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    WTB - Microsoft Office 2019 or newer

    Keysfan.com can get you either Office 2019 or Office 2021, and the prices are good. Note: The download is via a direct link to Microsoft, so the software is not "infected."
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    Net Neutrality expected to be reinstated after officials vote on 4/25/2024

    Man, AS a government employee (Department of Veteran Affairs), I cannot agree with you enough. There is nothing more frustrating than having Congress write pie-in-the-sky aspirational requirements for your department, have them refuse to come even close to adequately funding those requirements...
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    Who’s the go to for soft tubing fittings these days? Compression and Quick-Disconnect.

    I personally like Koolance QD3's for quick disconnects.
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    The [H]ardForum Perpetual Freebies Thread

    I would argue that I * personally * feel more secure getting things from sellers here on the [H] as opposed to eBay, all other things being equal. Most folks here seem to have respect for their hardware, and not only take care of it, but pack it well so that it arrives safely. All of this is a...
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    The [H]ardForum Perpetual Freebies Thread

    I'll take it You got PM
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    [Steam] Command & Conquer™ The Ultimate Collection 50% off @ $9.88

    Zade did a video on it and said they work... but the entire bundle (if you have nothing from it already) is only $10 right now. On top of that Steam DOES have the money-back guarantee. Feel free to give it a shot and confirm if it works.
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    [Steam] Command & Conquer™ The Ultimate Collection 50% off @ $9.88

    My understanding is that if you own any parts of the bundle on Steam already from when those items USED to be available on Steam (pre-Origin), it will automagically further increase the discount to compensate... you will only be buying the parts you don't already have (again, on Steam). Also...
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    Do use a UPS or surge suppressor?

    I was in this boat until one of the electrical lines in my neighborhood went bad, and we started having severe brownouts during storms. This fried some valuable equipment.
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    The [H]ardForum Perpetual Freebies Thread

    My contribution to the Type 2 diabetes line of conversation... If I could go back in time and tell my younger self what I know now, I would definitely have made different life choices. I have to take Metformin, Glipizide, Farxiga AND Ozempic. I have neuropathy in my feet (the pain kind, not the...
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    Opinion, repair or not, 6900xt

    This is a solid plan. I can honestly say I have no regrets with my 6800XT and at current pricing, nothing I can get is a reasonable upgrade for it. Hopefully next gen will raise the bar to the point I consider it.
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    7800X3D new build, help please?

    AM5 CPUs almost always shoot right up to max temp under any kind of load. ALL of them do it. It's a deliberate design decision by AMD. Der Bauer did a whole thing on it back in early AM5 release days. Lapping the CPU die is unlikely to make much difference for you, but he had great success...
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    The [H]ardForum Perpetual Freebies Thread

    AM4 A10 processor won't work on this board - they dropped BIOS support for these back in the X370/B350 days to support newer Ryzen processors and the X570/B550 NEVER supported them. Pretty much any AM4 Ryzen should work, though. Note: Even though the early Ryzen boards supported the A10...
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    Asus X670E Hero 1904 BIOS

    I upgraded my Asus Strix x670e-A Gaming WiFi to 1904 last night and have had no trouble... but then I've really not had ANY trouble with my 7950X on this board under any BIOS release. That being said - if you guys are unaware, AMD has some newer chipset drivers on their website as well (January...
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    10GbE card recommendation

    I have a few Intel 540t cards and they've been fine. I'm only running the 10G speeds on my server rack and to my main desktop, and it's been fine.
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    Asus X670E Hero 1904 BIOS

    I've seen that happen with some BIOS updates on my Crosshair VI, VII and Strix x670e-A boards. Usually the extra upgrades on mine have been for the integrated RGB controller on the mainboard.
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    wtb windows 10/11 key

    Keysfan is also good, and also sells Windows Server and MS Office keys for reasonable money if you need them. They accept direct Credit Card purchase or PayPal.
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    FS/FT : Things that need to go

    That is a lot of fruit, man. Take a free bump.
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    FS: SOLD Asus Maximus XI Formula and Intel 9900K combo

    SOLD ASKING $450 $400 Shipped from Newport News, VA to anywhere in the USA. If you are local to me, we can work out a meetup if preferred. Only PayPal accepted (even with local pickup 'cuz I'm never comfortable walking around with that much green in my wallet). Asus Maximus XI Formula...
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    Smite 2

    I'm definitely looking forward to it. I am not a great Smite player, but it is a game I like a lot. Got my first (and only) Penta a few months ago with Freya in Slash. Been playing steadily since the open beta Chaac release. Slash is my favorite of the current game modes but I enjoy Assault and...
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    good cheap laser printer? with cheap toner?

    Well, that would be a rarity among Samsung computing products of any sort to my experience :) Srsly, I think Samsung is a cursed brand when I buy it - Hard Drives, Cameras, RAM, SSDs... all dead within days of the warranty expiring. Phones and TV/Monitors from them have been OK though.
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    good cheap laser printer? with cheap toner?

    Just throwing this out there: USED HP's of a certain vintage are still excellent printers - remember that they were not always shit and that there is a reason people still think of HP first when it comes to getting a printer :). I specifically picked up an HP LaserJet 4100 for my wife's...
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    New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

    Smaller cases can be fun to build in - I have enjoyed the challenge of getting my wife's system built in the older Rosewill case she had prior to rebuilding her rig in a Hyte Y60. For my personal rig, I built it in a Coolermaster Cosmo C700P. Room is not an issue, it's super-easy to build in and...
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    Starfield Dev's getting a little petty on social media

    Mass Effect Andromeda was alright. I enjoyed playing it, and was looking forward to more stories in that series. I did not feel as involved in the story of it as I had felt in the prior Mass Effect games, but it was still a worthy purchase and play. I thought NiER: Automata, which was out at...
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    Looking for an Auzentech X-Fi HomeTheater HD

    I sold him my spare back in January. He paid the shipping to have it sent to Great Britain and after verifying with me that he got the card safely and that it was working well for him, I haven't heard from him since. I assume he is still happy with it. I still have my remaining Auzentech...
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    The [H]ardForum Perpetual Freebies Thread

    I have one and an XBOX 360 External HD-DVD drive and software capable of decoding the video files from HD-DVD disks. I'm NOT offering up my drives (because I still have several HD-DVDs), but if you need help getting HD-DVD disks decrypted and imaged onto an HDD, I would be willing to give you a...
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    New and Improved Watercooling Sticky - Post Your Systems Here

    Is that a Rosewill case per chance? It looks very similar to the one I built my wife's last PC in...
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    Starfield Dev's getting a little petty on social media

    The real travesty is that Microsoft bought Bethesda and Activision/Blizzard. They COULD have bought Paradox instead of either or any of those and had a roster of actual good games and IP, and... since Microsoft already has Obsidian and nXile, I might even have been able to look forward to more...
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    Just purchased Off Topic Forum membership on 12/7/23 via PayPal - still not unlocked...

    I read another Forum thread here where that was fixed in-thread, hence this thread :). I just sent a contact e-mail as well. My usual experience with those Contact Us links is that they sit in limbo forever, but I will admit I have never tried it on the [H] before. It is unfair of me to hold...
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    The [H]ardForum Perpetual Freebies Thread

    I'll take it if it is still available
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    Recent AM5 upgrade, bad luck, user upgrade or Internet went easy on it ?

    EXPO only shows up for RAM modules that explicitly have an EXPO profile. XMP profiles are FAR more common and I have (yet) to have any trouble running XMP profiles on my RAM modules.
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    Recent AM5 upgrade, bad luck, user upgrade or Internet went easy on it ?

    How many sticks of RAM are you using to get that 64GB? 2x32 or 4x16? Reason I ask is that at this time, using more than 2 sticks on the AM5 platform is (generally) begging for trouble. Also... You should not have to go into safe mode to install the AMD chipset drivers. On top of that, you can...
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    Who here likes big displays as their PC monitor? 40inch plus gang chime in

    I have an LG 55NANO85UNA 55" 4K IPS LCD TV as my primary display. My man cave is in the basement, so I have the TV literally mounted to wooden boards bolted to the ceiling joists. I run it at 4K res with 200% scaling and sit about 6 feet from it. The TV supports FreeSync and 120Hz refresh and...
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    That Sinking Feeling

    I think we found the EVE player... :)
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    5800X3D not boosting after drop in upgrade from 5600X

    If you haven't done it in a while, it might also be worthwhile to update your AMD Chipset drivers for your motherboard, directly from AMD.
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    That Sinking Feeling

    NiER: Automata. Played through to the real ending complete with end credits mini-game after volunteering to delete my save. Parts of the soundtrack still make me tear up when I hear it.
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    RDNA — Bulldozer or Zen ?

    As an aside, I would like to add that I really appreciate that this has (so far) been a productive and even-keeled conversation as opposed to the usual fan boy drivel these threads devolve into. Refreshing and appreciated.
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