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The first thing you should do is asses how you intend to use the computer. If you're anything like many of us you will assume you're going to use it for virtually everything but reheating old stew. If you're going to be doing something such as overclocking, gaming, or intense video reencoding or...

Download a copy of AnyDVD and install it it. It will remove the HDCP protection and allow you to play movies on any screen. Unfortunately if you want to keep it you will have to pay for it. The problem is likely that a piece of your hardware or viewing screen is non HDCP compliant which is...

StrangleHold is right about heat and drive location, however it could be a problem in the long term, especially with burned discs. Check your case to make certain that you have good air flow around the unit. If not then check your case fans. I have three units stacked in my case and they always...

The one that you can afford because it won't matter. Now if you're asking which BD writer to buy, well pretty much the same, although I always purchase the one with the largest cache. Just a thing I picked up years ago.

It's about settings "Reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" For future reference, adjust settings in bios. If you have more than one hard disk then sometimes bios could fail to load it. Turn power off, and then restart, hit delete...

It all seems like a lot of work for something that can be snapped into minuscule pieces like a cracker in seconds.

Media Player Classic Media Player classic will play Blu-Ray and it's free. The only issue I can see is if your USP Sony player can supply the bandwidth needed. If not then rip it and play the movie from your hard drive as is. Another concern is whether or not all your components are HDCP ready...

IT really is up to you. I have two in two different computers but I use them regularly to play movies. There are some considerations that you need to resolve before you decide to go to one. 1) What will you be watching it on? If you decide to purchase one then you should have a monitor that...

BobsYourUncle I've looked into repairing boards more than once over the years, and I guess as to whether or not it's worth it depends on the type of damage, costs, and time. Unfortunately unless you really have an incredibly irreplaceable board, or have an inner zen need to know and cherish...

The best freeware burning application is imgburn which you can get here. http://www.imgburn.com/ Imgburn doesn't decrypt movies and I think that the discussion of breaking copyright protections is prohibited here.

the best freeware and possibly even commercial burning software available is imgburn. You can download it for free from here. If you already have a burning software then you might be experiencing other issues. http://www.imgburn.com/

I realize that you stated that you are a student and are looking for a faster processor, but if you are looking to increase video game frames then the first thing to consider is a graphics card upgrade. You can upgrade your processor but money spend on a faster graphics card will net more...

What are you using to convert with now? There are several applications that will transcode from avi to mpeg 2 DVD compliancy. A very simple one to use is made by VSO software called ConvertXtoDVD that will also burn to DVD, but it is a commercial software There are also some free softwares'...

Asus generally makes very decent to above average boards, but they also make boards for manufactured PC's by companies such as HP with neutered bios'. Which processor do you have? That's going to help answer your question.

For the best all around monitor look for a fast response S-IPS panel which are the same types used in the 30 inch Dell and Apple. Not all S-IPS panels are equal but the good ones are hard to beat. Some S-IPS panels have slow response times so another alternative would be to go with an S-PVA...

I think that if you read most posts there is a consensus that a Dual Core system makes more sense than a Quad core for most real world use. There just isn't much out there that really makes use of a Quad Core CPu, so a faster Dual core is going to net you more benefit per dollar. Another...

I voted Intel because my two most powerful rigs have E6700 and E6600 processors, but I also have rigs with D 940, AMD Opteron 170, and 175. All are pretty fair but for now the Intel's are on top.

Using a screen capturing software. Below is a link to a freeware one that I've been using. http://www.traction-software.co.uk/downloads/ScreenGrabPro.zip Before uploading a capture it is usually a good idea to compress it a bit to make it easier on storage and faster to upload. Below is...

Yes, I've been running 5 dual core systems (10 CPUs) and 10 borgs for some time now.

Nevakonaza You can still fold and play games just don't do them together. I don't know what your setup is but turning the folding client off and on isn't that difficult. Set it up as a service, and then under administrative tools/services in control panel right click on it and set it to...