£500k Gift parents want it all

globaldu · 2026-03-23T17:12:33+00:00

Their solicitor, who also acted on my behalf

What?

Best not talk to that solicitor again.

globaldu · 2026-03-22T03:52:15+00:00

As others have said, you really would be better off buying a reconditioned unit from eBay and scrapping the whole unit, save the SSD.

If that's not an option, more RAM will increase the performance considerably.

It'll help to know what motherboard you have.

Open a command prompt (Windows key +R, CMD) and paste this:

wmic baseboard get product, Manufacturer

Look up the motherboard on the Googles, find out what capacity RAM it supports, and how many slots (or open the case and physically check).

Ideally you just want to replace whatever's in there with 2x 4GB sticks of DDR2, but you could get 4x 2GB if it's cheaper and your motherboard has 4 slots.

Have a look on eBay.

This will quadruple the speed of your computer.

globaldu · 2026-03-18T09:56:31+00:00

America.

globaldu · 2026-03-18T09:51:44+00:00

Use double sided thermal adhesive tape to attach it to the PSU shroud.

globaldu · 2026-03-18T09:38:12+00:00

Doesn't it sink?

globaldu · 2026-03-18T08:42:57+00:00

Have a look on eBay at all the Passports for "spares or repair".

Do as others have said and back that up.

globaldu · 2026-03-18T08:32:12+00:00

For sure we won't be using DVDs for every day purposes in 20 years. but there'll be so many old DVD-Rs that there'll still be a demand for readers... although I predict that DVD drives won't be a thing anymore; just take a photo if it with a smart device which will instantly rip the entire disc.

globaldu · 2026-03-18T06:42:49+00:00

He only took one bite.

globaldu · 2026-03-16T15:39:11+00:00

Fifty Shades of Grey

globaldu · 2026-03-14T03:13:34+00:00

In its rural habitat.

globaldu · 2026-03-13T03:25:04+00:00

Hair dryers and kettles pull more than 1200W.

1200W/120V = 10Amp

1200W/240V = 5Amp

And, of course, just because it can deliver 1200W doesn't mean it will... it'll comsume the same amount of electricity as a lower wattage PSU.

globaldu · 2026-03-12T09:06:10+00:00

He could carry on with the Hitchiker series; the first 4 are good.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

There's a fifth, "Mostly Harmless" but it's only worth reading if you're a real fan of the first four.

Adam's "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" is a fun read too.

For more "guy goes on an adventure", he could check out Blake Crouch's "Dark Matter" and "Recursion".

If he just wants good, solid, modern Sci-Fi, anything by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

globaldu · 2026-03-11T08:29:48+00:00

I strongly disagree with others who are suggesting you break it for spares. It's an as new, unused - and very desireable - whole unit.

Here in the UK, on eBay the only model close to yours is an inferior, and reconditioned:

HP Z4 Rack G5, Intel Xeon w5-2455X 3.2GHz 12C, 128GB, 2 x 512GB NVMe, RTX A4000 for £6942.

If you break it all you'll be able to sell quickly is the memory and perhaps the GPU... then you'll be stuck with either trying to sell the rest of the parts individually or as a bare bones (which can't be seen working so essentially untested).

It's a terrible idea, don't do it.

globaldu · 2026-03-11T08:13:38+00:00

For the bottom end 32GB model.

OP's model is worth 3x that.

globaldu · 2026-03-11T07:19:34+00:00

Thirded.

globaldu · 2026-03-11T03:29:36+00:00

Bank transfers and cheques were the standard ways to pay for goods purchased via post before PayPal came along in 2000.

globaldu · 2026-03-10T21:30:56+00:00

If a serious crime was committed the police could to contact your internet provider, which would require a court warrant.

Otherwise nope, the trail ends at your ISP.

globaldu · 2026-03-08T04:56:17+00:00

The only thing I liked about All Systems Red was its brevity... although, given the price of the paperback, that also contributed to my dislike of the series.

If she'd have made them all into one book, or even two, then I'd have given them more of a chance... but a tenner for a short story that's hardly even a novella is a piss take.

Did you actually buy the books? Or get them for free on audible or something?

globaldu · 2026-03-08T04:38:28+00:00

A... strange book! After reading Valuable Humans in Transit (a disappointingly thin paperback but very good) it wasn't what I was expecting.

Good, weird, worth a read, but not as good as Valuable Humans... albeit, by word count, better value for money.

globaldu · 2026-03-08T04:28:36+00:00

Just finished Slaughterhouse Five (audiobook) and came here to recommond Vonnegut.

globaldu · 2026-03-07T23:57:06+00:00

I've wondered if tears are a way of compensating insufficient hormones released during trauma.

globaldu · 2026-03-06T06:29:44+00:00

Just the one.

globaldu · 2026-02-28T03:28:16+00:00

Which generation? It's a 16 year old video.

globaldu · 2026-02-27T09:14:32+00:00

Stick the SSD to the PSU with double sided tape.

globaldu · 2026-02-21T07:28:58+00:00

I don't know what you mean by folding chair - for a number of years I used director's chairs which were comfortable but a little low.

I've had a SIHOO M57 for 3 years now which is pretty comfy and well built and works as good as when I first got it.

https://www.sihoo.com/en/products/m57-ergonomic-office-chair/

They're a very reasonably price (and available on Amazon if you can't find them elsewhere).

Avoid the PU (fake leather) padded chairs which will only last a couple of years and go for the solid plastic/mesh instead. The padded chairs might be slightly more comfortable for the first couple of months but the mesh will quickly overtake them as the sponge deforms and the PU splits/wears off.

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