Recent content by alpharalpha

Oh ok, I saw this post so didn't know, but they don't seem to either. Serious performance issuse is cause by legacy BIOS.

I recently got old office pc, (Dell Optiplex390) and installed Win10 on it but it was in legacy, wondering now if it matters enough to switch it to UEFI, just a 500gb hd. Would it improve performance to switch it over to UEFI?

This is what's in it now And the other 1146 I found on eBay with the hp sticker. Went ahead and got it, was $10 shipped and seller pays for returns so seems safe bet for now. Looking it up says 1.5v

I would stick to 1.5v thereabouts; on the Dell forum looks like people have been able to use 16gb of this ram (with updated bios) https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820231637 even though the 390 states only 8gb. I'm not seeing any 2x8gb ddr3 udimm ram for under $50...

That's very interesting; so then if dealing with ddr3 any ram of the same voltage will function normally, doesn't matter if 10600, 12800 etc; 1333, 1600mhz, etc. If all were the same ones?

I just got the old office pc & monitor, not looking to put much into it, is Dell Optiplex 390, i5-2400, but only one 4gb stick ram, I found same one pc-3 10600U-9-11-B1 #1146 but has HP sticker on it, does that matter if ram stick is the same? Wouldn't think so but figured I'd check before...

Must've been a bad download or something, worked fine this time :)

I reinstalled windows, deleted the nvidia driver from apps but now can't download, well actually I did download latest Game Ready once but it wouldn't install, maybe XPS8300 is too old. Is a 1050ti and the basic drivers for it are loaded in device manager; will additional drivers matter for...

Oh yea, I remember, it was the open box. Think it's a better mobo than the https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119494?Item=N82E16813119494

I'm pairing mobo with intel i3-10100, not amd. I realize may have to increase budget for motherboard a bit.

Seems ASRock are the popular mobo choice, but the only one I could find under $120 doesn't have wifi, not huge as where it's at now can use ethernet or if moved have usb wifi, but I did want a built in wifi with this build; there is an MSI and an Asus that have wifi, same prices all. Also an...

My kid's old Dell XPS8300 is looking like finally died. On a budget but looking for motherboards (LGA1200 for Intel, probably i3-10100) under $75. If itx were in stock and priced normal I have new case, but with the price difference can buy a case for under $50 so still the same budget wise...

Yes, it had a 460 stock PSU; the CX650 is working fine in it👍

Dell XPS8300 i5-2320, 8gb DDR3-1333, 1TB 7,200rpm, DVD, GTX1050ti, USB 2.0 wifi adapter, keyboard & mouse.

Child's Dell XPS 8300 PSU finally died; Dell states needs a min 142w on the combined 3.3v & 5v rails and links EVGA 700BR/850BQ as compatible replacements. I don't know a lot about PSUs but seem to recall last year when building my new PC that those weren't good, are there any better options...