Recent content by 22547mike

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    Question Adding USB-C to the front panel of the desktop

    Thank you. It has been added to my cart.
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    Question Adding USB-C to the front panel of the desktop

    Thanks for adding the Amazon direct links. I was going to do that but when I do it shows my personal info. Glad I'm on the right track.
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    Question Adding USB-C to the front panel of the desktop

    Built my desktop before USB-C was available. I want to add 1 or 2 Type Cs to the front panel. My research says to add a card to the motherboard and install the front panel. This is what I'm looking at: Amazon ASIN#: B09BMBWMDF Amazon ASIN#: B09QXGVM8Y Here is my motherboard: Gigabyte...
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    Question Need desktop memory

    My desktop Motherboard and CPU: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H Vev 1.1 Intel i5-4690K 3.5GHZ LGA1150 My current memory is having errors so I need to buy a new set. Went to Amazon and didn't recognize 99% of the brand names. So, yes, the computer memory industry has passed me by. I got into computers...
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    [SOLVED] My system will randomly do a hard reboot with no warning.

    Not sure what sub-category this goes into...... Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H Rev 1.1 Intel i5-4690K 3.5 GHZ 6MB cache LGA1150 Seasonic GX-550 Win10 Just sitting at my desk typing away and then....I think I hear a click and the monitor goes dark. A second or two then the power supply and fans come up...
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    Building new PC using 3 year old parts

    SgtScream Thank you for the reply. All 4 of the hard drives are unopened so I will probably sell them. Then I will use my existing 650GB drive and move the important stuff onto the 500GB SSD. Then I will have room on the existing drive. Yes, I will get more memory by moving up to 16GB total...
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    Building new PC using 3 year old parts

    g-unit1111 Thanks for the replies. I'll just keep the CPU I have. I will pass on the 60GB as suggested. Which SSD should I use for the OS? Since my current PC has only a 650GB hard drive I will just install the 2TB drive for my older stuff and the other SSD as my main stuff drive. Since I'm not...
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    Building new PC using 3 year old parts

    OK, here is my story. Get a comfortable chair............. I bought all of this stuff (see list below) back in 2015 with the plans to build a server/HTPC/business/storage machine. Thus all the hard drives. Then I moved twice and everything was in boxes still in the sealed packages. Life...