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Would you say that cutting the SSD and grabbing a 1050ti instead would be worth it?

So, a friend has $350 and he wants to build a gaming computer, excluding peripherals. This was my suggestion. Any thoughts? I'm not really sure how SFF and graphics cards work... I think he would need low profile. Can anyone confirm? HP Workstation (i5-3470, 8gb DDR3, 500gb HDD) - $159.99 Low Profile GTX 1050 2gb - $125.54 Crucial BX300 SSD - $59.99 Total: $345.52 Links below. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIA7RB5R96244 https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-ZT-P10500E-10L/dp/B06XHJX4G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510519135&sr=8-1&keywords=half+height+gtx+1050 https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX300-120GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B073W3Q96S/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510519256&sr=1-6&keywords=SSD

Ah, that makes sense.

If at all possible, I would add an SSD. Also, do you really need an i7? 8gb of RAM isn't really the right amount for an i7. I would rather see i5 + 16gb of RAM + an SSD than i7 + 8 gb of RAM for gaming purposes, even if you're going with the T processor. The i7 is also kind of overkill for a 1060. Your power supply should be fine, but I would still recommend upgrading it down the line if at all possible. More reliable power supply = greater peace of mind IMO. Other than that, build looks good for 1080p 144fps or 1440p 60fps.

I'd agree. 800-1200 USD, because you'll get decent longevity without overspending. Spending twice that doesn't get you twice the lifespan, more like 1.5x.

Good points! I agree on all counts.

A 1400 would be way overkill for that GPU. Max Ryzen you would need for a 1050ti would be a R3 1200. Intel's cheaper in this price point still, anyway. It might be worth it to wait for Coffe Lake Pentium chips. They look pretty cool, and they're coming out soonish if you're willing to wait.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F4xMzM It says there are potential incompatibilities because I chose an H110 board instead of a B250. The H110 should come with the updated BIOS, but if you don't want to risk it then go ahead and pick up a B250 board. It'll cost slightly more though.

I got you fam. Gimme a minute to part everything out.

I've been working on it through Windows 10 on my Latitude because I'm more familiar with that OS. I'm not sure how I'd try a proper SATA connection, as my desktop is in storage currently.

I recently purchased a used Dell Latitude laptop. I put an SSD in it, and it runs wonderfully, but the hard disk that was in the computer before won't reformat. I've tried command prompt, and I get all the way up to the "select disk 1" command and when I type either "clean" or "create partition primary" the command window tells me "there is no disk selected to create a partition." Additionally, the hard drive shows up in disk manager as "Unreadable" though it also shows the disk as having four partitions, one of which is an OEM. When I try to format through the disk manager window, the disk manager crashes. Ideas, anyone? I can attach screenshots if they would be helpful. Anything is appreciated! PS: I'm using the disk via an external enclosure. I know the enclosure works because other hard drives connect just fine through it. PPS: I'm having a similar problem when I connect it to my MacBook Pro. Shows up as 0 bytes and unreadable.

If I were you, I would get an old Optiplex and put a 1050ti in it, along with an SSD. That $400 budget won't get you anything prebuilt that's worth your money. My advice? Save it, and spend $600+ later. Worst comes to worst? This. But please, for the love of whatever you believe in, don't buy that. I'll cry.

If this will be primarily for web browsing and playing videos, I would shoot for an SSD. You don't need much space at all for Chrome or Firefox (I'm assuming Opera would be a bad choice), and the OS responsiveness might be nice to have. Other than that, your build looks fine to me. I'm not familiar with the parts, but they seem good enough for what you need. You could almost do this with a Raspberry Pi, and that would consume even less power, but I'm not sure if Linux is an option for you.

Yep, that worked. Thanks!

I'm trying that now, thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I used Bootcamp.

One would think, yes. But I've explored bootcamp for about an hour to no avail.

Instead of uninstalling the windows partition on my Mac, I deleted the partition, and now my Mac tries to boot to Windows 10, which gives me some kind of error code. My Mac does still work, if I select MacOS from the boot menu, but I'd like to get rid of Windows so that I can boot my Mac normally. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi all! I'm planning a mini-ITX build, and I can't find recommendations for small form factor power supplies. I know next to nothing about building in small form factor, so I don't even know the abbreviations and sizes I would need. I'm building in either I'd like a modular supply, but I don't know if that's a thing... the cases I'm looking at are linked below. The Coolermaster case is much more likely, although if I can scrape together the cash I'll go for the Silverstone. That's a long way of leading up to: What PSU should I go for? The graphics card in my system is going to be either a 1050 or a 1050ti, so power draw will be from the board, and the CPU will be a Pentium or R3 if I'm feeling spendy. So, I don't need much power. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073HDFQKJ/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I16O0PN4KMOC01&colid=843RFX29UHVO https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ID2FBU6/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1T1DV7C9MGWSW&colid=1ILGK17OC5F3J

So you already have a 1060? Is it a 1060 6 gb or 3 gb? The 1600 is kind of overkill for a 1060, even the 6gb models, in gaming, you could drop to a 1400 if you want to save a few bucks and maybe spend that money on some beautiful RGB or more storage space.

He's right. Drop that CPU, you absolutely don't need the power of an i7 with a 1050ti. A Pentium or i3 could utilize that graphics card pretty well. Ryzen will do better for recording/streaming, so I agree with Fardin's build. R5 1400 + GTX 1060 6gb all the way.

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.GR7AA.001 This might work for your needs. I've seen a few around campus, which hopefully means they aren't terrible... plus you get a decent amount of RAM/good processor for not too much money. Grab a good stylus, and this should fit in for your mock courtrooms. The Acer products in that price range I've used in the past have been decent, though the build quality could use a hand.

In that case I would definitely try for something portable that you can write on... which may be difficult in that price range. Maybe a Lenovo Yoga?

I'm glad you asked! Cause I have literally no idea how to answer this question... --Every forum ever But seriously, here we go. Dell XPS 13 base model (like 2016 model, refurbished or lightly used) That one ASUS ultrabook... UX305 or something like that? Or a Surface? That might be a little over your budget though...

I would absolutely agree, but unfortunately my MBPro only has a 120 gig SSD, which isn't really enough for bootcamping properly, although it fits my Mac programs and files just fine with a little fine tuning.

Oh, duh. That was the compatibility issue PCpartpicker was yelling at me about. Thanks!