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Thanks, you guys rock...I am going to order the PSU and video card tonight http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150230

Okay well, I am getting the GeForce 8600GT, do you think that a 350 will be enouph?

Presario SR5030NX...its not a big deal, as i should need anymore then 350 anyway

They said anymore then 350 can damage the hardware

I just talked to compaq, and they say not to use more then 350W, and it does not void the warrenty.

I was also looking at this for something a little cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006

Quick questions about power supplies...My current power supply is still the stock supply that came with the compaq which is only 250 watt. I am looking for a new video card and most of the ones I see need a minimum 350 watt supply. So my question is, are power supplies pretty interchangeable? Cause I don't want to buy something and have it not fit. Heres what I am looking at: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153023

nevermind

Actually, I was thinking it might be better to just buy a pre built computer. I found a nice one here that has everything I want: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Compaq-Presario-Desktop-PC-SR5030NX/sem/rpsm/oid/176322/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs

Ok, here is what I have so far: CASE: TBD __________ POWER SUPPLY: TBD __________ MOTHERBOARD: TBD __________ PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 3.2GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor- $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116197 __________ RAM: OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory- $97.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124 __________ HARD DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive- $79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140 __________ OPTICAL DRIVE: SONY 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner- $52.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827131049 __________ VIDEO CARD: HIS Hightech H260PRQT256DDN-R Radeon HD 2600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card- $112.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161099 __________ KEYBOARD: Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black 105 Normal Keys 9 Function Keys USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included- $21.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109156 __________ MONITER: HYUNDAI N91W Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers- $174.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824179035 __________ OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional- 139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116059 ________________________________________________________ Total current price: $770.92

To save you the trouble of telling me all the things I am missing

Ok, so my dream computer is finally about to become a reality ( i hope). I am finally going to build my own custom made gaming machine. Is there a guide somewhere that I can look at to make sure I order all the right hardware? I'll post all the hardware I plan to buy in a few days.

Same here, I am guessing because of the server transfer.

So I just got Verizon FiOS installed today (5/2 package) and everything went smooth. Did some speedtests via ethernet and got advertised speeds. However, when using wirelessly my speed on download would drop about 2-3 MB/s and would get less then 1MB/s on upload. So I decided to give cablenut a try and WOW my speeds on download are above advertised a little and upload is almost up to advertised. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 5151 Kbps about 5.2 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 629 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/07/20 - 8:40pm Bottom Line:: 90X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.63 sec Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 9.515 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : -100 % faster than the average for host (verizon.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-05FP4GYTI User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.5) Gecko/20070713 Firefox/2.0.0.5 [!] -------------------- :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 1770 Kbps about 1.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Upload Speed is:: 216 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/07/20 - 8:41pm Bottom Line:: 31X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 4.74 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 13.844 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Looks Great : -100 % faster than the average for host (verizon.net) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OSPX2GIQ0 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.5) Gecko/20070713 Firefox/2.0.0.5 [!]

Try localnet.com...We used to use them way back and they were good. And right now they are running a special $99 for a whole year.

I was reading on Verizon's website and they say they charge 75 bucks to set up additional computers. What could they possibly do that I couldn't do myself?

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OMG I am so excited because the impossible happened...Verizon finally has a good enough package for my dad to order it!!!!! Were only getting the 5/2 package, but thats hella lot better than my crappy 768/128kbps verizon DSL. They are installing it on Friday the 13th But it should be fine

I used to have the same problem. It was do to overheating. Do what Swimmer said and that should clear up the problem.

LOL, 400MHz was ultimate

Well if someone offered me 2.8 million for my website I sure would sell LOL

Why can't they upgrade my cheepo 768/128 DSL instead? :cry: :cry: :cry:

LOL :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:

And I thought my computer was bad, right now I am getting between 0-2% just sitting with firefox running