For my main workstation, I'd be more interested in a higher clocked 6 core since nothing I do is that multi-threaded. I'd possibly consider a 14-core chip if I was going to use this as my emby/plex server, but lately as usage has gone up, more and more people are getting devices that can...
Generally server level stuff is super cheap on ebay, because there is a big supply and a small market. Im not sure if 'server' scares people off or the compatibility issues (sockets, ECC vs standard RAM, etc) but it seems that nobody buys the stuff. I remember getting 32GB of DDR2 or DDR3 ECC...
So my main rig is an I7 3770K with 16GB of DDR3 on a Z77 board. I actually found it at the electronics recycling dropoff 6 years ago and its been working great ever since. I don't remember if its overclocked anymore - it was, then I turned it down when I was having cooling issues, and I don't...
I refurb a lot of old systems. If its anything decent for gaming, I will usually put an ad up on FB/craigslist and set the price exceptionally cheap, then wait for the buyer to be a kid looking to play games. Listing it really cheap I often get a lot of people that just want to resell it...
I've been fortunate that I've been able to avoid or delay most of my GPU purchases with these high prices, and snag one every once in awhile when they're cheap.
I recently needed to find a GPU for someone to play iracing, which doesn't require much compared to AAA games of today. Fortunately...
I have a pile of Dell Optiplexes that are I7-4770s that I am having a tough time selling on Craigslist for $150 because nobody wants desktops. So I would say for $200, you can find some amazing deals on OEM hardware.
If you want a more retail and less locked down experience, I'd say Socket...
I modify a lot of Dell/HP/OEM systems, but thats because I pick them up for free from the electronics recycling dropoff.
Yes, you can do some core2-->xeon mods in OEM systems.
That said, most of the OEM systems I build have the case/PSU/motherboard married to each other - I don't swap...
I just picked up two 240GB Kingston A400 drives for $30 each from Amazon. Couldn't say no. Now I have to figure out the best way to set these things up in RAID.
Yeah. His problem is that his 1 (or 2, I don't remember) TB OS drive is too full of stuff to do a drive copy to a 240GB SSD. Also, as I mentioned in the other post, he's just really nervous about messing with stuff. Adding the SSD drive as an internal drive was out of his comfort zone, but he...
He's been instructed on Macrium. He has a dozen ways he can do it, he's just afraid to take the leap. Keep in mind the guy is in his 80s, and got started with computers as they were emerging in the 1970s and 1980s. Too many 'this should work' followed by 'whoops, C:\ drive is gone, you just...
My grandfather wanted to upgrade to an SSD in his machine, then installed it as a secondary drive and uses it as a temp location for photoshop. He insists its faster that way. The reality is he got scared of re-installing the OS, because his OS drive is a file organization nightmare. He's...
Somewhat off topic, but like you I help out a lot of people by building PCs for people that 'can't afford them'. The people that don't have their life together usually just sell them immediately to get drug money. I learned that lesson real fast and now don't help out anyone that doesn't have...
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