Posts by TheComputerRoom

Don't forget to factor in your hard drives and video card. The higher end cards now draw a lot more power. Assuming one HD 420 watt powersupply will be fine for what you described as long as you get a good one and. Many cheep PS...

Ok, ok, There is a lot of hype and a lot of truth around the net about the performance of processors and which ones are the best. Unfortunately most sources have a biased one way or the other for their own personal reasons. I...

If you get an OS with your Laptop it will be pre-installed and you will get a recovery disk and drivers disk. The recovery disk, although labeled recovery disk, it is actually a bit for bit copy of the windows installation CD. There is...

Is the x: volume a 2nd hard drive or a second partition on the same hard drive? If it is a second hard drive just unplug it while installing XP to keep from making a mistake. Are you using a Full install, Upgrade, or OEM version of...

The Computer Room would be glad to host some gaming events for PCTorque customers. Let's get together and decide on an event (times, games) and we'll make it happen. Scott@TheComputerRoom

When you look at the Task Manager- Processes there is a column "CPU" which shows the CPU utilization for each process that is running. Excluding "System Idle Process" look for processes that are taking up large...

When you look at the Task Manager- Processes there is a column "CPU" which shows the CPU utilization for each process that is running. Excluding "System Idle Process" look for processes that are taking up large...

I suggest waiting another couple of weeks when the chips hit the street in volume and you can get some good feedback on the chips performance. Although counter intuitive, moving applications to 64 bit will not necessarily increase...

Sounds like you've forwarded the ports correctly. Is the remote computer also behind a firewall? If so, it may need port forwarding turned on as well. If not, double check your local settings again as it certainly sounds like a...

If you are using the remote desktop that came with Windows XP (not the remote control features in netmeeting) then you need to connect using the "Remote Desktop Connection" application. Start > All Programs >...