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I helped a young relative build a new PC over the holidays. Like the title says, restart does not work, it just goes to a black screen. So he has to do a shutdown and then press the case power button. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B650-P-WIFI The motherboard is linked above and the CPU...

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I have had the Corsair speakers for years, they work great. The X90J has a headphone jack, so I was thinking about using the Corsairs. Good idea? I have heard that 2.1 speakers are superior to soundbars. Also, would it seriously degrade the sound quality if the speakers were placed behind...

My wife uses a 2020 iMac with a 27" 5K screen. We have 2 spare 27" monitors and either could be used as a second display. The 1080p is a BenQ 60 hz VA panel. The 1440p is an Acer 144hz IPS panel. I am thinking the Acer would be better, is that true? I am not sure if the iMac can output...

I can perform a normal shutdown. But if I try to restart it gets stuck and you have to hold the power button to shut the laptop down. Asus ROG Strix Scar, 5900hx, 3070. Any ideas how to troubleshoot this? I ran the MyAsus and disconnected 360 controler and USB hard drive, did not help...

Here is the headset...

https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ipad-pro-2021-vs-ipad-pro-2022/ Might be better to upgrade to the 2021 model once it gets discounted as the gains are not huge.

I have a pair of Powerbeats bluetooth headphones. When synced to a Windows 10 PC the audio stutters about once every 10 seconds. The BT receiver on the PC is an Iogear GBU421 bluetooth 2.0 device purchased in 2009. I am wondering if the bluetooth protocol is too old to function properly with...

So I was off on vacation for a couple of days with the wife. We went into a video game arcade in Santa Cruz, CA. Now, I had already played SF2 and SF 4 in the past, the latter on Xbox 360. So of course I knew the basics (combos, specials, super specials, etc). I managed to beat the game with...

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We have a 51" Samsung plasma TV, model number pn518500, and base model PS4. It was a great TV back in the day and still works fine. Since PS5, and even PS4 Pro, produce images at higher than 1080p, I was just wondering if this reduces the picture quality. In other words, do you need a 4K TV...

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I have a client whose 2011 Macbook Air no longer boots. It gets stuck on the white screen and the boot sound repeats. I have already tried getting help from Apple support by trying things like holding apple and R keys during boot to get into some sort of recovery mode, fails. So, the plan is...

Happy new year all. I am forming a small gamer group with some family members. We tried Startcraft 2 since it has good reviews and has coop for 2-4 players. However, we could not figure out how to play it as we have no experience with the SP mode. Also, I am on Windows and at least one other...

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https://www.gamesradar.com/thrustmaster-t248-review/ Summary: a mixed belt and gear driven FFB steering wheel that competes with the Logitech G923. Pros: pedals, strong and smooth FFB. Cons: loud paddle shifters, too much plastic. Overall, looks a bit better than the G923 that it is...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165158158580 Waited about a year in the EVGA queue for a 3060 ti, so 1070 is no longer needed.

So, I went into the GeForce experience to see what it recommended for F1 2018. This is on a 3060 ti and 2560x1080 100hz monitor. It said optimum resolution is 3620x1527 DSR. Does this mean GeForce experience thinks that the 3060 ti GPU is basically too powerful for the monitor's native...

Just curious what people's plans are regarding the Windows 11 upgrade. I have a desktop and laptop, both compatible with the new OS. But I wonder if it would be best to wait for more patches before taking the plunge. On the laptop Windows update is listing the 11 update as optional install.

I am pretty sure this is a bios/uefi issue. Is there a setting there that needs to be changed in order to meet Windows 11 requirements? Or a bios/uefi update to apply? Side note, this motherboard has been rock solid. While it lacks advanced features like wifi it has been incredibly stable.

I planned to run 2 tests in order to show the buyer that the card is working properly. Plan to take screenshots/pictures at the end. 10 minutes MSI Kombustor and 10 minutes Heaven DX11. Sound reasonable? Also, I planned to run Heaven DX11 using the default settings, but could change some...

Received an email from EVGA about this. Had previously got onto a wait list for a 3070. It took me a few minutes to decide if the 3070 to 3060 ti downgrade was okay. But recently I switched from 1440p 144hz to 2560x1080 100hz display and decided the 3060 ti should handle the new monitor just...

I do not have the ask toolbar installed in Chrome. Also, the ask toolbar does not show up in the apps listing of Windows 10. After running Malwarebytes I have been quarantining and deleting the PUP.Optional.Ask file. But it comes back every time I startup Chrome again. This has occurred on 2...

My wife's Macbook Pro school (she is Kinder teacher). Today out of nowhere question mark icons appeared in the dock for man popular apps like Safari and System Prefs. I added them back in by launching them and then dragging from R to L side of dock. But I cannot delete the invalid ? icons...

Bought a recertified Acer XF270HU monitor a couple of years ago. It has a light scratch on the stand about 1.5" in length. Just wondering if there are any products or methods of covering up the scratch. When I did searches for this problem google gives screen repair or car plastic repair. I...

I just got an Acer 29" 2560x1080 ultrawide display. Discovered in the past few days that it appears to have a single stuck pixel. The pixel is green and often hard to see but is plainly visible on black screens like here on the hardforum. I have tried 2 different programs attempting to fix...

Connecting a 27" 1440p monitor to an Asus 1080p laptop in extended mode. Questions: 1. Is it possible to set the 27" to 1440p resolution? The Windows settings menus only go up to 1080p. 2. Is it possible to set the 27" to 144hz refresh? The Windows settings are poor, only allows 24hz at...

It appears that my 27" Acer is going bad. I posted here about it and got no replies. Also emailed Acer, but I suspect it is not fixable. Purchased January 2019, and it looks like the warranty was only 90 days. I have been offered a 29" ultrawide 2560x1080p monitor from the wife...

I purchased a recertified Acer 27" monitor in January 2019. The model # is XF270HU. It is a 144hz IPS display. Within the past months I have noticed some things. Screen turns off for a few seconds and then turns back on. This can happen 5-10 times in a row. Occasionally the onscreen...

Photo and video question: which is likely to have better quality, iPhone 11 or Nikon S7000 digital camera? The camera was being used in wife's classroom (she teaches kindergarten). She is asking if we should keep or sell the Nikon camera. When we got the Nikon in 2016 it produced better...

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16934/apple-announces-iphone-13-series Looks like the Pro is the version to get. 120hz screen not on the base model.

I still own a handful of PS1, PS2, and Saturn games. Including Katamari Damacy, Night into Dreams, Tempest X, and Castlevania: SOTN. Recently installed Retroarch after hearing it is one of the best emulators out there for Windows 10. The PS1 games ran fine with default settings. Questions...

Hello all. I was wondering what others do with very old PC game discs and boxes. Nowadays most of us get our PC games through the digital services: Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, etc. Me included. I still have discs and manuals for a bunch of very old games. Partial list: Doom 3, Civilization III...

Has anyone tried this yet? Supposed to allow FSR on way more games than are officially supported.

As we all know AMD FSR works even on many Nvidia graphics cards. Just wondering if anyone has experience with it on the gtx 1070. I have seen plenty of benchmarks but not for my GPU. Particularly interested in 1440p and Resident Evil Village since benchmarks show the 1070 cannot reach 60 fps...

Just curious how you like the new iPad. We are considering the 11 inch version. The webcam improvement looks interesting (Center Stage). Or maybe not since our iPad Pro 10.5 seems to be doing just fine for most things.

https://www.sega60th.com/ I already purchased it years ago. Nice remake of the Saturn version, way better graphics of course. I believe you have to signup for Sega emails, though.

My understanding is that the FE 3070 ti at Bestbuy will be online only. Anyone know the best time of day to check bestbuy.com for supply drops? I am running the octoshop Chrome extension to improve the chances of getting one.

https://slickdeals.net/f/15019612-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat-pc-digital-download-free?src=frontpage The redeeming process is a bit convoluted. Remember to redeem on GOG, not Steam. Also, redeeming did not work on the GOG app. I had to use the GOG website.

I just noticed this option in Windows 10. By right clicking on the sound icon in the lower right corner of the screen the following options are displayed from the 3rd menu item down: Off Windows Sonic for Headphones Dolby Access DTS Sound Unbound The last 2 options seem to be only available...