Recent content by tikiman

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    Question Suggestions for reuse of any old system?

    Hey people! First off I apologize if this is in the wrong sub. Mods, please move if so! I built a computer off advice from here years ago after high school. I've since moved out of the parent's house and it's just been sitting there. I'm back visiting them now, and kinda wondering what to do...
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    At FDA, TVs now turned to Fox News by order of Trump and can't be switched

    I would just like to say that this is not all that far fetched. I work in a gov office. We do have TVs in our break rooms. They are mandated to be set to news channels. We get an odd package from our cable company that only delivers a few channels, like Fox News, CNN and a few local channels...
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    Decent rowing machine under 500?

    I'd suggest checking your local craigslist for a used Concept2 machine. You can get older models for a bunch cheaper. Any decently maintained Model C and newer should be good. Even a model B might be fine for light use.
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    Win7 on Asus M32CD

    Thanks for the suggestion. When I got home from work, I tried your suggestion. No dice. Turns out it's a special board for this computer. Similar to, but not quite the same as their consumer offerings. Le Sigh.
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    Post here if you are using a Skylake CPU, with iGPU, and DO NOT have HDMI issues

    I'm using a similar setup (Asus M32-CD, i5 6400). I don't use hdmi for audio, but I've had not video issues thus far. That said, getting Win 7 to run on it has been a severe PITA.
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    Honda Civic vs Subaru Impreza

    I'd have to ask whether you had any interest in the hatchback impreza. Doesn't cost a ton more and has a fair amount more space. I haven't driven a civic recently, but I am also in the market for a new car (as you might guess, leaning toward a hatch) and I am quite fond of the impreza. As...
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    Win7 on Asus M32CD

    I recently purchased an ASUS M32CD desktop with Windows 10, along with a Samsung 850 EVO 500GB For Reference, this computer has an i5-6400, 8GB ram, integrated graphics and a 1tb HD by default I have discovered that my taste for games is, shall we say... dated? Most of them do not play well...
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    Intel 6th Gen i5 6500 good enough for gaming?

    yes. It has been a long time. Last time i bought, a 680i SLI was considered a decent mobo... :D the weirdest thing is that I've been on this site the entire time. I've read each uArch deep dive and followup review of product, yet none of the info has stuck in my brain. I'll chock it up to...
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    Intel 6th Gen i5 6500 good enough for gaming?

    I'm looking at a computer sporting a similar processor, and have a similar question to the OP. Can someone give me an idea of how much faster this is compared to an old C2Q Q6600. I've been out of the game way too long :(