Recent content by bchreng

Looks good! I'll most likely be switching to this sometime late next year.

There's a Microcenter around me, but it's quite a drive. I'll hang onto my system and hold out for a nice deal on an i5 upgrade kit sometime next year. I saw that deal earlier and was mighty tempted. I'm happy with the $600 system I got though. Runs my older Steam and Blizzard games fine at...

Sorry for taking so long to reply guys. I've decided to go with the AMD system and go against what I mentioned earlier and upgrade the internals later next year when I can find a $200ish deal on an Kaby Lake CPU/mobo/memory combo. Thanks for all the help!

Thanks for all the replies! I need to edit my sig as I don't have that system anymore. My current system is a i7 6700HQ HP notebook with integrated graphics. XD Going off your responses, I think I'll either stick with the Intel system, or wait another 3 months or so for Kaby Lake. If anything...

Ah okay. The reason for those 2 specific processors is because I'm deciding between 2 prebuilt systems. The 8350 system comes with a RX 480 4gb card and costs $600 (USD). The 6402p system ships with a 1060 3gb card and costs $50 more. Whichever one I decide to go with, I don't ever really intend...

Hey guys! I'm trying to game (possibly record/cast gameplay too via OBS) on a budget and would like your opinions. Most everything else being equal, (GPU, memory, and etc) which one would be better for gaming? Although the i5 seems to cost more upfront, I think it'll make up the difference in...

I bought one the other day and the quality is pretty high. They're almost right up there with Compaqs and HPs. Like most Compaqs and HPs nowadays, it does not come with any CDs/DVDs. It has a recovery partition and gives you the option to burn your own restore discs if you should so choose...

My specs are similar to yours and mine lagged quite a bit with the 5.6 Catalyst drivers. After downloading and installing an older set of drivers (I got the 5.4 based Omegas), the demo ran as smooth as silk.

I'm guessing that it doesn't work as well as the bigger names like Norton and McAffee, but how does it stack up?

It's style on a budget. :)

I bought TruePower 2.0 380W from Fry's a few weeks ago. How does it compare with this SmartPower? Does the modular design affect the power output in any way?

The Fry's in my area took an extra step and temporarily dropped the price down to $29.99 for the PC version. :confused:

I'm not really sure what it's meant for. What if it's only compatible for Intel's Itanium CPUs or something? :(

I'm guessing that 400W would be sufficient for low-to-midrange systems with high end ones requiring 480W or above.

According to /. a new version of Debian ('Sarge') has been released today. Which of the packages am I supposed to get for my Athlon 64 -based rig? I'm pretty sure the i386 will work, but is IA64 the one that I should get for my processor?