Posts by Larry Ortiz5

I'll wait to see what the guys have to say about this—hopefully, we can find some common ground with the folks over in Germany 😁

Is there any way you could just grab the parts from a different store—maybe even where your dad works—so you can pick out the specific components yourself? I mean, rather than just buying a pre-built rig, right?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

Just grab the tool from here—it really depends on which system you're running, though—so if you've got x86, go with that, or just pick x64 if that's what you need. Just follow the prompts and select the ISO file. Once you've got that, burn it onto a blank DVD using the ISO you downloaded, boot up the computer, and you should be good to go from there... Well, assuming you already know how to install macOS?

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I ran into a few headaches myself after upgrading to Windows 10. In the end, I just had to grab an ISO file for the OS and wipe my entire hard drive to start fresh. Everything has been running smoothly since then.

I’d probably top out at $800 for that—$300it’s an older socket, after all...

Maybe try listing it on eBay $300 and just drop the price by $17 every week if you aren't in a massive rush to sell.

Haha, I still remember you from back in the day... Jesse Brown90

I honestly don't get where you're coming from. Like, just because you're tight on cash doesn't mean everyone else is, right? Why shouldn't someone else be able to drop a few hundred bucks on a decent graphics card or even a whole new rig? Just because you're stuck playing on an ancient PC at a tiny resolution doesn't mean the rest of us have to live like that—some people actually care about hitting 60 fps at 1080p. If they can afford it, why wouldn't they go for it? It makes them happy. Seriously, just take a breath...

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Hey, you've actually posted this in the wrong spot—this thread is specifically for PC valuations. You might want to head over to the IT help and service section instead.

Yeah, those numbers are just being thrown around to fill space. If you're looking for a card that actually holds up for the future, I’d say go with AMD—mostly because that 8GB of VRAM is a lifesaver. If you eventually decide to bump up your resolution from what you're playing at now, you won't be hitting a wall immediately. Honestly, when you look at the actual performance, the cards are pretty much neck and neck anyway...

You've got a killer processor, so there’s really no need to swap it out—it'll keep up with whatever GPU you decide to throw in there. Personally, if you're looking for the absolute best bang for your buck right now, I'd say go with the R9 290. That said, I haven't heard much about that power supply you mentioned, so it might be smart to upgrade that too. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I wouldn't risk putting that specific card in with that PSU...

http://www.newegg.com/product_info.php?products_id=14136

You didn't really give me much to go on... how much are you looking to drop on a new graphics card? Also, what kind of CPU are you running right now, and what's your power supply situation? (Please make sure to include those details)

+1, there’s really no need to panic here—just hang tight for a couple of months until the air temperature drops by about 15-20 degrees 😬.

Regarding those Intel processors—they have a nice, flat surface underneath them. It's a bit different from AMD, where you've got all those little pins that can be so easy to bend if you aren't careful.

I can't tell you how many times I’ve used an air compressor to blow out a PC—whether it was my own or just helping out a neighbor—and honestly, nothing ever happens. You aren't going to break anything just by blowing some dust out.

You mentioned taking the heatsink off too, which I'm assuming was to deal with the processor, right? If that's the case, did you actually bother to apply fresh thermal paste to the CPU and the heatsink? Or did you just slap that old, crusty stuff right back on there?

You might want to give this little program a shot... https://www.piriform.com/recuva

My bad, I was skimming way too fast and think I missed the point 😁

Just hit the Start button, then type msconfig into the "run" box. From there, head over to the Startup tab and uncheck any programs you don't actually need—that way they won't clutter things up every time Windows boots up.

Here are two shots from the local running trail—honestly, I spent more time posing than actually training today. 🤣

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It looks like one of your Windows files got corrupted, so you're probably going to need to run a repair. If you don't have a recovery partition handy—which happens more often than you'd think—you'll likely need to grab a Windows installation disc and either perform a clean install by formatting the drive or just attempt a system repair.

Regarding that overheating issue... when was the last time you actually cleaned the dust out of it? And where do you usually keep the laptop? If it's sitting on your bed, that could be part of the problem. You might want to pick up a cooling pad; they aren't exactly expensive, and they can make a huge difference.

To start things off, maybe try reinstalling your sound card drivers...