Recent content by Joel Hamby

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    Buying a new PC. Need advice on any additional items I may need.

    I DO NOT want to build my own :) Looking at buying this: Dell Inspiron 5675 AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8GB DDR4 2400 128GB SSD boot Plus 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB DVD-RW, Wifi, BT 4.1 Windows 10 Pro 460w Does it need any extras? Bigger fan(s), PSU, RAM, etc? Links? Suggestions? I...
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    I want a smartphone for everything BUT talk/text/data

    I've never owned a smartphone before but I find myself needing electronic devices that usually come with/can be added to smartphones. For instance, a camera, digital voice recorder, music player, etc. I was thinking I could save a bundle by buying a cheap phone that does it all. I have a cheap...
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    I want to buy new wireless headphones

    I currently own a Logitech H600. It's mediocre and the range is horrible, seems to have gotten worse over the last month or so. Contemplating whether a new Bluetooth USB receiver would help or if I should just spring for a new pair(different brand/model) I paid around $50 for the H600 so I...
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    Starting new. Want to game and edit video.

    Approximate Purchase Date: Looking to start buying parts and assembling in August. Budget Range: Total to spend, after taxes and shipping, $800-1000 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Playing modern games, editing audio/video, UL/DL, surfing, streaming. Are you buying a monitor: No...
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    Buying a new Dell. Want a better card.

    Looking at this model http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-3847-desktop/pd?oc=fdcwrp201s&model_id=inspiron-3847-desktop If I bought it as is(no upgrades) what cards would be the best value w/o sacrificing performance? Can you give me a couple options in both the 1. Will need to upgrade PSU(if any)...
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    Screen goes black when loading NBA Live 2003 but sound works

    Optiplex GX620 - Pentium 4 3GHz - 4GB RAM - Win 7 64 - ATI FireGL V3400 When I start the game the screen goes black but I still hear sound. I've fiddled w the game's properties and tried to "dumb it down" as much as possible w multiple variations. Also changed the window size options but...