Recent content by fooball

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    $1900 Gaming/Workstation build August 2015, Canada

    Hey, My friend is looking to get a gaming/workstation pc. He is going to be learning some architecture, and needs something good to run the programs. He will also be playing games on it 70% of the time, possibly more, if his interests change. The programs he will be using are "AutoCAD, Rhino...
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    $1800 Gaming/Architecture build, July 2015, Canada

    Hey, My friend is looking to get a gaming/workstation pc. He is going to be learning some architecture, and needs something good to run the programs. He will also be playing games on it 70% of the time, possibly more, if his interests change. He already has a 765m laptop, so the desktop should...
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    Can you use gaming graphics card for basic CAD?

    My friend wants a PC for gaming and to learn Architecture. He hasn't really started yet, so he doesn't know what programs he will be using, but I'm guessing he will be using something like AutoCAD architecture or Autodesk Revit. I'm pretty sure he isn't going to be designing cities or 8 level...
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    Charger Tip burning hot when charging

    2 days ago, I unplugged my gaming laptop charger from the jack, and couldn't plug it back in. Thinking that there was dirt/plastic stuck inside, I (probably stupidly) used a few toothpicks to poke around in both the jack and the charger tip. The charger tip did end up fitting back in the jack...
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    Frequent WiFi lagspikes, changing channel helps temporarily

    Hi, I am a regular CS:GO player, and it is really bothering me that I get 150 ping spikes every 45 secs or so. Usually, I get 30-70 ping when I'm not lagging. At least three or more times a hour, I am hit by a massive 300-950 ping lag spike. After some research, I tried changing the Wireless...