So, here’s the situation—I attempted a bit of routine maintenance by removing the CPU cooler, and I was planning to seat it back into place—mind you, this was my first time ever touching any of this hardware. Well, I managed to snap one of those little mounting clips, and now the heatsink isn't making proper contact at all. As a result, temperatures are spiking north of 100°C, and the fan sounds like a jet engine taking off in my living room. I’m running an Intel Core i7 setup—well, actually, it’s a Pentium 4 chip—so I’m wondering if this specific cooler will even work with it, and more importantly, how on earth do I fix this mess?
A little comparison with how things look by today's standards
View on imgur I suspect the issue won't be solved—it’s likely that dying CMOS battery on the motherboard. Every single time I power this thing up or shut it down, the BIOS resets itself back to January 1st, 1970. I go through the trouble of manually updating it to today's date, but the second it loses juice, it just reverts right back to being stuck in the past.
Well, I’m quite pleased with this one—my old man was clearing out some junk in the garage and stumbled upon it tucked away in a box. Honestly, I was floored to find it in pristine condition, without a single scratch on it. It turns out the previous owners were living out in Australia, so it makes sense that the keyboard lacks those specific accented characters you'd expect here in the States—though, then again, they probably weren't even manufacturing them for our domestic market back then. Regardless, it’s a beautiful piece of hardware. I was also somewhat surprised to discover that it accepts a modern charger and boots up just as straightforwardly as the laptops we use today.
Greetings. I find myself in need of some technical guidance—I’ve recently come across an old-school laptop that appears to be in pristine condition, almost suspiciously so. The issue, however, is that it refuses to boot into Windows. I have spent quite a bit of time poking around the BIOS settings, but so far, my efforts have yielded absolutely nothing. To make matters worse, there isn't even a USB port available, which effectively eliminates any modern troubleshooting via flash drives. On a separate note—and perhaps this is premature—is this machine actually worth anything? I happened to spot a similar model listed on eBay for around $250, though one can never be too certain about those online valuations.
Question: don't you think an i5 might end up being weaker than an i7 in the long run? I realize the price tag is higher—that's understood—but I'm just wondering. Wouldn't it be a smarter move to just grab an AMD processor instead?
Greetings to all—a friend of mine is looking to pull the trigger on a new gaming rig with a budget of roughly $2500, though he’s willing to cough up an extra couple hundred bucks if it actually means something in terms of performance. I’m looking for some guidance here: can anyone put together a solid configuration that justifies that kind of investment? Furthermore, he's wrestling with the age-old dilemma—for this price point, is it wiser to go with Intel or AMD? He also asked whether it would be more efficient to opt for a single 8GB DDR4 stick or if 16GB of DDR3 might somehow serve him better. Or perhaps there's a third path entirely that we haven't considered? Thanks in advance.😁
Hey there... So, I’ve been using these Apple wired earbuds—you know, the classic white ones? They’re actually pretty decent, especially since they have a built-in mic. But, in a moment of pure, unadulterated stupidity, I left them sitting right next to my computer while I was sipping on some soda—and well, let's just say the right earbud took an unplanned dive straight into the glass. It’s like a metaphor for life, isn't it? One minute you're fine, the next, everything's soaked. Now, the weird part is that they still technically work—the audio plays and the mic picks up my voice—but the right side sounds incredibly muffled, almost like someone is whispering through a thick woolen blanket. So, the burning question is: is there any actual way to fix this, or am I just looking at a very expensive piece of white plastic scrap now?
Since the whole rig was bought pre-built about four years ago, I'm honestly not entirely certain if my guess is correct.
The rest of the specs are as follows:
Jack Wood87 said:How much is this worth: Some generic case: Speedplus SH-S22 CPU: Intel Celeron E3400 Motherboard: ASRock G41M-VS3 RAM: 2GB DDR3—though now that I look at CPU-Z, it shows a DRAM frequency of 398.9 MHz... I assume that's the actual speed, right? GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6570 Hard Drive: Some 500GB Samsung drive, I think Power Supply: Some 230V unit
Though, mind you, I did purchase the graphics card separately.
My sister is going to absolutely murder me—she’s got all those irreplaceable family photos on this computer, which, frankly, means a lot to her—and I think I’ve managed to make things worse. I suspect I ran into some WannaCry malware, so I tried to scrub it using Norton, but now the images seem... "off." I can't tell if the virus actually mangled the files or if my attempt at a cleanup caused the damage. The corrupted photos won't open at all; this is what happens when I try: View on imgur
To make matters more frustrating, the damaged files won't even upload, whereas a standard photo I just downloaded from the web opens up perfectly fine.
Forgive my sudden detour into irrelevant territory—I know we're supposed to be discussing hardware specifics here—but I can't help myself: how on earth does GTA 5 perform on a rig with those specs?🙂
Hey there—quick question regarding this specific configuration: would it actually be possible to run Grand Theft Auto V on medium settings? I’m planning on picking up a new PC around September, assuming all goes according to plan, and I was wondering if it might be smarter to hold out—perhaps I could snag something significantly better for the same budget by then?
Greetings. I’ve encountered a bit of a biological conundrum—there is a specific patch on my scalp where hair simply refuses to grow, though the cause remains entirely elusive to me. There is this faint, reddish discoloration present. It doesn't itch under normal circumstances, but if I happen to touch it—which, admittedly, I do more often than I should—the area swells slightly and begins to feel quite itchy. What steps should I take to encourage the regrowth process in that particular spot?
Chris Robinson25 said:Those guys streaming on Twitch actually run two separate rigs—and we’re talking serious hardware here. Often, the streaming PC is even more of a beast than the actual gaming rig. My advice? Unless you've already built up a massive following, don't even bother jumping into it.
So, how exactly do they manage to stream the League of Legends Worlds when there are over 600,000 people watching? What, do they just set up 100 computers at once? haha.
What’s the going rate for this setup: some budget case: Speedplus SH-S22 cpu: intel celeron e3400 motherboard: asrock g41m-vs3 ram: 2gb ddr3—now, CPU-Z is showing a DRAM frequency of 398.9 mhz, which... isn't that actually the speed? gpu: amd radeon hd 6570 hard drive: some random 500gb samsung psu: just some standard 230v unit
God, I really am a bit of an idiot—I should have just pulled the USB out myself since it was set as the primary boot device... please excuse me for cluttering up this thread; I had a momentary panic there.
I am attempting to install Windows 7 via a USB drive—everything seems to be proceeding according to plan, quite smoothly, actually—until the moment comes where the system is supposed to reboot itself. It performs the restart, certainly, but then instead of picking up where it left off, the installation process simply restarts from the very beginning. It’s an endless loop of futility. Any advice? I need a fix, and I need it quickly.
Is it actually possible to perform a clean reinstall of Windows 7—specifically targeting the C: partition where the OS currently lives—to wipe everything there while keeping my D: drive completely untouched, all by booting from a USB?
Greetings—does anyone happen to know how one goes about changing the language settings in Microsoft Office 2007? Specifically, I am trying to switch everything over to American English—for instance, having "Insert" show up as "Insert" instead of some other term—but I have tried just about every setting available to me, and yet, nothing seems to take. It is quite frustrating, really.