willland Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Well my 2014 Dell XPS 8700's HDD took a dump over the weekend so I was in the market for a new home computer but decided to save $700.00 to $800.00 and just fix what I have. I figured that I would add more RAM, went from 8gb to 24gb, and replace the HDD with a 500gb Samsung 860 EVO SSD and be set. Full diagnostic done on the processor(i7 4th generation) and video card(NVIDIA 645) with a clean bill of health and this thing is better than new. Did I say FAST? Total $$$ spent, $140.00. Bill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 WTF? Change the title of this thread! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I'm rolling on 2 old laptops by changing out to an SSD. One is a 2010 Macbook Pro and the other a Sony Vaio, probably a 2013 model. Both are plenty fast now. Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: WTF? Change the title of this thread! How's that? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 58 minutes ago, willland said: Well my 2014 Dell XPS 8700's HDD took a dump over the weekend so I was in the market for a new home computer but decided to save $700.00 to $800.00 and just fix what I have. I figured that I would add more RAM, went from 8gb to 24gb, and replace the HDD with a 500gb Samsung 860 EVO SSD and be set. Full diagnostic done on the processor(i7 4th generation) and video card(NVIDIA 645) with a clean bill of health and this thing is better than new. Did I say FAST? Total $$$ spent, $140.00. Bill Great Job Bill , the RAM 24GB and the SSD HD ===TONS OF SPEED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I converted one of mine to Windows 10 the hard way. Lost the motherboard bios and had to get another one used which was caused by one of the Windows 10 updates screwing up the boot files and boo logs. I could not even fresh install windows 10 because it said the boot files were messed up after formatting. I installed a completely good Windows 7 drive which would not boot up either. I finally got everything installed on the new motherboard and working and then the last update started at 8:00am and stopped at 2:30PM. (20H2) Everything working and transferred the favorites and "E" mail addresses. It only took about 3 weeks. PS: It costs over $130.00 (2008 prices) to send the board out to the factory to get the bios installed (when it's gone) so I got the same board used for $96.00 from Newegg. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, willland said: Well my 2014 Dell XPS 8700's HDD took a dump over the weekend so I was in the market for a new home computer but decided to save $700.00 to $800.00 and just fix what I have. I figured that I would add more RAM, went from 8gb to 24gb, and replace the HDD with a 500gb Samsung 860 EVO SSD and be set. Full diagnostic done on the processor(i7 4th generation) and video card(NVIDIA 645) with a clean bill of health and this thing is better than new. Did I say FAST? Total $$$ spent, $140.00. Bill Nice! I have three or four old MBs we were getting rid of at work, that had dual core pentiums in then. Still nice boards with solid caps (no electrolytics). Looked them up and they can use gen 3 i3-7 cpus. I've got an i7 3770 off ebay cheap and co-worker found the same cpu at our recycling drop off. They are 4 core 8 threads, 3.4Ghz. While there are lots newer, faster processors out there, with an ssd, these are solid systems for my linux audio workstations. Almost free. I'm all for doing this kind of upgrade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 you computer geeks ... you can fix stuff all on your own. the more I learn about people on this forum, the more I realize how much I didn't learn in life -- and there are few threads about the stuff that I have learnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmi Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I've bought a new desktop and a new laptop. both with windows 10. I hate windows 10. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 The one I use is ancient but after what I went thru recently I'm not breaking out the new one I've had stashed for a year. These things drive me insane and my old IT guy just laffs his rear off. Told me long ago I was like a kid with a loaded gun. He's right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 7 hours ago, BigStewMan said: you computer geeks ... you can fix stuff all on your own. Let's back up. I installed the two sticks of RAM(20 seconds of effort), my buddy did the rest. Bill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco-d-gama Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 11 hours ago, BigStewMan said: you computer geeks ... you can fix stuff all on your own. the more I learn about people on this forum, the more I realize how much I didn't learn in life -- and there are few threads about the stuff that I have learnt. BINGO! Precisely my position on life. I know what I know and I KNOW my limitations. Cut me loose reworking computers and it would be an expensive learning curve. Now it would sure be nice if those who do not know medicine or public health would stop professing to understand those subjects better than the professionals who do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Don't need no steenking new computer. 12 years old and still smokin' fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, geezin' said: Don't need no steenking new computer. 12 years old and still smokin' fast. You forgot to show the magnifying glass to view the tiny monitor. jjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 That's 21.5 inches. Even at 61 with failing eyesight it's more than enough. The 24" is upstairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 4 hours ago, geezin' said: That's 21.5 inches. Even at 61 with failing eyesight it's more than enough. The 24" is upstairs. Mine are 32 inches and sometimes not enough. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Jeezus.......are your eyes that bad or sumptin' else goin' on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 6 hours ago, geezin' said: 12 years old and still smokin' fast. Smokin' fast is relative. If that still has an older hard drive, then no. An ssd or m2 drive would be amazing. Far more important than the cpu speed. Love the Mac displays, though. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, geezin' said: Jeezus.......are your eyes that bad or sumptin' else goin' on? Left eye not too good. Right eye OK. I need about 2.5+ glasses up close. That's one reason why no cell phone. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 My left eye requires a -12.5 and right a -8.5 correction. I cain't see sh!t! Can't afford the surgery right now either. Sux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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