Recent content by GammaLyra

Sorry to needlessly bump the thread, but I wanted to thank everyone for their input. Always informative and appreciated.

I have, and that's exactly the type of thing I want to avoid. I can build them something that's more powerful for the same price, without proprietary nonsense, upgrade limitations, and bloatware. I do appreciate your feedback, but this is going to be a handbuilt PC.

Esteemed HardForum Members, I've been called on by the relatives to replace their ancient dinosaur of a current PC. The build is basically what you'd expect - something cheap with which they can browse the web, watch YouTube, do word processing, etc. Here's the rundown: 1) What will you be...

Thanks in advance for any advice you all can provide! 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc It will be a college research PC. We'll be doing astronomical image processing, mathematical modeling, word processing, etc. Note that the astronomy work we'll...

Hey, I'm building a new desktop and need to throw a wireless card inside. I've found this one that seems decent enough: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180052 If anyone out there has any recommendations for a better card, or thoughts on this one, they are...

Thanks a lot for the help. I've switched to the AMD processor and mobo, an Antec case and PSU combo, a 640Gb Caviar Black, and upgraded to a 4890. I think I'm ready to go, but one more thing. As said, I need a wireless card. I've selected...

Hey, This is my first post on the forums here. Below I've answered the usual questions but the one I'm really looking for advice for regards platform. I can build I high performance LGA775 rig in my price range, but this socket is on its way out. Should I consider AMD? Or, will there be i7...