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a while ago i built my first computer that my dad bought. i really want to upgrade something for him if he will let me. he is not an intense gamer or anything like that. but networking is vital to him. here are the specs.

intel i3 4150

corsair h100 GTX (yes i said that)

EVGA 750 ti

gigabyte b81 thing motherboard

corsair 350d

WD green

ADATA 16 gig kit

EVGA 500W

some WIFI card from startech.com 

thanks!

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bro take the h100 GTX out!!! put like a 212 evo in there. use the h100 GTX for your system ;)

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I would upgrade the Cpu to maybe a newer i3. and possibly a SSD  

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An SSD?

 

yeah that is what i thought. thanks!

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An Ethernet connection?

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yeah that is what i thought. thanks!

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bro take the h100 GTX out!!! put like a 212 evo in there. use the h100 GTX for your system ;)

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I would upgrade the Cpu to maybe a newer i3. and possibly a SSD  

i have a mac. ok thanks! what i3 would you recommend?

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An Ethernet connection?

i have powerline in my office. so taken.

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Why this cooler for this CPU? :D wtf.
And yeah, get an SSD, if you have more money to spend getting the i5-4460 would also not be a bad idea

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i have a mac. ok thanks! what i3 would you recommend?

A new i3 would be completely useless, even upgrading to an i5 is useless considering he's only doing office work and light graphical applications.

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a while ago i built my first computer that my dad bought. i really want to upgrade something for him if he will let me. he is not an intense gamer or anything like that. but networking is vital to him. here are the specs.

intel i3 4150

corsair h100 GTX (yes i said that)

EVGA 750 ti

gigabyte b81 thing motherboard

corsair 350d

WD green

ADATA 16 gig kit

EVGA 500W

some WIFI card from startech.com 

thanks!

The gpu is going to be fine for a while an ssd would be good upgrade.

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Why this cooler for this CPU? :D wtf.

And yeah, get an SSD, if you have more money to spend getting the i5-4460 would also not be a bad idea

yeah. well i was going to put a custom loop in  :wacko: .

ok thanks!

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A new i3 would be completely useless, even upgrading to an i5 is useless considering he's only doing office work and light graphical applications.

yeah he is a doctor and he retired and so does work on the computer in his office at work and does it at home.

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The gpu is going to be fine for a while an ssd would be good upgrade.

ok thanks!

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yeah he is a doctor and he retired and so does work on the computer in his office at work and does it at home.

I really don't see the point of upgrading to an i5 unless he's complaining about stuttering while doing his thing. Just my opinion.

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SSD, then get him a 10GB server and NIC, u said networking was vital sooooo

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I really don't see the point of upgrading to an i5 unless he's complaining about stuttering while doing his thing. Just my opinion.

he is only complaining about sometimes the network sucks.

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SSD, then get him a 10GB server and NIC, u said networking was vital sooooo

ok thanks!

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i have a mac. ok thanks! what i3 would you recommend?

respect lost  :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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respect lost  :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JK I still luv ya

my mac is great  ;)

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he is only complaining about sometimes the network sucks.

In that case you might consider to upgrade the wifi adapter on the motherboard. If you have a cheap one (30/50 euro) it just might not be enough. If you're upgrading it, make sure it has dual band connection and it's running at AT LEAST the speed of your router.

 

If you're having range-issues, you might want to upgrade the router itself or buy a good receiver (eventhough receivers don't improve speeds)

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In that case you might consider to upgrade the wifi adapter on the motherboard. If you have a cheap one (30/50 euro) it just might not be enough. If you're upgrading it, make sure it has dual band connection and it's running at AT LEAST the speed of your router.

 

If you're having range-issues, you might want to upgrade the router itself or buy a good receiver (eventhough receivers don't improve speeds)

it is like 2 stories away. i do have a $70 USD used WIFI adapter. 

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it is like 2 stories away. i do have a $70 USD used WIFI adapter. 

$70 like this year, or 6 years ago? Internetspeeds change a lot, so your $70 Wifi adapter may be worth only $30 today.

 

Do you know what router you have?

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$70 like this year, or 6 years ago? Internetspeeds change a lot, so your $70 Wifi adapter may be worth only $30 today.

 

Do you know what router you have?

 

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