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[yoječ]

TIL that Lian Li Q37 manual suggests mounting a 2.5" disk on the rear panel, in place of the rear fans

 

 

I am at a loss of words. This is so stupid that I wanna try it out actually.

[Mexicola9302]

On 11/2/2020 at 8:54 AM, yoječ said:

You didn't want to wait for the Ryzen 5000 series? (they launch on November 5th)

I didn't know the release was so close, of course im pissed by that, but the new Ryzen 5000 series is only a bit better, so it's not that bad. Also the 5000 series is more expensive.

 

Probably gonna get a new CPU, RAM, MB and watercooler in 2022 ish anyway, so it's okay. I wait for DDR5 RAM, the new sockets etc. in the meantime what i got now is good enough.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Mexicola9302

[yoječ]

8 hours ago, Mexicola9302 said:

Also the 5000 series is more expensive.

Yeah, that is so very true. I'm about to build a new PC myself, and while I'd love to have the 5600X, I'm not really convinced if it's worth the price premium over the 3600. I might stick with the latter, especially since I plan to upgrade to 5900X/5950X in the future anyway.

 

Ryzen 3000 series are still great CPUs, have fun

Edited November 12, 2020 by yoječ

[Margot Robbed Me]

Anyone have an idea why my audio isn't being detected under playback devices. Realtek drivers are all installed as far as I know. I just switched built a new PC but reused my SSD with the Windows 10 installation so I didn't have to lose everything (even though I backed everything up on an external anyway).

 

The Realtek driver is listed in the Device manager, but the volume playback device only lists "streaming speaker" and my monitors for some reason.

[sivispacem]

6 hours ago, KDA said:

Anyone have an idea why my audio isn't being detected under playback devices. Realtek drivers are all installed as far as I know. I just switched built a new PC but reused my SSD with the Windows 10 installation so I didn't have to lose everything (even though I backed everything up on an external anyway).

The Realtek driver is listed in the Device manager, but the volume playback device only lists "streaming speaker" and my monitors for some reason.

What audio, over what kind of connection?

[Margot Robbed Me]

It's the rear speaker jack in the back, forgot what size it was. But I've fixed it. There was a conflict in the drivers somewhere so I just did a fresh install on a new SSD so I could keep my old setup. On that new install, another problem came up with ASUS not liking older Win 10 USB installations. I bought 3 sealed copies of Win 10 Pro a few years back and used one on the new build. Since the copies were from 2015-2016, they weren't up to date. And so ASUS drivers kept on failing to install for some reason, making the entire build useless. Ethernet, Wifi, Bluetooth, Chipset drivers, etc. None of the drivers would install and the PC effectively had no internet connection.

 

The ASUS disc driver install did nothing. Downloading the drivers on another PC, and transferring it by USB to the new one didn't work either. Checking BIOS settings turned up nothing.

 

Finally I downloaded the media creation tool on the Microsoft website to make an up to date USB installation drive, and just used the key from my retail package. After the up to date install was done installing, the ROG Armoury Crate literally downloaded every required driver instantly upon logging in. So I'm convinced it must have been something with the date of the Windows 10 retail USB drive.

[yoječ]

It's tough to buy a new GPU for a good price these days but I've managed to score a decent deal, 16 megs should last me for years

 

(jk)

 

[IS90]

I'm thinking about small upgrades for the below but not sure it's worth it anymore:

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte H61M-S1 with two DDR3 RAM slots and a maximum of 16 GB. I currently have 12GB(4/8) at 1330 mhz.
CPU: I5 2500K @3.30Ghz with 4 cores, 4 threads

GPU: 2GB GeForce GTX 760 (still works fine and not a priority for the moment)

HDD: 465GB

+a beautiful Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 

 

I would like to grab an SSD for the operating system, one 1TB HDD for storage and replace the 4GB RAM with 8GB.

I only play on weekends but I would like it to perform better when I do.

 

Is it worth upgrading? Was also thinking of trading it with a laptop, was curious if there are any upgradeable ones with the same specs as my PC.

 

Edited December 8, 2020 by IS90

[LunaMax]

On 11/17/2020 at 4:41 AM, KDA said:

It's the rear speaker jack in the back, forgot what size it was. But I've fixed it. There was a conflict in the drivers somewhere so I just did a fresh install on a new SSD so I could keep my old setup. On that new install, another problem came up with ASUS not liking older Win 10 USB installations. I bought 3 sealed copies of Win 10 Pro a few years back and used one on the new build. Since the copies were from 2015-2016, they weren't up to date. And so ASUS drivers kept on failing to install for some reason, making the entire build useless. Ethernet, Wifi, Bluetooth, Chipset drivers, etc. None of the drivers would install and the PC effectively had no internet connection.

 

The ASUS disc driver install did nothing. Downloading the drivers on another PC, and transferring it by USB to the new one didn't work either. Checking BIOS settings turned up nothing.

 

Finally I downloaded the media creation tool on the Microsoft website to make an up to date USB installation drive, and just used the key from my retail package. After the up to date install was done installing, the ROG Armoury Crate literally downloaded every required driver instantly upon logging in. So I'm convinced it must have been something with the date of the Windows 10 retail USB drive.

Being an older version of Windows 10 it could be there wasn't support for some portion of the chipset, or indeed USB3 wasn't enabled in some way.  Always throws up issues when I used to do new builds back in the day.

 

Glad it's sorted though.

[jomiyo]

Welp, didn't get a new graphics card from the dude who comes down my chimney and calls me a ho, predictably. Maybe I'll get a 56-5700/X or Intel equivalent by March or so for the W10 build, with my 1070 still maybe. If I ever make it GPU-wise, I'll be nice and safe for the first few RT games tho, i.e. Metro, Control, etc.. And I'll look up CP77 in a year or five. Chillin'.

Edited February 17, 2021 by ilya
Man, f*ck PC gaming :D

[yoječ]

Who was fed up with waiting for GPU prices to come down, and snatched a second hand RX470 for a reasonable price? Me B)

 

 

Who didn't bother to check if this model actually fits in a ITX case? Also me

 

 

 

Ah crap

Edited January 27, 2021 by yoječ

[GTA3Rockstar]

Started to put together my first real build together, not just a cheap generic PC; like an HP or Lenovo with some parts installed.

 

• Lancool 2 Mesh case
• Asus Tuf x570 Pro (wifi)
• AMD R5 5600x
• 1TB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 NVMe (250gb 960 evo for OS, 500gb 960 evo for backup stuff)
• 2x16GB DDR4 3600 G Skill Trident Neo
• Uphere case fans

 

 

 

Currently using my HD7850 I was using in my Lenovo lmao Looking for a 6800XT founders but f*ck trying to get one.

[Max Payne]

I tried to block updates for my iPhone and was searching through internet to find a way. Found this site and it actually worked even though it was stating that my phone would need to be ios 14 or up in order to have it work.

 

edit: 

feedback wat, that thing wasn’t there before.

Edited February 7, 2021 by Payne

[sivispacem]

5 hours ago, Payne said:

I tried to block updates for my iPhone 

Why??

[Max Payne]

The phone i use is a 6s. I watched a video on YouTube and saw the performance on ios 13 is better. Its been talked for a while that apple slows down their old phones with updates, i kinda believe that. But....the actual reason why i would “need a specific profile” is because apple automatically downloads their cancer updates if you have enough space. If you refuse to install the update and delete it, it’s gonna be downloaded again when you’re connected to wi-fi. So if I deleted Gta Liberty City Stories, that sh*t would most likely be installed and could cause me storage problems. Plus, it’s annoying as f*ck.

It’s working so far.

Edited February 8, 2021 by Payne
Edit2: fixed broken image

[sivispacem]

Seems like a terrible idea given this is currently under active exploitation

 

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/01/27/apple-critical-patches-fix-in-the-wild-iphone-exploits-update-now/

[yoječ]

I need to vent a little.

 

Someone with a very bright mind at Acer made a great decision to have a key combo that restores the factory master boot record. Great, I can see how that can be useful, good job.

 

But why the f*ck did it have to be a one-key combo? Holding the power button, which conveniently rests under your thumb when moving the laptop one-handed? I just did this by accident and wiped my GRUB. Thankfully that's a quick fix once you know what to do (and I do, because it's not the first time this happened...). Dumb design like this is aggrevating. I can see literally no reason why it should be a one-key combo, let alone the power button.

Edited February 12, 2021 by yoječ

[Margot Robbed Me]

For people who like to make stuff... McMaster have finally added shipping costs before you place an order. No more unknowns!

 

[sivispacem]

Got a build date for our home office now, so starting to source the various bits I need for the office. Got a second ROG Swift, sit/stand desk frame is on order, trying to source a nice tabletop in white ash currently.

 

I don't know what to do with my PC, though. During our heatwave a few weeks back I ran into persistent stability issues when gaming, and much to my annoyance I've got some spidering and cracking of my distro plate, as clearly some of the screw locations are too close to other CNC cuts. 

 

I'm in two minds, do I build an X570 ITX system in an O11 Mini and save some space? Or stick with my XL, get an X570S and the front distro, and fill some dead space with tubing runs?

[deadx23]

Um guys help ok so I'm building a new PC. I got everything down except I think I accidentally bended my m.2 ssd (it has a slight bend) so I installed win 10 anyway but it keeps crashing when installing games and some drivers, everything is new except my psu. I even tried to install games with no drivers (just the win 10 installed ones) but it keeps crashing :c so should I just buy a new ssd?‍ I guess I know the answer I will just feel dumb if that wasn't the problem  

 

 

Bought a Samsung  980 1 terror bite

Edited August 3, 2021 by deadx23
Reasons of me

[sivispacem]

It might not be the problem but odds are it probably is. Get s new drive and don't bend it this time.

[Mexicola9302]

Yay skynet becomes reality.  

[sivispacem]

Woop

 

[BUT THE BENZ]

oh holy moly....my LG TV (47LB652V) is acting REALLY weird. maybe it's in die-hard-mode right now! (it is 7+ years old)

 

all fine for quite some time....but ever since (about half a year ago) I attached the fire-tv-stick to it (HDMI 3), aside from the PS4 (HDMI 1), it started to act....."overtasked"? well, confused!

 

I would turn off the TV, having watched TV last, but the next day upon switching on it would look for the HDMI 3 input, not able to start that, resuming in a start-up LG logo screen - until I'd switch it off again, sometimes I had to do that multiple times. I found that I had to unplug the fire-tv-stick so it would not "look" for that input and get the normal TV input. the HMDI (1) input for the PS4 caused "trouble" aswell, so I usually made sure to shut down the PS4 and THEN select the TV input before turning of the TV as a whole. so it wouldn't start the PS4 when I switch on the TV the next day - which it did, if I just shut down the PS4 and right afterwards turned off the TV, without using another source for the input.

 

it has this WEB.OS software running everything, but I had it not updated, ever, I think, since I wasn't able to find it in my w-lan, had not put a lan cable in there.

 

now, yesterday, I faced the whole "LG logo screen + nothing happening" again, and as usual I turned it off, and on, and off until I hoped it would find the right input just to get started. but something went wrong (what?! - I honestly don't know) then I briefly saw that WEB.OS logo (which I had not seen before, ever, in the 7 years of using it). something, something, happend there!

 

now after that incident the remote just doesn't FULLY work anymore. I can use it to alter the volume and switch channels, and to turn the TV on/off. BUT I cannot get into the settings, I cannot switch the source of input, canot use the home button, the ? button, nothing really. the screen in the top right corner says "loading" (as it always did) but nothing happens!

 

I  think I did a reset, at least I wanted to do that, but not sure it worked. there's a few combos you can do with the remote. holding certain buttons for 10 seconds and so on, unpluggin the power cable etc....

right now I'm just glad the TV works (for the kids) - BUT every 15 minutes it switches off, and then on again, by itself. HOTEL mode or something? google led me to find many many possible issues with LG TVs, also to a couple of solutions, but since my remote just won't get me where I need to get, a hard reset or whatever is my only option!? looking into that, when I find the time (which I usually don't have/get)

 

I seriously wish I could just throw it out the window and buy a new one....but my job is highly underpaid so that's not going to happen!

 

 

[ShadowOfThePast]

On 10/26/2020 at 2:58 PM, yoječ said:

Just bought a second hand Lian Li case.

 

Absolutely no idea what I'd need it for, but I like it already

 

I love aesthetic of this case, no bazillion LEDs like UFO and has simple design. What model is it ?

[yoječ]

Lian Li PC-7

[AZAZEL]

Got a 'good' deal on a 12700K so I splurged. Paired it with a ASUS Z690 Formula, so I also qualify for a €110 Cashback from ASUS, which is nice.

 

Anyone got a few sticks of DDR5 RAM they're not using? 

 

It's going to be months before I can get my hands on some, I suspect.

[Margot Robbed Me]

I still haven't updated any of my computers to Windows 11. How is it going for those of you who have? Anything unexpected?

[Mexicola9302]

On 12/16/2021 at 3:51 AM, Misumi said:

I still haven't updated any of my computers to Windows 11. How is it going for those of you who have? Anything unexpected?

I updated 2 of my 3 computers to Windows 11, everything works fine.

 

The only annoying thing is the startmenu, and context menus are missing.

 

All that changed that annoyed me, can be reverted back with StartAllBack, after using this all is fine again. But it costs like 6€ one time to use it permanently. Else it's just a 30 days trial version.

 

Spoiler

 

Introducing StartAllBack: Windows 11 from better timeline

 

Embrace, enhance, unsweep classic UI from under the rug

Restore and improve taskbar

• Show labels on task icons
• Adjust icon size and margins
• Move taskbar to top, left or right edges ☝
• Drag and drop stuff onto taskbar
• Center task icons but keep Start button on the left
• Split into segments, use dynamic translucency
• Separate corner icons with Windows 7/10 UI

Restore and improve File Explorer and Control Panel

• Ribbon and Command Bar revamped with translucent effects
• Details pane on bottom
• Old search box (the one which works)
• Dark mode support for more dialogs

Restore and improve context menus

• All new look with rounded acrylic menus
• Fast and responsive taskbar menus
• New fonts, better touch support

Restore and improve start menu

• Launch apps and go to system places in one click
• Navigate dropdown menus like a boss
• Enjoy fast and reliable search

Finally, lightweight styling and UI consistency

• Enjoy Windows 7, Windows 10 and third-party taskbar and start menu styles
• Fix UI inconsistencies in Win32 apps
• Don't be blue: recolor UI in all windows apps
• Negative resource usage: fewer RAM used, fewer processes started

Screenshots

   

 

[Craigsters]

 

The last  set of speakers and subwoofer I bought was from logitech and the subwoofer was a bad design, the speaker was on the bottom, and vibrated  a lot, guess they didn't test it on a utility fold out plastic table

 

I'm buying the Cyber Acoustics CA-3090 2.1 Computer Speakers- Black next, they keep losing  stock of them ,see top image

Edited December 18, 2021 by Craigsters