Recent content by austinpike

I've used Provantage for some OEM-type parts. Seems like they, CDW, Insight, and a handful of other retailers all use the same 3-4 distributors for shipping. You'll notice they often list the same number of items in stock. (though sometimes delayed by a day, the systems aren't really built for...

Looking for a new unit for work with the capability to run dual cards in the future. Don't want a huge box with 6 hard drive slots I will never use. Alienware Aurora seems to get good reviews, 850W PSU and I can order it with an 8th Gen i7. Is there anything comparable I am overlooking? Custom...

evening bump.

Not really looking for any trades... I'm not much of an android person, have the remaining Note 7's achieved some kind of cult following?

Google Pixel, 32GB, 5" screen, Quite Black. Verizon phone activated for 2 days then disconnected/unlocked. Good for any carrier. Unused still in plastic. --- SOLD --- local Have not run the 7.1.1 update if that is important to you. Please reply with heat and/or other feedback. heatware -...

bump, still available.

still available, note the code only works for US accounts.

Been sitting on this too long....! Watch dogs 2 - Samsung redemption code $25 via Paypal; please reply w/heatware or other feedback. heatware - austinpike eBay - a.pike other forums - nasioc - iwsti --- SOLD ---

Need something large for a conference room setting. Most critical is that it needs to function well as a monitor in terms of no mouse lag. Color quality is secondary. I know there are threads on here about digging through settings to reduce lag - I've tried numerous TVs, and generally even after...

To follow up on this in case it helps anyone else.... I read elsewhere that the 760 (or at least some of them) require UEFI to boot. So that explains the no-boot w/legacy BIOS machines. Flashed it with a 670 ROM. This allowed it to at least boot on a legacy BIOS, but the other ports still did...

bump, got two keys, quick and painless.

So I bought this card on Craigslist... (always a good start to a story.) Listing was a bit unclear, said 760 in one spot, 760Ti in another. Card is completely unbranded, black 760-style reference shroud. Since the 760Ti is pretty rare and apparently OEM-only, I figured it was most likely just a...

yeah this was with the 1511 build. The MS rep I talked to said I had to do the upgrade process first and only then could I do the clean install... I asked how that was any different from the "old" process.... I don't recall exactly how he explained it (or if he was even aware that there was...

So as I understood it, as of last fall, Windows 10 was supposed to accept Win 7/8 keys for clean installs. I was upgrading a family member's laptop - put in a new SSD, did a new install with win10 USB media, but activation wouldn't validate the OEM 7 key. Called Microsoft, they said I had to...

bump.