Posts by fadedorca66

If you're looking to swap parts in a laptop, I guess those guys over there might know more than I do.

So, what's the move?

For $300, I'd grab an i5 processor, then for $67, maybe toss in another 4GB of RAM. You’d end up with a pretty solid rig that probably only trails the latest i5 by a tiny margin. Plus, your other parts aren't even that old yet.

If you're looking to game, just slap a GPU in there. If your power supply is junk, swap it out, and if you want the whole thing to actually feel snappy, get an SSD.

In San Francisco, you're pretty much stuck with LinkedIn, and they aren't exactly cheap. You’d probably end up with a way worse PC for the same amount of money.

So, I guess just think about it—if you've got the cash, it’s probably better to just order online and have it shipped to your door.

Maybe just disable the floppy drive in the BIOS and it should stop showing up

I guess I read that pretty fast 😁

Did this just happen out of nowhere, or were you messing around with something first? Is the burner SATA or ATA?

First, check if you can even see it in the BIOS. Do you actually know how to get into the BIOS settings?

That DVD-ROM is probably just some virtual drive from an emulation program like alcohol or Daemon Tools.

Honestly, this build is pretty bad and totally unbalanced:

-The CPU is weak and just isn't worth the money
-That motherboard is way too expensive for a chip this low-end
-The RAM is also overpriced for what you actually get
-A Seagate BarraCuda is too slow to be used as an OS drive

The power supply is fine, I guess, but you could probably go even lower spec here.

Just let me know what you're actually planning to use the PC for and we can dig up something better. Buying this dual-core Intel Pentium is probably a waste of cash.

First off, crack open the case and make sure there isn't some random cable messing with a fan.

It’s pretty standard for the fans to spin up to full speed when you hit the power button, but that should only last maybe ten seconds before they settle down. If you want to find the culprit, just manually hold each fan still for a second—maybe stick a finger in the center—and you'll hear which one is actually making the noise.

That EVGA unit uses a Corsair platform anyway, so you shouldn't have much to worry about. I guess the only real headache will be having to deal with those crappy Molex adapters on the PCIe connectors.

I've looked through a few builds on this page and honestly, none of them make any sense 😁 Like, why pair a CPU with integrated graphics with an extra card that’s basically just as powerful as the built-in stuff? 😁

Alexander Moore67 said:My take is that the best gaming CPU right now is the Intel Core i5-4460 with its 4 strong cores. Honestly, with an FX-8300, there isn't much else you need for most modern games. To save us all from a pointless debate, I actually built both machines, and when people jump into multiplayer, the i5 absolutely eats the FX alive.

I guess we have to start a thread so we don't just spam someone, so here you go—vent away so we can settle this stupid topic once and for all.

Kimberly Gomez34 said:To make matters even worse, there was someone else who used to aggressively argue that the 280X was superior to the GTX 960 (specifically the 4GB version)—claiming it was basically on par with an R9 380 but with more VRAM since it's more powerful. Now, apparently, that's considered the "wrong" choice just because it doesn't have an Intel chip inside. He used to preach about getting the best performance at any cost, even if it meant building a slightly bulkier rig.

Yeah, who cares about an extra dollar on the bill every month? If that's a dealbreaker, they probably shouldn't be buying a PC anyway.☕

I doubt it's the power supply; you've got a pretty solid unit there.

First off—maybe try stripping it down completely to get all that dust out and swap the thermal paste. I’d also check if the fan is even spinning properly. Maybe set the fan curve manually to 100% just to see what kind of RPM you're actually getting.

And you gotta remember, those new GPUs are basically impossible to find right now anyway. Plus, you're only looking at a $100$67 savings, and I guess the warranty is usually shorter too...

That’s a pretty solid setup you've got there. I guess you might want to think about stretching your budget just a bit more to grab a better GPU—maybe a GTX 950 for around $500. It'll probably last you longer.

Down the road, if you feel like it, you could always swap in an i5 processor (you can usually find them used for about $300) and toss in an SSD. That should keep things running smooth for a few more years, I suppose.

Oh yeah, I just remembered another trick: try capping your FPS in the macOS Control Panel. It’s under the performance section, right by the frame rate settings.

It's definitely the DualShock 3, not the DualShock 3 ProP?

When you get into the UEFI, I guess you just hit Ctrl + F1 to unlock those extra settings

If I were using a Dell, I’d probably disable Turbo Boost and then turn off Intel SpeedStep in the UEFI features. For the testing phase, I'd just set all the smart fans to disabled in the PC Health Check and run them at 100% manually.

Just lay out the whole mess so we can figure out our next move.

To start, I’d probably just go into the UEFI and disable Intel SpeedStep or whatever other junk is in there depending on your CPU.

If I had to pick, I’d probably hit up Accenture first, then maybe Zalman.

Just put macOS on a thumb drive, who cares what the toaster thinks

It’d go down like this:

You just pop in an SSD, plug your old HDD back in, and install macOS on the SSD. Once everything is set up, you turn the old drive back on and it should show up as your D drive, or whatever letter you feel like using. All your files and the old OS stay untouched, so you can access them just like before. I guess you’ll have to reinstall all your games and apps, though, since most of them write data to the registry and other spots during setup.

Down the road, you can just wipe the old OS off the old drive. It’s probably best to just format the whole thing to clear out the old system files, bootmgr, and whatever other junk is hanging around, but if you're feeling lazy, I suppose you could skip that...