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!