General computer talk/advice

I've had my Unicomp Classic 101 for about 4 years now and it's served my perfectly well so far. key switches feel just as the day I bought it.

 

Big boye.



Early 2011 MacBook Pro 15in. It's the 1440x900 glossy, 2.2GHz i7-2720QM, 8GB RAM and HD 6750M.

Was free, can't complain. If I had to complain then the enter key is a little small for my liking and it isn't the fastest thing ever, but it runs much faster than the old one.

Also fans. They get loud.

 

so what ur saying is if i dont like windows 10 i cant revert back. well darn

 

Well, you can, but you have to backup all of your personal data, wipe your drive, and start fresh. Highly annoying, but it’s not so bad.

 

Seeing that Graphic cards got cheaper again do you guys think that they are going to get even cheaper or that will they become more expensive again?

 

Depends on whether mining dies or has a resurgence. I'd say it's too early to tell.

 

I need some advice. My computer is starting to really slow down over the past 2 years from age.
Specs from windows 10 task manager.

CPU: Intel Core I5-4670k CPU @ 3.40GHz

Memory: 16 GB DDR3

Disk: ATA Toshiba DT01ACA1 SCSI Disk Drive Device

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
Should I look into upgrading or just getting a new pc at this point.

 

try cleaning your drive

 

I blew up a MOSFET last night



RIP in firey pieces, little 19 year old MOSFET. No longer shall you have to regulate voltage for a 700MHz Athlon, your brothers have that covered for you.

 

And yet my specs are like yours excluding the Gpu being a 950 for me

 

One of my old graphics cards caught fire a couple days ago, it was an older amd radeon 7770 and I am wondering if it caught fire because I didn't put the power connector in.

 

maybe or it overheated like crazy

 

Well, I got a Logitech wheel for a ps3 that works on my pc for £10 today at a car boot sale.

 

I had just put it in and turned on the computer and it just caught fire when i turned it on

 

something must have shorted

 

should I get a new cpu?
I have an i5-6400 + gtx1060 6gb

 

Nah, I'd focus on getting a more powerful video card first. That 6400 is good enough for gaming, for now.

 

I want it to run x-plane 11 but yeah ill keep it (for now)

 

I like Windows Vista.

 

I had Vista on an old PC, it sucked. WiFi went out, but then I installed Linux and everything worked again.