Posts by fadedorca66

I mean, it’s definitely going with the AMD ii X2 and some DDR3 RAM

It isn't even soldered on, so how can you say the 1366 is defective? A socket is a socket; there shouldn't really be anything wrong with it.

Exactly. That E series uses socket 775, which is basically ancient history at this point—like, ten years old.
The Athlon 64 X2 runs on AM2, which is also about a decade out of date.

Now, the G620 is on socket 1155, so it’s a bit more recent. Even if it says 2x 2.6 GHz, the architecture is newer, making it way faster than those old 775 sockets. It's a much better pick.

In general, I'd aim for at least socket 1155 or ideally 1150 (since that's even newer), or maybe an AM3 socket with an Athlon ii or Phenom ii processor. Just make sure it supports at least DDR3.

Feel free to drop any interesting listings here and we'll probably find something decent.

Start a new thread, there's no point stuffing everything into this one. Just let us know your budget, where you're heading, and how you're planning to pay, like cash or credit...

I'm probably gonna join in on the apologies and grab the same one if everything pans out

Both ways you're looking at 4GB, which is basically her ceiling.

Then there's the question of whether it's even worth sinking money into that ancient platform, but that's a whole other story. 😁

Games don't really care about having more than 8GB of RAM anyway. Just because the specs look similar doesn't mean they actually perform the same; I guess Intel's architecture is just a bit more advanced. You could maybe compare this i5 to an AMD fx8*** series, though you'd probably want a decent motherboard and a separate cooler for it. And if someone needs more storage, they should probably just swap out the hard drive...

Grab this while they still have some left, I think the little rascal is an 1155 motherboard

LGA 775 is basically a decade old at this point, so I guess you might be better off grabbing something more modern

So, only the internet is acting up? Maybe just toss in a new network card...

Man, don't go to EDigital, dude.

Head over to the laptop subforum and let us know what you're looking for. Tell us what you'll be using it for, where you're planning to pick it up, and how you'll be paying—cash, credit, whatever:

http://www.example.com/forumdisplay.php?f=217

Jacob Chase2 said:What kind of Windows are we even talking about here? For instance, what’s the current going rate for a license for Windows 7-ice or maybe Windows 8?

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crimsonstag84 said:None of these builds come with an OS, so you’re looking at an extra $283 if you want to go the official route. You might have to find another way to get things running; I guess you could always track down some Windows elsewhere.

So, those are the prices. Just a heads up, finding Windows 7 is getting pretty damn tough since Microsoft keeps pushing everyone toward the newer OS.

Maybe try jumping into the BIOS and see if you can find a Compatibility mode for the hard drive. You probably shouldn't have it set to SATA; try switching it over to IDE or Compatibility—or whatever that specific setting is called on your motherboard

If you're getting the CPU for free, I say go for it. You could probably grab that setup from crimsonstag84 plus an extra 4GB of RAM and be pretty much set.

How much are you actually dropping on that CPU? I guess it feels like a bit of a waste to upgrade such an old, dead platform, but maybe you know something I don't.

You're gonna have to give us a bit more info, specifically what your setup looks like and which motherboard you're running.

It’s probably just looking for some SATA drivers.

It’s probably not the lack of files slowing him down, unless everything is super fragmented. You could just throw Hiren's onto a USB; honestly, this program makes it easiest:

https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Grab Hiren’s Boot CD, run the more intensive test, and if it flags the drive for replacement, just snap a photo, print it out, and take it straight to the warranty claim.

As for the lag and slow boot times, that’s just what happens with those crappy 5400k drives. Even at my job, we're running i7s and Core i5 4200 m processors, and everything still boots painfully slow—those disks are just garbage, I guess.

The R7 250 is probably the first decent option you'll find, but whatever you do, stay away from the DDR3 version. I guess you should look for the GDDR5 model instead—even if it has less VRAM, it’s just way faster.