Random Questions...

[Loman]

@Fozzy: Thanks, I'll probably end up getting one of those two, if I don't find anything else within the next week or so

 

 

@~Giggle~: If you want to find out what kind of motherboard you have, follow these steps:

 

1. Download and Install Tune-up Utilities 2006 (the demo version is fine)

 

2. Run it, and click on "TuneUp System Information"

 

3. On the "Overview" tab, there will be "mainboard: your motherboard name" (with "your motherboard name" replaced with... well, the name of your motherboard )

 

I reccommend Tune-up Utilities to everyone, it has lots of great features

 

Edit: just noticed you said "will be getting"

Are you buying from a manufacturer, or building it yourself? IF you're buying from a manufacturer, which one?

Edited December 2, 2006 by Loman

[~Giggle~]

I am buying it from a friend Loman.

 

AMD Sempron processor if that helps....?

 

I guess I'll just have to wait until I get it to find out what type it is.

[Loman]

Oh yeah, I remember your other topic now, lol.

Make sure you get the manuals for everything, if they still have them, they help.

 

I don't know much about AMD processors, I've never had any.

 

Edit:

 

Still deciding on a graphics card, which of these would be the better deal, in your opinion?

 

BFG Tech BFGR78256GSOC GeForce 7800GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card with a free ENCORE ENLTV-FM PCI Interface Video Tuner & Capture Card for $241.63

 

or

 

 

HIS Hightech H165PRQ512AN-R Radeon X1650PRO 512MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Video Card, NYKO 80650 Air Flo EX for PC Gamepad, Rosewill RFA120L-R 120mm 4 Red LEDs Case Fan - Retail, and ENCORE ENLTV-FM PCI Interface Video Tuner & Capture Card for $222.51

 

EDIT: on the 7800GS page, one of the reviewers said to make sure that your power supply's 12v rating is 20A or more. Mine is 15A, will that be close enough? What will go wrong if I use it like it is?

Edited December 5, 2006 by Loman

[Rob.]

2 Quick Questions;

 

PC Specs

 

768mb RAM (1; 512 + 1; 256)

AMD Spempron 2500+

1.76 Ghz.

 

 

1;

Will adding another hard-drive to my PC internally (by hooking it up to the spare IDE slot) cause larger strain on my PC and reduce the performance, such as speed and processing. Also, will it heat up more, last time i tried it seemed more warm than usual.

The HD is 40gb and is from an old 3 year old PC

 

2

Is it worth me upgrading to 1.5gb by replacing my 256 stick with a 1gb piece stick?

Would i see much i,proved performance, and does my processor affect how much better it will be?

 

Thanks to anyone who answers.

 

[Crokey]

A quick question, my machine infrequently makes that noise like a USB device being plugged in and un-plugged, I've checked all the connection of devices that are connected and even things like my DVD drive, they are all plugged in nicely, I've done a spy-scan and anti-virus and defragged, and I hadn't installed anything previous to this starting to happen. I've checked the event logs and they don't show anything and I've also been keeping an eye on my system-tray to see if anything is flashing up when it happens, which it doesn't.

 

So any ideas what could be causing this to happen, or do you know of any software which can identify which program last accesed a file (the sound file) to see what's triggering it.

 

Spanks in advance

[uNi]

2

Is it worth me upgrading to 1.5gb by replacing my 256 stick with a 1gb piece stick?

Would i see much i,proved performance, and does my processor affect how much better it will be?

 

Yeah, as long your motherboard support it.

[Canoxa]

Here's a quickie.

 

Is a 2.0 USB port retro-compatible?

 

As a beginning guitarist, I'm looking to buy a multi-effects pedalboard so I can see what I use the most to buy the single pedals. So, I was looking at some multi-fx pedals by Zoom that support USB output for computer recording. Cubase LE comes bundled, which is a great plus. But, while looking at the specs, I noticed the output port is a type B 1.1 USB jack!

[The Truth.]

Howdy.

 

Rushed into buying a computer because I'm a complete arse, and now need to upgrade as the motherboard is pretty sh*te. Figured I'd just upgrade everything else I need to upgrade as well, and get me a motherboard bundle, with processor and RAM etc.

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage?MBB-C2D635

 

Now, I'm guessing I'll have to replace my current rubbishy cheapo PSU so I don't blow up my computer, or something equally as disastrous.

 

My question is, do motherboards generally fit in most cases, or are there horrendously large differences in sizes and stuff that I'll need to check on?

[Fozzy Fozborne]

 

Here's a quickie.

 

Is a 2.0 USB port retro-compatible?

 

Yes, USB 1.1 peripherals work with USB 2.0 jacks.

 

 

Howdy.

 

Rushed into buying a computer because I'm a complete arse, and now need to upgrade as the motherboard is pretty sh*te. Figured I'd just upgrade everything else I need to upgrade as well, and get me a motherboard bundle, with processor and RAM etc.

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage?MBB-C2D635

 

Now, I'm guessing I'll have to replace my current rubbishy cheapo PSU so I don't blow up my computer, or something equally as disastrous.

 

My question is, do motherboards generally fit in most cases, or are there horrendously large differences in sizes and stuff that I'll need to check on?

 

 

Alright, please tell us what computer you currently have (example: Dell XPS 600/Gateway XXX/Whatever).

 

I've found that a lot prebuilt PC's (Dell, Gateway, Compaq, HP, etc.) have proprietary motherboards that can't be replaced, but they've gotten better lately.

 

Also, most prebuild PC's come with an OEM copy of XP, which means that you can only install it on one motherboard/system, then it becomes a coaster when that motherboard dies.

 

My suggestion? If it has a return period, return and start from scratch.

 

Unless you want a micro PC (just a more compact version of a normal PC), look for ATX for compatibility.

 

This list should get you going nicely, and you can always upgrade it later down the line if you want.

 

Processor/Heatsink/Fan/Memory

or This Set if you can afford it.

 

ATX Case (If you need to switch Cases)

Video Card (Optional if your current PC has a PCI-E card already)

Windows XP

Powersupply

 

All of those parts together should get you running nicely.

Edited December 9, 2006 by Fozzy Fozborne

[The Truth.]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pcrange.html?ISI

 

There's my computer, my one is the Isys 336, with a 2.8Ghz Celeron D and stuff.

 

If it helps, my current motherboard is a Foxconn 661 7MJ, and its bus clock is 133 Mhz.

 

If it is possible, I'd like to just upgrade my current computer, so if you can tell whether it'll be possible from the info I've given you, can you let me know?

 

Thanks ever so much for the help.

[~Giggle~]

I am looking for more RAM for my desktop. This is the information given from aida 32 and I know it is DDR PC2700:

 

 

So would this be compatible?

 

And also what is the easiest way of finding out the maximum amount of RAM my computer can take?

 

And and also how do you know if your motherboard will take a certain processor?

Edited December 10, 2006 by ~Giggle~

[Crokey]

Go to www.crucial.com and they've got a system scanner which can tell you what you should look for as far as RAM goes, it should be fine for desktop computers, not really that good for laptops as it tells me I've got 2 spare slots, which is poo as I've looked and I've only got 2 and both slots are taken.

 

It also tells you just below your results

-"How much memory can my computer handle?"

That will tell you

[~Giggle~]

My computer isn't in their list thingy. That was the first place I looked anyway.

[Loman]

I am looking for more RAM for my desktop. This is the information given from aida 32 and I know it is DDR PC2700:

 

 

So would this be compatible?

 

And also what is the easiest way of finding out the maximum amount of RAM my computer can take?

 

And and also how do you know if your motherboard will take a certain processor?

One way to tell what kind of RAM you have is to remove the RAM from your motherboard and look on the bottom next to the part that plugs into your motherboard. There you will see a number, most likely either 168 or 184 since it's SDRAM. This tells you how many pins your RAM has, you can only use RAM with the correct number of pins for your motherboard. The number isn't there on every stick of RAM, some just don't have it.

 

I am thinking that you have 184-pin RAM, because I can't find any "PC2700" in 168-pin RAM. You probably want to make sure, though. If that is, indeed, what you have, the one you posted would work

 

The best way to find out what processors can work with your PC is to find out what you have now. Is this your motherboard? If not, is it This One?

 

The first motherboard supports up to 4GB of RAM, the second on only supports 2GB. Both of them have a "Socket A" processor, so you'd have to get one of these

[Crokey]

My computer isn't in their list thingy. That was the first place I looked anyway.

Neither is Alienware, yet it still detected mine.... strange it should at least be able to examine your system

[~Giggle~]

Woopsie, I missed the scan my system thing.

 

Anyway, it says my motherboard can take a maximum of 2 gig.

 

And based on the results it appears I have two slots and one has 256mb of memory in it with the other free. I think the best upgrade for me would be to add a 1 gig stick in the empty slot so I have 1.25GB of RAM.

 

 

So that would be this then.

 

But I can't help but notice the exact same thing here cheaper.

 

I wouldn't be creating a bottleneck or anything would I if I added a gig stick?

[Loman]

1.25GB should be great, I've been running 768MB for a few years now with no complaints. You should get the 1 gig stick, then later get another 1 gig to max it out

[~Giggle~]

Thanks for ze help, I hopefully will have some more money as it is around Christmas time so I might get it soon.

[GTAThomas]

Well, I just sent my GeForce 7900GT back to Newegg. Hopefully I will get a new one in a week or two. Thanks for the advice. Loman, w/e you do make sure your PSU meets the Ampere recuirement. Otherwise the card will "underclock" itself. Even w/ the card toned down it will crash now & then.

[Loman]

As of right now, I'm getting a BFG Tech GeForce 7600GS and COOLMAX 550W Power Supply, are they compatible with each other and this motherboard?

 

EDIT:

 

Would this combo be better that the first one that I posted:

 

XFX GeForce 7600GT + JUST PC 550W Power Supply

Edited December 13, 2006 by Loman

[cice]

Help please. I switched on my computer today, logged on (Windows XP, you know), but as it was loading everything, suddenly my screen turned on it's side. The monitor is still up the right way, but everything is on it's side. I don't know how to properly explain it, but everything is literally at a 90 degree angle. Does anyone know how to solve this problem. Thanks.

[Tornado Rex]

Help please. I switched on my computer today, logged on (Windows XP, you know), but as it was loading everything, suddenly my screen turned on it's side. The monitor is still up the right way, but everything is on it's side. I don't know how to properly explain it, but everything is literally at a 90 degree angle. Does anyone know how to solve this problem. Thanks.

If you have an NVidia card, right click your little NVidia icon and select "Screen Rotation" and pick "0 degrees".

[cice]

 

Help please. I switched on my computer today, logged on (Windows XP, you know), but as it was loading everything, suddenly my screen turned on it's side. The monitor is still up the right way, but everything is on it's side. I don't know how to properly explain it, but everything is literally at a 90 degree angle. Does anyone know how to solve this problem. Thanks.

If you have an NVidia card, right click your little NVidia icon and select "Screen Rotation" and pick "0 degrees".

No, I don't, but it's cool now. After a stressful two hours messing around with settings and guides on the net, it's up the right way. Crisis over.

 

Thanks anyway.

[Fozzy Fozborne]

Never mind, I started my own topic.

Edited December 17, 2006 by Fozzy Fozborne

[Gantons Most Wanted]

does anybody know where i can get any music software that i can make my own remixes like rip certain parts of the songs lyrics or instrumental etc

 

[GTAThomas]

I am in need of more hardware advice.

I am looking to buy my second and final processor for my socket 939 board.

My current motherboard supports Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64.

The current one I'm using is an Athlon 3500+ 2.4GHz. And my video card is definatly bottlenecking this. Should I get a Dual-Core? I'm not a big multitasker, the most I use at once are 3 internet browsers at once. What about X2 and FX, which performs better? There's a FX-60 Dual-Core for 400 dollars on Newegg. I understand that when it was first released it was a grand.

 

What do you guys think would be best?

 

Current System Specs:

•AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.4GHz

•nVIDIA GeForce 7900GT

•1GB DDR-400 (PC 3200) RAM

•160GB Hard Disk Drive

•DVD R/W Drive

 

(*I'm planning on getting another GB of memory)

[Fozzy Fozborne]

If you can find a new 4200 X2+ Socket 939, (good luck!, they aren't being made anymore), that'll get you running nicely. If you can afford/find a 4800 X2+, then go for that, it can be overclocked past the performance of an FX-60.

Edited December 16, 2006 by Fozzy Fozborne

[XMike]

Hey, not an annoyance or anything, just wondering, is there a way you can change the resolution of the boot screen? For Windows XP for more specificness.

 

Nevermind, it appears you can't.

Edited December 17, 2006 by xmikester

[GTAThomas]

 

If you can find a new 4200 X2+ Socket 939, (good luck!, they aren't being made anymore), that'll get you running nicely. If you can afford/find a 4800 X2+, then go for that, it can be overclocked past the performance of an FX-60.

Ah thanks. I'll keep my eyes open then .

I've never overclocked anything before lol. I have a decision I need to make...

 

 

EDIT- Woo. Just got my 7900GT back after I sent in for a new one. The difference is amazing. The temps have yet to go above 58 degrees celcius (opposed to my old one's 70 degrees). Great advice on remailing.

Edited December 18, 2006 by GTA_Thomas

[matthew1g]

In terms of performance what is better, getting 2 DDR2 memory sticks of 1gb each or one stick of 2gb?

 

either two of these:

http://www.scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCateg...Code=MEM-L10111

 

or one of this:

http://www.nmsuperstores.com/store/index.p...d&productId=805

 

The XMS2 one is also cheaper.

 

the memory is intended to go with:

 

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13Ghz 1066Mhz FSB - S775 CPU - OEM

ASUS P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe NF4 SLI, S775, PCI-E (x16)

512MB Gainward PCI-Express GF 7900GS TV/DVI VGA Card

250Gb 7200rpm 16Mb Buffer - Western Digital SATA2 Hard Drive

580W - Hyper Power Hi End ATX PSU