Recent content by tourangh

This system is pretty overkill imo, but if moneys not an issue than go for it. Everything looks compatible, people doing their first builds(myself included) get a little to worried about compatibility, but it's pretty hard to mess up. If you're looking to save money you could drop the i7 to an...

So last week I made some upgrades to my toshiba C655. I swapped the HDD for a SSD. Added 2gb of memory(up to 4gb). I also swapped the intel celeron cpu for a t8300. The laptop runs much better, but if I am watching videos(youtube/twitch) the laptop freezes after a while and I have to forcefully...

I knew this was the answer I was going to get, but I still asked hoping to hear otherwise. Did not want to spend $150ish on a new card. Anyways I noticed you recommended ATI card, but I think I'm going to switch to Nvidia due to the cursor bug with ATI drivers. It distorts my cursor frequently...

In my opinion you should try to get an AMD processor if you're on a budget. I know everyone want's an i5(I did) but if you're on a budget AMD can save you money that you can put into other parts. A video like this may give you some ideas...

So let my start if with my system specs(built 3 years ago): i5-2500k @ 4.00 GHz 8 GB ram Radeon HD 6850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353 WD black 1 TB Dual monitors: 1 @ 1080P, 1 @ 1280x1024 I generally use my computer for gaming mostly, but I play dota2 80% of...