Recent content by White_Wolf

Does anyone know of a website with free 2 player games? I want to be able to play games with an internet friend. The only games we knows of and play are Skype games and MSN games. The Google search term "2 player games" only reveals many websites that offer games where two players can sit at...

I don't currently have an SATA drive. I said it was the first addition to my rig I was going to buy. Though now it may be a computer case and then an SATA drive. And yeah, I know the pagefile problem, that's why I was wanting that super fast Western Digital raptor thing that spins at 10,000...

That is a pretty cool case, I had my eye on that thing a while ago. Anyhow, I just ordered my rig without the case. I'll buy the case later. I thank you very much for looking into a case and everything for me; that's really cool of you to watch my back like that ;) I figure in the mean time...

Is there a way of confirming the old Packard Bell case as ATX? Do I take measurements of the case (H W L). Do I measure the I/O panel? Do I measure the existing motherboard in it? Do I measure all the motherboard screw mounts? I've measured the motherboard that came in that Packard Bell case...

Thanks guys for the advice. Yeah the case is an issue. I plan on putting it into an old Packard Bell case. If it doesn't work in there, then I'll try my current HP case. If that doesn't work, I'll just use plastic soda bottle tops to put screws through and use as spacers to elevate the mother...

OK guys, I can't take it anymore, I need a new computer, and the reason I haven't ordered the parts to build one is based mostly on fear. I'm afraid I won't know how to put it together (I never built a computer before). I'm afraid I will buy something incompatible. I'm afraid I will invest too...

Well I am not building a gaming PC, or else a video card would be my highest priority. In fact, If I was aiming for a gaming computer I'd probably be looking at high end Intel CPU's instead of looking for AMD athlon's. I've never really been one to play games on a PC, but that's mainly because...

Yeah I wish I could double my budget. But with no income, and $250 in the bank, I'm kinda *nailed* (because the other word is probably censored). As for the computer case: yeah, it bothers me. But a computer case is going to cost $25 with nearly $20 for S&H. Some cases are shipped free, after...

Yesterday I got the opportunity to get to the bank and deposit my Christmas money. I don't have a car or a job (and won't be getting either). Anyhow, my dream computer, that perfect combination of CPU, MoBo, RAM, PSU, is no longer the price it was when I originally put it in my Newegg cart. And...

In the grand scheme of internet freedom/privacy, I don't see this as being a big deal. However, it looks a little bit like a baiting tactic to get the free speech advocates. When organizations and individuals fight tyranny by advocating free speech, with the internet being the primary medium...

I just touched my monitor screen after reading your words and I felt and heard the crackle, just like last night when I touched the screen... so there :P Hmm, may just be my monitor LOL

Thank you guys for the input. The reason I ask this is because I am about to build my first computer. I am able to just barely pull this off on my budget and buying a computer case would break that budget. So I am going to use an old computer case for my new computer-innards. On my old PC case...

In regards to the CPU heatsink fan, I was wondering which way is the air supposed to blow on a CPU heatsink. Is it supposed to blow air outward and away from the heatsink, or is it supposed to blow towards the heatsink?

My first advice is to touch something metal, something grounded, then you're static free... for a while. However, the most important thing to watch out for, and I can't stress this enough, is do not touch your CRT monitor at anytime while playing with sensitive chips. CRT monitors quickly...

I'm 90% sure it's the wire; not the modem, because if I unscrew the cable going into the modem and plug it back in, it has no effect. But if I walk to the other end of the basement and jiggle the wire coming in through the wall, it almost instantly fixes the problem. So I am betting on it being...