jpmorgan34

Thanks but do you know if the "PowerChute" software would work with an os like win 10 and if so wich one should I download

I found this UPS for 4 bucks at a Habitat for Humanity restore, and I figured "what the hey, why not try it out." I assume its very old because it has the gross matte whiteish color that you see on electronics from the 90s and early 2000s (If this works than I am gonna get handy with the spray paints). The test beeper still works, but it is giving me an error code. I found out its just for a dead battery, so I bought one for this model off ye' old amazon. Also on this model it has one of those RS-232 data connectors (It looks like a VGA/ D-SUB port with one less row of pins and is an old semi-equivalent for USB, but kinda not) I have a RS-232 to USB adapter and tried using it. My computer sees the device but can't communicate with it. I am wondering if I need to go driver hunting, or I need to count my loss of 4 dollars and take a trip to my recycling center. Is RS-232 supposed to be PnP. I have no idea because of the age of this form of communication. Also just any other general info you have about this UPS would be awesome. Thanks for your help.

I am looking to make a new NAS I just want to make sure that I am not forgetting about anything and that ht specs will be up to snuf. I plan on using freeNAS with heavy at home media streaming use. Keep in mind I went for as cheap as possible. -Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case -ASRock C70M1 - Which has an AMD Dual-Core Ontario C-70 APU built into the board -3 2tb WD Reds -Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory\ -Thermaltake 600W Supply -I know I don't need one but I plan on doing a bit of case modding to insert a slimline ODD I know the psu is a bit overkill but its an old one I had laying around. I also plan on putting in a few extra places for fans by the HDDs. Thank you guys alot.

Thank you all for the quick advice I ended up going with the AMD Gigabyte R9 270x Windforce edition

I have been playing on the same nvidia gtx 650 card for about 3 years and I want to upgrade. I think I can manage, to with a little competence, compare nvidia cards to nvidia cards. How ever I look at AMD radon cards and its all greek to me. I would like to know based on my price range $100-150 USD what amd radon cards would give me the most bang for my buck. Also if you could tell me what nvidia cards would be similar than I can get somewhat of a range. Thank you.