Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Sonny, Jayanand and Frank. I agree the graphics card needs up dating.? It's 1GB and I intended to go to 2GB, just as I will go with 16GB Ram. the CPU is an Intel i5 4 core. In the past, I have updated pcs, so the tech stuff holds no fears for me. While I've often thought of building my own pc, I have a son working for Dell, so that can be useful. I am aware of the resellers. Unfortunately, Ireland is a small market, and with the pandemic, there are difficulties in getting supplies easily. That should ease, of course as long as we don't get a massive Delta variant problem and shut down again. My biggest worry is that the old spinning disk hard drive will crash, so I intend cloning it onto an SSD fairly quickly. Only problem being I'm extraordinarily busy just at the moment which probably means I'm doomed to TBSOD. Douglas On 08/06/2021 00:14, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > Douglas, In my opinion, you'd find more bang if you put the money into a > good 8gb graphics card instead of Ram memory. Both is a good idea as Frank > pointed out, but 16gb is adequate with memory on the card. > > Windows doesn't contain so much bloatware, it is just that the > manufacturers load stuff in that slows it all down. Win 10 is a solid > operating system and like any of them, always back up, and keep a recent > image of your computer on an unconnected hard drive. > > A good way to go is a custom build machine at a good computer shop. It's > really not that hard to build them yourself, but a knowledgeable nerd is > always a good thing in this territory. > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:22 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Interesting take, Frank. I have a stuttering Windows 10 Dell Inspiron >> 3847 with 8GB ram which is struggling to cope with Lightworks video >> editing software. >> Ideally, I'd like to get a new pc with 32GB ram, but I've decided to get >> 16GB of ram for it instead. I know I should really get rid of Windows >> which is stuffed full of bloatware. I'm beginning to veer into a >> paranoid hatred for Windows "We say it's not so much an operating >> system, and much more a service, but the reality it's a giant fat toad >> sitting on your back". >> >> Am I heading up the wrong fork in the road? >> >> Douglas >> >> On 07/06/2021 04:40, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote: >>> I would follow Sonny's advice. >>> >>> Most of the aftermarket cards are designed not by the guy whose name >>> is on it nor the selling company but rather by the company that makes >>> the chips. The design complete with the PCB layout and any required >>> firmware is given to anyone that wants to build using (BUYING!!!) the >>> chips. This the support is flaky but the design is probably good. >>> Asking for assistance will get you nowhere. They know nothing. >>> >>> If it were me, I would start looking for a new PC. What you have is >>> pretty old. Not that that means anything but the SW you put on it >>> will start going flaky because the old FW and BIOS is not "right" for >>> the new SW. Ditto USB 3.0 ports etc..... there is no such thing as a >>> properly working, out of date, old computer. >>> >>> Now it may sound easy for me to spend your $$$ so let me suggest that >>> you start watching >>> >>> https://www.dell.com/en-us/dfh/shop/dell-refurbished/cp/outlet >>> >>> It is the official outlet store for Dell products, and carries >>> returned and overrun computers at really big discounts. After you >>> decide WHAT to buy, wait. They run sales all the time.... My Dell >>> (XPS8930) cost me about 35% of its list price. Warranty is same as >>> new. Buy when you get to the price you want for the model you want. >>> The inventory changes all the time.... so if something looks really >>> good, it may not repeat.... >>> >>> Get a 8 Core Intel processor.....but the speed is pretty much a dead >>> issue.... you will not need blazing speeds here....Pick by price.... >>> I have a preference for Intel processors.... >>> >>> Get the maximum amount of RAM possible, usually 16GB.... but you might >>> find 32GB. DO NOT BUY A 8GB SYSTEM!!! >>> >>> Get a mid-"weight" 4gb or 8gb graphics card. Speed and expense is not >>> required in most cases. This includes photo editing. video cards are >>> designed by the chip suppliers, and with some options, again buy based >>> on price. Nvidia and AMD are the 2 main suppliers. >>> >>> Storage.... get a 1-2TB main HDD or an SSD. Add a 2-14TB 7200 rpm HDD >>> for your main storage. Do this yourself. There are lots of places to >>> buy them, including Amazon. >>> >>> Skip the DVD and CD drives..... no one uses them to distribute SW >>> anymore.... but for your existing music or other purposes , you may >>> need one. >>> >>> Do not buy add on SW... you can get it from Amazon. >>> >>> >>> If anyone needs help in specific selection, please contact me..... >>> >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com >>> On 6/6/2021 4:57 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: >>>> My guess is to let it go, if it?s working. On the other hand, if you >>>> have >>>> the install drive, for win 10, it gives you a repair option, and you can >>>> save your apps and files. >>>> >>>> I think the clean system install will let windows find the correct >>>> driver >>>> and install the card. >>>> >>>> If you feel shaky about that, maybe image your drive before you do >>>> anything >>>> else. >>>> >>>> (Sez the guy who just had to do a full clean install after a win 10 >>>> crash >>>> that wouldn?t let me repair.) >>>> >>>> SonC >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 9:32 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at >>>> leica-users.org >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Summary: The old Transcend 2-port USB 3 PCIe card in my PC died this >>>>> past week. It worked fine for years. I replaced it with a FebSmart >>>>> 2-port card. The replacement appears to work fine. But Device Manager >>>>> says that it's "not migrated due to to a partial or ambiguous match." >>>>> Should I be worried? >>>>> >>>>> Details: I just installed a "FebSmart" FS-U2-Pro USB 3.0 PCIe card, >>>>> $13 >>>>> from Amazon. My computer is a Dell Optiplex 980, 8 GB memory, 450 GB >>>>> SSD system drive, 2000 GB data drive, Windows 10 Professional x64. The >>>>> Optiplex 980 is not officially compatible with Win10, but many 980 >>>>> owners have successfully upgraded. Mine has been happily running Win10 >>>>> since last year. I use USB 3 to back up my computer, and to download >>>>> files from my camera SD cards. >>>>> >>>>> I keep getting the error "Device not migrated" in the Device Manager >>>>> entries for the Renesas USB 3.0 Host Controller and Hub. Despite the >>>>> error, the USB card appears to work correctly. I can use it with my >>>>> Seagate portable hard drive (for backups), a SDI card reader, and >>>>> various flash drives. Speeds appear comparable with the old card. A >>>>> 2GB >>>>> copy of RAW camera files from a card reader to my hard drive, and from >>>>> the hard drive to my backup USB drive all went flawlessly, and bit >>>>> compares of all these files showed no errors. >>>>> >>>>> The FebSmart card was supplied with a driver dated 2011(!). The >>>>> manufacturer's web site has the exact same driver. Windows loads very >>>>> recent Microsoft drivers (late 2020 and 2021). I have tried >>>>> uninstalling and reinstalling both drivers, and I get the same >>>>> result. I >>>>> tried the remedies mentioned in various Web articles. No help. I >>>>> contacted the manufacturer and got the following reply: >>>>> >>>>> "Hello,I suggest you relaod System,for brand PCs some times it have >>>>> some >>>>> limitations . Some brand PCs do not accept the device ,it is no way to >>>>> add it on . But if you reload systems all problems will be done." >>>>> >>>>> In other words, "just reinstall Windows and all your software." >>>>> Ummm, no. >>>>> >>>>> Frankly, I'm not sure that the error message isn't bogus, since the >>>>> card >>>>> works. So at this point, I can just run with the current card unless >>>>> something truly goes wrong, or replace it with a $20 Inatek card >>>>> (Chinese company), or a $37 StarTech card (made in Taiwan for a >>>>> Canadian >>>>> company). Throwing much more money than that at the problem is >>>>> probably >>>>> not worth it. I'll probably replace the PC in a year or two, but I'd >>>>> like to get a bit more life out of it for now. >>>>> >>>>> Any thoughts or suggestions happily considered. Thanks! >>>>> --Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information