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Vulpesveritas, on 06 June 2012 - 02:15 PM, said:

Gotta love OEMs...

Seriously, I hate towers that keep you from upgrading them.

Gotta love Gateway right.

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Wulffemein, on 06 June 2012 - 10:45 PM, said:

Gotta love Gateway right.

I've seen Dell do it too.

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Vulpesveritas, on 06 June 2012 - 10:50 PM, said:

I've seen Dell do it too.

Did you ever notice how the guy in the old Dell commercials sounded like he was stoned out of his mind? That was the only way they could make it sound like it was a good thing. But at least he's not trying to game on an Emachine.

Edited by Wulffemein, 06 June 2012 - 10:56 PM.

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Wulffemein, on 06 June 2012 - 10:56 PM, said:

Did you ever notice how the guy in the old Dell commercials sounded like he was stoned out of his mind? That was the only way they could make it sound like it was a good thing. But at least he's not trying to game on an Emachine.

Hey now, I started out on a Emachine http://gdgt.com/emac...r/566irx/specs/

I know

[Catamount]

Yeah, Fezz, I would have just bought a really cheap new case, swapped stuff over, and gone that route. It's not the end of the world, since the card you got is still good; it's just that you might have been able to get out for less money.

Just keep an eye on the PSU. Prebuilt machines always have lousy PSUs, so if things get unstable under load, or you get other symptoms of power problems, don't hesitate to replace the unit (the Corsair CX430 can be had for $25 on sale quite often)

Edited by Catamount, 07 June 2012 - 08:35 AM.