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    Need help choosing between laptops

    Just a warning- I work in a computer repair shop and I've seen far too many Acer's with hardware failures. Be careful with it. They're at the bottom of the pile for hardware reliability.
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    buying a new PSU need a little help

    If you use the computer heavily for many hours per day, after about a year, that P2 will pay for itself. Higher efficiency PSU= less input power waste.
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    Is this a good computer for gaming?

    Make sure your Power Supply is a decent model and has PCIE power outputs and then pick up a modern half decent graphics card like an R9 380 or higher. If you want something relatively low end that will work with pretty much any power supply get a basic, used GTX 750Ti for about $75 US. It will...
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    Geek squad live chat

    Please don't use Geek Squad. They are a freaking joke. Check reviews to find a reliable local tech support person or small privately owned repair shop. They know MORE and are more helpful, charge less, and you are supporting a small business.
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    up grading to win 10

    Run Magical Jelly Bean to extract your windows keys, then do clean installs of Windows 10 from a USB stick using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool. You'll have a faster system.
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    help required please

    run the following: RKill (free version) RUN THIS FIRST!! Malwarebytes (free version) custom scan including rootkits restart RKill again ADWCleaner (free version) restart Rkill again Avast Antivirus (free version) BOOT time scan (not in windows) CCleaner Before you do this go into add/remove...
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    Is my desktop unit any good?

    CPU is from 2006 GPU is from 2009/2010. Both were not high end in their product lines. Even if you had high end models from those eras (Say a Q6600 and a 5870) you would still have a terrible computer by today's standards. I really hope you didn't pay more than $140 for that machine WITH...
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