[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Momentum]

if someone has the time would they please find a
laptop that is around £300 and is good for gaming,
has good storage and 64bit. thanks!

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[AfterShock]

if someone has the time would they please find a
laptop that is around £300 and is good for gaming,
has good storage and 64bit. thanks!

You'll need a higher budget if you want to actually game.

[KoopaScooper]

I probably am the most handicapped person when it comes to trying to get Windows and Linux to coexist with each other. I just forgeted up my Windows installation by accidentally leaving the Windows volume mounted, hibernating, and attempting to boot Windows while Linux was still in hibernation. Windows greeted me with a HAL_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE after I hibernated Linux. I was immediately infuriated as I had just installed Vista SP2 on Saturday, and it worked after the service pack was installed. I now have to reinstall Windows for the fourth time in a year on the same computer.
loving. Windows.

You'll need a higher budget if you want to actually game.

Yeah, I think the best $300 might get you in a laptop is a Pentium Dual-Core and Intel HD Graphics 3000 with a 250GB HDD.

[Mr.jacksaunt]

$500 is about as cheap as a low end dedicated card will be in the laptop world.

[Crispy_]

I recently got a new computer and I was wondering, can I add some parts from my old computer and put it in my new computer?
Both computers were bought already built, however both computers apparently can be expanded on as there is an "expansion bay" which appears to be a cd drive opening, but just a plate blocking it.

I'm not very knowledgeable about computers physically, I have never dealt with repairing or building an entire computer.


I was thinking I could put a CD drive in my computer, and perhaps it's hard drive too, if I can have multiple ones.

Also, the recovery drive thing is another smaller hard drive, right?

[snot2]

most modern computers have 1333 mhz or 1600mhz ram

dont look at mine then :c
2x512mb
166.5mhz

luckily i wont have to use it much longer as im upgrading to 8gb corsair vengance

[KoopaScooper]

I recently got a new computer and I was wondering, can I add some parts from my old computer and put it in my new computer?

So long as you have the proper cables and connectors, you can.

Both computers were bought already built, however both computers apparently can be expanded on as there is an "expansion bay" which appears to be a cd drive opening, but just a plate blocking it.

Yeah, most prebuilts have a free 5.25" drive bay.

I was thinking I could put a CD drive in my computer, and perhaps it's hard drive too, if I can have multiple ones.

You don't really need multiple DVD/CD drives in a computer unless you're into cloning disks. Multiple hard drives are possible, as long as you have the cables and connectors necessary.

Also, the recovery drive thing is another smaller hard drive, right?

Common misconception, that's a different partition on the same drive. Windows lists it as a different drive because it's assigned a drive letter.

[Crispy_]

Common misconception, that's a different partition on the same drive. Windows lists it as a different drive because it's assigned a drive letter.

Would it be okay if I deleted that recovery stuff? What is it mainly used for?
Just a note, I have windows 8 if that's important.

[KoopaScooper]

Would it be okay if I deleted that recovery stuff? What is it mainly used for?

If you didn't get a Windows 8 installation DVD with your computer, don't delete the recovery partition. It's used for restoring the OS to it's factory image.

[Crispy_]

If you didn't get a Windows 8 installation DVD with your computer, don't delete the recovery partition. It's used for restoring the OS to it's factory image.

Ah, so I'll leave it alone.

I got my old cd drive out of my old computer. I looked inside my newer one and it appears to have different connections...?
The older one has a gray flappy rubber thing and the new one just has plugs.

[KoopaScooper]

That'd be a 40-pin IDE/PATA cable. The tech was dropped from most motherboards, so you might not have it.

[Crispy_]

That'd be a 40-pin IDE/PATA cable. The tech was dropped from most motherboards, so you might not have it.

So is the CD drive unsupported or do I have to buy things to make it work for my new computer?

[Titanium Man]

dont look at mine then :c
2x512mb
166.5mhz

luckily i wont have to use it much longer as im upgrading to 8gb corsair vengance

your motherboard probably won't be able to support that kind of ram

[snot2]

i need a new mobo anyway so i can get my gtx 650 ti to work :D

cant afford the best stuff :c

[Momentum]

i need a new mobo anyway so i can get my gtx 650 ti to work :D

cant afford the best stuff :c

sell your tf2 stuff