As a clarification to the above - If your Mobo has an onboard video controller, you won't need an actual video card; just the fore-mentioned stuff.

Most of the time it'll be caused by your monitor trying to display a resolution at a 'Hz' level it can't display.

However if it's simply going black for no reason while surfing the 'Net, it could be a heat problem with the monitor itself.

I'm not very creative, so I tend to stick with the name of the case. For example I had a Thermaltake Lanfire case a while back, so it was named 'Lanfire'. Then a Thermaltake Tsunami case; thus 'Tsunami' (probably the coolest name I've had for my PC btw...). Now I run a Cooler Master case, so it's named 'Cooler'.

Yeah, I know... /wrists.

As a general rule of thumb - So long as your rig is built with DX10+ hardware, Vista wins hands-down.

Older DX9 hardware = XP Win!

Newer DX10 hardware = Vista (x64) Win!

Just as an addition to the above: Make sure your graphics settings in your BIOS are set up to it's max. That way it'll share the least amount of system memory and your overall performance will be better.

You could also hit up Radio Shack for an inline noise filter, if you wanted to keep your original stuff.

From what I understand (as I do not have the Z Cinema set), the Z Cinema's rely pretty heavily on the software they run off of. I've read mixed reviews about this; some saying that the sound quality and reliability is GREAT, and others saying that they're not quite there.

My Z-2300's run off of my laptop, which runs a Realtek sound chip. They sound great and are by far the best 2.1 speakers I've had to date. They are analog, which means that the better sound processing you have, the better their potential. They're not "software limited". That said, the more powerful your rig, the better your USB-based speakers can run.

I'm not sure there's a right/wrong answer here to be honest. A lot of posts go back and forth between the two.

There's another post asking about a similar game HERE.

Hope it helps. :)

Depending on your application (usage), tighter timings will grant you better performance than greater speeds. The trick is finding a happy medium... :)

Heh, if you did a search for Z-2300, you'd find two dozen pages of posts where people are asking about 'em.

The Z-2300's are a good speaker set. As long as you're not trying to fill your house with sound using them, they should do just fine. Their range is very nice, and they have a great price. Personally, I recommend them.