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I continue to like Linux Mint Cinnamon, My wife's work was getting rid of old Thinkpads as such I manged to obtain this T450 for the excellent cost of $zero. Main Specs:: i7-5600u / 20GB ram / 512GB SSD The drive was wiped for obvious reasons?? I'm just glad they didn't yank it...

Well, for the first time ever I seem to have electrical noise issues in my pc audio set up. and of course being the idiot I am I have too much stuff which has pro's and cons. So there is a clicking sound coming thru headphones or speakers with several of my dacs and not the one. The sound...

So a few years ago I got a RX-V385 4K HT receiver as a xmas gift, For some time it worked fine but now it is doing something that is absolutely baffling. On my Roku Ultra some programs on the same app (netflix for example) will play audio fine but others programs on netflix will not have...

So after daily use the last 8yrs... I have finally got around to doing something I thought about doing since I first got this thing.. anyways, I ordered a cheap usb extension cable (usb mini... as my Archiss Keyboard uses USB mini as the connector for it's removable cable. Anyway, I order some...

So curiosity finally got the best of me and so I went on Aliexpress and ordered parts for this keyboard. I bough a GMK67 (no switches or caps.. hotswap with south facing LEDs) $30 and Outemu Silent Lemon V2 switches (about $19) and a set of PBT doubleshot keycaps also $19~. Took a minute to...

Anyway I decided to get a new dac and after looking at various options decided on this little SMSL SU-1 32bit usb c unit (power over USB connection.. thank you very much for not have a seperate 5v supply ..ugh)... also Optical / Coax inputs and RCA out. I have been using this with the USB...

So my PC is as follows:: i7-12700K / Z690 Aorus Elite AX (DDR5) / 32GB DDR5 5600 (Corsair) RTX3070FE Samsung 980Pro 2TB (and some other SSDs and a 1TB NVMe SP drive). Seasonic X750 powersupply. So far all I did was not touch anything but the offset which is currently set at -0.03 I tried...

Sigh... so I have been messing around with my vintage Pioneer SA-710 as one channel was dropping out / static / low volume... cleaned the switches / pots on amp (probably needed this anyway) problem persists... Finally I though to myself I wonder if it is the Steinberg UR22mkII that is causing...

I have an issue that is becoming "problematic" for several reasons. Middle of last year, I built a new pc w/ i7-12700K and Aorus Elite AX ddr5 motherboard (bios F23/23b and F7 have all had this same issue), 32GB DDR5 5600 (corsair) and a 2TB Samsung 980 Pro, 3070FE and Seasonic X750 mk2 PSU...

Well on upside it seems all's well that ends not terribly? Over the weekend I was using my laptop late at night (insomnia) took sleep medication, and accidentally left my beverage on top of keyboard / trackpad (instead of coaster...oops). So the next morning I realized my mistake, drink didn't...

I have only had a limited time to play with this xmas gift I got this year...but I have multiple sound devices / amps hooked up to my pc and this PC Panel Pro thing is pretty handy... can program it to do many things switch sound devices with click adjust volume in certain programs...custom RGB...

So I am cheap and need a "decent" laptop but not a "gaming" laptop... I have found over the years that the bigger the laptop the less likely I am to want to take it with me, somewhat defeating the purpose. What I want is something I can use traveling to do general computing work stuff...

So... My cat who is adorable and also sort of a pain in the *** kept stepping on my APC backup's power switch and turning my computer off.... which was very annoying... Since I can not seem to keep him from running back in the corner where the unit is, I needed to think of a way to keep him from...

I have a very old HP Laptop with a 5th Gen i5 and 4GB ram and a slow 5400RPM 500GB harddrive... I never used this laptop, partly because I rarely use any laptop but this one in Particular was so sluggish with Windows 10 that I simply would get mad and turn it off when I ever tried to use it...

Well... I was getting quite angry for some reason all of the sudden I found that the taskbar would not unhide with any windows open on my primary display (would hide but wouldn't unhide except with non maximized windows or desktop only showing). Taskbar on 2nd monitor hid and unhid as usual...

So this rather hilariously named SP A55 256GB SSD has apparently packed up. I have it in a back up pc (that is rarely used).. I tried to use said computer yesterday and it BSOD on start up and then after restarting and it starting automatic repair it reboots a 3rd time and the Drive is no...

My wife has had this G500 mouse since the 1st came out in 2009~ish (don't quite remember) but it was likely 2009 or I bought the G5 in 2007 and then two of these G500 mice about 2yrs later one for me and one for my wife. I don't know what happened to mine, I think it broke and may or may...

So after getting my i7-12700K up and running I went to upgrade my wife's computer which had been crashing (probably because of the power supply?) to my old Ryzen 5 3600 / B550 Aorus Elite /16GB DDR4 / RX580 and with a new Samsung 980 1TB NVMe SSD... I tried just using this quite old Corsair...

Well on the upside my computer is now (finally) working, However has anyone else had this happen? So I put this together yesterday afternoon... had the devil`s own time trying to mount the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 cooler...no seriously maybe I was being dumb, but I have never had...

This would be funny if it happened to someone else, kinda moment .. But I ordered a NEW (not openbox/refurb..etc) Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE AX and it was delievered yesterday... however I immediately noticed the A. Amazon shipped it in a plastic back with zero padding (great job?) B. The...

Mostly due to the fact my wife's computer (my old i7-4770K ) is on the fritz / way out ...reboots / crashes and generally is annoying me because I have to go mess with it when it crashes.. I ordered parts to upgrade my current pc ryzen 5 3600 / B550 Aorus Elite /16GB...1TB NVMe drive...

Why does every single (not quite) but way too many new cases have stupid glass side panels and/or look cheap / stupid or all 3? Yes I know I`ve apparently became a pc case boomer??? This is the question.. I really like these old Lian Li aluminum case (cable management ..etc probably safely...

So.... I'm giving my wife my Ryzen 5 3600 rig.... The cooler is going with it.. it is a cryorig h5 (which i don't have a 1700 mounting kit for and it is only 160W TDP max... soooo I need a new cooler.. I don't wish to spend "all teh monies" I have a preference towards air coolers over AIO's...

soo... it has been long known that the absolute best time to look for items to buy is at 2:30~AM while having had a number of intoxicating beverages... Knowing this well I decided to employ this knowledge to browse "SlickDeals" and saw this RTX3070 @msrp from BB for $499..... I have been...

So.. does anyone know why Windows 11 keeps doing this (if you use the photos app) then even after you close it, I have 10%~ CPU usage from "Shell Infrastructure Host" process.. which shows "Very High" power usage as well... logging out and back in will stop it ..until you use the Photos app...

OK... I'm left handed and I have realized I love mostly just the Orig Steelseries Sensei.... I "refurbished" my MLG that had had the switches get dirty and had the paint wear off on the shell... it is working good and looks "decent". I had bought a Sensei 310 awhile ago and have been using...

Hello, So I was asked to look at a tecslate 65" touchscreen presentation system... it has a small industrial pc housed in the unit.. sporting a 3770K .. Anyway the problem is simple the fan is dying, waiting on trying to talk with support tomorrow to see if they can provide a new fan for...

So a ~week ago I saw a daily sale on these ATH-SR6BT headphones on amazon for $65 bucks... so I decided fine why not? and in general they aren't bad for $65 they work good with my Galaxy S20 and my Kindle Fire 8", however with two different Bluetooth adapters these headphone are basically...

So... I have an approved RMA for my XFX RX580 Black Edition.. this card keeps blanking out the 2nd monitor while gaming / when temps in monitoring approach 80c. This seems to have been a common gripe with the RX580 in general and with the black edition in particular? or maybe just all...

So this is how my monday went... put on the Stereo (wife had to go to her office) ..got ready to do some work sat down and the left arm of my chair broke off.. and was dangling by the rear bolt, front bolt sheered off. Today I went and got me an extractor kit and a bolt and fixed it... I...

Hello, So I have just performend my first AMD build in near about 12~ years. Things **mostly have gone ok I have the XMP Profile active on my DDR4 3200 (seems to be fine so far) I have several problems.. 1st off my Steelseries Sensei 310 was freaking out at first plugged into usb 2 port...

So, I picked up a $30~ SP A55 250GB SATA SSD for reusing an old DQ45EK / Celeron as NAS /..etc on my home network. At first for various reasons (I wasn't paying attention) I didn't realize Intel isn't interested in supporting this motherboard at all. Additionally I didn't / forgot (mainly...

I have had AMD rigs in the past, last one was built in 2004~ or so. Everything since has been intel.. in fairness I haven't build a rig in awhile... I've swapped parts and reinstalled os and whatever and got new drives.. but not really a proper build since 2014~ got combo deals (hence all...

So... here is something many married people with more modest sized homes may have also figured out, if you are both working from home..... it is super annoying when one person is on zoom conference calls alllllllllll day long.... I am on less calls ... my wife is on one or another, from before...

I've always wondered (as an adult) if just using pc's as a right handed person would because that is how the computers at school were set up was a mistake, as I am left handed. For a long time I just figured.. meh... however some time ago I injured my right hand in a accident and now have...

this is the question... that has annoyed me for years since I got my MT2 TKL I would like to buy a KOBO frame but near as I can tell you can only get them (in the USA at least) on mechanicalKeyboards when purchasing a new keyboard.. seems dumb.. as I'm sure many people would buy them...

Funny how the internet works years ago everyone loved the AudioTechnia ATH-M50's moving on over the years and at many places all you hear.. is M50's suck..etc..blah blah.. regardless I like em' they are good going out and about headphones fold up ok and ear cups rotate.. These are the orig...

I haven't been buying gear for awhile but I have a fair bit of stuff around here.. for various reasons (don't know why?) my firestone audio BlackKey usb dac dropped the left channel.. in trouble shooting I swapped cables to a cable to short to reach my Sony TA-E77ESD preamp so i hooked it up to...

I'm not sure if my old Seasonic X750 ate it 2 days after getting my XFX RX580 Black Edition or what.. but first couple days pc booted fine with new video card, yesterday I had trouble getting it to boot but it finally did, today it would not boot at all (red led on card, fans would spin up a...

Hello, For ~6yrs my main rig has had a Seasonic X750 power supply, everything had seemed fine. Last week I replaced my old HD7950 with a RX-580 and at first everything seemed fine, then yesterday computer wouldn't boot, after disconnecting power / reconnecting.. it finally started (it would...