friend say he worked at returned laptop repair for big company. he say laptops they test for an hour if no problems they wipe and sell as refurbished. he say danger if laptop problem no show until running for many hours.
I'm trying to pick a budget laptop for my wife that'll still give us some bang/buck and good longevity. She'll mostly just do facebook, watch dvds, word process etc.
Also I'm always worried there's some crap piece of hardware stuck in that I don't know to look out for, so if you see any...
That's what I needed to hear. Thanks guys! I'll probably ditch the freezer and then take the plunge. I appreciate the review, it makes me feel a ton more confident that I'm not going to screw this up.
You may have seen my earlier "first build" post. Well I've redesigned based on your advice and I'd like some comments:
This is a budget gaming build. $700 cap (without the OS)
Parts:
MOBO- GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $85
CPU- AMD Phenom II X3 720...
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor
This is the processor I'm pretty set on. Anyone have suggestions of mobos to go with it?
I'm looking to spend less than $100, but I'd like an AM3 only board with DDR3 memory.
Wow, I am so glad I posted. Thank you for the advice so far!
Let me clarify my budget- $600 without OS or monitor
And yes I'd like to overclock- but I know there's many other limiting factors besides heat- so with a build like this is a cooler upgrade worth the money?
Also, I'll...
I'm building a computer for the first time and I'm struggling to work out all of the possible issues with my parts. I've spent hours and hours reading guides, forums, reviews etc so I'm getting the hang of all the jargon. I'm looking for any comments or suggestions you have.
Here's my...
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