Posts by Walter Long12

So, they almost pulled one over on me there. I really appreciate you looking out for me. 👍

Hey everyone, I wanted to get your take on this build. It’s priced at $1000. Do you think it can actually handle modern games on medium settings?

-Processor: Intel Core i5 (3.9GHz, 4MB, 100W) (4 cores)
-Motherboard: Intel Core i5 chipset
-Hard drive: 500 GB SATA
-Optical drive: Black CD/DVD burner
-RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
-Graphics: Radeon HD 8570D 2GB shared
-Case: MS Dragon
-Power Supply: 500W with 120mm fan
-Sound Card: Onboard
-Network Card: Onboard

I couldn't quite nail down the fix myself, so I just went ahead and installed some new Windows updates. It seems to be running smoothly now.

Thanks to everyone for the help. 😉

I'm using Verizon on my cellular dongle, and I've tried downloading different browsers directly from their site to install, but it’s the same story every single time. I even tried grabbing stuff via torrent, but nothing is actually seeding...

Do you think this could be a Java issue? It refuses to install the latest version—it just hangs at 99% every time.

So, Facebook is acting up on me. My cover photo won't load all the way—it either just shows a tiny fragment or maybe two or three posts before stopping. I can't even check my notifications; the little loading icon just spins forever. It’s happening across the board, whether I'm using IE, Mozilla, Chrome, or Opera..

Then there's YouTube. Every single video starts playing, but after about 5 or 6 seconds, the whole thing just freezes up.
Everything else on the web seems to be working perfectly fine without any errors.

I've already tried the "nuclear option" by uninstalling all my browsers and doing fresh installs, but the problem is still there.

The machine I'm using is an old HP Compaq CQ58, about a year old, running Windows 8.

If anyone has a clue what might be causing this bottleneck or what's slowing things down, please let me know. Thanks! 🙂