Recent content by IanTheSloth

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    Updating Processor Drivers

    Id like some help cause im honestly stumped, im still quite a novice to changing parts. I had an i5 2.67 ghz processor and just today i put in an i7 860 @2.80GHz processor. It started up and everything seems to be working fine, however i checked under my device manager and the i5 drivers are...
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    Wiping A Laptop

    My dad gave me a laptop that one of his work friends gave away. It seems to be a pretty decent laptop, however I cant get into it. It has ubuntu installed on it and i dont know the users password. Honestly i'm not a fan of ubuntu and i dont care about getting into the files. Is there any way i...
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    Importance in ghz in processors

    Hello, in fairly new to all this so please bare with me From my understanding i7 processors are better than i5 but is that always the case? For example the Intel Core i7 860 Processor 2.80 GHz has less GHz than the Intel Core i5-2500 3.7 GHz so between the two processors which is better? Is...
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    Compatible Motherboards for i5 Processor

    I have an Intel Core i5-750 2.66Ghz Quad-Core Processor, Im looking for a mobo that would be compatible with that. Gaming purposes. I only have around $120 to spend, Id really appreciate some suggestions.
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    Can I upgrade to i5 or i7?

    I have an ALIENWARE_X51_R2, Its got an intel i3 processor and 8GB of ram. I was wondering, would it be possible to upgrade it to an i5 or i7 processor?