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I'm wondering how a VR headset gets output from my PC video card if it is a wireless connection or a usb-c wire? I'd think only a display port or hdmi connection would do that??? I'm going to use it for DCS flight sim gaming. So far, the Meta Quest 3 (soon to be released) seems to be in the...

I've got an older rig, 4790k that my son is running. Currently a GTX670 (the =4= Gig version! :) ) is handling GPU duties. Looking at the prices of the RX6600's, I think I'll grab one for him. He's gaming (Fortnite, etc.) on a 1080 screen. I think he'll definitely see an improvement! Keep...

Gents, I've been poking into the current gen AMD 6000 series, hoping to pick up one or two...or three. Sigh. No longer. Instead, I'll spend my money on other hobbies and continue using the GPUs I have. Perhaps this fall the supply situation will ease. Kinda frustrating that there are good...

Folks, I'm a fan of Seasonic's power supplies. They've always done very well for me. I'm looking to do a new build with a 750w fully-modular ATX power supply. The GX750 series would do it...but the only ones I can find are north of $300. That's a bit extreme. If I cannot find a reasonably...

I'm so satisfied with my upgrade to a Ryzen 7 3700x, that I want to do another. (My i7-6700k rig has been giving me fits. Troubleshooting leads me to suspect a mobo failure._ I just put together a 3700x based on the Gig x570 ultra. I decided to do another. Well, it seems like there may be some...

Folks, I'm about to update an older i7-4790K to an AMD 3700X. I'd like to use the new(er) X570 design mobo for this build (future compatibility). I see the MSI apparently uses a bad VRM design. Gigabyte has a high RMA. ASUS also has a high RMA (and they have the stupid flashing system LED when...

Folks, How do I find what my current chipset driver is? I'm using the mobo listed in the subject (Gigabyte x470 Aorus Gaming 7 wifi). In order to update my BIOS, I've got to first update my chipset driver. Here are some screenshots: 1 Notice the instruction in the above BIOS download...

Folks, I'm looking to replace my antiquated Logitech Harmony One. It works fine, but is limited by Logitech's decision to stop updating the Harmony software with v7.7.0 about 8 years ago. I can not add a Roku to it. My budget is capped at ~$300. Lower is better. I don't need RF, just IR. I...

Folks, I'm trying to figure out which of these three I should download and install. And, since it's obvious that I lack some knowledge, feel free to toss in some free Audiophile Arrogance (tm) with your answers. ;) Otherwise, I'll just pick the highest numbered driver and figure it's...

Folks, I've always used a 3rd party antivirus/security suite. Running W10 on the home computers, I'm now reading more and more that simply using Windows Defender is sufficient. I'm reasonably smart about the websites I visit, but I can't guarantee that the rest of the family does the same. Is...

Sure, Asus Strix has an aftermarket cooling solution. Anyone else? crickets... I'm looking for a 2560x1440 gaming AMD card. Vega56 would fit the bill. I'd like something other than the reference cooler, but there seems to be a dearth of designs. Any ideas???

Folks, I’m looking for a 1000 Mbps switch with 32+ ports. It’s for a home LAN. I’ve found some refurbished Cisco switches which look like a great deal. Is a managed switch that much more difficult to use than a simple, unmanaged, switch? Is the Cisco name sufficient to trust a refurbished...

Folks, I'm looking for a powered network switch for my security cameras. 8 cameras, so I need 8 PoE ports, plus one or two for the switch to hook up to the rest of the network. The current switch is a knockoff from GreatWall industries. The power brick shows 54v @ 2.23A. That's about 120 watts...

Folks, I started a thread over at Tenforums, here: https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/106168-mouse-wont-work-safe-mode.html The mods there combined two threads into the one, in case part of it seems to be a non sequitur. The gist: my Logitech G502 mouse works fine EXCEPT in Windows...

I'm about to pick one up. (Next few weeks.) I understand the 960 label incorporates some copper threads to help mitigate the thermal throttling problems the 950 faced. Would adding cooling fins help? Which fins fit? (What are the dimensions of the memory chips and the control module?) TIM...

Folks, Between the just-breaking news about the Intel security flaw, a new R6 Define case by Fractal Design (with tempered glass), and the many cool pictures of hardware floating about...I've got the upgrade itch. I'm leaning (heavily) towards an AMD build. I think a 1700x (or, if the money's...

Folks, I'm going to repurpose one of the rigs in my sig. It's the Asus M5A88-m mobo. It has 6 Sata ports. It's about to become my security system PC. I want to stick a bunch of WD Purples in there, enough so I can keep a lot of surveillance stored. Of the 6 ports, 2 are reserved: one for the...

Folks, My wife has an ipad. I've just spent the afternoon and morning searching, but I'm stumped. It has exhibited new behavior. When double-clicking the home button (the button on the bottom of the screen), a series of icons appear on the right-hand side: connectivity (airplane mode...

Folks, I've got "security system in a box" setup. It came with 8x 1080p PPOE cameras, an 8 port switch, and a DVR. The cameras are all TCP/IP. It works. All cameras are up and running and I can access the DVR from any computer on my home network. However, the DVR is SLOOOOOOW. I can barely...

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Folks, A question for the cognoscenti: I'm running an FX8350 w/GTX670 gpu as my HTPC. (See sig.) I have a single HDMI cable coming from the video card into my AVR (Denon X4100W). That HDMI is carrying both audio and video from my PC. - would it be "better" to use the HDMI just for video and...

Folks, I've got an NZXT Kraken with their CAM software. I also have a Corsair GTiH110 (Okay. I just made up that nomenclature. I have no idea what the Corsair thing is. Their naming is stupid. It's a 280mm, dual fan radiator.) It's running the Corsair LINK software. I've used CAM for about 2+...

So, obviously, the higher number cards perform better. But, do they perform better enough that it matters? Meaning, if I want to game at 1080, does the 1070 give enough of a performance increase over the 1060 that the price premium (~$200) is warranted? Similarly, if I want to game at 1440, is...

Folks, Looking at various portable computer options, I've just tripped across the Asus 15.6" series of Zenbooks. There are three models (almost released?): the UX560UA, UQ and UX. The UX560UX (duh. UX UX? uxux...sounds like a zorg attack) is the top of the line. The specs include a discrete...

Folks, Intel is good. ;) I've had an i7-6700K-based build since March. It's had one or two minor stability issues, and I've finally narrowed it down. Running iterative loops of Intel's Processor Diagnostic Tool, I've discovered that the cpu fails the Floating Point test. (Cool note: it passes...

I've got a 6700k in a Gigabyte z170 UD5 (See sig.) My RAM is G.Skill F4-2400C-15D-32GVR; http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f4-2400c15d-32gvr Each stick is 16GB. Each kit has 2x 16GB sticks, for 32GB total capacity...per kit. I know it's recommended to use matched sticks for quad, but I had to...

Folks, I'm in the market for a new laptop. For grins and giggles, I'm looking at MSI and Asus. I have a list of specs I'd like my new laptop to have, but it's friggin' impossible to shop on their websites. WTH??? 15.6" screen, IPS, 1080 (or higher) resolution SSD (easily...

Folks, I'm running a Gigabyte z170-UD5 http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5480#ov Check my sig... I've had a few odd issues with it which I can't pin down. I've run Memtest86+ for 72+ plus hours...no errors. I've run Furmark's torture test for hours...no issues. I've run...

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Okay, I've purchased a GTX970 from the Egg a few years ago, and I'm aware of the $30 settlement that just got announced. But why would I get notified about an R9 class action settlement? Is the Egg as scrambled as I think it is? Is there ANOTHER lawsuit? I'm not trying to poach more money than...

Folks, Running a Gigabyte Z170X UD5 mobo. I have 4x 16GB of G.Skill ram in it. :) 64GB seemed like a good idea...because. Yeah, yeah. Now, after several months, I'm wondering if I have some instability due to voltage issues to that big ol' bank o' memory. In the UEFI bios (F5), there is a...

Folks, Getting a bit of incompatibility with a niche game and v16.7.1 and 16.7.2. I'd like to totally wipe all my AMD drivers (DDU springs to mind ;) ), but I want to save all my profiles and other settings, since they are a such a PITA to set up. How do I export all those settings??? Thanks, Ken

Folks, I'm running a GTX970, driver v. 368.22, Win10/64. I have repeatedly seen in my Win10 reliability index some "critical events" which are ALL labeled "Nvidia Network Stream Service" and that it stopped working. Looking into it, it seems to be used for gameshield. I don't use that. There...

...mounting options and compatibility. I have two Fractal Design XL R2 cases. (Hey, I like 'em.) They come with top-mount 280mm grilles for radiators. My first case has a Kraken X60, 280mm radiator, AIO cooler. The two 140mm fans for that radiator each have a hole at each corner. That's 8...

Folks, I'm stumped. I've got the items listed above (and see my sig) in a new build. My case is a Fractal Design XL R2. I've got Noctua PWM fans hooked up to the mobo and the Corsair H110i GT. My goal is to have the Corsair H110i GT software control the two 140mm Noctua fans hooked up to the...

Will new drivers enable AMD cards to run Gameworks titles as well as Nvidia cards can? Hairworks and HBAO+ source code has been released to Github. This could be good....

Folks, I'm putting together a new build. A Gigabyte Z170 UD5 and an intel 6700k. I bought this ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-32GVR - Newegg.com (Only two sticks...

Folks, Researching a skylake build, I'm reading a lot of z170 mobo reviews. I am struck by the number of doa boards or those which stop working after just a few weeks. Admittedly this is not a statistically accurate methodology, but it certainly seems like there are a lot of problems out there...

Folks, Im looking for a 1920x1080 screen, 15.6 inch laptop. Id like i5 or i7 and dedicated graphics. There are sooo many. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks.

Folks, Cleaning my Temp folder, I ran into an un-deletable file called cpuz138_x64.sys I cannot delete it because it is "in use by another program". Apparently, it is associated with CPUID Service. Funny...I have no trace of cpu-z left installed (supposedly), and, I have no Service...