pc Definition and 276 Threads

Are there ANY PC games that use more than four CPU threads? It's about time that computer games make use of hyper-threading and 6-8 core processors. I read somewhere that flight simulator X is coded to use up to 16 threads. Although I'm not sure if that's actually true.

I have a beefy budget to build a new gaming PC and I can't decide between the Radeon HD 7970 and the Nvidia GTX 680. I read that the GTX 680 uses only ~200W of power and is noticeably faster than the Radeon card, even though it has 3/4 the amount of transistors than the 7970. Should I wait...

I've recently taken a basic numerical analysis course in university and the subject intrigues me so much. I know Pascal and C++ fairly well, not very good like a professional programmer, but just to tell you how good I am, I've coded several programs for numerical integration using trapezoidal...

Hello everyone. okay so here is my situation, I restore my home computer of windows XP. now that i have done that, it is telling me i can't download anything becuz of a .net passport from msn. i signed up for a LIVE account for it, and i re-did the .net passport thingy, so when i entered...

I have an account on a Unix cluster where I log in through an SSH client (I'm using SecureCRT). I need to be able to transfer files from my windows to PC to my unix acount and vice versa, does anyone know how to go about doing that? There is a "Transfer" menu in the SecureCRT window but it...

Hi there, new to the forums, but in need of assistance. I have been looking around and have found some helpful stuff on this site. I found myself visiting this site more then once, so i decided to make an account. Anyways my problem is I have to choose any two mips instructions from this code...

Hi, i need an oscilloscope but i don't have money to buy one, so i was thinking about some way to use the PC to emulate an osciloscope. I saw on internet people using the sound board, but they say that's a lot of interference... So i found a PC Oscilloscope and i wanted to know if it works. I...

My home built PC was shutting down, and you could smell hot wires, once I put speecy on and monitored hard drive, cpu, cores, and graphic card temps in celcius I was able to determine I needed more cooling, new case, extra fans, and huge copper heat sink fixed the problem for good. I put it in...

Hi Much of what I am going to write in this post is based on what I have read and understood (with very, very limited knowledge of the subject) on the Internet. So, if I have been misinformed or I have misunderstood anything, please don't hesitate to correct me. I would appreciate it. As...

I have recently bought a pc.I want to know about avira antivirus.can anyone tell me Is avira reliable? is not, Please give me some tips which antivirus I should use. This is Urgent please reply soon.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I'll give it a try. I have a PC with a rather noisy fan which I'd like to replace so I got a new one with lower RPM and of better quality. However, there is one little problem: The PC won't boot with the new fan. I contacted the...

I'm having some trouble figuring out several different things. 1) How big an army can I make based on the amount of gold I have. 2) How much of each resource will I need to purchase to create said army. 3) How much of 1 resource would I need to buy given how much of the other I already have to...

can all the parts be bought in hardwares? and if anyone has done this can you please give me all the parts needed, also the software you need to install using windows or linux

Ok, I have a media server here with an interesting problem. Here are some specs: AMD dual core 600 watt power supply, bought new 2 years old. Older server motherboard no problems before, but who knows. Nvidia 9500 graphics card 4 gb of ram installed, only addresses 3.5 gb Windows 7 pro...

Hello, I just stumbled upon an old PC power supply. I thought it would be a good idea to reuse it. I am thinking making out of it a simple voltage source, as it is already voltage source. Can somebody explain me how can I safely get that voltage from those hanging cables that go into HDDs, CD...

The new Dell XPS Studio 9100 has arrived. It has been about 8 years since I have migrated to a new PC, new OS, etc, and I am out of practice. I am migrating from XP SP3 to Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, and I would like to be able to seamlessly integrate some old favorite apps into the new...

hi, i have this project and we already have a code and the circuit but it is not working.. it's supposed to display the hours and minutes the problems are: 1. the hour display is not displaying anything 2. the minute displays but it is advanced by one minute so here's the code: TITLE CLOCK.ASM...

Hi there, I am using a PC to TV converter fairly unconventionally. I'm connecting a VGA output to a PC to TV converter. This converter outputs a composite video which I then connect to a USB Video Capture Device, which feeds into my computer . The resolution of the image I want to capture...

Right now, my Achilles heel is a pokey DSL connection, but still, there is some software that I like to use that load quite slowly on my old PC. I have a Dell Dimension 8400 that must be 7-8 years old now, and I've been thinking about passing this one on to my neighbors' grand-daughters. They...

Tablet/Tablet PC for notetaking/other? Hey PF, The other day I was sitting in my office looking around and I counted about 50 textbooks and mountains upon mountains of notes/notebooks from classes, loose papers, assignments graded and to be graded, binders, journal articles, old Phys. Today...

I'm about to start a module in C++ programming and I was just wondering if the code I learn in college (on P.C's) will be useable on macs Xcode. As in will I be able to EXACTLY the same code on both?

Hi I want to start learning Python and am a little nervous about installing it (from www.python.org) and running it on my main Windows Vista PC. I have scary memories from previous programming experience over 20 years ago of it being possible to corrupt important files or bits of memory by...

Hey all, I am putting together a little LED project and have all of the LED figured out with 12vac drivers and all. What I am wanting to do is take a line from my 12vac and convert it to 12vdc to drive 2 small PC fans. (2x60mm) 2x 0.24w Anyone able to tell me the components I need to do this...

When I got my pc back in 208, it ran like the wind. Its a sager gaming laptop. Years of use and abuse has filled a 150gb harddrive, cluttered every inch of space, and reduced its performance for games like oblivion. If I reinstall womdows with a completely clean slate, can I expect old...

When I am looking with my sunglasses to PC display I see darker image.Then I turn my head 45 degrees and I do not see anything.Why?

Is it a linear system? Casual system? Please explain why and how.

Hi, I'm new here. My colleague and I are working on a sci-fi movie script. It's almost finished and it's going very well, thanks. At the beginning we made a promise. Although there inevitably has to be some small fantasy elements to any sci-fi story, we promised each other we wouldn't...

I ran a scan today and found that some 1 has tried sending packets to my pc several times today, can some 1 tell me why they would be doing so?

How can i transfer a text document (word, pdf or text file) from PC to TI nspire CAS. I am lost and need help. I have install TI software on my PC. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

i am trying to clean up a pc for a friend but i can't get rid of norton av. went to add/delete selected remove it started uninstallation and encountered an error. after like ten minutes it said that it could not uninstall. it is a 2006 version of norton. help.

I am just tired of watching tv on my living room. I know it might need a tv tuner card to hook up the satellite TV.but my problem is how? one of my friend said TBS 6981 dual tuner is good. anyone has used it before? Any advice will be appreciated

I am a college sophomore getting a degree in physics. I just got an HP touchsmart tablet PC. How do the programs like MATLAB respond to the tablet input features (math input panel). Is there a special version that let's me do cool things such as straightening my lines and drawing perfect...

"U" shaped cutouts on a PC Case I'm asssuming most people have opened a PC case at some point. What are the "U" shaped cutouts lining the edge-flanges of the case there for? There are also curious little raised circles on the inner part of the "U" shapes. I've always noticed them but I've...

This is something that came up at work, as there are four computers running with their air vents placed four to six inches away from the air suction (so that it would suck up the air which was blown out from the air vent fan of a PC.) While this may seem like a good idea on paper (as the suction...

All the Mathematicans in my college have a Mac...I don't know why. I am going into Physics (or perhaps Math), should I blend in or stick with a PC?

Hello. I need an explanation for a strange phenomenon ... I use a fan (PC type) powered by mains (220 V / 50 Hz in my country). At a distance of about 3', I get a sin EM field (sure it is not by mains cords) at a stable frequency of 200 Hz synchronized on main frequency. Even during power on...

I had a question and I figure you guys are the best for the task. I was wondering if theoretically you had a standard computer case, would you benefit by reducing open airspace in the case? Lets say just for example you could place a cube inside the case that doesn't touch anything, it just...

Does anyone know of a free scientific calculator for the PC? The one that comes with W7 is crap and I'm tired of using MATLAB or wolframalpha for the most basic of calculations.

I currently have a slim-line PC I bought real cheap. http://www.abcwarehouse.com/product_catalog/pc_proddetails.asp~prod_id~34788# I paid $200, not bad. Well, the case is Custom, as is the internal power supply. The video card is lacking, and I know there are quite a few pci-e...

Hi all, I am particularly looking for a program able to compute a phasor expression, and also able to compute complex trigonometry. in TI-89, one can easily input phasors like : (1<3) + (1<5) = or: Sinh(3+4i) = And the calculator gives the answer. is there a software for PC...

Okay, so I'm trying to connect my TI-89 to my computer (I run windows 7 by the way) so I can put notefolio files on the calculator. I have the CD and usb that comes with the calculator, and used those to connect to the computer and download the TI connect software. This is where the...

Can we use heat from processor for heater? In some web, they said that is not feasible to do because the heat is not enough. PC processor has temperature 90 deg C (for game PC),so that is feasible, isn,t?

Hi All, i was looking at the IBM PC XT technical reference and it states that the board can take a maximum of 256K of memory. If you look at the schematic you can then see 36 sockets for memory chips and if you see this picture of it...

Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to generate voltage pulses (square or sinuosoidal, +/- 5V) using a computer. If yes, then how would I go about doing it? Thanks.

Hello, I have a question about controlling your telephone with your computer. Because we want to make a picture with the phone and this picture must appear (and be saved) on a computer. I know this is possible because we allready did this with a nokia telephone and the program Remote...

Hello, I am installing a small laptop computer in the dash of my car. My question is: If the power supply from the battery of the laptop (which I do not have) is 12.65 volts at 2200 mA and I want to power it from the car battery (12.65 volts). Will the laptop only draw 2200 mA or will it...

It is said that its not good for your computer to be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner (the inside) as long as the vacuum cleaner is on "intake" mod. If there is, however, an "output" mod, then its ok. I don't entirely understand this. I understand that the moving air can easily charge up the...

Hi, I have written MATLAB code for Transmission coeficient for a one-dimensional photonic crystal,but i have problems with it.it does not result the right answer!:confused: could anyone help me about this? i use Transfer matrix method: An example: an ENG-DPS structure: %Transmission...

I am posting this for an EE engineer friend, need suggestions/link(s) to a USB Spectrum Analyzer. The more compact the better... Thanks in advance... Rhody...

Hi. I have two Bose speakers and I'd like to use them on my PC. Do you guys know what exactly I'd need for that? Thanks, Jack