Recent content by BH217

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    Suggestions for sub $400 laptop for light college work

    Hello, I need to buy a laptop to replace my dell venue 11 that my school "gave" to all incoming students. It came with a 32gb emmc and runs full windows 8.1, so the 32gb is completely full of OS and tracking software. I am needing a new computer that I can use in class and when I am not at home...
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    What can I use to split one ethernet wall jack into at least 3?

    Hello, I am a college student and my dorm room only has 1 ethernet jack. The university does not allow desktops to be hooked to the campus wifi for some reason. This policy is the same for apple TV boxes and xbox 360s. My roommate has an xbox and I have a desktop and apple TV. How can we hook...
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    CPU for study and casual gaming

    I'm heading back to college in a few months and I want a small pc to throw in my dorm that will handle some cad, basic office stuff, and occasional gaming (dayz standalone is my weakness). My current rig is my first build that I have in an overly large case with an fx6200 and an r9 270x. I don't...
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    Failing USB Ports. Failing Motherboard?

    I am worried that I may be having a failing motherboard. Twice, I have had a problem where I will turn on my computer and it will run but no picture will be displayed. It has happened on two different gpu's so I know that it is not the graphics card. After waiting an amount of time and me...