EPTComputer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread - Page 219
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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rei
United States3594 Posts
On February 11 2014 10:37 skyR wrote: Well you can just download Windows and burn it to a disc / usb and install it in the meantime while you wait for the cd-key to arrive or you can just cancel and order it digitally from Microsoft. but it was only $70 for some reason, now I know the reason why it's so cheap. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
On February 11 2014 20:06 Incognoto wrote: Can't you enter the CD key afte everything is up and running? I've been using windows for 8 months without putting in my cd key yet because i'm too lazy for the phone verification thing ^.^ | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
Then what's the point of even verifying anyway? | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
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wptlzkwjd
Canada1240 Posts
On February 12 2014 01:41 Incognoto wrote: LOL Then what's the point of even verifying anyway? It gets rid of the reminder telling you activate it and I think it lets you change your profile picture and background (if you're using a Windows Account to sign in). | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
Your old PC was so old that it was still using "IDE" commands to talk to the HDD. Your new board is configured to use "AHCI" instead. Windows won't boot without switching the drivers over first. To do that, you can change something in the Windows registry. So what you can do is the following: (1) Go into the BIOS and search for where you can choose between "IDE" (maybe called "Legacy") and "AHCI" for your SATA ports. Switch it over to IDE. (2) Windows will now be able to boot. Google for how to do the required registry change: "ide ahci windows 7 registry". (3) Change the stuff in the registry and restart and go into the BIOS and switch the SATA ports back over to AHCI. If you get into Windows by using IDE instead of AHCI in the BIOS, you might want to google about how you'll find out your Windows product key, then write that down. Do this before you play around with the registry and possibly break your Windows installation. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On February 12 2014 11:17 Ropid wrote: I bet what's happening is the following: Your old PC was so old that it was still using "IDE" commands to talk to the HDD. Your new board is configured to use "AHCI" instead. Windows won't boot without switching the drivers over first. To do that, you can change something in the Windows registry. So what you can do is the following: (1) Go into the BIOS and search for where you can choose between "IDE" (maybe called "Legacy") and "AHCI" for your SATA ports. Switch it over to IDE. (2) Windows will now be able to boot. Google for how to do the required registry change: "ide ahci windows 7 registry". (3) Change the stuff in the registry and restart and go into the BIOS and switch the SATA ports back over to AHCI. If you get into Windows by using IDE instead of AHCI in the BIOS, you might want to google about how you'll find out your Windows product key, then write that down. Do this before you play around with the registry and possibly break your Windows installation. That was the first thing I checked. I was having intermittent BSOD issues prior... I found my key, I actually had written it down. I went ahead with a clean install, runs great. | ||
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
I'm probably going to buy a new computer sometime soon as I'm only on a laptop right now and I want something with a bit more power again. When this "soon" is going to be isn't really decided yet and I'm somewhat flexible in that regard. Neither is the "what I'm looking for" decided yet. Anyways question being: Is there anything to look out for pricewise when I consider buying something? It's not going to be super high-end stuff so maybe waiting for some new releases that will make the prizes drop would be a thing because as I said I'm somewhat flexible in that regard? Is there anything like that up in the future? Does it make a difference at all or are prices dropping gradually anyways? It's basicly that I don't want to be the guy who buys some game on steam for fullprize just to realize it's off by 50% the next day because of steam summer sales. Just with computerparts really  | ||
Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
There's not really much with desktop CPUs to consider for over a year. There should be very slightly faster versions of the same thing later this year. CPU prices don't tend to drop really, at least these days for things worth buying. All other technologies are somewhat or fairly mature (or rather, don't drop in price that much and there isn't much rapid development or significant new features or anything). I guess SSD prices are still dropping overall, but not so much as before. | ||
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
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rei
United States3594 Posts
 i don't know what's wrong I made sure I reconnected all the cables from the powersupply to the motherboard and the on off switch on the power supply. still not wokring. it is just a bad power supply? do i need to return it? | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
The PSU has a very large connector for the motherboard (24-pin), and a second 8-pin or 4-pin connector for the CPU power. The front panel of the case also has a bunch of tiny connectors that have to go into the motherboard. Regarding that, what's important is not USB and audio, but the connectors for the LEDs and power and reset button. The LEDs can be be plugged in the wrong way, so you have to look what side of the connector is (+) and what is (-). The colorful wire is positive, the black wire is negative. You have to look at the manual of the board most likely. It's very hard to see what's going on just by looking at the motherboard. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On February 12 2014 09:52 wptlzkwjd wrote: It gets rid of the reminder telling you activate it and I think it lets you change your profile picture and background (if you're using a Windows Account to sign in). You can still use Windows indefinitely though, right? So basically you get W8 without the service packs, without a desktop background and without the annoying reminder. Don't they ever realize that someone is just using W8 for free without caring about the inconveniences? | ||
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On February 12 2014 17:36 Incognoto wrote: You can still use Windows indefinitely though, right? So basically you get W8 without the service packs, without a desktop background and without the annoying reminder. Don't they ever realize that someone is just using W8 for free without caring about the inconveniences? better they use w8 for free than a competitor... | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
Also, the hell is this: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/swTfFM7.png) Found this on amazon randomly. Mining rig set up? | ||
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0excalibur
Taiwan11 Posts
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
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