MacGyverSG1

Aren't those ProMedia Heritage 2.1 speakers fairly new? They look like a smaller version of the Klipsch The Fives, plus a subwoofer. They look pretty good. An 8" subwoofer should be good for a PC. For $350, not a bad deal if they are reliable.

I made the switch to FireFox years ago. IE was getting glitchy. Crashing too often. Plus, FireFox had many new features IE was missing. I hate Chrome. I can crash it easily. I liked the original Edge. Too bad MS gave up on it. The Chromium based Edge is not bad. I use it when FireFox has a rare issue.

I still have my Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400. I also bought a ProMedia 2.1 set when it first came out. Both are over 20 years old. The v.2-400 has dual 6.5" subwoofers. The bass is much better than the 2.1. The build quality is really good for both (old stock). From what I have read recently about the ProMedia 2.1 is that the quality has gone down hill dramatically. The electronics in the sub fail at a high rate. It's too bad. My ProMedia v.2-400 is still going strong almost 23 years later and I still use them all the time (the 2.1 also). I loved playing UT and Quake II with those speakers. The good old days.

I do a little bit of everything videos wise. Nothing professional, yet. My main concern is to build a stable machine that I don't have to fiddle with. Intel seems to be the way to go with that. I have a Lenovo laptop that has an AMD CPU and it has its gremlins (random restarts, screen flicker). Doesn't happen very often, but once is too much. It was a nightmare when I first got it, then I replaced most of the AMD drivers with Windows default drivers and things got a lot better. It's too bad, AMD makes really nice CPUs, but the software seems to be finicky. I miss my Socket-939 computers. AMD CPU (Athlon 64 X2) and NVIDIA chipset (nForce4 Ultra). They were rock solid. I am thinking about waiting for all the new HEDT stuff to come out. I'm in no rush.

Hi, I thought I would take a look around since I've noticed a few OCN members have been talking about this place. I've been building my own PCs since the early 90's. Been reading PC hardware review websites since the late 90's. It's all about gaining and sharing knowledge. I haven't built myself a new computer since 2011-12 (i7-3770k, Asus Z77 Maximus V Extreme, Plextor PX-256M3P SSD, Corsair Obsidian 800D, Corsair H100 Extreme), but have built many for family and friends the last 10 years. I'm thinking it's finally time to build a new machine. Not sure what to get. I have been getting into video editing and need something much faster. I bought a Fractal Design Define 7 XL on sale in January. Where to go from there...