Hardware Experts! Help with my computer and ways to upgrade it.

12/23/2017 | By Laz A. Mataz

[AF_Blue]

If you’re a Costco member, take a look at their selection of desktop systems. They usually have something on sale with a $100-$200 discount. You can browse on their website without being a member. I picked up a $900 Dell tower (discounted from $1200) to use while I was waiting for a mobo replacement, and now it’s my dedicated Steam gaming box, to include FO4.

[trisham]

:)

[grey_whiskers]

I am too mechanically
clumsy to assemble my own hardware, but Merry Christmas,Laz!

[MHGinTN]

Agreed, reluctantly. I use three olives ...

[GOPJ]

Bookmark

[dayglored]

FReeper request for computer help ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Hey Lez, sorry for the tardy Windows List Ping, didn't see your ping until just now (busy Christmas Day!). Merry Christmas!!

[wally_bert]

[dennisw]

You could buy a full size tower case from New Egg. I keep getting emails from them about one that costs $29 total shipped. Transfer all of your new computer’s innards into this new case and buy a normal size 430 watt power supply. Or maybe more than 430watts...you go find what you need.

Problem with mini size computers is finding same dimensions (so it will fit!!!!) power supply but higher wattage....and it might be high priced.

Check newegg and ebay for such mini power supplies

[dennisw]

mini ITX power supplies
https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=mini%20power%20supply&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20

Is yours ITX has an ITX mobo?

[Dalberg-Acton]

Was that posted to Lezemtez? :^)

[dayglored]

> Was that posted to Lezemtez? :^)

OMG d@mned autocorrect!! Sorry Laz!

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[grwcfl537]

When it was time to upgrade my old Core 2 Duo, I kept my old regular size desktop and took advice from my son (an Intel engineer). We (son and grandson who is a gamer) decided on 750 watts, 32 GB RAM, i7 as fast as you can afford, 500 GB solid state drive, 3-6 TB HD, GTX 1050 and a 24" 4K monitor.

OS initially will be latest openSUSE and will put something else in virtualbox.