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Dirtydan
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I'm looking for a few suggestions for best bang for the bucks Gaming PC.
Dan
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I have an A8 in my laptop. It has run all the games I've thrown at it but I don't play the latest and greatest.
yourbeliefs
When I rebuilt my PC, I got the i5 2500k and the nVidia 460 SEv2. At the time they were rated best bang for buck, although not the most powerful. A year later they're still running great, and I haven't even overclocked the processor yet. If you decide to do the separate CPU/GPU here's a few suggestions:

1. Make sure you have enough fans. A standard PC case likely won't have enough and you may run hot. I'd recommend adding 1 extra fan to the interior of the machine to circulate more air.

2. Make sure you have enough power. You'll probably need at least 700 Watts, and make sure you add up what all your components need or else your computer won't start.

3. Although it's not as fun of an OS to use, apparently Windows 8 is best in terms of gaming performance versus 7.
king3pj
When I rebuilt my PC, I got the i5 2500k and the nVidia 460 SEv2. At the time they were rated best bang for buck, although not the most powerful. A year later they're still running great, and I haven't even overclocked the processor yet. If you decide to do the separate CPU/GPU here's a few suggestions:

1. Make sure you have enough fans. A standard PC case likely won't have enough and you may run hot. I'd recommend adding 1 extra fan to the interior of the machine to circulate more air.

2. Make sure you have enough power. You'll probably need at least 700 Watts, and make sure you add up what all your components need or else your computer won't start.

3. Although it's not as fun of an OS to use, apparently Windows 8 is best in terms of gaming performance versus 7.

I put Windows 8 on my gaming build last year. It was a little strange at first but now I barely even notice the OS. I almost always just boot up and go straight into Steam. Outside of the initial setup, I haven't spent much time screwing around in the OS.

I would still recommend a separate GPU but if he is on a limited budget he could always go with an A10 APU now and then add a discrete GPU later when he has more money. I recently put an A4 APU in a computer I was building specifically to be a DVR and serve media to the rest of the devices around my house. I was going cheap and it packed a CPU and graphics into a $45 package. It seems to be plenty for the purpose I built it for.

Anyways, the reason I mention that is that the APUs come with a list of AMD GPUs they can be paired with for dual graphics support. When he has some money saved up for a better GPU he could get one on that list and have even better performance. You can always use a GPU that isn't on that list and have it take over all the graphics duties but it's another thing to consider. The more I think about it the more appealing APUs seem for budget builds.

If he has extra money laying around and wants to get into the tinkering part of the hobby he can skip the APU and go with an Intel i5 or something in the AMD FX series. Those are much better for overclocking and things like that. If he wants to overclock the i5 model number needs to end with a K and the AMD FX CPU should be a black edition.
king3pj
I have an A8 in my laptop. It has run all the games I've thrown at it but I don't play the latest and greatest.

Which games have you run on it? These APUs are supposed to be somewhere between Intel HD integrated graphics and a stand alone GPU. I'm just curious what exactly that means in terms of which games you can play. I would assume it can handle most indie/smaller games and older games without breaking a sweat. My 2 year old i3 laptop can even do that.

What about newer games though? I'm guessing games like Battlefield 4, Skyrim, Borderlands 2, etc would probably at least be playable on low settings. I don't personally know anyone who is using these for gaming on PC so I'm curious what kind of performance people are getting.
Dirtydan
Ok, thanks to all. My son ended up buying an Asus with A10 6700 with HD8670d 16g ram, also an Asus monitor 23.6". He only plays rFactor, and was stunned at how much better the performance is compared to a late model Toshiba laptop. I cautioned him that if he was to get a separate card he would need to upgrade his power supply, and add more cooling.
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
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.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson