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Originally Posted by Videri
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Update: turns out the power unit and motherboard are burned out. Doc says it'll cost $280 to have him replace them. I spent $300 on this used toaster about 2 years ago.
Looks like I'm in the market for a new one. Probably max $500. I'll look for something with a 100+GB SSD and 8 GB of ram. I'd appreciate any suggestions of other criteria to look for, places to look, or particular models.
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$280 to replace an old motherboard and power supply? Come on now. I hate to be that guy but I think you can get by with just a cheap ram upgrade to play. It's old DDR2 ram. In some places, where Goodwill repairs computers, you could buy a few sticks for under 20 dollars. A new kit of DDR3 6gb (2gb x 3) goes for as little as $40, with free shipping, just for comparison. Sounds to be like the 'doc' just wants some business building a new system. If you had a burned out power supply and janky motherboard, you would have all kinds of issues.. not even being able to turn on the system, massive instability, etc. I don't know what to tell you.. I don't disagree that you are in line for an upgrade, but come on now that's just silly.
Still willing to look up your board if you provide a make and model, and even link you to the appropriate ram and tell you your boards capacities, etc.