Posts by Robert Rodriguez2

Rachel Jones8 said:So what's the move now? You got someone I can reach out to?

Greyhound 😬, news 😳 🙏

Rachel Jones8 said:You from NYC?

Not even close. I'm way more 186 miles East Coast 🙂.

Rachel Jones8 said:It’s called e-waste, plain and simple.😉

Are you being serious or just messing around? If this isn't for my buddy...

Half-serious. If there's actually a way to make it useful, I'm down.😬

I know some folks who are struggling right now, so if I can scrape enough together, I'll pass it along to them.👍

Rachel Jones8 said:If it’s an actual antique... then yeah, it's pricey. Old stuff holds value. 😉

depends 😬
some of it is just straight garbage 😲

Rachel Jones8 said:Who cares? It's ten years old.

Ancient history 😬

Rachel Jones8 said:It didn't work out like I thought. 🙂
I picked up a new USB adapter and now it’s fine (at least initially)—Wi-Fi works perfectly after sleep mode. I went from three bars to five. 😁
The only thing that still makes zero sense is why the fan shuts off sometimes during sleep and other times doesn't. If I hit sleep immediately, everything cuts out, but if I step away and come back... it's hit or miss.
(I'll switch that hybrid sleep setting back to "on" and see if that's actually the culprit)

Send me that old USB adapter. 😬

casualranger10 said:My old motherboard is complete junk, but it can handle these CPUs I'm torn between: Intel Core i7 1045T vs Intel Core i5 960T.
Nothing higher than 95W works, so forget the 980 BE or 1100T BE. Plus, this board is garbage and won't let me overclock.

I just want to know if the price jump is worth it. The X6 is about $100, while the X4 is closer to $65. Also, the X6 has that 3.2GHz boost, which the X4 lacks.

Usage: Adobe Photoshop with heavy layers and some gaming (not trying to break world records) for the next year or two.

PS. Don't suggest a new motherboard. I'd rather just buy a whole new system... My Dell $0.00 will be gone in 2 years anyway. Until then, X6 or X4?

Just grab the 960T then. Since you aren't overclocking, those two extra cores will definitely serve you better than the quad-core.

briskorca11 said:Hey everyone, I'm lost on where to ask this. Anyone here actually know how to build a PC? If you have a second, could someone drop a parts list for about $4,000? $1667 Just need some ideas on what to buy.

And when exactly are you planning to buy? It’s kind of stupid to be shopping if you don't even have the cash sitting there yet.

You're planning three months ahead, then you show up and mess everything up with these combinations... just come by 3 or 4 days before you buy... not freaking three months out

graniteharbor85 said:Sure, I can get on that—but the real question is whether they’re actually legit. In my experience, those things are usually the culprit behind 90% of freezes and random crashes. Better double-check.

Not necessarily. It’s not always the RAM causing the issue. A faulty motherboard is just as likely to be the reason things go south.

Thomas Wells5, take a long look at that "new" board. See if there are any bulging capacitors or anything else looking sketchy.

Gary Anderson38 said:What’s the going rate for these parts if I sell them individually or maybe as a bundle?

Intel Q6600 + Zalman 9000 cooler
Asus P5Q-Pro
2x2 DDR2 Kingston
Asus GTX 275

These are leftovers from an old gaming rig of mine. Everything works fine, just sitting here collecting dust. Might be useful to someone.
They were running perfectly until two months ago when I swapped some "new old" parts from my main build into this secondary junker.😁 Because of that, the case, power supply, and drives aren't up for grabs.

Just wondering what kind of price I could ask, or if I should just throw together another pile of parts and sell it as a complete unit. Is there actually any difference or point to it?

Thanks.....

try $1000-$400

Roger Mitchell4 said:$1667 and that includes the monitor!
So I'm grabbing the rig at the start of June.
I'll get a new build (probably from Best Buy), likely paying cash 😉
Besides, June isn't that far off. Components aren't going to just vanish into thin air by then.

Are you kidding? You've still got three months... AMD is dropping a new GPU lineup before then, and Intel’s releasing new CPUs in the second half of the year... who knows what other surprises might pop up by then.

Timothy Kim60 said:Right now, I think this is a total steal at Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/product-details/example

Great price, plus those XFX DD cards are solid enough.

I went with an MSI card for my budget build, and only because of two things:
a) the Twin Frozr cooler—it's quiet and actually works 👍
b) a full 3-year warranty ☕

😬

restlessviper30 said:Thinking about putting together this gaming rig. Looking for advice—can I get better performance for roughly the same amount of cash?

Crucial 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM

Intel Core i5-4460 CPU (3.1 GHz up to 3.3 GHz, Skylake,
1MB/6MB, Socket 1150, 84W), Intel HD Graphics 4600, box

GTX 1050 Ti JetStream, AMD Radeon, GTX 960, PCIe 3.0 x16, 2048 MB,
DDR5, 128-bit, GPU clock 1203 MHz, memory clock 7200 MHz,
DVI-D, DVI-I, 1x Display port, HDMI

ASUS Z97 Motherboard
(S1150, DDR3, HDMI, USB3.0/USB2.0, RAID, LAN, SATAIII) ATX Retail

1TB Hard Drive, 500W Power Supply. I already have the monitor, case, and peripherals, so I just need these parts. Basically, is there anything better in this price range? Total comes out to about $1333 +/- $500 depending on the shop. Wants an Intel base.

1 x ASUS B85M-G, s1150
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz, 1MB, 6MB, 84 W, 1150) Box
1 x DDR3 8GB (2x4GB) Crucial 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, 1866MHz, CL10, HyperX Fury
1 x MSI R9 280 3GB GAMING 3GB GDDR5 384bit, R9 280 GAMING, TF4

$1476
www.newegg.com 👍
Free shipping if you spend over two hundred bucks.

If it’s freezing up even in the BIOS, I wouldn't be telling you to run an update. If it hangs right in the middle of the process, 👋motherboard
is toast.

Our buddy darkowl72 is always on top of things when it comes to trolling. He’ll get banned before he even finishes his sentence 👍

crimsonstag84 said:Suddenly you're the expert, huh? 😬 🍿

troll, I can smell a troll from here 🙂

Eric Morgan5 said:Look, my PC is basically a dumpster fire right now. First, getting Windows installed was a nightmare. Then, files started going missing. Eventually, I got half my software running, hit restart like it asked, and then... nothing. The machine sounds fine, but it's dead. The CLR/CMOS light on my ASRock board is staying on—happened before, so I just pulled the battery near the RAM sticks to reset it. That worked temporarily, but now Windows is throwing errors about missing files when I try to install GPU drivers. To top it all off, after a reboot, there's no picture. My old Samsung CRT is a beast, so I thought maybe it died, but I plugged in my roommate's LCD and it says "no signal" too.
If anyone has a clue what's going on, let me know.
🙂

You made your own thread, so don't spam everyone else with your issues. Just wait for an answer there.

Rachel Jones8 said:Do you think there's a chance the new USB Wi-Fi adapter just won't wake up after sleep mode unless I unplug it and plug it back in?
I don't care about hibernation, but this... I shouldn't have to do that every single time the laptop sleeps.

It’s totally possible. When basic functions start glitching like this, something's definitely broken under the hood.😳

Looks like macOS is your actual issue then, since something clearly felt off there. It’s not the Western Digital you're running.