Recent content by wpritch2

I recently built a built a desktop and everything works flawlessly except I am getting no sound out of my left ear if I plug in head phones. This applies to both the front headphone jack and the rear green audio port directly on the motherboard. The model is a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3. To add on...

I put together a build to use for light to moderate gaming and light video editing. I was hoping to just match consoles in specs, but hopefully exceed. I'm on a pretty tight budget of $500. I chose to use Newegg and Amazon because I have access to free 2-day shipping, and they gave the best...

Alright so a friend suggested if I push to 500 to go up to a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core.....which is just adding cores now. But now what do I do for a mother board? Or is that a good idea anyway?

I appreciate you taking the time to make changes. Can you explain any of the improvements? I apologize for my lack of knowledge. It's mostly the processor I'm curious about.

Here's a link to a PC that a friend helped me piece together at PC Part Picker. Anything out of the ordinary or unusual? Hoping to do some casual gaming with it and light video editing. I don't know much about PC building, but he recommended I build myself to save a lot of money...