upgrade

Just thought I'd add a tip here in case anyone is like me and wants to upgrade their preview Windows 8 to the released version. According to the setup programme it can't be done, you have to do a new install and all you can keep is your files. Which I wasn't very happy about as I've been using...

My Gateway rig is getting to be a bit long in the tooth, though still performing pretty well. I do a lot of gaming, and bought this thing about four years ago, with the 1.9 gig Pent 4 processor. I have since upgraded the RAM to 1 gig and added an ATI 9800 pro video card. A lot of the newer...

Nothing more than that, really. Just grabbing a piece of imagined glory.

If a motherboard is rated as "Supports up to a 2800 processor" is there a danger of damaging the system by putting in a higher processor, such as a 3000, or is the motherboard simply incapable of using the full potential of the higher processor?

What happened to the SP2 upgrade thread. I can't find it. I just found a new problem. My old laptop finally cratered. The intermittent power supply problem turned out to be caused by a spreading crack on the motherboard. RIP Fortunately, I had it all backed up. So I got a new toy- a very...

I'm just about to upgrade my two WinXP (Pro) PCs - anyone had problems (beacuse of the upgrade ;) ) either with the installation or after?

Sooo... I've decided since I am dirt poor but I need an a better computer... I'm going to just build it. I have a piecemeal tower, and I really do think I can just upgrade some pieces, instead of buying a whole new system... Okay okay, I really don't know anything on how to do this. Any...