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| Pecon:
Personally I wouldn't trust trying to ground yourself on any part of the computer itself. Any metal plumbing will probably do the trick, just touch a metal faucet. |
| HellHound:
Thank you all for answering my questions, whether or not they were dumb. |
| Pentium:
--- Quote from: HellHound on November 13, 2015, 05:52:21 PM ---Hello computer geeks. I am looking to upgrade my modest rig, and I'm a little torn here. My CPU runs really hot at idle - 80oC - and I want to get a better video card, but cost is a concern for both of those. What should I do to get better graphical performance and keep things cool? I could buy and put in new parts, but I don't know a lick about assembling computers and have no tools save for a few screwdrivers. --- End quote --- You can get a GTX 950 for $130-ish, should be fast enough for what you want: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42951kr If your CPU is idling at 80°C there's something seriously wrong with how the cooler is mounted. Take it off, clean off the thermal paste, put new one on and reseat it. --- Quote from: Pecon on November 13, 2015, 07:38:18 PM ---Personally I wouldn't trust trying to ground yourself on any part of the computer itself. Any metal plumbing will probably do the trick, just touch a metal faucet. --- End quote --- Grounding yourself on anything other than the computer is a bad idea and could actually cause static discharge. All you want to do is to be on the same electrical potential as the computer, whether that's zero or a thousand volts doesn't matter, as long as it's the same. |
| Lord Tony®:
This is my computer. http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03534710 It has a 460w power supply. I do not want to upgrade the power supply I just want to upgrade the graphics cards, know anything that could work with this computer? |
| shitlord:
heres a good one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487047 |
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