Official Discussion Thread (Ghost Edit)

[LFP]

I found out today that half of the ram on the computer is always being used for some McAfee thing. That's what is slowing down the computer speed.

McAfee is horrible, I'd recommend you to watch this guide on how remove it properly.
This useful guide made by the founder of McAfee himself ensures that everyone ends up happy.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

I accidentally showed up early for a festival and the next thing I know I'm tweaking EQ's for the sound guy and mingling with bands. Brisbane is a cool place :3

Jesus that sounds awesome! Haha nice.

It was great, and actually seeing the bands perform was so damn good, they were all really talented and had a ton of energy, even though it was a pretty small gig. My favorite was a soul/jazz/ska group called Chocolate String (they're on spotify), everyone in the band just played off eachother really well and when the dude on sax really hooked in it was just so damn cool. Then I had a really nice out with my friends for a birthday party till 11pm, we mostly just talked music and listened to a bunch of Trap. Today's been pretty good :3

I'm gonna sleep now though I'm exhausted

[Bronies Are Cool]

The only reason I have McAfee is because my dad installed it on the computer and pays some monthly fee to have it. I guess it has something to do with his aol or something like that. Idk
Why does everyone dislike it? I have never heard anything bad about it before. But I just don't know anything about it other than "computer protection"

[LFP]

The only reason I have McAfee is because my dad installed it on the computer and pays some monthly fee to have it. I guess it has something to do with his aol or something like that. Idk
Why does everyone dislike it? I have never heard anything bad about it before. But I just don't know anything about it other than "computer protection"

It's regarded as a terrible antivirus considering it slows down your computer and doesn't give you any control, it does it's job at protecting you from viruses but from my experience the program itself is even worse than a virus at times =\
I'm using avast which is free, has done the same job as mcafee but with much less complications and doesn't slow down anything, of course this is just my experience.

[Stuntddude]

I found out today that half of the ram on the computer is always being used for some McAfee thing. That's what is slowing down the computer speed.

Remove it from your computer immediately and put something like Malwarebytes or Avast in its place.

[ExoBassTix]

The only reason I have McAfee is because my dad installed it on the computer and pays some monthly fee to have it. I guess it has something to do with his aol or something like that. Idk
Why does everyone dislike it? I have never heard anything bad about it before. But I just don't know anything about it other than "computer protection"

It's regarded as a terrible antivirus considering it slows down your computer and doesn't give you any control, it does it's job at protecting you from viruses but from my experience the program itself is even worse than a virus at times =\
I'm using avast which is free, has done the same job as mcafee but with much less complications and doesn't slow down anything, of course this is just my experience.

I used to have Microsoft Security Essentials. Gave me full, easy and immediate control over what to do with threats. But the problem: it only bothered me with Trojan notices for my tools. It didn't pick out the virus when I did foolishly get one.

So I ran without antivirus for a year or so. Had one virus that I manually removed, and now I have Malwarebytes. The only minus is that it continuously bothers me about updating shit. The plus: it doesn't do anything without me wanting to (if you set your settings right), and it catches everything.

[Guthey]

The only reason I have McAfee is because my dad installed it on the computer and pays some monthly fee to have it. I guess it has something to do with his aol or something like that. Idk
Why does everyone dislike it? I have never heard anything bad about it before. But I just don't know anything about it other than "computer protection"

It's regarded as a terrible antivirus considering it slows down your computer and doesn't give you any control, it does it's job at protecting you from viruses but from my experience the program itself is even worse than a virus at times =\
I'm using avast which is free, has done the same job as mcafee but with much less complications and doesn't slow down anything, of course this is just my experience.

I used to have Microsoft Security Essentials. Gave me full, easy and immediate control over what to do with threats. But the problem: it only bothered me with Trojan notices for my tools. It didn't pick out the virus when I did foolishly get one.

So I ran without antivirus for a year or so. Had one virus that I manually removed, and now I have Malwarebytes. The only minus is that it continuously bothers me about updating shit. The plus: it doesn't do anything without me wanting to (if you set your settings right), and it catches everything.

I use webroot as an antivirus, McAfee isn't as bad as norton, but if it's making you notice a decrease in performance, you're going to want to remove it. Webroot is pretty simple, you just download it and it does the rest. If you're downloading anything it's tell you or stop the download from happening in case it has a virus, also, although it does a routine scan, you usually don't even notice it so it doesn't randomly pop up. It's pretty much out of the way too, just a small icon on your taskbar, or a big one on your desktop if you want it there. Honestly I think it's a pretty good AV, uses barely any ram at all, too.

[eery]

I dont even think I have anti-virus...
Like, I dont really download a lot of applications anyways. I do have whatever windows 8 includes by default I guess though.

[Stuntddude]

If you're smart and careful about how you use the internet, you don't really need an antivirus, but since I'm neither smart nor careful, I figure I should err on the safe side.

[Ricky Denzel]

I got a new Windows 8 computer. All we need now is a desk and better internet. Thank God we got a new computer.

[S.P.P]

I've always got by using AVG free with no problem. Occasionally it will flag things that aren't actually malicious, but I'd rather it was over-protective than letting nasties slip through the net.

[Bronies Are Cool]

I agree with pyre. Unless it was making too many mistakes flagging normal and safe things. Like if it flagged every vst I downloaded or every word document. Etc

Ok. Here we go. I have a budget. $700USD. Find me a computer with the most bang for my buck. I want windows 8. I want a desktop. Needs to run fl studio great and play video games at at least almost-ps4/xbox1 level graphics. Whoever finds that computer an posts a link here and has the best computer in my opinion will win a cookie.

[3ternal]

You'd be better off just building your own computer


/thread

[Stuntddude]

Build a computer. Really the only way to get something good out of 700 USD.

[ExoBassTix]

Ok. Here we go. I have a budget. $700USD. Find me a computer with the most bang for my buck. I want windows 8. I want a desktop. Needs to run fl studio great and play video games at at least almost-ps4/xbox1 level graphics. Whoever finds that computer an posts a link here and has the best computer in my opinion will win a cookie.

I have a laptop that has that, and costs €700. Close enough right?!
(Though I downgraded it to Win7 because I can't work with Win8.)

[Acsii]

Ok. Here we go. I have a budget. $700USD. Find me a computer with the most bang for my buck. I want windows 8. I want a desktop. Needs to run fl studio great and play video games at at least almost-ps4/xbox1 level graphics. Whoever finds that computer an posts a link here and has the best computer in my opinion will win a cookie.

I have a laptop that has that, and costs €700. Close enough right?!
(Though I downgraded it to Win7 because I can't work with Win8.)

€700 is closer to $1400

[Bronies Are Cool]

I guess nobody wants a cookie. I was being serious. I'll actually send a cookie in the mail for whoever does what I asked. #NotJoking

[LFP]

We're just advicing you to build your own computer since that'll give you A LOT more value out of your money, I am not sure if you can reach the graphics levels you wanted unless you build your computer (although I'm in Sweden so it's a bit more pricy here) it's a though call.
Building a computer isn't that hard and you can pretty much watch a video/read a how to and do it fail proof, you can also try and get a friend over if you have anyone who's ever built a computer. As long as you don't electrocute your computer you'll be fine ^^

[Stuntddude]

I guess nobody wants a cookie. I was being serious. I'll actually send a cookie in the mail for whoever does what I asked. #NotJoking

I was being seriously, too. You should really learn to build your own PC, it'll save you a lot of money and probably a lot of time in the long run. It's a hugely useful skill.

[Acsii]

I guess nobody wants a cookie. I was being serious. I'll actually send a cookie in the mail for whoever does what I asked. #NotJoking

I was being seriously, too. You should really learn to build your own PC, it'll save you a lot of money and probably a lot of time in the long run. It's a hugely useful skill.

And it can also lead to employment if you're good at it.

[Freewave]

Unless you want a laptop in which case this discussion is irrelevant.

If he's never built a computer in his life its prob a bad time to start. While it would be advantageous to have that level technical knowledge and know how that doesn't mean he does. Just find a pc that fits your need (that's nothing we can do for you).

[S.P.P]

Ok. Here we go. I have a budget. $700USD. Find me a computer with the most bang for my buck.

http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc/ncixpc.cfm?uu ... 31-5880861

EDIT: I forgot to put Windows 8 on, but it's only an extra $5. You might have enough change to get some peripherals too.

[Bronies Are Cool]

Looks like pyre is in the lead for the cookie.

I basically do not want to build a PC because I currently do not know how. I just want something that's ready for use ASAP. Thanks pyre :3


I know that building a PC is better because reasons we all know. I just have no time to build one.

[eery]

Building a pc is really as simple as building legos you know. As long as you have all the parts, it won't take more than a day. Surely you got a weekend free every now and again? There's guides out there and shit.

But yeah, pyre's alternative doesn't look bad.

[Ricky Denzel]

I really like sitting back and watch you guys talk about computers and stuff. It's making me feel smart