Recent content by Frontrunner

Ouch!......... I have been tempted so many times to buy an Alienware Rig and the thrill of building it myself always pulled me in the other direction. It sucks you got a dud because outside being overpriced. Those things were built like a brick shit house....lol.... or at least they use to. I...

Yea there is no doubt that performance is a huge factor in it for people like us especially. I repair, upgrade and de-spy/virus on computers for people on the side. It amazes me how long some will put up with poor poor performance before doing something about it. I also cant believe the shape of...

I guess I have been lucky with mine. I have had several computers make it past 5 years under heavy use and I also think there are several factors that play a role in the life line of a computer...... Like Whether Or Not You Overclock, Keeping Dust Out Of Cooling Fins, Running Hard In Hot Rooms...

I think she will be fine with it and it should last her for a long time.... Some here might disagree with my logic but I have always over built for my computer needs and it has always paid off for me. I have actually had to just throw my units away because they wont die. (Short a few parts that...

Hello, Im sure one of the technical wizards here will be along shortly. I don't claim to be and expert but I can answer one of your questions based off my own person experience. That is the amount of improvement you will notice with a SSD Drive versus Mechanical. I would rate upgrading to...

Hello, I don't have any technical words of wisdom. I do want to say good luck with your build and I also wanted to say GO GRANNY! ..............I love to hear that a 72 year old has put forth the effort of learning the constantly moving technology of today's computers. This being mostly because...

Thanks for the words of encouragement on the choices I am looking at. It helps me feel a little at ease choosing the board. I have 0 experience with Biostar. I have always used the ASUS Deluxe line but its kind of a waste to use on this build. I have had several AMD processors and I think...

Comment 1 lol...... I actually didn't notice you only listed 5 to answer. I read as I was on the way out the door. I just saw the start of that template so I copied, answered and moved on. Its ok I just had to work harder. Comment 2 Naa...... no rebate. Its a combination of code instant...

Danny, Thanks for the response. I didn't list all the other specs because I am just upgrading what I have with the a motherboard, processor & memory.....Yes, I am getting 2 sticks of the memory for free more or less. It will be $65 for 16GB all together. I was most concerned about the...

Guys, I built my gaming rig a few months ago. I have always kept two computers going. I usually build a new gaming rig every two years & hand down the 2 year old gaming rig minus a premium part or two. The hand me down I use as my all around general web-surfer, picture editor, movie...

LOL........ This hits home....... Its all about quantity for everything these days & not so much about quality. There was a time I purchased just about every new game that came out. (Late 80's through The 90's) If you tried that now you would go broke.... I remember playing games before they...

I can only speak to what I have (GTX 580) I am very pleased with it and I am running a single card. It has run every game I have thrown at it on Ultra setting. I am sure you know it also depends on what you have pushing it as well. This is just my opinion from owning one for several months. I am...

Thanks for the response Danny..........So would the Intel SSD with the 3.0Gb/s Interface be faster than the Samsung Spinpoint F3 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive that you mentioned earlier? If so what do you think about me running the OS on the Intel and purchase the Samsung for storage?

Drescherjm.....Thanks and it looks like the Samsung F3 has a ton of fans! I was not going to move over to the SSD Drives because I was waiting on the price to come down some more. I did see this one.......... Intel 320 Series and I dont think $239 is to awful bad for enough space to Install...

Thanks Danny...... That is a sweet looking drive. I read alot of the feedback and it seems like alot of people love it! I figured by now others would be getting good drives out there. I think the giants have gotten to the point of quantity and quality has gotten left behind. I did a search for a...