The 3.5 would be better, At least that is what I use and have found to be better..
Most i7 cpu's run over 3 ghz, Like this one... That one seems a little weak.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501
You will need to change out the power supply With another Dell , Dell uses Proprietary parts so it has to be another Dell PSU...
Yea ! getting hacked is not fun, sorry to hear that you got hacked...
Is any website really protected ? If you are a good hacker, you can pretty much get into Anywhere...
Not sure what you are trying to do here? When you open the case up, Always unplug the power supply cable.. Then push the start button to discharge...
Can you try that video card in another computer ? Or try another video card in your computer.. It probably got hot, and messed up a capacitor...
Either your Monitor is going out, Or your video card is going bad...
Pull the battery out and try it on AC power only...
sorry about that, not much sleep last night.. Sounds like the Motherboard is going bad..
What make / brand is your motherboard???
First of all, How old is this Motherboard ? It is either the wrong ram or the ram slots are bad..How long has it been doing this?
Ok, this can be only 3 things, Bad video card/ Monitor/ or a bad Motherboard video slot.. You could try a video card made for PCI slot..
Is this the same hard drive, and if so did you reinstall windows ? These type of Problems can be a pain, You will have to test each and every...
Is your system 32 bit? more than likely..All 32 bit systems running Say Windows XP or Windows 7 will only show 3.25 gigs of ram... Even if you...
What kind of case do you have? mid tower/ full tower? how many case fans?
Heat is a computers worst nightmare, from the CPU to the video card..And yes, if your video card gets to hot, it will just go black or lines or...
How long where you playing this game before it turned off ? Sounds like it got HOT, I would get another video card, BUT not one that take power.....
Does Windows find the Slot when you first install, then turn on the computer ??? Test all the other slots as well..(pci slots)
Most of my customers would Disagree,And Not all changes are good. But Good luck with your Problem...
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