I build rigs and fix laptops for a living, even in the boot-loop your data was just fine... As for your question, desktop... And build it from parts don't you dare walmart that shit...
I paid $400 Canadian funny money for mine with taxes and shipping on the parts.
I cheaped out on my graphics card and only got a AMD 6000 series 1 gb gddr5 used, but can still play most games on high and mine coin at night. The mining already paid for the card and half the computer.
When building a good rule to use is ignore 1st and 2nd best parts, go with the 3rd best it tends to have the best balance between what it can do and price.
If ur on the Nova Scotia side of Canada I'd offer to fix that laptop right up, cut the plastic around the cpu and unjam that fan, add a small linux os so if this happens again you have dual boot to save your data.
$500 will get you snuck in just under top of the line if you choose parts on sale and get the right ones, and to everyone else it will look and feel top of the line.
You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
I'm actually more than good looks and a steady pencil! I do appreciate the offer for fixing this laptop though. <3
This thing is simply nearing the end of it's lifecycle. Doesn't matter what upkeep I do she's slowly and surely just wearing out on a hardware level.
I'll build my own rig. Even though I haven't built a PC since Windblows XP was new tech (holy crap I'm old) so I'll have to do more research.
Thank you for sharing your build and advice on tiers of parts. :)
They all go together the same just a few clips look different since xp lol.
For your budget i'd go with:
AMD FX 4 or 6 core, whatever ones on sale (Intel is too much $ for your budget)
8 GB+ DDR 3 ram
Nvidia 750 Ti or AMD 7870 (can get one used for cheap), they will mine without killing your wallet
100 gb solid state (only put windows and linux on this)
1 tb program drive (everything else here)
I get my parts of tigerdirect.ca or newegg AS THEY COME ON SALE
If you do it right you, get things on sale, even with the board, case, fans and power supply, you can build a box that would beat most of the laptops under $1200 for $350-$400
<3
You are the man. Will start looking at these parts and see if they come on sale.
I'm saving for this graphics card. Want one so bad. What a beast....
Holy hell that thing is more than my entire PC build budget..
It's so SHINY!