I would like to add a CD and DVD storage device to my new setup.  I often
find that I like to save/backup files (Image files... jpgs and RAW, etc...)
in folders that are greater than 700 Megs, the normal CD is not enough.
Hence, store on a DVD.  Any recommendations in this regard?

Which is the best PC Magazine to subscribe to?

Ok, so i had a motherboard (soyo sy-p4I865PE Plus) that i purchased a
while back, just had sitting around till i had some money to put
together some parts to build a comp.
I bought a celeron prescott 335 2.8 Ghz and a few other things (not

My hard drive has started making a very faint humming noise when it spins.
Kind of like an insect you would hear outdoors, if that makes sense, not a
loud grinding noise.  Is this something to worry about?  Is this a
pre-cursor to something serious?

When i reboot, or turn off, sometimes when XP intialize the sound card ( on
board RealTek ALC850 ) i hear terrible boom in my speakers like something
exploded.
What is the cause of that, how do i prevent that from happening? Is it the

I've got an older P4 1.7 GHz machine. Recently, I've been having some
trouble, where the machine just locks up. Can't move the mouse,
keyboard won't work, the off-switch won't turn the computer off.
Totally unresponsive. The only thing that works is to hold the power

The Soyo SY-P4I 845PE ISA and the Supermicro P4SCA have been around
for a couple of years and both have 3 ISA slots:
http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=194
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/P4/E7210/P4SCA.cfm

Thanks to all who advised me to do the right thing, and upgrade CPU,
Motherboard, and video.
Now I have one more question.  Given that I start with:
Iwill A500 mid tower case

I set up a third machine, an old PIII 1GHz system running XP Pro SP2, and
installed a Logitech MX 700 wireless mouse,
and every so often it disconnects.
I'm using the latest mouse and motherboard (Abit SE6) drivers, but can't

i bought this asus p5dw2-premium (motherboard)
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket775/p5wd2-p/overview.htm
and it says it has a universal pci express slot, u can use dual pci
express video cards, well i ordered 2 radeon 850 xt pe’s just curious

I have a princton 17" flat panal.  Lately the color has gone funky.  There
is a blue/green hue at the top of the monitor that gradually disapears
towards the bottom.
Anyone know what the problem may be?  I've adjusted it manually so the

My house has cable Internet from Time Warner.  My computer
go online via D-link Wireless 802.11G adaptor.  As a result
of cable internet, I also get some basic cable TV channels
to watch.  I watch it on my PC as it has ATI AIW 8500DV

Anyone knows whether Intel 9x5 (915, 925) chipset southbridge (ICH6) have
issues with USB, namely, static electricity. This was the case with 865
chipset ICH5, which is known to cause dead mobo (Asus is the most
vulnerable). I'm in dire need with a mobo/chipset which can handle ...

I've seen various harddrive fans and I wonder if they make a difference.
 I see how the ones that go in front of a harddrive could work, but the
ones that attach below a harddrive don't look like they would have
enough room to move air.  What's the scoop?

I'm having a little trouble determining what kind of UPS to get. I need to
to power two computers (no monitor support is necessay).
comp1 has 2 sata drives and runs an athlon2000+ and a ti4200 videocard.
comp2 has 6 ide drives, 1 dvd, athlon64 3000, 5900xt videocard, tvtuner