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okay yeah i rotated the chip and now my audio is way better but i still get static. whenever stuff plays, but its alot more tolorable. i think i damaged it since i accidently bent one of the pins. so im going to go ahead and purchase a new one since theyre so cheap. thank you!

my motherboard is a Gigabyte ga-z170mx-gaming 7 and it has an op amp in it. i honestly have no idea what these things are but i know they have to do with audio. thing is i ripped it out of my motherboard not knowing what it was at the time and bent a few pins on it, does that mean i damaged it? because whenever i use my onboard audio for speakers since i have a 2.1 speaker setup, i hear nothing but static. and barely any actual audio from my pc. is this because i possibly damaged op amp or is it something else? because this didnt happen on my other motherboard and i know the speakers are functional since i tested this with my phone and another soundcard. video_2019-11-04_15-09-45.mp4

i hope. thankfully i didnt buy it.

I only have 1 stick if ram. it's not working no matter which slot it is.

i recently bought an i5 6500 because i wanted to upgrade from my i5 2500 and it arrived in the mail and at first i tried using an EVGA z170 Stinger, but i found out one of the pins were broken so i went to use the Gigabyte board. thing is that it seems to work fine. but it keeps turning on and off every few seconds and i dont know what the problem is. i've been googling it and seeing that it may be a corrupted bios. how would i be able to flash the bios? and if thats not the problem, what would i be able to do to diagnose it more?

its happened to me before, just not that many times. ive used this same basic yellow ethernet cable for years and it works just fine, you need to treat your cables more nicely and yes, thats a good option, i could probably go with that. i would just need to save up more

i was considering, but i have no experience with raspberry pi systems. so i dont really know. i may look into it.

i mean, i guess? it doesnt really matter to me

i just want to watch movies and tv shows, and play emulators, i dont need to spend 200 dollars on that. and how the fuck do you break ethernet cables?

i mean, yes im aware of how slow the core 2 duos are compared to alot of the newer stuff, im not looking for speed. im looking for a cheap pc that can play some NES, SNES, and N64 stuff and play movies and tv shows, i dont need a gaming rig. i already have one. and either way. the shipping on that listing is $70. way beyond what i wanna spend

do you guys ship internationally? im from america so i dont know what i would be able to do.

i can probably do 60 bucks, but i dont even think we have a tech company over here in my town. i've considered dumpster diving in some warehouses or places that do have computers to see if they threw any away, but no luck. my neighbor works for the military and she has alot of computers on hand, but legally she cant take any of the old ones they dont use anymore, cuz thats apparently "stealing government property" she straight up said that its bullshit seeing how much E-Waste they throw out just because they dont use it anymore instead of recycling them or donating them to places that need them.

i was thinking about that and we do have a pc shop, but they're more of a repair store than a supplier. i dont really know many people but im planning to take that chance up if i ever find someone

because i want a separate system for my living room?

im trying to find some older OEM systems, preferable from the Windows XP era (2001-2007) preferably for under $50, older pcs on ebay are usually over $50. i would resort to craigslist, but i live in the middle of fucking nowhere, so computers are a rare thing to see. i dont wanna spend more than 50 dollars due to the fact that i was wanting to put a 1tb hdd and put some movies and emulators on it so that i can hook it up to the tv and just watch some movies and play emulators on the couch instead of having to sit in my chair. help would be appreciated.