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9 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

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That luck.

I looked up  the specs and found the ff: https://www.engadget.com/products/hp/compaq/6710b/specs/

To highlight, CPU: Core2Duo T7500
 

This would be either BGA or socket mounted, depending on the fancies of the manufacturer. An i5 6600K is physically incompatible with the unit, not to mention that we're talking about hardware that's around 10 years old.

Depending on your use case a Thinkpad T470 may give you more mileage, unless you're programming for iOS. in that case a MacBook Air would be more useful.

Addendum: This is the T470 that you're looking at, right?

1 minute ago, H0R53 said:

Then I better grab it now before it's $200 for 8GB of DDR2.

Before that, you should probably make sure that your system can run a 64-bit OS to be able to actually make use of the extra RAM beyond 4GB.

1 minute ago, grimreeper132 said:

it's not made any more but the number of DDR2 PCs which are still floating around in use is still high

There's your answer.

As consumers go through the remaining stock of DDR2, expect prices to continue rising.

The real question is if DDR2 is even still in production? If it's no longer being made, prices are just set to rise as scarcity takes control of prices. Also 4GB DDR2 back when it was in the mainstream were expensive as there were few applications that even needed 4GB (it was still a time when 32-bit PCs were widespread).

7 minutes ago, JohnT said:

Thank you for not thinking the worst and calling me names. 

 

I appreciate this link! 

No probs.

I regularly have trouble connecting to the update servers so I'm often forced to sideload, especially for my airgapped systems.

3 minutes ago, JohnT said:

No no. It's an enterprise version that was preloaded on the system before I purchased it from my surplus stock at work. Enterprise versions cannot be updated normally over the internet. We skipped Win 8 and 8.1 and went straight from 7 to 10 as most companies did. The IT people restored the PCs before surplussing which brought back 8.

 

it's just literally not possible to update it

If you know the KB numbers for the necessary updates, you can sideload them using the Microsoft Update Catalog (https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx).

3 minutes ago, Mrchooow said:

his biggest load is gonna be cs:go and watching 4k movies  hahaha

Trust me i know, he comes over just to play cs on my rig for a couple of hours

Then doing it on the current PSU should be good enough.

@valdyrgramr called for our opinion in some other place.

It's possible, just don't expect too much... 550W is not that much to work with (at load) once you put in a GPU and your dives. Best bet is to see how much power you can draw from the 12V rail.

@flying_butt_pliers

Dude from the Philippines here... We've got the same climate more or less...

Will this PC sit in an air-conditioned room? If so, it's fine to build it as usual...

If it's in an open air room, room orientation matters... You'd want to have your room with one door/window for intake and another for exhaust... Ideally, your PC will be exhausting outside the window so that the room doesn't end up turning into a sauna... What's more important is controlling the room temperature for this... (i.e. I only do my video rendering in the evening where it's 4C-10C cooler)

As for cooling the CPU you can go with either an AIO with a 120mm rad (since you've got a non-K cpu and will most likely not reach dangerous temps from regular loading) or go with a standard tower cooler like the DeepCool Gammaxx 400 or the Cooler Master Hyper 212 as long as it fits in the case...

Or you can just do what I did which is put up an industrial fan to blow all the hot air from my room out...

1 minute ago, themctipers said:

my dad uses a 610 to power a 4K tv with VGA. 

That sounds like some next level stuff right there...

How is it?

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

I have a GT 610

Depends on purpose... Just need something to drive your monitors, 610 is fine... But playing modern games?? lolno

2 minutes ago, Space Reptile said:

its the GT line wich is a basic card for home and office use

GTX line for games and other more challenging applications

 

GT 10   GT 20    GT 30   GT 40 

GTX 50 GTX 60 GTX 70 GTX 80 

But does the average end-user know about it?

Still tho, the GT x10 stuff needs to go... or at least get rebranded...

I've seen too many users buying those things only to regret that purchase later on...

2 hours ago, Space Reptile said:

why is the current gen of GPU coolers so horrible , the rx480 G1 gaming is awful , according to jays that thing is at 80c under load no matter what   , and the cooler is terrible at getting rid of the heat , exausting bearly any warm air while the backplate burns your finger  

2 hours ago, kagarium said:

amd always runs hot

 

for as long as i can remember amd has always run hotter than an intel/nvidia equivalent

Jay updated his statement in last week's TechTalk pinning the issue on Gigabyte's BIOS which makes the fan spin as slow as it can without reaching dangerous temps...

just saying...

2 minutes ago, DeezNoNos said:

 

 

I mean ANYTHING can be a gaming pc imma right.

https://www.olx.com.pk/item/gaming-pc-complete-in-cheap-4000-IDUFgCK.html#d296e8ed4b

 

Well at least the price makes it worth the while. I could use it but i dont have 4k. i have 0k

 

 

For people who dont know that pc is for US$40

Same-spec PC sells for 90USD at my location... You have it easier...

I've done dumpster diving before... not much to find other than completely wrecked parts...

7 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

Whaa?

The problem seems to stem from a new iOS 10 feature that allows users to search and insert GIFs from iMessage. This is part of the change to the app's API, which opened it to developers.

As quoted from the article...

Sorry about that... Mistakenly pressed 'enter' while still working on the title...

Post is fixed now...

Just now, 226477_1454181668 said:

What? 

Mistakenly pressed something before completing the post... Refresh the page...

Apple's iOS 10 iMessage Is A Huge Mess: First There Was Porn, Now There Are Nazi GIFs

Full Article: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/177855/20160916/apples-ios-10-imessage-is-a-huge-mess-first-there-was-porn-now-there-are-nazi-gifs.htm

So, Apple's iOS10 Messenger has hit a snag when one of it's supposed features allowed users to send porn, and controversial memes. The feature lets users search and pull images and gifs from the internet for use in iMessage.

Quote

 

Users were able to pull hardcore porn, for instance, when searching for images using keywords such as "huge" and "bounce" or phrases like "My Little Pony." This is in addition to the more direct terms and phrases that are sexual or linked to porn

This is interestingly humorous imo... The feature was initially intended to open up iMessage to app developers through an API so that they can develop apps for iMessage in addition to iOS, but since this is the internet, we all know that porn will eventually pop up... Just not this soon...

On 9/15/2016 at 3:49 AM, Belgarionbg said:

ーおっぱいー

 

Personally I like all boobs but what about you. :3

I'm a huge fan of "justice"...

Random question...

How many times can you bondo/epoxy seal a leaky rad before you need to get it replaced?

@Oshino Shinobu

@MyInnerFred sends his regards.

2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

wait, what that's a macbook!?  Wow, they're sure come a long way in terms of design... that thing is ugly as sin  

For a 5:4 screen laptop, that doesn't look too bad...

6 minutes ago, Belgarathian said:

I offered to help my flatmate buy a laptop, but he said he had it sorted from his sister's boyfriend for $100. This is what he came home with. 

 

-snip-

 

He should tell his sister to break up with that man for selling him crap like that for 100USD... and he should be ashamed of himself for buying it for 100USD...

Between the two, go for the Sony ones...

I've tried the JVC Gumy In-Ears at one of the shops here... I cannot recommend them unless you have a good equalizer on your device...