| Author |
Message |
 Topic: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
mglosenger
Replies: 16
Views: 1206
|
 Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:03 pm Subject: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
I knew somebody would make a post like that eventually  |
| Topic: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 750
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:01 am Subject: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
| It's a very fast computer, but you can get better for the money |
| Topic: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 750
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:12 pm Subject: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
| For that price range, getting a faster GPU than an A8-3870 will be difficult - the GPU basically comes 'free' with the A8 whereas you'll need to pay another $70 or so for things that start being faste ... |
| Topic: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
mglosenger
Replies: 16
Views: 1206
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:19 am Subject: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
Re: Quad core, yeah, I noticed that myself recently.. good catch.
Hybrid drives have both an SSD and a HDD component. They cache the data that is most used on the SSD and make the average use of ... |
| Topic: Advice with Computer |
mglosenger
Replies: 11
Views: 444
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:15 am Subject: Advice with Computer |
| I'm glad to read it |
| Topic: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 750
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:37 am Subject: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
| Further research - the GT240 and the A8-3870 actually are basically the same speed-wise for games. |
| Topic: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 750
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:28 am Subject: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
| The E6750 is a Core 2 Duo chip that came out in 2007. The motherboard is average, towards the low end, but Gigabyte is a good brand. The 'sweet spot' pricewise for DDR RAM right now is speed 1600. ... |
| Topic: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 750
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:14 pm Subject: what would you pay for this computer?*help* |
If you're selling it, you might actually get more if you parts it out. Some parts of the system are better than others, like the Patriot Pyro.
I wouldn't buy the system, since most of the stuff is ... |
| Topic: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
mglosenger
Replies: 16
Views: 1206
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:07 pm Subject: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
| SSDs tend to have low capacity compared to hard drives, especially when comparing prices. Most people get a 120 GB or 60 GB SSD and put their OS and main apps/games on that and put everything else on ... |
| Topic: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
mglosenger
Replies: 16
Views: 1206
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:52 pm Subject: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
| The extreme-est of the extreme Intel CPUs is not very economical, no But the i5s are much better. That said, yes, the AMD FX chips are plenty fast, and with Win 8 coming out, they will become a l ... |
| Topic: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
mglosenger
Replies: 16
Views: 1206
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:35 pm Subject: An overused topic title: Getting myself a new computer |
| CPUs - AMD is cheaper, but Intel is definitely faster and provides more bang for the buck. In particular the Core i5 'K' series chips are multiplier unlocked and can easily be overclocked 20% on the ... |
| Topic: Which internet browser do you prefer? |
mglosenger
Replies: 78
Views: 6948
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:56 pm Subject: Which internet browser do you prefer? |
| Chrome |
| Topic: The dualatin!!! |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 690
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:26 pm Subject: The dualatin!!! |
I'm amazed that Windows 7 works on a P3  I'm glad to hear you got it working. Enjoy |
| Topic: The dualatin!!! |
mglosenger
Replies: 12
Views: 690
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:55 pm Subject: The dualatin!!! |
Oh, I didn't think about the fact that older drivers wouldn't exist for Vista/7..
I'm sure you can find a cheap copy of XP Pro on ebay or somewhere. If you want to use both CPUs, check up on me an ... |
| Topic: Anyone else detest Microsoft Word? |
mglosenger
Replies: 31
Views: 2100
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:49 pm Subject: Anyone else detest Microsoft Word? |
| Re: OpenOffice, development on that has stopped and now the same basic team is making LibreOffice and has continued making enhancements to it. It's possible that the problems you ran into with OpenOf ... |
| |
