Nobody can really give you a straight answer—it all depends on the game itself and who they’re teaming up with. Whether it's the red team or the green team? You'd have to ask Bog.
You certainly can, but like I mentioned before—you’re going to need a Windows installation DVD to boot the computer from and then kick off the repair process.
The way I see it, some Windows file probably got corrupted—so you might need to run a system repair using an installation disc. You could also try jumping into the BIOS and setting your hard drive as the primary boot device, then just saving those settings to see if that does the trick.
In my opinion, it’ll definitely outperform the R9 280—probably landing somewhere right in the sweet spot between the 280 and the 290—but hey, what do I know? It's better to just wait for the actual benchmarks to drop so we can see the real numbers; guessing blindly doesn't really get us anywhere.
It doesn't really matter—it’s 2015 now, so if they just go ahead and buy everything brand new, they can grab a new power supply too and finally have some peace of mind.
Which laptop are we looking at here? What’s the manufacturer and the specific model? Did you go into the BIOS and set the CD/DVD drive as the primary boot device—and make sure to save those settings—before trying to boot from that Windows 7 disc?
Some guy comes crawling in asking for advice, and then—out of nowhere—he starts getting insulting. To make matters worse, he put together a PC that’s basically held together by duct tape and prayers. 😵
If I were in your shoes, I’d honestly just swap out the hard drive. You’re seeing errors that are pretty much impossible to fix—once you get a new one installed, your laptop should feel just as snappy as the day you first unboxed it.
What does "high-end" actually mean to you? Give me at least a ballpark figure—I mean, some cases cost more than a luxury SUV 😁
And regarding the GPU, if you decide to go with the R9 290 X, the card itself is going to be your bottleneck rather than the power supply. If you were thinking about the GTX 970, it pulls about half the power that the AMD card does, so a Seasonic unit would handle that without breaking a sweat.
I think you could probably pull it off with an NVIDIA GTX 550, but just keep in mind—if you're gaming non-stop, that power supply is going to be under constant stress. It might not hold up for very long if you're pushing it that hard... it’s always better to have a little extra breathing room, don't you think?
I think they're already out there—if what people are saying is true, they might try to offload them soon. Personally, I’ve always been a fan of going for one powerful component rather than two weaker ones. 🙂