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Wow. I see what you mean about the 7-minute antics.

The speed is great. I honestly don't notice any difference between the stock and 59% overclocked versions while doing most things, and I do wonder if some of the speed difference is moving from my old 512 MB to 2 GB of RAM. I also remember my old dual systems (celeron 400's, then P3-700's)...

Hey gang, Anyone here familiar with the cities of Boston, MA, New Haven, CT, or St. Louis, MO? I may very well be moving for residency, and those cities, along with my current home of Minneapolis and Rochester Minnesota, which I'm somewhat familiar with, are my top 5 choices (Beth Isael...

My old computer was getting a bit sluggish, and I wanted a new gaming machine. Thanks to everyone here for thoughts, tips, experience, etc. My new system is finally built: Core 2 Duo 6400 Scyth Ninja cooler Asus P5N-E SLI (nVidia 650i board) BFG GeForce 7900GS 2*1GB Geil DDR2 800 memory...

I hear the Biostar TForce something-or-other 965 mentioned as a solid overclocker at a reasonable price.

Be wary! People from Hopkins (Minnesota) tend to be smelly and ill-tempered, and they're all compulsive liars. Any keyboard from Hopkins is likely to be deformed, broken, spilled on, salivated into, and in general bad disrepair. Just kidding. I know some people from Hopkins.

Great thought, DD! I just took the LCD off auto-source, and now I can just flick a button on the front to switch between digital (soon to be new PC) and analog (will soon be my old PC). Now I just need to rig up two USB extension cables and place their ends conveniently on my desk, and I'll be...

Hey gang, I'm building a new PC soon, and my old PC will still be around, although it's components will be pared down a bit. I'll likely turn my old PC into a file server, and who knows what else (space warmer and jukebox, perhaps). My new PC will run with a LCD and 19" CRT. I'd like to be...

Anyone see a problem with this PS? The gang atSPCR thinks highly of it. My current PS is flaking out on me, and I need a new PS for my next build anyway so I thought I'd give the 300W model a shot. Does anybody have concerns about using a good 300W PS for a typical system? My current...

The ONLY reason I've wanted a floppy in the last 3 years is to install SATA drivers during a Windows XP install.

Damn. I about fell out of my chair. That thing is one ugly mutha. Who designed it, a 4-year old?

Broken HD = more business, right?

Why the Samsung drives for Raid0? Why not set him up with some 10K SATA drives?

What will that likely cost in parts, Merc? Lets see... - an nForce 680i board will run $250 - Core 2 Quad right now is $890 - DDR2 800 2x2 GB is $600 (you could save $100 by skipping CAS 5 in favor of CAS 6, but why would you) - an nVidia 8800 cards at $400, and I'm assuming the guy doesn't...

well, I haven't yet built in a P180, but I understand that cable length is a concern. Depending on what power supply I go with, I may need a cable extension.

I was just talking to a friend about why cases don't have a small space behind the motherboard to route cables. I see the updated P180 (P182) has space for that now. Nice.

yeah, I was starting to think along those lines . . . except I really don't want to spend the time on a new install

start/run/netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt gave "this application has failed to start because framedyn.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem" in a text box who's title was "netsh.exe - unable to locate component" WTF?

start/run/command at the command prompt I typed "netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt" and it said "netsh is not regonized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

I uninstalled a Cisco VPN client from my school that I'm not using, and uninstalled and reinstalled my NIC. Made sure the service "computer browser" was started. Still can't browse my network, still can't stream MP3s. WTF?

Why doesn't my ping command work?

have you tried safe mode?

Port forwarding remains disabled. My Linksys router is set with pretty standard settings. I even unplugged it for a minute just to see if a reboot would help.

I reviewed all processes running and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Stopped AVG Free and anything I didn't immediately recognize. Went into services and set Windows firewall from automatic to manual. No improvement. Rebooted, no improvement. Still can't stream MP3s, still can't...

Using Winamp 5.32 on my WinXP SP2 machine, I can no longer connect to Shoutcast streams. The streams come up in my playlist editor, and it scrolls through the 10 streams, but none of them connect. I can't use IE to play streams. When I use the built in Media Library in Winamp it says "Sorry...

Handy - thanks for the suggestion. I set up CDex on my father-in-law's computer and taught him how to use it all in about an hour - a new record. The software is pretty easy to use, it came with LAME, and the LAME encoder presets looked pretty reasonable. Thanks again! Adcadet

At $99 I think the Zalman is too expensive for me. I'd love a Seasonic M12, but they're ~$130. I'm going for respectable but inexpensive. $50 for a NeoHE vs. $35 for a FSG. Any other suggestions?

Can I just boot off a Ghost (or whatever) CD, copy my current boot drive onto the SATA drive, then boot off the old HD and find boot.ini on the new drive and edit it until Windows will boot off the new HD?

My windows installation currently has the SATA drivers installed, as I'm able to read and write to the SATA HD.

MSI K8T Neo. Onboard SATA. The SATA is on the Via VT8237 chip http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=496

I'm running WinXP on a IDE drive, but I'd like to put it on my SATA drive (Raptor 740). Is there an easy way to copy the entire boot drive onto the SATA drive so I can then boot off the SATA drive without Windows ever knowing that anything happened? If needed I can create an identical sized...

Sometimes I see the cursor disappear in Firefox 2.0.0.1 when typing into a Google calendar box. Very annoying as well.

Hmmm...cheap ($37) and perhaps loud vs. a more name-brand PS that has had some compatibility problems for a bit more ($80-$30 rebate) Is the Antec NeoHE worth the extra money for my future Core 2 Duo system? I won't be running any SLI, and likely never more than 4 HDs in it so I'm guessing...

Anyone have experience with the FSP (Fortron Source) power supplies? I'm thinking that this PS might be a good choice for my P180 and Core 2 Duo with or without a cable extension. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104952

Thank you. If I get XP Pro will the coupon give me a license for Vista Premium? The Newegg page just doesn't say: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116175

I'm guessing the CDEX site is this one: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/

I love my Sennheiser HD280 pros. Good noise insulation and good sound to my ears.

Hey gang, My father-in-law is into books on tape, and he's getting an MP3 player for his birthday soon. My wife's family would like me to get the software to rip and encode audio books on CD from the local public library into MP3 format. Back in the day I remember using dBPowerAmp, although I...

I'm (slowly) working on putting together a new computer, likely for assemblage in late January to late February. I want to run Windows XP Pro and maybe the Vista equivalent. I've heard it's cheaper to get XP Pro OEM (~$140) now with a free upgrade coupon to Vista. Plus that way if Vista blows...

So after all the muss and fuss, the parents decided after all that for now they don't need a business PC at the business. They did want my father to get a replacement for his P2-266/192...I wonder why? They also didn't want to wait for parts and for me to have time to build it for them, which...

Would anybody see anything wrong with either the basic office PC or the basic home PC being made of some recycled parts: - MSI K8T Neo (Socket 754, onboard sound, LAN) - Newcastle A64 3000 - 512 MB RAM running fairly aggressive timings (yes, that's currently my system which I'm not sure what to...

Thank you for the suggestion. Why not the Sempron 64 2800+ (AM2) for $44 and save $12? Is there really a difference between the 2800 and 3200 for such a basic PC?

Sorry for not checking in earlier. I was out on the interview trail and taking one of our licensing exams. I just talked with the business owners and got some clarification: owner #1 wants a PC in the office because he feels they need to get modern, and checking a few things online will save...

That's why I love this place! Good conversations, and debates backed with solid facts and well-reasoned opinions, all in a collegial environment. Now, what happens if I ask about buying a cheap HP desktop, with some Sony peripherals with a WD hard drive?

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I guess there are a few reasons I'm leaning towards a Dell: 1. Time - I just don't have a lot of extra time to build a system let alone carefully spec it out 2. Support - I may not be living in the same state as the business come July 3. Blame - if/when anything doesn't work, I don't want the...

I guess there are a few reasons I'm leaning towards a Dell: 1. Time - I just don't have a lot of extra time to build a system let alone carefully spec it out 2. Support - I may not be living in the same state as the business come July 3. Blame - if/when anything doesn't work, I don't want the...

Then how do you explain "Dude, you're getting a dell!"

Oh, a laptop would be fine, but I'm guessing a basic laptop would start ~$600 vs. a desktop around $350.

Hey gang, My parents run a small business. They need a very basic computer for looking up small pieces of information on the internet. Being able to use the Access database I created for them would be nice, maybe a little word, maybe a little excel, but not much. The PC needs to look...