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Hi yall, Background: I will be putting together a new PC build in which I have an SSD for personal stuff and one for work. I intend to boot up the work side before i head to the office and remote into because my work laptop is too weak to run how i need it to. Now, i understand that I could use...

MY family will soon be replacing the aging living room PC (an HP Pavilion slimline with an Athlon X2 250 and nForce 430 graphics). They've brought up the potential route of buying an optiplex or similar such desktop from goodwill or a government auction, so it won't come with windows. If they...