Ordered a new computer yesterday (Page 5): Sorry buddy who cares? What a wasted post. But I am glad for you with your purchase.

chfrus

Sorry buddy who cares? What a wasted post. But I am glad for you with your purchase.

Jagnut07 Loc: South Carolina

So if you don’t care then why do you take the time to post a negative reply? I believe the OP was asking for confirmation that he had ordered the right configuration and doesn’t need the asinine replies like yours, another wasted post.

Jagnut07 Loc: South Carolina

chfrus wrote:

Sorry buddy who cares? What a wasted post. But I am glad for you with your purchase.

So if you don’t care then why do you take the time to post a negative reply? I believe the OP was asking for confirmation that he had ordered the right configuration and doesn’t need the asinine replies like yours, another wasted post.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

10MPlayer wrote:

That's hilarious. I worked with a guy who used an old MS-DOS program to do his surveying calculations. He refused to learn the newer, slicker apps. It wouldn't run on Windows without installing a DOS shell, or something like that and the company wouldn't allow him to install it on their system. He brought in an old computer like the one you described and used it for doing his calcs and used the company's system for everything else. Old dog, new tricks. Not.

I'm not sure what was going on there. I switched to Linux when Microsoft tried to force Win10 on us - so I don't know about Win10 - every version of Windows before Win10 already had the 'DOS Shell' as a component, but the latest ones couldn't run the old DOS and Win3.1 software that tried to access hardware directly - so that may have been his problem - I'm not sure if the Virtual Machine could have "fixed" his problem.

edellington

I purchased this system last week from Pugetsystems.com They design computers specifically for photo editing.

MSI Z390M Edge AC
601-7B50-010B1904001006 Motherboard
Intel Core i9 9900K 3.6GHz Eight Core 16MB 95W
01678 CPU
2 x Samsung DDR4-2666 32GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Founders Edition 8GB Open Air
1322519062285 Video Card
Onboard Sound Sound Card
Integrated WiFi+Bluetooth Networking
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB SATA3 2.5inch SSD
S45ENF0M401134 Hard Drive
Additional Information: Primary drive.
Western Digital Red 10TB SATA3
JEKE1S7N Hard Drive
Additional Information: Secondary drive.
Western Digital Red 10TB SATA3
2YK9022D Hard Drive
Additional Information: Tertiary drive.
Silverstone SG10 Puget Systems Edition Rev 2 Case
EVGA SuperNOVA 650W P2 Power Supply
1803440606805047
Power Supply
Noctua NH-U12S CPU Cooling
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Upgrade Additional Cooling
Silverstone SG10 Quiet Modification Package Case Mods
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Al P.

Scruples wrote:

The new computer sounds like a work horse. As for the old one, you might wish to donate it to a local high school.
As for some Hogger comments, don't pay them any mind.

Donating is a good deed, and you may even get a (small) tax deduction for doing so. But be sure to "wipe" your hard drive first to make certain nobody can hijack your data, like banking information, etc. Simply "erasing" a file does not protect you from somebody running "restore" software. If you've got a teenager kid or neighbor, they can do the busywork: 1. Uninstall all software programs. In Window$, it's done through the Control Panel. 2. Erase all data files. 3. Windows 10 has a wiper feature that will overwrite "empty" sectors. Alternatively, you can get a free download of CCleaner and have it overwrite the empty sectors. You have the option of just writing 1's and 0's , or super high security, writing alternating 1's and 0's, then alternating 0's and 1', then random. Even spies can't restore the data. The instructions above leave the operating system on the machine, so the lucky recipient can make full use of the computer.
I recently retired from medical practice, and donated 4 computers. I reinstalled OpenOffice (A M$ Office work-alike for free) on each of them.
Good luck on your new machine, and may we all refrain from RAM Envy (Sigmund Freud, 1906)

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

jackm1943 wrote:

I want to make it clear that I am by no means a co... (show quote)

I am guessing that the fan coming on all the time was a result of the inside getting too dusty {I had that problem with my Dad's old computer that I use only for scanning} ..... but you are right, any computer over five years old is ready to be retired. Enjoy your new one!!

Ruraldi Loc: Milmay, NJ

BillyP wrote:

I've been looking to upgrade my laptop. Shopping all the different sites can get confusing and finding the exact match for what I've decide I need (want) is difficult to say the least.

I like your solution and my stop by one of the little computer shops and see what they can do for me.

Thanks for sharing.

You mean it's not normal to start your computer, walk away for an hour for it to load before using?

aubreybogle Loc: Albuquerque, NM

jackm1943 wrote:

I want to make it clear that I am by no means a co... (show quote)

This looks like my current 2 yr old HP Pavilion setup, except I have 32 GB of RAM and a 32" UHD Samsung monitor. Still satisfied with its performance. The RAM is the only change/upgrade I would recommend in your new computer. Enjoy!

aubreybogle Loc: Albuquerque, NM

aubreybogle wrote:

This looks like my current 2 yr old HP Pavilion setup, except I have 32 GB of RAM and a 32" UHD Samsung monitor. Still satisfied with its performance. The RAM is the only change/upgrade I would recommend in your new computer. Enjoy!

Neglected to mention a 1 TB drive in the computer and 12 TB USB RAID for backup and photo storage. All can be had for reasonable prices.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

via the lens wrote:

Isn't it a bit late to worry, not that you're ordered this equipment? And, I'm not sure why you posted this; bragging rights? There is no question involved and no education needed and you've already ordered what you wanted. Sorry, I don't want to sound mean, but we just get so many of these inane comments on this site.

What’s so awful in your life that you got your panties in a wad over this post. Who forced you to read it?

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

SteveG wrote:

Maybe because they are just miserable sob's that sit around all day complaining about everything and make the people in their own lives as miserable as themselves! Thanks for noticing too!

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

taitman wrote:

"Why are people so nasty on here at times? H... (show quote)

90% of the posts in here are a waste of time to 90% of us. I’m sorry for you that somebody is forcing you to read them.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

jackm1943 wrote:

I want to make it clear that I am by no means a computer expert, but my 8-10 year old 8 GB HP Pavillion has really slowed down recently and a cooling fan keeps coming on when doing as little as surfing. <SNIP>.... It was a little pricey so hope I've not made any major mistakes here.

Do you find it interesting that doing the same thing, surfing, the same way, is no longer working on your computer? The hardware has not changed. It used to work fine. What has changed? (Ans. Software).

I think you will be happy with your new system. Good for you for buying it.

As for did you make any mistakes? Given that you want Windows for the OS, I don’t think that you made any mistakes in buying the new hardware.

thephotoman Loc: Rochester, NY

Jack, that is a good idea to have it custom made. I did it for my desktop and it is still going strong after 10 years. I did have to replace the motherboard once and a couple of cooling fans, that is all of the repairs I have done to it. I think you will be very happy with the new computer.