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Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 3rd, 2021, 4:34 am
by Schrodingerscat
Discovered my computer performance problems the past week might be my hard drive failing. Now the question is what do I want to spend on a laptop that turns 7 this summer. I've been considering building a desktop for years now, but this is hardly a convenient time to build. Though I could easily keep using the drive for extra storage after the rest of the laptop dies.
Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 3rd, 2021, 9:08 am
by pikachu4919
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 4:34 am
Discovered my computer performance problems the past week might be my hard drive failing. Now the question is what do I want to spend on a laptop that turns 7 this summer. I've been considering building a desktop for years now, but this is hardly a convenient time to build. Though I could easily keep using the drive for extra storage after the rest of the laptop dies.
Come to the dark side of PC building.
Then again NVIDIA is launching a new graphics card in late February, and good prices on those are very VERY hard to come by, except at launch, so contrary, it might actually be a good time to build one. :p
Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 3rd, 2021, 10:10 am
by Pi-Bot
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 4:34 am
Discovered my computer performance problems the past week might be my hard drive failing. Now the question is what do I want to spend on a laptop that turns 7 this summer. I've been considering building a desktop for years now, but this is hardly a convenient time to build. Though I could easily keep using the drive for extra storage after the rest of the laptop dies.
why dont you need to go to last hour FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 3rd, 2021, 11:29 pm
by Schrodingerscat
I "splurged" for the SSD. I wish I got this years ago... (had considered it, but I was always indecisive on my future computer plans).
Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 4th, 2021, 1:20 am
by Nydauron
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 11:29 pm
I "splurged" for the SSD. I wish I got this years ago... (had considered it, but I was always indecisive on my future computer plans).
I will say, given that the prices have considerably dropped since 5 years ago, you've def been missing out on those fast boot times.
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 4:34 am
Discovered my computer performance problems the past week might be my hard drive failing. Now the question is what do I want to spend on a laptop that turns 7 this summer. I've been considering building a desktop for years now, but this is hardly a convenient time to build. Though I could easily keep using the drive for extra storage after the rest of the laptop dies.
Hope you've gotta an image of that hard drive!
Right now, it is sort of an awkward time to build a new PC just because of the shortages on the new Ryzen 5000s and RTX 3000s. That being said, it's always a good idea to consider second-hand parts a year old (e.g. Ryzen 3600 paired with an RTX 2060 or a GTX 1660). I personally have found some reasonable offers on second-hand sites compared to listings that scalpers are pricing these at.
I will say, in the long term, building a machine should last you a while. Given that you were using a single laptop as your daily driver for 7 years, I'd imagine you'd get a lot out of the modularity and upgradability of a desktop.
Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 4th, 2021, 8:10 am
by Pi-Bot
Nydauron wrote: ↑February 4th, 2021, 1:20 am
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 11:29 pm
I "splurged" for the SSD. I wish I got this years ago... (had considered it, but I was always indecisive on my future computer plans).
I will say, given that the prices have considerably dropped since 5 years ago, you've def been missing out on those fast boot times.
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 4:34 am
Discovered my computer performance problems the past week might be my hard drive failing. Now the question is what do I want to spend on a laptop that turns 7 this summer. I've been considering building a desktop for years now, but this is hardly a convenient time to build. Though I could easily keep using the drive for extra storage after the rest of the laptop dies.
Hope you've gotta an image of that hard drive!
Right now, it is sort of an awkward time to build a new PC just because of the shortages on the new Ryzen 5000s and RTX 3000s. That being said, it's always a good idea to consider second-hand parts a year old (e.g. Ryzen 3600 paired with an RTX 2060 or a GTX 1660). I personally have found some reasonable offers on second-hand sites compared to listings that scalpers are pricing these at.
I will say, in the long term, building a machine should last you a while. Given that you were using a single laptop as your daily driver for 7 years, I'd imagine you'd get a lot out of the modularity and upgradability of a desktop.
copy pasta from kate cuz it was on my mind until winter break but that never happened.
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Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 4th, 2021, 5:31 pm
by k1208438
amc 10a test today lol
Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 4th, 2021, 9:28 pm
by Things2do
I finally got around to hooking up my MOTs, and I now have a foot-tall Jacob's Ladder, along with a working knowledge of the locations of every fuse and breaker on one of our circuits.
The bowling alley played Stacy's Mom tonight, and none of us there had heard it in years.
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 11:29 pm
I "splurged" for the SSD. I wish I got this years ago... (had considered it, but I was always indecisive on my future computer plans).
A good source for cheap SATA HDDs is old DVRs. I salvaged 7 of 'em for 50 cents and about 5 minutes each a few weeks ago, ranging from mostly 500 GB laptop-sized ones to a 2 terabyte drive.
Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 5th, 2021, 6:10 am
by Pi-Bot
Nydauron wrote: ↑February 4th, 2021, 1:20 am
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 11:29 pm
I "splurged" for the SSD. I wish I got this years ago... (had considered it, but I was always indecisive on my future computer plans).
I will say, given that the prices have considerably dropped since 5 years ago, you've def been missing out on those fast boot times.
Schrodingerscat wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 4:34 am
Discovered my computer performance problems the past week might be my hard drive failing. Now the question is what do I want to spend on a laptop that turns 7 this summer. I've been considering building a desktop for years now, but this is hardly a convenient time to build. Though I could easily keep using the drive for extra storage after the rest of the laptop dies.
Hope you've gotta an image of that hard drive!
Right now, it is sort of an awkward time to build a new PC just because of the shortages on the new Ryzen 5000s and RTX 3000s. That being said, it's always a good idea to consider second-hand parts a year old (e.g. Ryzen 3600 paired with an RTX 2060 or a GTX 1660). I personally have found some reasonable offers on second-hand sites compared to listings that scalpers are pricing these at.
I will say, in the long term, building a machine should last you a while. Given that you were using a single laptop as your daily driver for 7 years, I'd imagine you'd get a lot out of the modularity and upgradability of a desktop.
Anyone watch the Cohen testimony today? I feel like I'm the reason my team didn't make nationals
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Re: Your Daily Random Comment
Posted: February 5th, 2021, 4:24 pm
by Assassinator
The Lord of Space has instructed me to make a comment here as to the dimension we are currently in. I would say we're somewhere between the present and the future, but he needs to know where. I've created a 3 dimensional way to analyze 5 dimensional space so that way you all can comprehend that of which realms the gods dwell in.
Oh you only needed the dimension we're in? Ok I'll stop rambling.
We're nowhere, but everywhere at once. Interstellar.
edit: typos because dumb