Recent content by safehaven

Surfing the web and running assorted office apps is exactly what they will use it for. Possibly photoshop, but when I say photoshop, I mean like cropping a photo or getting really “advanced “ by adjusting the exposure.

Thanks for all of the replies!!! So, I spoke with my parents. They do not wish to throw money/parts at a relic. Thankfully, they came to this decision on their own and I did not have to try and talk them into it. So, that is the direction that we're headed. I mentioned before that in...

I am certainly not opposed to starting with a new build. They've already given me the go ahead if that is the best course of action.

Thanks so much for all of the replies!!! Yes, I meant GB, LOL. Hard drive is a WD Blue, 7200 RMP, 1TB. I can certainly put in an SSD. Windows 10 was a free upgrade, so I'm not sure I can do a clean install as there is probably no physical media. I'll have to look into cloning. A dedicated...

My parents PC is old, really old, from 2014 based on the last BIOS update. Pentium G3220 @ 3.0GHz 4MB DDR3 RAM Intel HD Graphics Windows 10 It running really slow. I've managed to speed it up a tiny amount by disabling startup items. Also cleaned up a couple of items with Malwarebytes. But...

I haven't been on in a while, but there use to be a new build form that asked a bunch of questions (What's your budget, what are your intended uses, monitor size, do you have an OS, etc) that you could fill out an someone would help you with a build. I don't see this offered anymore. Did it go...

I want to change web hosting services. Godaddy has become far too expensive. On top of their already high prices, I got an email saying that they are going to start charging $12/mo, per email address. That seems ridiculous to me, especially at 8-10 email addresses. I am a little concerned...

Old.... very very old.... a 7850 from 2012.

Bottlenecking on my older gear is what I was really thinking might be an issue. I should have clarified.

I know, I saw that right away. I tried to edit it, but it doesn’t let you edit the title.

I need a video card to drive my two 32” UHD monitors. There is a deal going right now for XFX 5700 and 5700xt. I’m suspecting maybe that is too much video card for my current rig and I’d be pissing money away. Thoughts and insights?? Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 Motherboard...

Win 7. I never got around to upgrading when it was free. As to the drivers. I have not installed any new drivers, but I have not updated drivers in a long time either. I have not had any issues until now, so I haven't updated them.

I am getting frequent BSOD's. I recently installed two UHD monitors and I am running them off a super old GPU, a Sapphire HD7850 from 2012. Can someone help me figure out if this is definitively a GPU problem or something else? It will not let me upload the two files mentioned in the error...

Agreed on the reason for changing out the gpu. I appreciate all of the help and feedback as I do not have the time to relearn and get caught up on the lastest gpus and games. I've been out of gaming for some time now, but would definitely like to have the option in the future. 1080P is...

So, just go for the 560 and save the $60?