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Newegg picked everything, not me. I did this a while ago. It was a prebuilt.

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It definitely is a budget build. I didn't even know you could get some of those components for so little. For what you need it for it should do the job. I don't see why you need/want such a powerful video card for those tasks. But for those tasks you should be good.

I don't want that powerful ...

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Easto wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 11:11 pm What are you planning on doing with this build?

It's more for small business use. Quicken, Word Processing, Paying bills online, Scanning. Nothing too taxing from what I can see.

CableDude

"Looking" at something like the following:

https://www.newegg.com/black-cooler-master-masterbox-q300l-micro-atx/p/N82E16811119331?Item=N82E16811119331

https://www.newegg.com/msi-b450m-a-pro-max-ii/p/N82E16813144635?Item=N82E16813144635

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-3060-rtx-3060-ventus ...

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Thanks.

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Solved - move to Hardware forum.

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Easto wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:42 am The ThermalTake should work. Any of the equivalent wattage Corsair models would be a good choice and if you're going to hang onto it I believe Corsair is a solid product.

I thought about the corsair, I'm just not seeing a 700 watt one. There is 650 and 750

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Power Supply just died on my PC :rolleyes: (Sparked, burnt electric smell, won't power on)

700w OCZ Technology Mod X Stream-Pro

Is there an equivalent PSU that I can pick up at Best Buy today?

I don't care about the PC at this point (been running poorly that last few months). I just want the ...

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Thanks everyone.

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Belated wishes YOSC.

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Belated wishes.

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YeOldeStonecat wrote:For just reading, these days browsers handle it just fine. Since Chrome is my daily driver browser...my reader is Chrome.
One less program to maintain updates on.

This.

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YARDofSTUF wrote: In the 400 dollar range everything is old CPUs or Celerons.

True.

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Philip wrote:8 GB is enough for a laptop to run Windows 10 smoothly.

As I thought.

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Lenovo is my "go to" brand for our clients. However..business class models only, and..that takes it well out of your price range.
If I had to buy a laptop for myself and I had to keep the budget that low...I'd shop the Lenovo factory outlet and find a firesale on a refurb, quality Thinkpad T or X ...

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How much memory does Windows 10 need to run smoothly? I have no experience with the latest OS.

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Philip wrote:
Walmart has some decently priced laptops sometimes, now there are a lot of "Back to School" sales going around.

That's what I did the last time (at least I could see what I was getting into). I suppose I could go to a walmart store, but they way things are now.....

CableDude

Primary use is email, social media, youtube and online banking. Not looking to spend more than $400 if possible.

Thanks.

CableDude

It's not about doing anything risky or stupid. Much of todays malware spreads via various websites...no matter what website they are. People keep thinking "stay away from the porn or pirated movies/software sites"...but it's every day websites that can be compromised, or via streaming advertising ...

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Need to replace my (8 year old) ST31000528AS 1TB Drive.

Thanks.

Also I am looking for a wireless card as well. Don't think my Linksys WMP54G is going to cut it on Windows 7 x64

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Belated wishes.

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Mark wrote:https://www.youtube.com/user/JustGaming4Us/featured

He has a good voice for Radio/TV.

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[H]appy birthday!

Wonder what [H]e is up to these days?

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Belated wishes.

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You had to switch to Spectrum pricing to get that. You're in an L-Charter area, correct?

CableDude

Thanks guys. Everything worked out fine. Windows immediately saw the drive, and I was able to transfer everything I need. Fortunately, I had the files situated in folders and didn't need to go hunting around.

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Ack..a WD "Blue"...high failure rate on the Blues. Plus only 5,400rpm. slow.

Yup that's just a standard 2.5" SATA. So "yuppers"...those should work.

The first one has a power adapter, so it can also spin up the regular desktop drive size..the 3.5" drives. As well as 2.5 and SSD.
The non-power ...

CableDude

Ack..a WD "Blue"...high failure rate on the Blues. Plus only 5,400rpm. slow.

Yup that's just a standard 2.5" SATA. So "yuppers"...those should work.

The first one has a power adapter, so it can also spin up the regular desktop drive size..the 3.5" drives. As well as 2.5 and SSD.
The non-power ...

CableDude

YOSC,

Specs on the hard drive.

Serial ATA
WD1600B EVT-60z

I'm guessing something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Adapter-Cable-Power/dp/B005B3VO24

or this

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB3S2SAT3CB-Drive-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_229_bs_t_1 ...

CableDude

Have a laptop that goes to a white screen.

Tried to hook up external monitor - No go.

Would like to get files off the hard drive (like yesterday)

I would guess that I would not be able to take the hard drive out the bad display laptop and put it in a working laptop (two totally different brand ...

CableDude

Easto wrote:I immediately let them know that there are no "screens" allowed at the dinner table.

Amen.

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YARDofSTUF wrote:No you can set it up with just the TV, apple remote, and an internet connection.

Thanks.

YARDofSTUF wrote: Dont drop the remote though, they cost about 75 bucks lol

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Easto wrote:I can't believe how fast the years go by.

I would like to know where the last 18 years of my life went, let alone the last five.

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Ken wrote:No worries, Mark. Just send Humby some kisses!

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YARDofSTUF wrote: For a device I have the Apple TV, I might go Roku if I was buying now, really would depend on the menu views. Not a fan of ads, or promoted shows/movies I have to pay more for.

Yardo,

Do you need an iphone to setup Apple TV?

CableDude

You both mention about "own channel sites" (Never thought of that). So let's say I wanted to watch "Propety Brothers" tonight at 8 est. Would I be able to do this on the HGTV "channel site" (Im guessing the proper term is HGTV app)

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I avoided an amazon device because of the amazon prime forced advertising on the menus.

Have Direct TV Now with HBO. The service can be pretty crappy at times, they have a new software update thats gonna add features and supposedly fix a bunch of stuff that is in beta right now. But they let you ...

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WRT54GL Wireless G??! It's about time to upgrade that Linky. I'd first get a decent 802.11ac router, Asus RT-AC68 or better.

Ya I know, I use ancient equipment. :rotfl:

For a FireTV... either get the $39 stick, or, even better, a "refurb" Fire TV (the only one with Ethernet port and SD card ...

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I have had it with my TV provider and their ancient equipment no longer working on a consistent basis. (Get new equipment, good luck with that)

I don't have other really good choices (The way I see it).

Fiber to the Home: I'll be dead by the time this technology comes to my area.

Satellite: No ...

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