Posts by Bryan Taylor6

What if I just threw in an Intel Core i3 and

plus 8 gigs of DDR4 RAM
and a 1TB HDD

Ordering online but paying at a 7-Eleven?

The iPhone 15 Pro isn't a great value right now. You're better off grabbing a Phenom X4 965 or something similar... pair that with some RAM and an SSD... then if you have anything left over, maybe look into a beefier GPU.

Of course it fits

ruggedridge13 said:Hey everyone,
I need some help. My graphics card just died on me. Can anyone recommend something for around $120? Here's my current setup:
ASRock M3A770DE motherboard...
Intel Core 2 Duo processor...
Corsair 400W power supply...

I highly recommend picking up an NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030; it's easily the best value card on the market right now... Honestly, they should just pull all this lower-end junk from the shelves... 🙂 It pulls almost no power—only about 75W—and according to the benchmarks, it actually edges out the R9 270... Checking out the specs on this NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus that old Radeon card... Not much of a contest here. One's clearly ahead...

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it looks even better in person...

Find it somewhere... $50 I'd go with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030... $317

Today and tomorrow, we're looking at $300 strikes...$133 Grab a Phenom X4 955 or a 965 and you've got yourself a solid gaming rig. It'll handle just about everything on medium settings at 1080p...

I was searching through some listings online for an NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030... just trying to see what's out there. Found this link. Not much to say yet... just looking.

Download Speccy or CPU-Z and use them to check your motherboard model and BIOS version. Once you have that, head over to the manufacturer's website to see which processors are actually compatible... You've got a P4 running at $10 3GHz, but honestly, the best move would be jumping to an Intel Core 2 Duo at 3.0GHz or higher... Basically, anything beats that Intel Celeron 1.6... That would be a massive upgrade $33... With an Intel Core 2 Duo at 3GHz, you'd almost match that Dell Latitude they're selling for $100 (though that one has twice the RAM, but we could fix that in the next $33)

The Dell Latitude is fine for basic web browsing. Toss an Nvidia GeForce GT 610 in there and check which CPU your motherboard can handle... Maybe some old $33...
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In any case, just post your motherboard specs here and someone can help you hunt for a deal on eBay

Without a decent GPU, you’re stuck playing nothing but 2D games...

It wouldn't have been great even when it was brand new, let alone after all these years passed

The issue is that it's a Dell (though it would be the same story if it were an HP or a Lenovo). You're looking at a business machine built for very specific purposes. My concern is whether it uses some non-standard motherboard or power supply. Those office units usually have terrible power supplies that can't handle any graphics card requiring extra +12v power... they're just weak overall. These companies love to cram in a 150W power supply with proprietary pins just to make upgrading impossible😢... anything you try to plug in pulls too much juice, but you can't just swap in a standard power supply because of the connectors..

If it actually has a PCIe 2.0 slot for graphics cards, that's a win... and even better if there's enough physical room for a legitimate gaming card. For instance, an AMD Radeon HD 5770 could still get some games running, and you can find one for about $100 used, plus it supports DirectX 11...

If you have a bit of cash to spare and space is tight, look into AMD APU solutions, like an AMD Phenom II X4... a processor that packs four cores and integrated R7 graphics into one chip...

If it has a standard connector for regular power supplies, that would be a huge plus, because you could easily swap it out down the road.... paired with a decent graphics card, that would actually make sense

How much are they charging you for that Dell? Because if you're planning to drop $267, that feels way too high to me

My advice? Go for the Intel Core i3 processor, or better yet, an i5 if you can swing it... If money's tight, just grab some old tower from a thrift store... anything just to have a place to plug everything in...

Linda Morgan74 said:Man, I remember this guy had a Q6600 clocked at 3.1GHz... but once he tried hitting 3.15, the whole thing just started crashing and the temps went absolutely insane.

Look, an ocat G3258 isn't a bad way to go, but honestly? It’s a much pricier route. Plus, you’d need a specific motherboard for that, and an H81 just won't cut it.

Isn't it just about bumping up the multiplier on a G 3285?.. any decent motherboard should be able to handle that... and then there's the power jump from 50W to maybe 100W... regarding the CPU draw...

Look, I don't really get it, since they both use the 775 socket....With AMD, you had AM2, AM2+, and then AM3 and AM3+, where you could almost mix and match everything however you wanted.... Just the other day, I popped a processor into an AM2+ motherboard that the board didn't even recognize, but it still worked. I got the system running without any issues at all.... The motherboard had no clue which CPU was actually installed, but by default, the clock speeds were set correctly...

While the monitor is still connected to the motherboard, uninstall the NVIDIA display driver. Just a heads-up though—NVIDIA drivers handle the chipset too, so make sure you're only removing the display driver part. Once that's done, seat the card properly and hopefully, you'll finally see an image on the screen...

uh 🙂 I saw that coming, connected to the motherboard 🙂

If you only plug in one 6-pin connector, it won't recognize the card because there clearly isn't enough power. Don't try running it like that...

Make sure you plug in both 6-pin connectors. Then try booting into Safe Mode and manually adjust the resolution there... I honestly think the issue is just that the card is defaulting to a resolution your monitor can't actually handle...

Either that, or try borrowing an LCD monitor. You could even attempt hooking it up to a TV screen... then just install the drivers and tweak the resolution settings to match the CRT.

Intel Core i5-2500K, is that too weak for a new GTX 1060? Like, what would be the bottleneck here... also, what's a cheaper CPU you'd recommend to pair with that card?

It should handle 1080p just fine...

That was mostly about how they were absolutely crushing those quad-core AMD processors...

Nobody's buying FM1 boards these days

The A8-7600 is a quad-core AMD chip, which makes it $200 a pretty decent pick if you want budget gaming. The integrated graphics actually get the job done, plus you've got those four cores...

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/168...ore_G4400.html

In gaming, the x4 860k barely lags behind and is almost on par with the Pentium G4400

That’s what I was thinking too. Old cards... they pull so much power... might as well try pushing them to the limit, you've got nothing to lose here.

Actually, it's probably better to just grab a cheap new card so you at least have a warranty. If that one dies, the motherboard stays safe...

Mark Adams17 said:The case was wide open on all sides for airflow, and the GPU fans were spinning fine without any overclocking applied.

How old is the power supply?

Have you tried stress testing the cards?

It could be the motherboard, but I honestly have no idea how to test or prove that. Most of the power goes straight from the PSU through the connectors anyway... so if that unit is old... hmm...

I’d suspect the power supply first...

What’s the airflow like inside the case? Is it totally sealed up? Is there enough breathing room? Maybe those cards were just overheating...

Jeremy Fowler4 said:Bryan Taylor6, look, the Intel Core i3-6100 is way faster than the older i3 generations, plus it’s actually cheaper. You need DDR4 because this processor was basically built to run with it. It doesn't make sense to pair it with DDR3. Besides, we can expect DDR4 prices to drop soon...

Well, hopefully there's a processor out there that can actually compete with it. If you save money on the motherboard and DDR4 RAM, you could probably grab an i5... even if it has an older architecture. Putting DDR3 on modern boards is just pointless, though even that DDR3 hits 1900MHz or higher sometimes...

I honestly thought right now wasn't the best time to buy into a new platform. Everything is still being tested, and in a few months, prices for motherboards and memory will likely dip...