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Is anyone interested in trading. I am looking for a Laptop with decent spec. My PC Spec is as follows :-
AMD Athlon 2000XP
512DDR RAM
64 MB Graphics Card Geforce 4 440
Soundblaster Live 5.1 Soundcard
Windows ME
(optional extras could be added incl Keyboard, Mouse, extra 32MB Graphics Card Geforce 2. and other accessories).
Please reply to this if your interested or know any good places on the internet that I would have a chance of trading my PC for a Laptop at.
Thanks In Advance.
AMD Athlon 2000XP
512DDR RAM
64 MB Graphics Card Geforce 4 440
Soundblaster Live 5.1 Soundcard
Windows ME
(optional extras could be added incl Keyboard, Mouse, extra 32MB Graphics Card Geforce 2. and other accessories).
Please reply to this if your interested or know any good places on the internet that I would have a chance of trading my PC for a Laptop at.
Thanks In Advance.
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You can do it on www.ebay.co.uk
atlas3737 wrote:
> Please only reply if your interested in Trading a Laptop for the PC.
> Or have information were it could be done.
And you can tell people what to do?
You won't get much of a laptop but selling it cos it's too noisy is silly...
> Please only reply if your interested in Trading a Laptop for the PC.
> Or have information were it could be done.
And you can tell people what to do?
You won't get much of a laptop but selling it cos it's too noisy is silly...
Get saving then, as you won't get anything decent for less than £800 to £900
Please only reply if your interested in Trading a Laptop for the PC. Or have information were it could be done.
Erm .. why would a pc be too noisy for you and u'd want a less spec'd laptop..
Thanks for your info anyway, you've been helpful.
Thank's for the long reply, :)
And sorry but everything you just wrote, I already know. I know the noise is the PC fan, and I know I could get a silencer for it, but I dont want to.
I want a small compact Laptop, to save space, and give off no noise at all, (or hardly any). I just dont like everything about the Desktop PC, the large size, noise etc.
And sorry but everything you just wrote, I already know. I know the noise is the PC fan, and I know I could get a silencer for it, but I dont want to.
I want a small compact Laptop, to save space, and give off no noise at all, (or hardly any). I just dont like everything about the Desktop PC, the large size, noise etc.
Getting a laptop because it is more quiet is stupid.
I get on fine with my computer using a 49dB Volcano 9 CPU cooler.
I get on fine with my computer using a 49dB Volcano 9 CPU cooler.
Despite all this faff, it is still preferrable to getting a second hand laptop imo. I reckon you will get £400-£500 for that PC tops if you're lucky, and £400-£500 will get you the boggiest, slowest laptop you've ever seen. If you could up that to £700-£800, then you could get a reasonable second hand or even new laptop which will be in a different league. If you can't, then don't consider it, just upgrade your desktop.
It would be a lot cheaper and more effective if you replaced the parts that are noisy. It's not difficult to do, probably a lot less hassle than finding someone to sell your computer to and getting a second hand laptop.
Basically, things with moving parts in computers make noise. This means predominantly your Power Supply Unit, which is the thing spitting hot air out of the back of your case (usually at the top). Your CPU fan and other fans may be kicking out a lot of noise, and my hard disk also failed in a way that made it very noisy indeed.
Turn your PC off, open up the side of the case (usually the left side, if you look at it from the front), stick your head near/into the cavity (without touching anything), turn the PC on and see if you can identify what components are making noise:
- The Power Supply (big grey enclosed box at the top) should be the thing making the most noise, but it should still be bearable. If it's not, you can buy higher-quality PSUs which are a lot quieter and better for your system.
- The CPU fan is what's attached to the heatsink, the lump of metal about the size of a childs fist probably made of aluminium. If you suspect that this is the noisy part, then try this - turn the PC off, wait a while for it to cool, then unplug the wire from the fan to the motherboard. Turn the PC on at the front - the CPU fan won't spin up as there's no power to it. This is usually very dangerous as the processor underneath will cook without active cooling, but it's okay if you're only doing it for five seconds or so to see whether the absense of the CPU fan makes the system any quieter.
- If you suspect the noise is coming from a case fan, do the same as with the CPU fan, only it's not so important to make sure you do it quickly!
- If you suspect the noise is coming the fan on your graphics card (the top-most of the horizontally mounted cards plugging into your motherboard), the only thing you can do is remove the graphics card to test your theory (you'll need to undo the screw holding it in first, and some new motherboards have a plastic lever at the right-hand side of the motherboard slot you need to press as well). Your system will beep at you and fail to start without a graphics card - no bother, as long as it works when you put it back in!
-If you suspect the noise is coming from one of your Hard Disks (usually mounted in a tray at the front of the PC, underneath where the floppy drive is), you might try turning the PC off and unplugging the power connector (the connector with 4 coloured wires (usually red/yellow/black), not the grey ribbon). This may be a complete barsteward to remove, but it will go back in easily. If the system is a lot quieter without power to the hard disk, then you've found your problem. Needless to say, without the HD on it'll fail to start :O)
Once you know which component(s) is/are making the racket, you can replace them. If you need more advice on, say, replacing a CPU fan or a hard disk, come back here. Remember when working inside your PC to touch the metal case regularly, to earth any static buid-up.
Basically, things with moving parts in computers make noise. This means predominantly your Power Supply Unit, which is the thing spitting hot air out of the back of your case (usually at the top). Your CPU fan and other fans may be kicking out a lot of noise, and my hard disk also failed in a way that made it very noisy indeed.
Turn your PC off, open up the side of the case (usually the left side, if you look at it from the front), stick your head near/into the cavity (without touching anything), turn the PC on and see if you can identify what components are making noise:
- The Power Supply (big grey enclosed box at the top) should be the thing making the most noise, but it should still be bearable. If it's not, you can buy higher-quality PSUs which are a lot quieter and better for your system.
- The CPU fan is what's attached to the heatsink, the lump of metal about the size of a childs fist probably made of aluminium. If you suspect that this is the noisy part, then try this - turn the PC off, wait a while for it to cool, then unplug the wire from the fan to the motherboard. Turn the PC on at the front - the CPU fan won't spin up as there's no power to it. This is usually very dangerous as the processor underneath will cook without active cooling, but it's okay if you're only doing it for five seconds or so to see whether the absense of the CPU fan makes the system any quieter.
- If you suspect the noise is coming from a case fan, do the same as with the CPU fan, only it's not so important to make sure you do it quickly!
- If you suspect the noise is coming the fan on your graphics card (the top-most of the horizontally mounted cards plugging into your motherboard), the only thing you can do is remove the graphics card to test your theory (you'll need to undo the screw holding it in first, and some new motherboards have a plastic lever at the right-hand side of the motherboard slot you need to press as well). Your system will beep at you and fail to start without a graphics card - no bother, as long as it works when you put it back in!
-If you suspect the noise is coming from one of your Hard Disks (usually mounted in a tray at the front of the PC, underneath where the floppy drive is), you might try turning the PC off and unplugging the power connector (the connector with 4 coloured wires (usually red/yellow/black), not the grey ribbon). This may be a complete barsteward to remove, but it will go back in easily. If the system is a lot quieter without power to the hard disk, then you've found your problem. Needless to say, without the HD on it'll fail to start :O)
Once you know which component(s) is/are making the racket, you can replace them. If you need more advice on, say, replacing a CPU fan or a hard disk, come back here. Remember when working inside your PC to touch the metal case regularly, to earth any static buid-up.
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