

com ports help please
Hi Sorry if cross posted, but it may be hardware problem as against software? My desktop is stable AFAIK, but checking my Device Manager it is showing yellow exlclamation marks against com port 1 and 2. I am using a BT Router for my internet connections. According to devices I have no modem installed...int... 5 Jan 2008 10:00

Should I go Dual Core or Quad Core? Intel C2 DUO E6850 vs. Quad-Core Q6600
>>>>> "M" == Matt <mattb95(a)hotmail.com> writes: M> I'm definitely running several apps at once, which is what M> makes this decision tricky :( Only if your apps *use the cpu actively* (say 30% or greater). At the moment my machine has--let me check--76 processes, but I'm using only about 5-10% total cp... 3 Jan 2008 23:47

Should I go Dual Core or Quad Core? Intel C2 DUO E6850 vs. Quad-CoreQ6600
nospam(a)sbcglobal.invalid.net wrote: "JLC" <jc(a)nospam> wrote in message news:otednfy73rUs5ODanZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d(a)comcast.com... this was dropped in the end. When I bought my CPU I was trying to get the best GPU&CPU combo for Crysis (and other new games as well!) and I found this http://www.gamespot.com/featu... 16 Jan 2008 14:46

Should I go Dual Core or Quad Core? Intel C2 DUO E6850 vs. Quad-Core Q6600
>>>>> "M" == Matt <mattb95(a)hotmail.com> writes: M> Will all applications for Windows eventually become M> multi-threaded and fully utilise a quad core setup? Sure. About the time Windows itself becomes stable and bug-free. What sort of apps are you running? At the moment, off-hand I think only ve... 7 Jan 2008 14:33

HP Netserver E60 and Coppermine issue
Greetings to all, To my knowledge, there is no official way to run Coppermine CPUs smoothly on HP Netserver E60, since latest BIOS provides no microcode support, thus renders server incapable of (re)booting without human intervention, that is, it is required someone to press F1 in order to continue booting. ... 3 Jan 2008 19:20

Happy New Year
Wish you all a happy new year! jennifer http://www.powersupplycables.com ... 3 Jan 2008 16:29