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I picked up a Dell Latitude 5400 off-lease to use as a portable replacement for my gaming laptop. I'm running ChromeOS Flex on it, and have been able to get upwards of 10 hours of battery life. I am super pleased with it so far.
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I've been watching him for the better part of a decade, and everything he does is up to an unbelievable standard. If I had half the skills he does, I would be a very happy person.
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I had an extra PC lying around circa 2009 with an AMD Phenom 9950, so I decided to replace the RX 550 in it with a period-correct GTX 260.
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I picked up a Lenovo Chromebook Duet to use as a portable machine/tablet to study more easily. It works excellently and gets excellent battery life. My only complaint is that the keyboard is very difficult to type on. I was also able to pick up a Razer Basillisk Essential on clearance at Walmart for $12! Its awesome, no complaints so far.
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I just picked up a corrupted ASUS Chromebit to use as a home desktop. It only cost me $19, and I’m hoping my SO likes it.
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What does gas/petrol cost where you're located?
DrkLrdChckls replied to STRMfrmXMN's topic in Off Topic
I also drive a car that requires Premium fuel, 93 Octane to be specific. If I fill up at Sam's Club, it costs about $2.75/gallon, anywhere else is upwards of $3.20/gallon right now. -
I was just able to pickup a pre-owned gaming laptop. It is an Acer Nitro 5 with a Ryzen 5 2500u, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SanDisk SSD, and an RX 560X. It was cheap and basically brand new.
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Hello Everyone! I am looking for a laptop to replace my current laptop and desktop. I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 330s 15.6" with a Core i5-8250u, 8 GB RAM, and HD 620 Graphics; I also have an AsRock DeskMini with a Core i3-8100, 16 GB RAM, and an integrated GPU. I'm ideally looking for something with a ThunderBolt 3 port so I can get an eGPU to use as a desktop replacement. I use my laptop at work, typically with web-based content and light Premiere video editing. My desktop is mostly for web surfing, but I would like to get back into gaming. What I am really looking for is something light and portable, probably with a 13" display, Core i5 8th gen, Thunderbolt 3 port, and 6+ battery life. My budget is $750 and I am located in the US. I will consider Used, but prefer something new. Thanks for the help!
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I definitely wouldn't buy a Prebuilt off of some random eBay seller, but I always search what is out there from major OEMs when I'm looking to replace a PC. Currently, I have an AsRock Deskmini and an Alienware X51 R2 that I purchased barebones so that I would have a little more control over what parts went into them. I guess I prefer a barebones Prebuilt, if I can find one that fits my usage. I happily recommend Prebuilts to people who ask my opinion because it gives them a warranty, and hopefully support, so I don't beckon their de facto tech support at their beck and call anytime they need it. I've made that mistake too many times.
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I picked up an Alienware X51 R2 late last year as a project. It was barebones with just the case, motherboard, RAM, and external PSU. I finally got motivated and bought the rest of the build. I ended up with an i5-4460, RX 570 4 GB, and a TEAM 240 GB SSD. All in, I spent $268.60 for everything.
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I used to have a SlingBox that would allow me to watch my satellite TV at college. It used that exact cable to control the satellite remotely. It is definitely an IR Blaster.
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What does your company offer as a work computer?
DrkLrdChckls replied to Shepanator's topic in General Discussion
I work in the Marketing Department of a franchise car dealership. I was provided with a Dell Optiplex 9020 Mid-Tower with an i5-4570, 4 GB RAM, and a mechanical HDD. They also provided a 17" 4:3 Dell monitor and I added a 23" 1080p Dell monitor of my own. I also added my own mechanical keyboard and wireless trackball. I have started using Adobe products more lately, so I have started bringing my own Lenovo IdeaPad 330s with an i5-8250u and 8 GB RAM. -
OuterVision has a PSU Wattage calculator, and with just the CPU and GPU, it recommends 516 watts. I would pick a higher wattage PSU. Probably something in the 850w range or higher.
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In use: AsRock DeskMini 310 (i3-8100, 8 GB, 500 GB SSD) Lenovo IdeaPad 330s (i5-8250u, 8 GB, 16 GB Optane, 1 TB HDD, 15.6") Backup: Lenovo IdeaPad 330 (Celeron N4100, 4 GB, 250 GB SSD, 15.6") Currently trying to get rid off: Desktop (2200G, 8 GB, 2 TB HDD, GTX 970) Dell OptiPlex 790 (i5-2500, 8 GB, 250 GB SSD, GT 1030) HP 21" All-in-One (Celeron of some kind, 4 GB, 500 GB HDD) Broken: Alienware M11x R3 (i7 2nd Gen, 16 GB, 256 SSD, GT 540m) [powers on intermittently] Alienware X51 [bought as barebones] I currently have eight, which is pretty low for me. I just moved in with my SO, so I have been working on pairing down on my excess computers. I just built the DeskMini last night, and it is great to have that power in such a small form factor. I use my laptop for work, so I keep the Celeron laptop as a backup. My M11x failed on me at work, and I can't have that happen again.
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Little stickers on a laptop/PC, do you keep them?
DrkLrdChckls replied to HelplmChoking's topic in General Discussion
I tend to keep the hardware related badges on my PCs, and I have even ordered replacement badges for ones that have started to peel. I do remove any extra stickers, especially from laptops, that make general statements about battery life or portability. I don't see why laptops even come with stickers like that. -
Laptop: Alienware M11x R3
Core i7-2617m 1.50 GHz | 2 x 8 GB Patriot DDR3-1333 MHz | 256 GB ADATA SU800 | Intel HD 3000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 540m 1 GB | 11.6" 1366 x 768
Desktop:
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.85 GHz | 2 x 4 GB Team DDR4-3000 MHz | ASUS GTX 970 Turbo 4 GB | 2 TB Seagate Barracuda
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I recently bought the 17" (GL72m) version of this with the same CPU and GPU. I play GTA Online around 60 FPS on medium. I have been quite pleased with it so far. My only qualm with it is the case is not very stiff, with lots of chassis flex.
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Just yesterday, Best Buy had a flash sale for an Acer Helios 300 with a 1050 Ti. It was on sale for $599, and I would be surprised if it didn't go on sale again.
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You may be better off buying a new laptop instead. The GTX 1050 ti is roughly on par with your current 970m, and a GTX 1060 would be even better than a 980m upgrade. The cost gap is quite small compared to the replacement motherboard.
