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Posted October 25, 2023
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NotsoBigjoe: Secondly, Laptops are a ton of money! Holy smokes! The one I posted earlier is not capable of running any of my games on or off line. This is going to require some thought as to what I'm going to do. My wife has an old early 2000 dell laptop that they are pretty sure they can update to todays standards but the cost may very well be the same as new but the shell casing is broken too. We left it with them and they are going to call us with a price to upgrade.
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hexadecimal_stew: I don't suggest that you let them upgrade an old laptop. At best, the upgrades on that old of a machine (early 2000s?!) will be minimal, with little effect on its gaming capabilities. Unless they manage to replace the entire motherboard and add in a modern CPU, and find room for a video card, it won't be worth it for gaming. You're much better off spending that money on a new laptop, which unfortunately are expensive.
Yeah, went over this morning and they said it's just not gonna happen. It's too old. We talked about this one as it is within my budget and Is completely upgradable in the future. In other words I could do it a piece at a time at my speed and money availability.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-loq-15-6-gaming-laptop-fhd-intel-core-i5-13420h-with-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-6gb-1tb-ssd-storm-grey/6534467.p?skuId=6534467
It's getting all worked out. I'm going to the beach this weekend and I'm hoping to play a couple of GOG tiles "downloads" on my new computer. I will let you all know how it goes.
Thanks, Joe
Posted October 26, 2023
I've found that beyond some extra RAM added, or HDDs/SSDs when they fail, upgrading a laptop (video cards and cpus) isn't something I ever consider. I buy the best I can afford and make it last at least 5 years. By then it's pretty much worthless to upgrade, and a completely new machine is warranted.

So my advice is to do the same. Ignore notions of upgrades when it comes to laptops - it's more of a sales push than a realistic consideration. The parts aren't all that easy nor cheap to obtain and they date very quickly. Start saving for the next one the moment you purchase the new one.
Posted October 26, 2023
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rtcvb32: I know, and i see 'Free Wifi' at cafes hotels and other locations. But associating things that are a different technology and merely a gateway to the internet is slightly annoying. Like saying 'i to get some wheels to pick up chicks'. Technically true, and cars do have wheels (lots of things have wheels, like a shopping carts, and anything using any type of motor), but it's truncating assuming intent with the wrong means to an end.
Boy, you must be a riot at parties.



By riot I mean "a lot of fun".

Also, by "a lot of fun" I actually mean "not a lot of fun". Hope that wasn't too confusing.
Posted October 26, 2023
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my name is catte: Boy, you must be a riot at parties.
I actually mean "not a lot of fun".
Sorry, i'm not sure why terminology and being specific in language pulled out the A-hole in me.
Posted November 02, 2023
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-victus-15-6-full-hd-144hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-13420h-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-512gb-ssd-performance-blue/6535505.p?skuId=6535505
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-ek220q-e3bi-21-5-ips-lcd-fhd-100hz-1ms-freesync-monitor-hdmi-vga-black/6555711.p?skuId=6555711
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/targus-dual-fan-chill-mat-cooling-system-black/8848369.p?skuId=8848369

This is what I got, All three pieces were completely in my budget. Now I just have to find the time to turn it all on.
Post edited November 02, 2023 by NotsoBigjoe
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