The Computer Megathread

[Uncle Bengs]

Does it support an Asus motherboard?

BRAND DOESN'T MATTER.

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[Blooker]

BRAND DOESN'T MATTER.

Sorry, I accidentally posted twice.

[Tokthree]

No, but that's pretty much it's limit TBH.

What's that mean? As long as I don't try to overclock the GPU it'll be peachy?

[Legosuperman64]

Everytime I get a computer, there's one or two things that mess EVERYTHING up somehow, like a bad graphics card, or some unknown problem that keeps the PC from working...

[Legodude77]

How could I find out if either my router sends slow wifi or if my adapter is just slow?

[captain blue]

Do motherboards have a built in wi-fi receiver?

[Legosuperman64]

Wait, is this: "DirectX Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370" the graphics card. I don't really know. I think I was looking at the driver. 

[KoopaScooper]

What do you think of this one?

http://bit.ly/vn1QGC

Do you think this could run Minecraft/Blockland/World of Warcraft no lag?

Yes, it could.

My CPU is the AMD Phenom II.

Also what do you mean by "With a lane below it free for the cooler?"

You won't experience any bottlenecks with it.
It's a dual-slot card, it takes the room of 2 normal expansion cards. One being the outputs and everything, while the other one is fan input/output.

What's that mean? As long as I don't try to overclock the GPU it'll be peachy?

Pretty much. This also means you cannot upgrade to a greater card without upgrading your processor.

How could I find out if either my router sends slow wifi or if my adapter is just slow?

I'm assuming you're using Windows.
Click your network AP's name in Network and Sharing Center. For XP: go into Network Connections, right-click your wireless device, and click "Status. Monitor the speed while you're doing your normal network stuff. If it goes down, it's likely your adapter. If not, it's your router/AP.

Do motherboards have a built in wi-fi receiver?

No. You'll have to buy one separate.

Wait, is this: "DirectX Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370" the graphics card. I don't really know. I think I was looking at the driver.

Yes. That is your graphics controller.

[Blooker]

It's a dual-slot card, it takes the room of 2 normal expansion cards. One being the outputs and everything, while the other one is fan input/output.

So I need 2 PCI Express Lanes?
I think I have two, but one of them has a weird knobbly piece of plastic on the end. I'll post pictures tomorrow.

[Tokthree]

.Pretty much. This also means you cannot upgrade to a greater card without upgrading your processor.

No problems then, good.
Thanks, I'll order the parts after new years in case they have sales

[KoopaScooper]

So I need 2 PCI Express Lanes?
I think I have two, but one of them has a weird knobbly piece of plastic on the end. I'll post pictures tomorrow.

No, this is not the case.
It only takes one PCIe lane, but it uses two slots on the case.

Sweet, thanks
Also, I'm probably going to buy a new hard drive soon will i have to re-install windows and stuff?

If you're adding it to your computer without removing the other drive, you won't have to.

[Ethan]

What do you think of this one?

http://bit.ly/vn1QGC

Do you think this could run Minecraft/Blockland/World of Warcraft no lag?

The Toshiba is better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230141
This one is good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200049
This one has amazing graphic power, however I must admit that some reviews are bad; pretty typical of Dell/Alienware.
However if you got a good one, it would be great.

My CPU is the AMD Phenom II.

Also what do you mean by "With a lane below it free for the cooler?"

Most modern graphics cards are 2 slot; meaning they take up the PCI-E 16x slot and one below it as well. Look at pictures for reference if you wish.

[Ethan]

What's that mean? As long as I don't try to overclock the GPU it'll be peachy?

No, that's pretty much the highest GPU you could go with that CPU. Maybe a 6790 would be ok, maybe not.

Do motherboards have a built in wi-fi receiver?

Not usually.
PCI ones are cheap and fast though.

Wait, is this: "DirectX Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370" the graphics card. I don't really know. I think I was looking at the driver.  

Yes, that's better.
Although HD4250 is indeed a GPU as well.

So I need 2 PCI Express Lanes?
I think I have two, but one of them has a weird knobbly piece of plastic on the end. I'll post pictures tomorrow.

Only one PCI-E lane, but a lane below it free.
Make sure to use the topmost PCI-E lane, as that is the fastest.

The plastic bit is normal, that's the lock.

[KoopaScooper]

Playing games with my trackball adds some difficulty, but I think I've got it down. Huzzah.

And tomorrow (if I stop being lazy,) I'll be installing XP to dual-boot, as quite a few of my devices don't work with Windows 7 x64. I've already failed once trying to do this (and sequentially fixed it,) and I think may have it down.

[Daedalus]

Got 400 bucks for christmas. Gonna save some more, then either gonna buy w
a new laptop, build one, or upgrade my desktop.