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Terrible WIFI? Large house with dead spots? Too many devices?

Sep 18, 2018
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Terrible WIFI? Large house with dead spots? Too many devices?

Is your WIFI terrible? Do you have dead spots or WIFI only in certain areas? Wouldn’t it be great to have strong, working WIFI all over your house? Great WIFI is more important now than ever with dozens of devices connecting in the normal home. We use and support the Google WIFI mesh system to solve issues with bad WIFI. We have installed and configured over 50 of these devices in the past year for our customers and have had great results. Whether you have a large house and h

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Dont let dirt slow down and damage your computer

Aug 8, 2018
1 min

Dont let dirt slow down and damage your computer

Dirt, dust and debris can slow down, damage and even destroy your computer. It doesn’t matter if you have a desktop, laptop, Mac or PC it has a fan or fans and constantly draws in air for cooling along with dust, pet hair, moisture and just about anything else floating around. Over time this builds up in the fans causing them to slow down or stop working. When the fans aren’t working correctly the computer will overheat, slow down, shut down or cause damage to sensitive compo

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Dirty Gaming Heatsink and Fan

Jun 4, 2017
1 min

Dirty Gaming Heatsink and Fan

This customer brought us a gaming PC that was overheating and having issues with performance. We quickly took a look and determined that the CPU fan needed to be replaced due to excessive build-up on the heat sink that was unable to be removed. We replaced their existing fan and heat sink with a newer and improved version and their system was running cooler than ever! If you are having issues with your gaming computer or want an upgrade please give us a call. #desktop #dirty

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780TI to 1080TI Graphics Upgrade

May 25, 2017
1 min

780TI to 1080TI Graphics Upgrade

This customer wanted the latest and greatest video card for high resolution gaming on a huge monitor so they needed to upgrade their video card. They had a Nvidia 780TI, which was top of the line just a few years ago, but wanted something newer and faster for the latest games and their new, large monitor. They chose the Nvidia 1080TI graphics card as the current champion in high resolution gaming. We replaced the existing card and loaded the updated drivers and patches to ens

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Nvidia GTX 1070 Graphics Card Upgrade

Jan 14, 2017
1 min

Nvidia GTX 1070 Graphics Card Upgrade

One of the many services we provide at The Asheville Computer Company is hardware upgrades. A commonly requested service is to upgrade the computer’s graphics card to play games more smoothly or to increase the processing power for business related design and modeling programs. We recently upgraded a gaming machine from a standard issue graphics card to one of the newest available and powerful cards, the GTX 1070. The customer was unable to play some modern games, at all, wit

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Dirty Computer Bonanza!

Dec 28, 2016
1 min

Dirty Computer Bonanza!

We have gathered some recent before and after photos from computers (PCs and Macs) that needed a good cleaning inside and out. The fans on these computers continuously draw in air, dirt and dust that will eventually clog vents and cause it to overheat. This reduces the lifespan of your devices and can cause premature failure, reduce speed and functionality. Your computer needs regular maintenance for the software and hardware. If your computer isn't running like it should bri

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8 Yr Old Imac – Runs Better Than New with SSD Upgrade

Oct 17, 2016
2 min

8 Yr Old Imac – Runs Better Than New with SSD Upgrade

This iMac was brought to us with the usual issues from a Mac of this age. The user reported that it was running very slow and the fans were loud. They wanted to know if they should spend the money to replace it or was there something that could be done to bring it back to life. The price of a new iMac could range from $1200 to well over $2000 for a top of the line machine. The truth is that most people don’t need the latest and greatest Mac to do the things they need to do on

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Mackeeper Removal and Ram Upgrade

May 31, 2016
1 min

Mackeeper Removal and Ram Upgrade

A recent customer reported that their Macbook, though only a few years old, was starting to run slow and had some programs installed that they could not remove. Although, historically, the Mac has been better at not getting virus infections, malware infestations and nuisance adware type programs, that has changed recently. OSX is completely capable of getting infected either by a virus, malware, proxy redirect or just about any other issue a PC user would face. In this case

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Dell 5588 Laptop Upgrade

May 26, 2016
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Dell 5588 Laptop Upgrade

This customer brought us a fairly new Dell 5588 laptop that was working fine but was starting to feel a little sluggish. Even a new computer with a fast processor and lots of RAM can feel slow and sluggish due to the old spinning 5400 rpm hard drive. The hard drive, especially the slow 5400 rpm mechanical drives, are the slowest part of a modern computer and causes most of the bottlenecks that most people experience when using their computer. We upgraded this drive to an SSD

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Mac Mini Upgraded – SSD and RAM

May 16, 2016
1 min

Mac Mini Upgraded – SSD and RAM

This Mac Mini was a couple of years old and was due for some upgrades. It was working OK, but was bogging down on videos and some common tasks. We took a look and noticed that the RAM was low for today’s standards and also we could gain a large speed boost by upgrading the hard drive to a new SSD drive. We upgraded the RAM to 8GB of DDR3 laptop style memory and cloned the hard drive over to a new 500 GB solid state drive. While the original computer came with 4GB of RAM it

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My PC Backup Scare and Scam Removal

Apr 20, 2016
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My PC Backup Scare and Scam Removal

This picture is a composite of several of the so called “helper” programs installed on this PC that brought it performance to a crawl. These programs usually start off as a tag along to a “free” program such as a coupon printer or a YouTube downloader. These programs are usually free because they are subsidized by the extra programs. Once you have one of these programs installed it will usually bother you with annoying pop-ups to upgrade, ads for other products and threateni

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Toshiba Laptop Upgrade to SSD

Apr 7, 2016
1 min

Toshiba Laptop Upgrade to SSD

This Toshiba laptop was brought to us by a customer who complained of it being slow. It was only a couple of years old and had a great processor and a good amount of RAM so the only culprit had to be the slow hard drive. We replace the old mechanical hard drive with a super fast SSD drive and cloned over the user’s data. When the customer received the laptop everything looked exactly like it did before but the laptop operated even faster than it did when it was new. The slowe

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HP All in One SSD Upgrade

Mar 25, 2016
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HP All in One SSD Upgrade

This HP was several years old and the user reported that it had become sluggish and was waiting several minutes to boot and to open files. Once a couple of programs were open the computer would slow to a crawl and become a pain to use. We replaced the old standard hard drive with a new solid state hard drive. This computer used to take over 4 minutes to boot and be ready to use. With the new drive it boots in less than 30 seconds and it ready to go. We can breath new life

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Dusty PC Cleanup

Mar 23, 2016
1 min

Dusty PC Cleanup

This computer was running slow and seemed to be overheating causing slow downs, blue screens and random reboots making it unusable most of the time. The first step of any computer repair we perform is to clean the computer inside and out. This involves taking off all the covers and cleaning thoroughly. Most desktop computers have 3 or more fans inside from the case fans, cpu fans and power supply fans. Some higher end computers have multiple case fans and large fans on the

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Toshiba Laptop with Fake Security Warning Malware and Viruses

Mar 22, 2016
1 min

Toshiba Laptop with Fake Security Warning Malware and Viruses

This Toshiba laptop was infected with a viruses and malware making it unusable due to pop-ups and warnings from the fake security software. Once the laptop was booted it would immediately start with false security warnings offering help and services to clean up the infection. These phone numbers usually lead to overseas companies that will charge several hundred dollars to “help” you with your infection even though their software is causing the issues. If your desktop of la

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Failing iMac Hard Drive Upgrade to Solid State Drive (SSD)

Mar 9, 2016
1 min

Failing iMac Hard Drive Upgrade to Solid State Drive (SSD)

This iMac was very slow to boot up over 5 mins and would get the spinning rainbow pinwheel every time the user tried to do anything. The slow, failing hard drive made the Mac basically unusable. Opening an e-mail or webpage would take several minutes. We opened up the iMac and cleaned all the fans, backed up the current OSX install completely, installed a new SSD drive and put the all the customers data and programs back in place on the new drive. The customer didn’t notic

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PC Slowed by Proxy Issues, Viruses and Malware

Mar 9, 2016
1 min

PC Slowed by Proxy Issues, Viruses and Malware

This computer was reported as having tons of pop-ups and issues even getting to a webpage. There were several unwanted programs installed to “backup” and “optimize” the computer that are really just nuisance programs. There was also a full on virus / malware infection causing lots of issues and rendering the computer practically useless. We removed all traces of the virus / malware and repaired the damage done by infection. We also removed any unwanted programs, helpers an

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iMac upgrade to Samsung SSD Hard Drive

Mar 1, 2016
1 min

iMac upgrade to Samsung SSD Hard Drive

This iMac had a failing, slow hard drive and instead of replacing it with a standard hard drive we chose to upgrade to a much faster Solid State Drive (SSD). We cloned over the drive so that the user could pick up exactly where they left off with no need to re-install programs or data. This boosted the performance so that it was better than when the iMac was new. If you have a failing hard drive or just want a performance boost with your Mac please contact us today. #slow #S

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Gateway with New Power Supply, Exhaust Fan and DVD drive

Dec 12, 2015
1 min

Gateway with New Power Supply, Exhaust Fan and DVD drive

This was an older Pentium 4 XP system that a user wanted to keep going but was having issues powering on consistently and would constantly overheat and shut down. We replaced the power supply, the rear exhaust fan and a DVD drive that hasn’t worked in years. We were able to bring the running temperatures down by about 30 degrees and resolved any stability issues as a result. If you have an older machine that you would like to keep running but is giving you issues give us a c

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Dell Optiplex – SSD Hard Drive Upgrade

Nov 15, 2015
1 min

Dell Optiplex – SSD Hard Drive Upgrade

This customer reported that their Dell Optiplex, although not very old, had been running very slow and sometimes would not start up completely at all. We diagnosed the issue as a failing old-style mechanical hard drive. We replaced it with a brand new lightnening fast SSD hard drive and cloned the data from the old hard drive. Since it was a cloned drive their was absolutely no difference in looks and useability to the user and the only noticeable difference was how extreme

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