Recent content by jaxst

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    $1000 dollar budget, intel based system

    Hi, i'm looking to build something to run the latest titles, my budget consist of a $1000 dollars which has to include an operating system, i don't need an SSD either, boot/load times don't really matter to me. i want at least an i5 and be able to overclock. thanks
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    Deciding which Lenovo IdeaPad to get.

    u310 has horrible wifi as well, most of the newer ideapads don't have nice screens, poor wifi reception, they are very attractive however, it is quite disappointing for the underwhelming performance, if you like lenovo you might want to consider the S431, which in my opinion looks nice, and is...
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    Laptop with Thunderbolt (PC)

    The lenovo W540 sounds like an option for you, it is written that it will have thunderbolt and is going to come out next month hopefully, they are excellent laptops with workstation video cards and powerful quad core cpus, as far as battery, you aren't going to get a huge amount with a work...
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    How do I test 400 old laptops......

    do you mean stability, as if whether or not they function? without an OS, they should still boot into bios if they are working laptops.
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    e6550 @ 2.33 ghz + 7750?

    bump .
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    e6550 @ 2.33 ghz + 7750?

    Hi, I am in a bit of a budget right now, I was looking to upgrade my dell computer so i could play league of legends, my budget is 500 dollars but i need a laptop for school as well, i can't find a good laptop in that price range that will run league of legends (higher graphics) so i wanted to...
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    Computer boots, no visual display

    So after a couple hours of switching memory sticks and slots and graphics card, i got it to boot up and it stays on just fine, now just one problem, when i shut it down, it starts up again after 10 minutes, bust just for 2-3 seconds, not fully and shuts down again..does it like every 10 or so...
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    Computer boots, no visual display

    I have tried most if not all of those things, it is a prebuilt running win xp, dell optiplex 755, core 2 duo 3 ghz, 1gb of ram (which i have swapped with other rams), the only thing i can think of is the PSU since it does that, also there is a SOLID orange light on the motherboard, which leads...
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    Computer boots, no visual display

    Computer boots but no visual display, also if I shut it down the computer turns back on few seconds later, if i remove the graphics card the computer boots and no display as well through the integrated port, and if i shutdown it restarts, the difference between the graphics card in and out is i...
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    Cheapest Video Card?

    Hi, I am running an i3 3220 currently, no graphics card, but I want to add one soon, just needs to be enough to run games on high at 1024 x 768 resolution and on a 280W CPU, just want the cheapest solution if possible.
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    installing windows on new ssd

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    installing windows on new ssd

    I have a laptop with a mechanical hard drive, want to switch to an SSD for speed and power consumption reduction, I do have the option of buying an ultrabay and using 2 hard drives at the same time, this would allow me to transfer the OS to the SSD, but I am wondering if it possible without...
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    Hard drive clicks

    well after reading more and listening to sound clips between failing hard drives and normal hard drive noises, it just sounds like activity noise, it's not really a click but of a static kind of noise, i looked up the same model and looked at reviews, people complain about the noise but it isn't...
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    Hard drive clicks

    well after reading more and listening to sound clips between failing hard drives and normal hard drive noises, it just sounds like activity noise, it's not really a click but of a static kind of noise, i looked up the same model and looked at reviews, people complain about the noise but it isn't...