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  1. bullzi

    will this first build work.

    Yep. :good:
  2. bullzi

    Which graphics card should I get?

    I prefer XFX myself, their lifetime warranty sells me everytime.
  3. bullzi

    Which graphics card should I get?

    I'd say you'd be just fine with the 5770, should handle WoW just fine, though I don't personally play it. I'm sure somebody will have another opinion.
  4. bullzi

    slow install

    Could be a ton of things.. Condition of the install cd. Possible optical drive failure. Possible ram failure. Possible hard drive failure. Now that XP is installed, how is the system running? We can somewhat eliminate the above possible's by knowing performance now.
  5. bullzi

    Under $200?

    Agreed. :good:
  6. bullzi

    CP not complete just CPU

    Oh, haha good point :o
  7. bullzi

    Hard Drive Messed Up

    Sounds to me like all he did was reboot the system and the drive didn't show up, then he unplugged the drives. So no settings were changed therefore his issue isn't jumper related.
  8. bullzi

    Would like some help with finding the right GPU upgrade,never shoped for one.

    Yea, honestly you're just wasting money and time on this computer. I'd sell this one on craigslist, I guarantee there's something better on there you could buy.. this thing just isn't worth spending another dollar on.
  9. bullzi

    Which Monitor is Better?

    What? :confused:
  10. bullzi

    SATA HD unaccessible

    No, you shouldn't remove the disk from the harddrive. You have to have a clean room to do so, static and completely dust free, doubt you do. What I would suggest if you absolutely need this data, is to purchase another HD of the EXACT same model, it must be exact down to the revision. If you...
  11. bullzi

    Would like some help with finding the right GPU upgrade,never shoped for one.

    Well it doesn't need to be a dual core, for $60 you could at least find something quite a bit better on craigslist or eBay. Of those two, the 9200 has barely better performance.
  12. bullzi

    CP not complete just CPU

    I would've suggested building one yourself however you said you can't order online, for whatever reason. Building your own is usually the best option, here it certainly would be if you could order online.
  13. bullzi

    CP not complete just CPU

    Haha, not a problem, that's a surprisingly decent computer for the price.. it'll be fairly easy to upgrade down the road as well.
  14. bullzi

    Good Build?

    The actual benchmarks on the 460 are quite a bit higher, seems as though you get more performance bang for about the same buck. ;)
  15. bullzi

    New platform coming out? dont build now?

    Ah, appears I'm behind the times.. :o If that's the case, wait for this 1155 to be released.
  16. bullzi

    SATA HD unaccessible

    I absolutely agree, definitely worth a shot. What you suggested for replacing boards is a good idea if data is important. It sometimes works on newer drives, it's pretty hit and miss though.
  17. bullzi

    Would like some help with finding the right GPU upgrade,never shoped for one.

    Upgrading the video card probably won't keep youtube from lagging.. running on a 1.6Ghz processor with SDRam is your problem. At this point, I'd suggest keeping an eye out on craigslist for a newish computer, I really wouldn't 'invest' anymore money into this thing.. save up for something else...
  18. bullzi

    SATA HD unaccessible

    He unplugged it after it quit working, the drive has completely failed unfortunately without any prior notice. This isn't necessarily the disk portion, more likely the controller board.
  19. bullzi

    Compaq Drivers

    This is a rare, but sometimes you can download the XP drivers and then manually point the Windows 7 driver installation to that location. It doesn't work with all drivers, but I have had luck with a few in the past. Worth a shot. Other than that, johnb is absolutely right. This is old hardware...
  20. bullzi

    New platform coming out? dont build now?

    I haven't heard of a new platform coming out, maybe somebody can tune us in on that. Just my $.02 though, if you wait to build a system for prices to drop, you'll be waiting quite sometime. New technology is always being released, if you want a build a system my advice is to build now, now is...
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