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Reply to Motherboard upgrade question in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="IAmPas" reply="18" id="2192827"]granted, the striker has not been a huge success for asus but don't slam the company due to one bad board. [/quote] it's definately NOT about one board. it IS about ASUS having problems for the last few years. it is truely hit or miss as to whether you get a good or faulty board. QC is in the shitter!!!!!!!!! it is about the FACT that of the last 6 ASUS boards that myself or a friend owned 2-5yrs ago died prematurely (6-18 months) or

Reply to Motherboard upgrade question in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="CaptainAanderson" reply="14" id="2190433"]Is this RAM dual channel? i cant find the specs on that http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=W1333UX2GM[/quote] it should be, I cannot find the specs on it either, can't even find the part # on Super Talents site (probably a discontiued model) however the fact that it is a 2x1G kit means it should be dual channel, triple channel is sold in kits of 3 sticks on the mainboard/manual thing....do not worry about a manu

Reply to Motherboard upgrade question in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="CaptainAanderson" reply="7" id="2188134"]ok, i've decided to stop procrastinating an get the 790i with 2 gigs of ddr3 1333 from super talent. Should i get the Asus striker II 790i? or the EVGA 790i? the asus one is about $20 more expensive and they seem identical other than the price http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-STKR2-N http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-YWE180A[/quote] forget

Reply to Motherboard upgrade question in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

on the flip side, I think I would seriously consider the 790 AND the RAM upgrade. things to consider - what OS are your running? Are you on 64bit or planning to go 64bit? If not you should seriously consider it. DDR2 could become a bottleneck for that CPU and SLI'd 9800's you can get decent 3 or 6G kits of DDR3 for $100-200, but in order to ultilize 6G you'll need to be on a 64bit OS.

Reply to FIOS and 64-bit Vista problems, continued in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] First problem is that Vista keeps trying to initially connect to the Actiontec. This makes sense, as that was to what I was connecting all this time. I think I might have fixed that. [/quote] what kind of config settings does the Actiontec router offer? you could try something like a MAC address filter to BLOCK your laptop from connecting to the Actiontec router, and then config the linksys and your laptop for a

Reply to Reinstalled Vista from x64 to x86 in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

ya its not the switch from 64 to 32 bit. 64 bit is much more responsive and faster provided the drivers are correct, it may also be what DeadlyShoe suggested, that you new graphics driver was updated and allowed better performace. the sluggishness was a result of "junk" in the system. as well as the more you install the slower the system gets especially if its fragmented for the simple reason there is more data to search and because you have more processes starting up with windows tha

Reply to Button Firefox in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

something to keep in mind for the future. if you buy a laptop in the future get one with biometrics (finger print reader) the software for them have password banks. most sites that have a user name and pass login in can be stored in the password bank. when you visit the site all you have to do to log in is swipe a finger. thus you can set FF so never remember any passwords and not worry about it. they are all locked in a password bank that is locked with your fi

Reply to Geforce 6200 vs Gefore 6800 in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="CobraA1" reply="9" id="2174997"]The 6200 is, I think, the last card to be available for just plain PCI. [/quote] actually though it really makes no sence to me they put out some 8400 and even some 9400 and 9500 cards for PCI pos.sibly even others this is just what I have seen lately I would think that the GPUs would be way more than the PCI bus could handle.

Reply to Geforce 6200 vs Gefore 6800 in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Copperateme" reply="5" id="2168354"]Even if i put it in low settings i wouldnt be able to play the game without choppiness? [/quote] probably not, Minimum requirements are just that, Min Req. which means the game will NOT run well on anything less, it may run, but not well, if it runs it will lag/low frame rate, possibly hang a lot, and probably be choppy or torn. how old is your computer? makes me wonder because AGP has been o

Reply to Why the Wii doesn't abandon the core in Everything Else Stardock Forums

what one considers "core" games is irrelevant as it's personal to each. most of you are missing the point of the Wii, it was not developed to compete with other consoles in the manner of your so called "core" games, or who develops the next best graphically intensive game, or even who created the best story line/overall game. the purpose of the Wii was to offer a different console that GOT KIDS OFF YOUR @SS when playing games and get your ENTIRE body involved to provide a more

Reply to FPS loss for not running 2.0 PCI-E? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

personally I wouldn't worry too much about it. you'll either drive yourself insane or spend $$$$$$$$ rebuilding/upgrading your computer every 6 months to keep up with the lastest and greatest. all of todays cards will run all the games just fine on PCIe 1.x the only real NEED for 2.0 is video editing or just plain ego and benchmarks. yes you will some potentail and not be able to harness the full power of the card but the only way your going to fix that is to upgrade the mothe

Reply to Millionth Impulse User Gaming Rig Prize in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="agentx250" reply="5" id="2158012"]i dont think its anything special, especially since theres now watercooling[/quote] please add this fool to the list of NOT ELIGABLE to win anything. he wouldn't be grateful for it anyway. congrats James

Reply to Brad’s PC CPU benchmarks in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Desktop - 2yrs old Abit AN9 32X Fatal1ty 590 chipset, AMD 6400+ X2 stock 3.2Ghz, OCZ Reaper stock 800Mhz 3-4-4-12 1T, 8800GTS 320MB, WD 150G Raptor X2 Raid 0, WD 250G storage, PCP&C 750 overall 1052.1 CPU mark 1704.2 Laptop - new, 2 weeks old built by local shop GeekBox Computers. mainboard COMPAL JHL90 Intel PM45 chipset 1066FSB, Intel C2D P8600 2.4Ghz 1066 FSB, nVidia 9600M GT 512MB, 4G (2x2G) Muskin 800Mhz 5-5-5-18 2T,WD 32

Reply to Button Firefox in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I do not know if there is a way to do that. but, if there is, it is probably an add-on. go search firefox add-ons there are hundreds if not thousands, that is probably your best shot. here is the official Mozilla add on page or you can ask here at a forum dedicated to Firefox

Reply to custom pc in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Facelessclock" reply="6" id="2156494"]Just buy this: http://techreport.com/articles.x/16721/4 [/quote] pretty good specs for the price. sound card - unless you are into extreme sound for editing etc... you won't need to waste your money on a sound card. todays integrated sound card on the mobo are every bit as good as most sounds cards. no they are not the best but you would have to spend $200+ on a sound card to beat what you got onboa

Reply to RIP my dead XP system in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Philly0381" reply="16" id="2146429"] I wonder if I can extend the life of the computer that way? [/quote] yes and no, Personally I leave mine on with only an occasional shut down. this topic has been argued to death and both sides have valid facts. here are the BASIC facts no - in the sence that electrical items in use will age due to heat and of course eventually that aging will lead to death. yes - in the sence that, when putting

Reply to Video Cards, which? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

being space is limited in your box this may not do any good. but, Antec has a fan called Spot Cool . it is made to mount to any single screw in the box with a bendable base so you can aim it at pretty much anything in the case. it might be worth checking out. as far as the other comment of cutting a whole for another fan, and your response to returning it to HP if

Reply to APPCRASH in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="4" id="2147925"] Adobe installed? Yes, CS4.[/quote] mastersuite? or at least a bundle with Premier Elements? are you running a 64 bit OS? not all Adobe product are "officially" 64bit compatible. "officially" as in Adobe claims they run on 64bit but some apps still have bugs at times, Adobe has not yet worked out all the bugs that occur on 64bit OS, due to this they have not yet marked those apps as 64bit compatible and will not offe

Reply to Jokes in Everything Else Stardock Forums

a man goes to see a Dr. he says to the Dr. (in a very gruff scratchy voice) Dr I got this problem, my voice is very gruff and it makes it really hard to meet women, as soon as I try to talk to them they look at me funny and walk away. can you help me Dr. Dr.: well, ok lets start with a physical, so get undressed and put on this gown. as the man is undressing the Dr suddenly gasps, HOLY COW man no wonder you can't talk, your slong in

Reply to RIP my dead XP system in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="jojo25" reply="7" id="2144691"]i am wanting to upgrade to 64 bit[/quote] do the upgrade jojo you won't be sorry I finally went 64bit on my moms laptop and my laptop this last winter. much more responsive. most apps today are either 64bit compatible or run fine in 32bit mode on a 64bit system. I would suggest though that before you upgrade just check to see if your favorite apps are 64bit compatible or if it is known how well they run in 32bit mode o

Reply to RIP my dead XP system in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

sry you lost the system, however I hope you learned something about the PSU. the FIRST thing I would do after your warranty expires is upgrade the PSU in the new system. I'm sure the 400w is fine for now, the problem is proprieters like HP, Dell etc... are only going to spend as much on a PSU as they HAVE to in order to get it through the warranty period. Basically, they will use the cheapest PSU they can. if not a good quality PSU it too may die and die young. protect yourself and get a good

Reply to APPCRASH in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Fault Module Name: ad2mpegin.dll [/quote] search the .dll file, it's an MPEG codex (decoder) could be associated with a number of media apps. some of which are Adobe, like Premier Elements

Reply to Graphic card prob - Geforce FX 5500 in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] From few days graphic card drivers are getting crashed resulting in blue screen. [/quote] is this a guess or is this from the error code of the BSOD (blue screen)? if the BSDO error is telling you that the video drivers are cauing the BSOD, you may have corrupt driver. but since it continued to happen after you re-installed OS I doubt the drivers is the problem. considering the specs you gave us, P4, FX5500, 512 Ram before upgra

Reply to How to Trade Games?? in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

I don't know because I haven't used impluse much. but your question would probably get more attention here in the Stardock Support forum Impluse section. or in the Games forum section

Reply to Jokes in Everything Else Stardock Forums

a blind guy walks into a bar sits at the bar, gets a drink and asks the bar tender "you want to hear a blond joke"? the bar tender says "before you tell that joke there are a few things you should know" 1. this is a biker bar 2. I'm a blond and 6.2 - 200lbs 3. you have 2 large blond women sitting on either side of you 4. the woman at the table behind you is blond 5. the bouncer is a blond woman and we are all bikers. Now do you r