The Computer Megathread

[Fluff-is-back]

Might upgrade ram to 8GB, but the processor will stay as is, seeing as it is most likely soldered on.

Is it worth it? I'm doing things like rendering Blender Animations.

CPUs are very rarely soldered on, unless you are using a tablet or mobile phone.

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[steve5451]

Might upgrade ram to 8GB, but the processor will stay as is, seeing as it is most likely soldered on.

Is it worth it? I'm doing things like rendering Blender Animations.

Isn't that a laptop?

[LeetZero]

Why is 2.6 GB usable only? Home Premium is limited to 16 GB of RAM.

[steve5451]

Why is 2.6 GB usable only? Home Premium is limited to 16 GB of RAM.

It means that the RAM is being shared with the integrated GPU because it doesn't have its own dedicated memory. 2.6GB is what is left.

[Littledude]

can someone suggest a laptop for <1000 usd, that can run most of my steam games on at least medium settings?
The less money the better really, I'm going to need this for college but I want to be able to play some games during the times between classes.

[dorkdotdan]

It means that the RAM is being shared with the integrated GPU because it doesn't have its own dedicated memory. 2.6GB is what is left.

It has 384MB of dedicated memory actually. It's an AMD Radeon HD 6250

Anyways, I'm probably not going to do anything here, but I'll check to see if it's soldered on anyways.

Would 8GB of RAM actually make much a difference?

Edit: 8GB RAM

Problem is, no where on my current RAM does it mention bus speed or # of pins or anything, just "1Rx8 PC3 10600S"

[Rusty]

Could somebody list me an £800 computer for video editing/gaming?

[Pentium]

Just felt like sharing a "new" system I built:

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CPU: Intel Pentium II 400MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-6BXE Rev 2.0
Graphics card: 3DFX Voodoo3 3000 16Mb AGP
RAM: 256Mb (2x128) PC100-SDRAM
Sound card: ESS AudioDrive 1868F ISA
HDD: 40Gb (capped at 32Gb due to BIOS limitations) Maxtor DiamondMax8
ODD: TSSCORP 52x/32x/52x CD reader/writer
FDD: Generic 3,5" 1.44Mb drive
PSU: Extreme Power 350W

[Doomonkey]

Could somebody list me an £800 computer for video editing/gaming?

Look at the $1000 build in the OP.

[steve5451]

Just felt like sharing a "new" system I built:

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CPU: Intel Pentium II 400MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-6BXE Rev 2.0
Graphics card: 3DFX Voodoo3 3000 16Mb AGP
RAM: 256Mb (2x128) PC100-SDRAM
Sound card: ESS AudioDrive 1868F ISA
HDD: 40Gb (capped at 32Gb due to BIOS limitations) Maxtor DiamondMax8
ODD: TSSCORP 52x/32x/52x CD reader/writer
FDD: Generic 3,5" 1.44Mb drive
PSU: Extreme Power 350W

Why?

[Pentium]

Why?

Because old games

[KoopaScooper]

Strangely I have the same processor lying about (the motherboard from it is dead.)

[Freeze]

How should I go about factory resetting a netbook without deleting windows itself?
It came with windows 7 starter so no disc drive (or disc).

[Fluff-is-back]

How should I go about factory resetting a netbook without deleting windows itself?
It came with windows 7 starter so no disc drive (or disc).

Without a disc, you're pretty much screwed. Have you tried looking at the manufacturer's website? they may have restore discs for download.

[matthewbim11]

You can download the copy, you just need the key to windows. It should be on your laptop somewhere.