Computer and Laptop Tech Thread

[ice15]

What is the best laptop I can buy for 25k?

I don't need a lot of processing power, since it'll be used mainly for MS office, maybe a little Netflix, browsing, etc when I'm out of the house. Portability is a priority--I just want something compact, not too heavy, with good battery life.

Surface GO... just buy a cheap BT keyboard.

[brushless]

It also has an SSD and IMHO everyone should be using an SSD for a primary drive. The bootup speed and reaction times are worth the price.

I agree. I usually partition the primary C: to 120GB where the OS and applications reside. It's easier nuking it if it gets infected and recovering from a backup.

Might as well turn this into an SSD as primary C: and access files from an external source.

[StockEngine]

You all guys have serious machines here. My laptop is not so powerful. I bought it for my studying. I am student and my needs are a little bit different. I searched a laptop for studying. In process of searching I found a very useful article about laptops for online college classes. Really helped me to choose Dell Inspiron 5000. Great model for the thing I occupy now.

bot

10thgen intels look promising...

comet lake name is kinda cool..

the deals on the 9th gens ...hmmm

[WallyWest]

Got a question for those who have had experience fixing mobos.

I have an old socket AM3 with 2 bloated caps. What are the chances na magiging ok na ulit ang takbo ng mobo after replacement ng caps? May dapat pa bang i-trace sa ibang components?

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

[chronicle]

^
More likely give it a year or two.
Nakabili ako dati ng repaired mobo nung time na di ko pa alam masyado yang mga bagay bagay na yan (socket a days).
Nalaman ko lang na di original cap yun kasi iba tatak compared to the rest.

Sent from my BLL-L22 using Tapatalk

[Vodka]

^
More likely give it a year or two.
Nakabili ako dati ng repaired mobo nung time na di ko pa alam masyado yang mga bagay bagay na yan (socket a days).
Nalaman ko lang na di original cap yun kasi iba tatak compared to the rest.

Sent from my BLL-L22 using Tapatalk

get quality caps from RS Components

[WallyWest]

Ok. I'll just replace the caps and observe. I forgot all about RS components. Overseas via Shopee pa tuloy ako umorder.

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

[oj88]

Got a question for those who have had experience fixing mobos.

I have an old socket AM3 with 2 bloated caps. What are the chances na magiging ok na ulit ang takbo ng mobo after replacement ng caps? May dapat pa bang i-trace sa ibang components?

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

It's very likely that it will still work after replacing the caps. But you can never be 100% sure of the outcome until you've replaced them and powered it back up again.

Back when our company still repaired system boards at a component level, our success rate for capacitor replacements is about 9/10. We're talking about in excess of 500 system boards repaired with less than 50 that had other issues and didn't made it.

I also have an AM3 (ASRock M3A785GM-LE) board paired to an Athlon II X4 630. 10 years old and it's still chugging along. This used to be my 24x7 Plex server for 7 or 8 years until I moved it to an Intel i5.

I don't get to use it much as it now sits as my workbench general purpose PC. I slapped in an SSD and a cheap video card and it still runs Windows 10 acceptably. Besides the fact that it makes a ton of racket with the original HSF, it pulls so much electricity that Meralco writes me a nice thank you letter every year (ok, that was an exaggeration). Still, I intend to run this to the ground. Sayang naman kasi eh.

[WallyWest]

Thanks oj. Now I'm a little more hopeful. I had the mobo, HSF, and procie all cleaned up. All I'm waiting for are the replacement caps.

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

[WallyWest]

Replacement of the bloated caps was a success. I actually did a very sloppy job at desoldering the old caps as I tried to make do with a 30W iron (coupled with 2 decades of non-practice). Finally got a Creston 60W from Ace HW to get the job done. Buti na lang hindi nasira ang trace sa board.

PC seems to be rock stable. I also managed to grab 2 4GB DDR2 sticks for around 700 'cause I previously suspected my blue screen woes were because of the old RAM sticks having gone bad. Hindi nga lang mag-boot when I try to mix it with my old 2GB sticks.

Now I'm seriously considering getting a Phenom II X3 or X4 chip to replace the single-core Sempron (unlockable cores, I tried).

[oj88]

Replacement of the bloated caps was a success. I actually did a very sloppy job at desoldering the old caps as I tried to make do with a 30W iron (coupled with 2 decades of non-practice). Finally got a Creston 60W from Ace HW to get the job done. Buti na lang hindi nasira ang trace sa board.

PC seems to be rock stable. I also managed to grab 2 4GB DDR2 sticks for around 700 'cause I previously suspected my blue screen woes were because of the old RAM sticks having gone bad. Hindi nga lang mag-boot when I try to mix it with my old 2GB sticks.

Now I'm seriously considering getting a Phenom II X3 or X4 chip to replace the single-core Sempron (unlockable cores, I tried).

Whoa! Sempron?

Deja Vu. I replaced the Sempron 140 LE in my build with an Athlon II X4 630 a couple of weeks after buying it.... way back 2010, to the month.

[myas110]

Any idea how much is the Intel NUC?

My new computer set-up! (The Intel NUC Review) - YouTube

Sent from my ASUS_Z011D using Tapatalk

[Jun aka Pekto]

Replacement of the bloated caps was a success. I actually did a very sloppy job at desoldering the old caps as I tried to make do with a 30W iron (coupled with 2 decades of non-practice). Finally got a Creston 60W from Ace HW to get the job done. Buti na lang hindi nasira ang trace sa board.

PC seems to be rock stable. I also managed to grab 2 4GB DDR2 sticks for around 700 'cause I previously suspected my blue screen woes were because of the old RAM sticks having gone bad. Hindi nga lang mag-boot when I try to mix it with my old 2GB sticks.

Now I'm seriously considering getting a Phenom II X3 or X4 chip to replace the single-core Sempron (unlockable cores, I tried).

My current Linux box is a Phenom II X3 720 BE I assembled back in 2009. I used to have the 4th core unlocked through the BIOS. But, I reverted it back to 3 cores after I built my FX-8350 in 2013. The Phenom II DIY was a rock-solid PC. One of my most satisfying builds.

The Gigabyte motherboard have 8GB DDR3. Once the Phenom II was retired from gaming, I paired it with a GDDR5 GT 640 video card.

I don't like getting rid of stuff that still works fine. So, one thing I might do with the Phenom II DIY is replace the GT 640 with a spare GTX 770, put in Windows 10, and hook up that PC to the kitchen TV. My wife watches a lot of YT content on smart TVs and it just pains me to see how lacking the built-in computer on all of them are.

[WallyWest]

May naka-experience na ba rito na reversed ang movement ng mouse cursor?

I'm sure walang prank program or virus.

Baka may nakapag-repair na ba kasi mukhang mouse hardware problem?

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

[dr. d]

May naka-experience na ba rito na reversed ang movement ng mouse cursor?

I'm sure walang prank program or virus.

Baka may nakapag-repair na ba kasi mukhang mouse hardware problem?

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

baka baliktad ang pagkalagay nyo sa surface?

...if you have a spare mouse, use it and see if it is still reversed.

[ray_noel]

May naka-experience na ba rito na reversed ang movement ng mouse cursor?

I'm sure walang prank program or virus.

Baka may nakapag-repair na ba kasi mukhang mouse hardware problem?

Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

Nasa settings yan... goodluck.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[WallyWest]

Tried a different mouse on the computer and cursor movement was normal.

Tried the mouse on a different computer and it's still reversed.

Too bad; gaming mouse pa man din ito that I got as an exchange gift.

[jut703]

Tried a different mouse on the computer and cursor movement was normal.

Tried the mouse on a different computer and it's still reversed.

Too bad; gaming mouse pa man din ito that I got as an exchange gift.

How to reverse mouse and touchpad scrolling direction on Windows 1 | Windows Central

Sent from my SM-N970F using Tapatalk

[WallyWest]

How to reverse mouse and touchpad scrolling direction on Windows 1 | Windows Central

Sent from my SM-N970F using Tapatalk

Bro, the problem is with the cursor movement not mouse scroll direction. I slide the mouse to the left, cursor goes to the right. I slide up, cursor goes down. It's like holding the mouse backwards with the buttons facing you. Hmn... pwede kayang ireverse ang sensor sa loob?

It just sort of happened. I didn't drop the mouse and the cable looks okay.


Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

[jut703]

Bro, the problem is with the cursor movement not mouse scroll direction. I slide the mouse to the left, cursor goes to the right. I slide up, cursor goes down. It's like holding the mouse backwards with the buttons facing you. Hmn... pwede kayang ireverse ang sensor sa loob?

It just sort of happened. I didn't drop the mouse and the cable looks okay.


Sent from my Nokia 6.1 using Tapatalk

Most gaming mice have their own proprietary software. Have you installed yours?

Sent from my SM-N970F using Tapatalk