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Thanks, I think you've helped me make the decision.

Thanks! Sadly I haven't seen a 7200RPM model over 2TB. Am I missing something there? I could try to wait it out if that's on the horizon as…

Heh, and now you see how I can find researching this as a layman to be quite difficult. As I ponder my choices, do you think that a…

Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely look into it. Sadly, there are some programs on it, but no OS stuff, and none of the vital things…

I'd definitely prefer to have the desk space etc. I assume that the USB and shucked variants have no discernable difference to a pre-built…

I only found out that this process exists a couple of days ago. Is there any difference to reliability/speed? As someone with limited…

I thought that might be the case. In fact, I was surprised how it wasn't mentioned in "best of" lists and the like. From what I can tell,…

Hi everyone. I've just started teaching from home, and my videos are chipping away at what remains of my 1TB hard drive, so I thought it…

Slightly annoying update: it appears the s video port doesn't work on the TV. There's a small bit of metal in a strange spot at the top of…

Thanks people. Definitely going to get a switcher, and will shop around for cables. S-Video and such can be tricky to find, hard to know of…

I recently managed to get an old CRT TV for classic gaming in the spare room. I'm trying to get a practical set up, hopefully avoiding…

Good to know, TN may have to be the go. Just got to make sure that it's a supplier that's easy to return to.

Thanks for the comments so far everyone. The PC games that I play the most are fighting games, typically Street Fighter. G Sync helps a lot…

Hey there, I've recently moved places and now have enough space to justify going back to a double monitor. I've had my BenQ 24" 1080p for…

Unless I'm mistaken, you can get it on Humble Bundle for the same price, and have it on GoG through that. Strongly considering it. My main…

Very tempting, my old (non-gaming) laptop is chugging along, but I'll need to replace it eventually. In terms of gaming, it would be nice…

They were slightly different issues, one wouldn't turn on at all, one would turn on but not go to POST. But all fixed now! I may end up…

And I have a working computer! The motherboard was weird with how the ram was inserted... and that was literally it. Thank you everyone for…

I confirmed it wasn't the video card with troubleshooting (it was also working fantastically before the old PC went out). If the repair…

Yeah, I probably should have started with testing outside the board. The only old parts are the DVD drive, two hard drives, and the…

Not entirely stupid, since I did not. I really don't know how to test individual parts. Since the setup doesn't work, maybe I should try…

Aaaaaand after spending all day building the new PC.... It does not work. Will turn on, but won't doesn't beep like it's supposed to, and…

Haha, point taken. I think that I'll end up doing the i5. Everything coming to $861 (including some slight changes, eg. going for the…

Cool. I'm probably going to go for something the same, or very similar to what you've suggested.

I'm pretty unfamiliar with overclocking. I'm somewhat considering going for i7-7700 and not bothering for a motherboard that can overclock.…

Oh, also, is there an ATX version of that motherboard, or is it just better to go for the mATX? Reviewing a few different options there.

Thank you very much! I will likely go for something very similar to this. Only thing is that I might go a bit up on the CPU, to possibly a…

This may speed up decision making.

I'll look into those. I know nothing about the classifications of motherboards (what the letters/numbers mean), so I'll be sure to use…

Any suggestions for which one? It would have to be an older model for compatibility, I believe?