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    Sony Announces PS5 Slim - Raises Digital Edition Price by $50 - Detachable Blu-ray Drive

    https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/ As the holiday season approaches, we are excited to share that we have a new PS5 model launching. To address the evolving needs of players, our engineering and design teams collaborated on a new form factor...
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    Long Stored Wii U Consoles Bricked

    https://www.swoknews.com/styles/reports-wii-u-consoles-seeing-failure-issues/article_e9079c21-a89f-59a3-abd8-75f850e82670.html A lot of stories lately about long-stored Wii U's being powered up and being bricked. I pulled mine out and powered it up and it seems to be working fine, but if you...
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    Windows 11 File Explorer iPhone compatibility

    I noticed on Windows 11 that browsing the DCIM folder or using the Import utility, I don't see all of the photo's and video I took. I see some of it but not all of it. I repeated the steps on Windows 10 and everything imports without error, so I know the content on the phone is clean. I don't...
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    Chromecast/AirPlay/Miracast Compatible HDMI Device

    Anyone have recommendations on an HDMI device that supports the three big wireless streaming standards? I'd like guest to be able to come into a conference room and wirelessly connect. A lot of displays have built in standards but some only have 1 or 2 of the standards and not all of them. I...
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    SOHO Rack Mount Firewall Recommendation

    I need a recommendation on a 2 post rack mountable SOHO firewall appliance that can do ACL's, DHCP, and VLANS. GUI configurable. Thanks.
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    Replacement 120mm Fans / Trash MSI Support

    I bought an MSI 240 AIO for my Alder Lake build. I'm happy with the cooler, however, their support is absolute trash and I recommend you avoid them. I tried to RMA one of the fans because it was clicking/knocking out of the box brand new. 30 days after they received the package, MSI finally...
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    Tarrifs Reduced on GPUs

    Kind of surprised this hasn't been talked about yet because we were all paying more because of it. GPUs are included in recent tariff relief of some Chinese goods. Asus is the first to announce price cuts...
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    New GA board - GPU/PCIe Compatibility Issue?

    Recently build a new system on a GA B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4. GPU is a 1070 Ti. My previous board was an Asus Z170-A. GPU did not have any issues on that board. I noticed 2 odd issues that I think may be PCIe and or UEFI related. 1) System will not shut off monitor after scheduled time in...
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    Are GPU Companies Honoring Warranties?

    I was watching today's video from NorthridgeFix and he mentioned some odd warranty issues he's seen with GPU manufacturers recently. How has your warranties gone the past 12 months?
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    AirPlay/Chromecast/Miracast HDMI Device

    I'm looking for an HDMI device that supports connections from all three major standards for screen casting/mirroring. Any suggestions?
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    Onboard vs Descrete HDMI/DP

    I'm working with a vendor on setting up some conference rooms. The displays we are choosing only support HDMI. The vendor said they have had better luck in the past using DisplayPort outputs with HDMI adapters rather than connecting directly to onboard HDMI ports. He believes the DP interfaces...
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    Ceiling Mounted USB PTZ

    I'm looking for recommendations on a ceiling mounted USB PTZ camera for a conference room setup. Not jerry rigged, something with an actual ceiling mount. Bonus points for one that includes software to create pre-sets. Budget is whatever it cost. And yes, if you have a better idea than USB...
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    Gaming Setup Recommendation

    I'm putting together a 6 system eSports lab and am looking for recommendations on KB&M sets that I can actually order 6. Have any recommendations on what to buy and where I can get 6 of each at once? Prefer Amazon. Only requirement is that they do not have detachable cords because I will also...
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    3dfx Making a Comeback?

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    Man Sues Apple for Terminating Account with $25,000 in Purchases

    According to a complaint filed on Tuesday, Apple user Matthew Price spent nearly $25,000 on content attached to his Apple ID, which was terminated by the company for unknown reasons. The lawsuit targets a clause in Apple's media services terms and conditions, which states a user with a...
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    Improving Bluetooth Connectivity

    I'm testing a couple USB Bluetooth receivers for Windows 10. The issue is the range is horrible on one and the quality is bad on another. The one I have with an antenna has a longer range but has popping sounds no matter where you are at (even right in front of it). The one with shorter range...
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    Blizzard Announces Diablo 2: Resurrected

    "Diablo 2 is a very important game to Blizzard," said Diablo chief Rod Fergusson. "It helped define the ARPG genre. It was the 20th anniversary of the game last year, Blizzard's 30th anniversary now, and as we're getting ready for Diablo Immortal and Diablo 4. It feels like a great moment to...
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    Retired Microsoft OS Engineer Explains Blue Screen Error

    I found this video to be interesting with a lot of good information about Windows Blue Screen
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    Gamer's Nexus Exposes Fire Risk in NZXT PCIe Riser

    Gamer's Nexus has exposed a fire risk in NZXT PCIe riser design even after NZXT issues a fix. NZXT does then does the PR dance rather than actually addressing the problem. Part 1 Part 2
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    dbrand Encourages Sony to Sue Them Over Faceplates

    "As the title of this post suggests, we’re now the global leaders in PS5 Faceplates. Sue us, Sony. This project has been in the works since just before we told you not to buy PlayStation 5 skins. Spoiler alert: this is why we told you not to buy PlayStation 5 skins. After moving a few more...
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    802.11n Device Slow on 802.11ax Router

    I bought a Netgear WAX204. One of my older 2.4Ghz 802.11n devices have very slow network connection to this new router. To my old Wi-Fi router the device connects at around 65Mbps. The device does connect initially at 72 or 65 Mbps to the new router, then within a few moments gets dropped down...
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    Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media and Fallout maker Bethesda for $7.5 billion

    https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-acquires-zenimax-media-and-fallout-maker-bethesda-for-7-5-billion/
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    Synology Snapshot Replication

    I'm looking at picking up a Synology RackStation that supports expansion enclosures. I want to add an enclosure and replicate snapshots over to it for a bit of redundancy. In the event that the NAS fails (not the expansion unit), what would the process be like of recovering the snapshots from...
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    On Prem AWS S3 Compatible With Storage Object Lock

    Are there any vendors that sell software only for on premise, S3 compatible with Object Lock, for Veeam Immutability? I see vendors that sell hardware, I don't need the hardware. What do you guys recommend? Price is a major concern so likely going with the cheapest option. Thanks.
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    MSI Bullies Small YouTuber To Pull Bad Review

    Small YouTuber TechteamGB recently posted a poor review of the MSI Bravo 15 laptop. MSI tried to get them to pull the review. https://twitter.com/TechTeamGB/status/1283428189230989312 TLDR - MSI's response to posting this was to attempt to bribe the reviewer to pull it, then when that didn't...
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    PS5 Digital Edition Poll

    Just taking a quick tally of configuration and cost thoughts on the PS5 Digital Edition vs the disk based version.
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    Trackmania - Ubisoft Claims Yearly Fee To Access Game Is Not Subscription

    Ubisoft's upcoming Trackmania game requires a yearly fee to continually access the game, yet they claim it is not a subscription. You are just buying the game again every year. SOURCE
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    Chex Quest HD Released - Free on Steam

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/804270/Chex_Quest_HD/ Fun free game from the 90's is back!
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    Microsoft Phasing Out 32 bit Windows 10

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    The Fellowship Saga - 1st Person Party 5E SRD RPG

    Interesting new RPG in the works. Looks like there may be some potential here. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281290/The_Fellowship_Saga/
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    Zen 3 CPUs - 500 Series or Newer Chipsets Only

    Zen 3 CPU compatibility has been released and AMD said only 500 series and newer motherboards will support the CPU due to not enough room for microcode. SOURCE
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    Intel Unlocked iGPU Drivers

    Intel is supposed to now be offering unlocked iGPU drivers. However, when I try them I am still blocked. Any of you have luck with them? https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29530/Intel-Graphics-Windows-10-DCH-Drivers
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    Toshiba Releases List of SMR Drives

    Toshiba has created a list of their current lineup of drives which use SMR technology due to the ongoing online debate of SMR drives use case's and compatibility. SOURCE
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    NFL Signs Deal With 2K Games

    Hell has frozen over ... It's a start. Hopefully someday they can get back into being able to make simulations. https://www.ign.com/articles/nfl-2k-is-coming-back-in-2021-but-madden-is-still-the-exclusive-sim-football-game...
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    MiSTer FPGA - Retro Console Hardware

    Anyone else messing around with MiSTer? I put one together recently and so far have been loving the experience compared to my RetroPie device. Setup was just as easy as a RetroPie. MiSTer an open source console/computer hardware simulator project using FPGA hardware, similar to the Super Nt and...
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    Memory Rank Impact on Performance

    Written Piece: https://www.techspot.com/article/1971-more-ram-modules-better-for-gaming/ YouTube Version: BuildZoid Response: I found this to be an interesting read. OP stating multiple memory ranks per channel can positively impact performance. Other sources say single ranked memory is...
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    Gothic HD (Gothic Remake)

    https://www.pcgamesn.com/gothic-1/remake Sounds interesting. I only played Gothic 4 and Risen but both were really fun. Would be willing to check this out.
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    Has Nvidia Brought Back GPP-Like Policies with G-SYNC Compatible?

    AdoredTV seems to make the case that Nvidia is requiring display manufacturers to drop FreeSync branding if they want to be marketed as Nvidia G-SYNC compatible.
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