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    Broken Motherboard on a Sager

    Well, it's a repair shop, not a retailer, so they would not have any stock on hand. What I'll be wanting them to do, if they cannot find the needed part, is to find a new motherboard and buy it, then install the other hardware from the now-broken board. If they can't, or won't, do that, then...
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    Broken Motherboard on a Sager

    Hi, We've got a bit of a problem with my wife's notebook, so looking for ideas. We got an entry level Sager (NP 2670) in the fall of '14. Anyway, there was a problem with a power button so we took it to a local shop we have previously used, and which has done good work for reasonable cost. We...
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    Quick question: Partitioning for Windows 10

    Thanks for the clarification. Don't recall where I read that, but I've been looking at various websites the past few days trying to make sure I'm up to speed so I don't accidentally screw anything up!
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    Quick question: Partitioning for Windows 10

    Hi, Getting ready to install Win 10 in a completely new build this weekend. I've got a Samsung 850 EVO SSD (500 GB) that I'll be installing Windows on. When the Windows installer prompts me to create a new partition on the drive, how large of a partition should I create? Or do I even need...
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    Skylake Build

    Good points. Appreciate the tips.
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    Skylake Build

    PC Hound Part List - Hound-O-Matic (Alpha) Results CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M ($369.9 @ B&H) Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 (rev. 1.0) ($0 - Owned) Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) Ballistix Elite ($135.95 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC...
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    Skylake Build

    Perfect, thanks!
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    Skylake Build

    Thanks. Was working from memory because I'm not at home. Am sure my monitor is 1080P now that I think about it. The two SSDs listed were because those are what I'm trying to decide between. It would be one or the other, not both. The SSD would be for the OS, so the smaller SM951 would suffice...
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    Skylake Build

    Hi, Getting ready to build so am figuring out what's available. Possible parts list is below. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Primarily workstation, but some occasional and light games. I'm a tech writer so will often have Word, Acrobat, Photoshop and more in use. The usual...
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    Sager, ThinkPad, MSI... oh my!

    Thanks everybody, appreciate the tips. I think I'll go with the entry-level Sager. I'm comfortable that the build quality will be good, and this should last for several years of daily home-office use. Good points on the screen resolution, and this is one of the things that has helped me decide...
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    Sager, ThinkPad, MSI... oh my!

    Looking at the Lenovo Outlet now; thanks for the link.
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    Sager, ThinkPad, MSI... oh my!

    I should have indicated pricing desires in initial post, but $1099 is outside of my price range. I'd like to be under $900. Also, she's rather have a larger screen than 14". I'd like to go with 17", actually, but those end up pricing most things out of my range, so that's why most of my...
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    Sager, ThinkPad, MSI... oh my!

    I haven't checked in here in ages, but I'm researching a new laptop for my wife for Christmas, and I'd appreciate any feedback. I'm looking for a mid-range machine, and long-term stability is a key point. The computer will probably only ever be used at home, plugged into the wall. Internet...
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    C1 Message When Booting

    Thanks. I'll swap the location later today and see if that works. If not, two sicks of RAM is cheap enough, so I'll just go do that. Given this computer's age, I'll probably go back to stock CPU speed.
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    C1 Message When Booting

    Over the past few days I have continually been getting C1 messages when booting up. Sometimes it now takes 5-6 times of turning the computer off and back on before it fires up. Am running an Abit IP35 Pro, with 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers, DDR2 800. This was my original build from 5...
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