Might need a new computer

[PanthersFanNY]

I've had my current laptop for about 4 years and I'm pretty sure it is about to poo the bed. I've had problems in the past with it that I was able to fix, but now I'm pretty sure it is a hardware issue. I don't game on it, but it freezes randomly which is really fugin annoying.

So I think its time to upgrade my porn machine.

I'd like a laptop as opposed to a desktop. Anyone have any good recommendations or come across any good deals lately? I'm looking for something that is capable of gaming but doesn't need to be a $2400 alienware gaming computer.

Thanks ahead of time.

[Darth Biscuit]

Only 4 years? How up-to-date is your AV software? Download Malwarebytes and a newer AV software and make sure you're clear of viruses... you never know, esp. if that is your pr0n machine... could save you big bucks... unless you just want a new PC, then go for it. I stick with Dell personally.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Could use a can of air on it too. Sounds like heat issues as well.

I prefer Gateway, Emachines and Acers over HP, Dell, Compaq or Sony, simply because they're easier to upgrade and work on. I've had much less trouble finding drivers as well.

[PanthersFanNY]

No Malware and no viruses, did a system restore to try to take care of it but that didn't work.

Overheating used to be a problem, but hasn't been. Heat usually makes things (at least on this pc) go really slow, but not cause a system freeze.

I wish it were just programs freezing because I can usually fix that poo, but it really is a complete system freeze. Locks up and if I don't restart by holding the power it makes that loud annoying, never ending beep fuged up computers make.

I'm looking at this one right now:

http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/studio-1747/pd.aspx?refid=studio-1747&s=bsd&cs=04&~oid=us~en~4~laptop-studio-17_anav4~~

What are your opinions on that one?

[jbland]

Go with mac.

[natty]

Backup everything you want to keep and format. Hardware fails but doesn't 'go bad' unless it's a hard drive. If dropping 1k isn't anything to worry about to you then go ahead, but my guess it that it's completely unnecessary.

I also don't understand why people prefer laptops for their home computer. You always pay for more than you get.

[KillerKat]

Perform a Check Disk and see if that fixes it. Realistically, laptops are made to be disposable. Desktops are much more repairable. My suggestion for you, whether the Check Disk works or not, is to get a external hard drive to save all your important files to. That way whenever your laptop crashes, you'll have your data backed up.

[PanthersFanNY]

Perform a Check Disk and see if that fixes it. Realistically, laptops are made to be disposable. Desktops are much more repairable. My suggestion for you, whether the Check Disk works or not, is to get a external hard drive to save all your important files to. That way whenever your laptop crashes, you'll have your data backed up.

Did checkdisk a few days ago, was hoping that would help but it didn't.

I was thinking about just throwing everything I wanted to save on a disk. I lost most of my important files when I had to reinstall windows over the summer.

I think in the future though, I may get an external HD. Seems like a good idea.

[KillerKat]

one other thing i can tell you to do is a proper reinstall of the OS if you have the disk. Make sure you know how to do this before you try it. Google it if you dont know. You won't loose any files reinstalling it.

Edit: I believe you don't hit R when it first appears. On this screen here: , press enter and then R if it gives you that option. I believe what happened to you over the summer is you pressed R on the first screen, correct?

Most likely won't fix your issue since you just tried something like this over the summer, but worth a try doing it the proper way.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152&cm_re=ide_sata_adapter-_-12-119-152-_-Product

I love that fugin' thing.

Check this laptop out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220606

[Razzy]

I also don't understand why people prefer laptops for their home computer. You always pay for more than you get.

QFT. Quoted for truth. Almost 2 years ago now I bought my laptop, an HP dv5z with one of AMDs new Puma lines. It's a great light entertainment laptop that I can even game on for under $800 at the time, but I wish I would have invested that money in a good desktop. I haven't taken my laptop out of my house in over a year now.

[Ounce]

QFT. Quoted for truth. Almost 2 years ago now I bought my laptop, an HP dv5z with one of AMDs new Puma lines. It's a great light entertainment laptop that I can even game on for under $800 at the time, but I wish I would have invested that money in a good desktop. I haven't taken my laptop out of my house in over a year now.

Yea if you have most of the standard components that you don't upgrade in a new build (DVD/CD-R Drive, Hard Disk, Monitor, Speakers, ect.) then you can build pretty much a top of the line desktop for that kind of money (800-1000$) if you're smart about it

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Top end mobo/proc combo right now is around 500$ and higher. Top end video card is the same. Then you got the ram, OS, power supply, hard drive, case, monitor, dvd-rom...

But you can build a beast for less than a grand, but that OS is gonna take up a chunk of that $$$.

Unless you can actually upgrade a component at a time, I'm all for cruising newegg, tiger direct, best buy's outlet store for a bare bones system or a sweet deal on a premade, then dump the rest of that $$$ into powersupply, ram and video card.

[natty]

Buy last year's 'top of the line' hardware and you save an enormous amount of money and still have a kick ass machine. 'Top end' is very, very, very subjective.

The most expensive video card on newegg is $699. There is absolutely NO reason to buy a card even remotely that expensive. And the first review on the site:

Pros: While it worked... yeah great stuff. Stayed cool.

Cons: I think the main con would be it failed after 5 days. Colors started to flicker in some games, then all games. In really high fps games the card would squeal. I didn't notice a huge difference from my single 280 btw.