I recently picked up a Dell Optiplex 780 (slim) that I'd like to upgrade a bit. I didn't pay much for the pc just wanted something to tinker with a bit.
What would you recommend?
I'm thinking of adding a better low profile video card (Youtube is currently choppy)
Maybe a newer faster...
I just recently picked up an older Dell Optiplex 780 (slimline) to fool around with in my spare time. I know very little about computer parts but what video card would you recommend upgrading to for this system?
Watching Youtube at the moment results in choppy video. I might be wasting a...
That is more or less what I was looking to do was just rebuild this one and let it be a learning experience of sorts. This desktop is still running and is about nine years old so I doubt I throw much money into it, just try to keep it running for as long as possible for a backup.
I'm hoping...
I'm pretty much a newbie with computers at least building them or anything internal. I have an older Gateway GT5040 Media Center PC that I'm wanting to upgrade. I'd like to add a 2tb internal hard drive, new power supply, up the memory, and add a good video card with hdmi and some decent...
A small HTPC for my home office.
This needs to be really small. I currently don't have satellite but may subscribe again at some point. Right now I basically want to record regular tv shows and be able to watch them at a later date. Also run Netflix, bluray, and dvds.
I know almost...
I have an older Gateway GT5040 Desktop with VGA connection. I'm looking to purchase a tv for my small home office. I would like to be able to switch between the tv and the desktop (internet) without having to unhook cables and such. I don't have a sattelite so I'm only interested in watching...
I recently purchased my first bluray player (LG ethernet model ) and hooked it up to a new Vizio lcd. I get great video but no audio. I have checked the settings to make sure everything is correct with hdmi and it is. Finally got it to work but everytime the bluray is powered off, I have no...
My speakers that came with my Gateway desktop went out about a month ago (probably 5 years old). Anyway I went and purchaed a set of Logitech speakers for about $20. They worked fine for a day or two then I began noticing that the left speaker would go dead. I tinkered with it a bit and they...