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I had been getting a recurring problem with chrome where it would frequently crash. I tried reinstalling it but kept happening. It's just happened once on firefox since i installed it 30 minutes ago. But, if the problem persists, is it likely to be a problem with my computer causing the browser...

Thank you all for all the messages. I'm going to give Linux a try on a USB stick as some of you suggested, just to see how it goes. I mostly use my computer for internet browsing because it has become impossible to use things like photoshop, dreamweaver etc. I'm probably just going to bite the...

Hello, Since xp support finished, my computer has slowly but surely ground to a halt. It is an old computer (almost 10 years old) but up until the xp support deadline was still a very dependable and relatively fast computer (for what i needed it for). Would be great if someone could answer...

great, i'll certainly do that. Might be a few days as i'm going to be rather busy this week. Thanks again for your help, i'm looking forward to getting the ball rolling now! :)

I'm indebted to you dacads! Very helpful indeed! I feel much more confident about the prospect of trying a build now. I guess i better start watching some youtube videos! Just one final question if you don't mind? I'll certainly use your recommended component choices as a guide, but if i were...

Thank you dacads, very helpful indeed! If i were to get a GPU in the future, is that just a case of adding it to the motherboard? Or does BIOS have to be reconfigured? How does a dedicated GPU improve things like video editing? Oh, and lastly, which OS would you recommend using? I've been...

Oh, and one other question... Would this power supply be very quiet? The computer i currently use is almost 10 years old and sounds like a jumbo jet taking off for the duration of its operation! :/ Can't wait to get something that doesn't take 10 minutes to settle itself before i can click a...

Cheers, i'll check them out!

Hello, thank you for you're reply! Well, i'm only using an old CS3 copy of Premiere pro, but will likely be upgrading in the near future. Does the motherboard you suggest have integrated graphics? Also, what is the solid state drive for? Is that the drive that the OS would be installed on...

Firstly, I must say i've never built a system myself, so the first question is: will i be able to cope with it? All i've done in the past is replace memory/hdd's/optical drives. Secondly, if i were to go through with a build, could i have some suggestions for possible builds? I have £450 to...

Hello. It turned out to be a strange combination of problems. It appears the microphone on the headset i was using has broken. However, when i tried my other mic this also wouldn't function which led me to believe it was a hardware issue, although the sound card appeared to be functioning...

I'm a regular user of skype. The other day i made a call and the other person could not hear me. I tried two different mics in both mic ports (front and rear) and still nothing. Why would it stop working so suddenly when the speakers are working perfectly. Could this still be an issue with the...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Haha, indeed it does sound crazy that the font has to be in Helvetica! It wouldn't usually matter, but because its a group project everything has to match for continuity. Yeah i think i will just use Ariel, its pretty much identical! Paying money for a font...

Hi, i have the 2003 version of Microsoft Word, and was quite surprised to discover it does not have the helvetica font (although i thought this was one of the most used fonts?!). Is there any way of getting hold of free helvetica fonts? I need to submit some work in this font! Cheers, John

Guess no one has any ideas! In the end i went to the Crucial website and performed their memory test. Apparently their memory is usually successful on Dell machines, many other brands do not work, as i found out with the corsair memory i bought (same clock speed as the already installed memory...

Thanks for the suggestions. I've looked into the 1410, but it won't play HD video cleanly. I found the 1810 for 433 pounds, but can't find any refurbs going. Thanks for the macbook suggestion, but i'm not keen on mac's myself. My university love them and have them all over the place. I'm sure...

Hey, would you mind giving me a link to these refurbished units? I may be tempted! Cheers

That's cool. I've heard of similar refurb goods stating that in many cases it is due to damaged packaging, and if that were always the case i'd be on it like a rash! But i guess there are always going to be repaired laptops, ex display, stuff like that, so i don't like taking the risk. But as...

Thank's for the reply though. I can't believe how much time i've wasted looking up all these different models. Just when i think i've found something suitable there is usually something wrong with the HD playback, cpu limitations etc.

cheers for that link, good thread. Although the Asus UL30a only has a single core processor, the dual core version is over £500.