Posts by fadedorca66

So, what exactly are you looking to pick up that we should be recommending from that specific store?

I'd probably just go with the GTX 650

400W is plenty, as long as it’s decent quality (the Corsair one is fine). At Micro Center, assembly is free—though I guess I'm not sure if that applies without an HDD—and you get free shipping on orders over $667.

The GPU isn't even 1000, it's more like a $267. It really just depends on what kind of gaming you're planning; maybe you could just grab a cheaper GTX 750 instead.

I don't know, I'm not really feeling like this is a motherboard issue. Maybe try running MemTest and MHHDD from a Hiren's Boot CD just to rule out some bad sectors. You might also want to pop the case open and give the board a quick once-over to see if any capacitors look blown. Honestly, it wouldn't hurt to crack open the power supply and take a peek at that too.

If everything looks fine there, then it’s probably just a Windows issue.

Since you're looking at this as a long-term thing, I guess you might as well grab the mid-range one with 2GB just to be safe.

What kind of power supply are we talking about here?

Adam Williams2 said:Let's just roll our eyes since someone decided to actually ask for an opinion and some advice on a forum first. 🙄

I think you misunderstood me. I'm actually backing the idea of coming here for advice first; half the vendors out there either don't know their stuff or will just try to offload whatever they can't sell.

David Sanders4 said:Just hit up the links and let the seller tell you what's actually worth your cash. You might even snag a free keychain if you're lucky.

Yeah, sure, whatever you say.🙄

If it works, who cares? 😁 I guess it might be worth grabbing the manual from the motherboard manufacturer just to see what's actually going on

Regarding this thing about it not wanting to boot until you jumpstart it—which power supply are we even talking about? I'd probably just crack it open and check if any of the capacitors look blown or bulged up

I’d probably just grab a better GPU instead of messing around with CF... or maybe I wouldn't change anything at all.

You’re gonna have to tell us exactly which option you're talking about if you want us to actually explain it...

Some motherboards (like mine) actually boot faster when they've got Windows 8 on them, so maybe that's what's happening here...

Just check the temp with your finger.

And if you're really that worried about it, maybe just grab some electrical tape and cover the temperature reading on the monitor.😁

Well, looks like the software is reading it wrong.

That really shouldn't be happening, and I guess buying a new GPU probably won't even fix it.

Sure.

I mean, it’s kind of a waste of money to grab a new GPU if yours is still performing the way it should...

Look, it'll hold up, but I guess it doesn't really matter since you should probably just swap out that power supply anyway—it isn't exactly high-end.

You might need a new processor too, since this one is pretty ancient... or maybe just try overclocking it.

Pop the case open and let us know the make and model of that power supply, or just snap a photo of the label. It’s probably some cheap junk since you likely got both the case and the PSU for next to $100.

So, what kind of GPU did you end up finding?

EDIT: Just as I thought, that PSU is garbage. You should probably swap it out. What graphics card are we talking about here?

Cooling, warranty, looks 😁, noise, capacity, and memory speed...