PC Tech Talk

[ZERO]

Why are you using a 9800? The price on the 250s and others have dropped and are very cheep. For gpu accelerated computing things like lower end products from the latest line are much better than higher end of the previous. For example even a 450gts is like 10 times faster for those tasks and only costs 2x as much.

What are the tasks for this computer? Just photoshop?

[mag36]

Just giving you guys a head up that uses pubic Wifi alot.....

There is a new FireFox extension exploit(FireSheep) where it sniffs and tracks people cookies on a network and lets them access other peoples sites. (facebook, myspace, youtube ect.)
So if your not on a secure network. LIKE A PUBLIC WIFI. Someone can easily access your accounts and lock you out.

heres a vid on it



To prevent this, its really easy....
Just make sure your using HTTPS and it will keep it secure from it.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Just giving you guys a head up that uses pubic Wifi alot.....

There is a new FireFox extension exploit(FireSheep) where it sniffs and tracks people cookies on a network and lets them access other peoples sites. (facebook, myspace, youtube ect.)
So if your not on a secure network. LIKE A PUBLIC WIFI. Someone can easily access your accounts and lock you out.

heres a vid on it



To prevent this, its really easy....
Just make sure your using HTTPS and it will keep it secure from it.

this may or may not help.

but it does work as far as i've seen

http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/

[StarsMine]

Just bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121390

135 bucks with 20$ mail in rebate,

[ZERO]

Just bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121390

135 bucks with 20$ mail in rebate,

Good Deal, I am hoping there will be a sale on vertex 2 drives this Friday as if the price goes low enough I am totally upgrading my vertex turbo.

[XX0wnsXY]

Well, My computer has finally seen it's last days. My computer decided that it didn't want to load windows anymore, and shut down every time that I went to the windows login screen.

So, I installed a new HD, but have yet to be able to install Vista. Whenever it gets to completing instillation, it shuts down and when I restart it says "Windows has shut down unexpectedly, please restart to resume installation". Whenever I do that, the same error occurs.

I've been having several issues with my PC, which the ones I mentioned a few pages earlier were the start. Since I can't get windows installed on the new HD due to BSOD/Random shutdowns during instillation, I can't really determine if that will fix the issue or not, but I doubt it. It was worth a shot.

Whenever my PC shuts down, I can't turn it back on unless I use the switch on the back of the power supply, like before, only now it doesn't work unless I have the internet cable plugged in, otherwise it won't start at all, the Power supply will just recycle, like it doesn't have enough power.

As I was instructed by someone, I took out a few of the memory sticks and tried to install vista on the new HD with only 2 gb in...still no dice. I exhausted a lot of options, including loading drivers for my SATA HD onto a jump drive and loading them manually at the installation screen, no dice.

After losing a lot of hope for the new HD, with 2 sticks of ram still in the machine, I hooked up the old HD and it happened to boot windows up without crashing, as it was doing before. I shut the computer down and added the rest of the ram and with anything more than 2gb the computer absolutely WILL NOT load windows. It will with 2 though 0.o. It was okay (Other than the fact that vista is a memory hog anyway, and 2gb was slow as hell) for a while, but then again, shut down randomly. This is the case every time. I can get windows loaded on the old HD with 2gb, but it will shut down, not always within the same time frame.

What are your guys thoughts on what it could be, what might help, etc?

I do plan on replacing some/if not all of the parts, but would like a direction if anyone has any pointers.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

well, it sounds to me like your power supply might be dying.

i'm no expert, so i'm probably wrong, but it definately sounds like the power supply isn't putting out enough power to run at high load, or w/ 4 sticks ram. either that or your copy of vista randomly degraded itself to the 32-bit version o.O

[StarsMine]

well, it sounds to me like your power supply might be dying.

i'm no expert, so i'm probably wrong, but it definately sounds like the power supply isn't putting out enough power to run at high load, or w/ 4 sticks ram. either that or your copy of vista randomly degraded itself to the 32-bit version o.O

32 bit windows wont do that,

it could be the PSU, is the computer a prefab with upgraded parts and a stock PSU? that and the degregation of the psu (~5% a year in some cases) could very well do it.

[XX0wnsXY]

No the computer was completely built inside a case from scratch...not me, obviously lol. im thinkinlg the psu too, but it's hard to believe that that thing is causing all of my issues. it may be a combination of things. just gonna start with the psu and work my way up, but im scared ill end up with non compatibkle parts.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

32 bit windows wont do that,

it could be the PSU, is the computer a prefab with upgraded parts and a stock PSU? that and the degregation of the psu (~5% a year in some cases) could very well do it.

well since she had 4 gb ram, she has a copy of 64-bit vista. and 32 won't run on 4 gb, though i think it's less a crash an more of a "it just won't use 2 gb of it" thing