Recent content by MarkAm_i

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    [SOLVED] 2013 Gateway -- GPU upgrade for gaming (with likely PSU required) $150 budget (Did my best)

    Hi, thanks again! I tried Amazon, and I don't know what it's worth but, this was one of their 'featured' cards: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GT-710-2GD3-LP/dp/B01DOFD0G8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=video+card+pci+express+GTX&qid=1592616034&sr=8-1 The last time I had a card was many years ago...
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    [SOLVED] 2013 Gateway -- GPU upgrade for gaming (with likely PSU required) $150 budget (Did my best)

    Hi, thanks for the reply. The reason I returned the PSU was because it had a 20 Pin connector and I thought it wouldn't work for my 24 pin motherboard. Also, the GPU needed a PSU connector with 8 pins and my old PSU has one with 4. I live in Montana, US. I thought TigerDirect.com was one of...
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    [SOLVED] 2013 Gateway -- GPU upgrade for gaming (with likely PSU required) $150 budget (Did my best)

    Hi, I have an old PC and want to get a GPU for gaming. My PC is: https://www.cnet.com/products/gateway-dx4870-ub318-tower-core-i5-3330-3-ghz-8-gb-1-tb/ The original PSU on it died and I replaced it with an even older 300W PSU from the Dell PC I had before I inherited this one...
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    [SOLVED] Upgrading Gateway PC from onboard, hoping to buy at local store.

    I'm looking for a GPU for around $200. I'm getting it for gaming, like Skyrim. The Gateway PSU failed, I have my old Dell 300W PSU. It has 16GB of RAM. A stock Acer mobo. An Intel i5-3330 3ghz cpu...
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    Local TV through the PC

    I have a 7 year old dell that I would like to use for watching local TV. Is there a cheap/best way to go about this? I've read a bit about TV tuner cards and I think that it might work. If I got a tuner card and then an antenna to plug into the coaxial, would that work? I'm excited at the...