You should have no problem converting from DVI to VGA. Most cards come with an adaptor per DVI output. For an LCD or DLP you'll want to use the DVI if possible. Both of them are digital screens, so if you use a VGA plug the video card will convert a digital signal to analog, then the screen will con...

You'll be fine. I've a 300W seasonic tornado and a 6800 ultra and have had no problems. I'm running: amd64 3000 1 gig ram 2 drives (not sata though) 2 rarely used optical drives a case fan and a 6800 ultra (2 molex connector beast) with an NV silencer The p4 takes more power then my amd, but I'm ove...

I've got an Epox 8KDA3 with a clawhammer 3000+ and have noticed the whine with the side of my case off. It may be USB related though, since it was persistant when I had a usb wifi dongle plugged in but would stop when i pulled it out. I'm not using wireless anymore but it still shows up, but not as ...

Thanks for the tips. I ended up going with 1gb of corsair 3200 value ram. I've had some bad luck in the past with generic ram, so I thought I'd get a name brand this time. I looked at the Chaintech board (found one for $75 too) but I like the idea of cool and quiet running automaticaly in the backgr...

Hi guys, I've been puttering around in the shadows for a while now, but thought it was time to speak up since I need advice on a new computer. Being a starving college student my goal is to get a mother board, cpu, ram, and video card for ~$750. This is what I'm looking at so far: CPU: AMD 64 3000 $...