That issue was discovered and discussed when The Event first occurred. No explanation was given...not that anyone expected one at that point based on how everything else had gone. I suspect it had something to do with importing everything from the old custom CMS into WordPress, and everything that ...
I just wanted to post about something that I find incredibly sad... If you go into any articles written by Jeff Kampman, they now say they were authored by Renee Johnson. https://techreport.com/tag/gaming/page/10/ Compare... https://web.archive.org/web/20190727051215/https://techreport.com/blog/3413...
Not trying to be a downer... but there's not really any good way to spin this. Some of the biggest PC hardware shakeups of the past 20 years have happened over the past year or so. Now, AMD is leading in performance and value for CPUs across the board, and Intel has seemingly been caught off guard f...
I've googled it but I can't really find anything that explains if there is a cheap or DIY solution to this problem. What I'd like to do is to have my test bench (which at any given time hosts a system from the 90s to modern day) be completely accessible remotely, similar to how I can access a system...
Great review! Any chance we'll see a 3600 review at some point? Personally, I think that AMD's competition for what has traditionally been the gaming "sweet spot" (an i5 in the $200-$250 range) is the most interesting product being released. By the time games truly benefit from 8c/16t CPUs...
Great! Seven more reasons for perfectly good computers to be artificially slowed down even though these vulnerabilities have existed (apparently un-exploited) for 10 years. The last time I asked how malicious code exploiting these vulnerabilities could actually reach a PC, the answers were Javascrip...
Anyone interested in this kind of stuff should head over to the www.vogons.org forums (particularly the Marvin sections). It's amazing how much work has been put into researching and understanding retro computing there. Mostly related to x86 PCs.
How's the drive going for longer-term owners? Since it's QLC, I'd like to know if there were any possible slowdowns over time (as it were with the Samsung 840 (EVO) from years back). First generation products tend to make me a bit wary, even though apparently Intel has a good track record reliabili...
It would probably be fine in a laptop that is core2duo vintage. It'd be faster than a platter drive, but still be held back by the rest of the machine that you wouldn't notice the difference over a new SSD. I don't think it's worth it still when the transfer rates eventually drop down to the level ...
Thanks guys. I thought these drives were pretty much okay once the firmware was updated. I didn't realize they still required frequent "refreshing". That's totally not worth the hassle since the use case would make this very noticeable (tester drive loaded with applications and games... ac...
So I got an old computer from a friend recently and it had a Samsung 840 120GB (non EVO, non Pro) in it that I installed for him right when these drives came out back in 2012 or early 2013 (had no idea about the problems back then). I know these aren't great or even GOOD drives but I have a need for...
As others have said, that system should handle basically everything an average user would need, and more. A newer, more modern GPU will give some benefits with regard to video acceleration, but that's about it. Also, if your friend is using a GT520, it seems he likes to get as many years as possible...
Looks like either a piece of debris got in between the LCD film and the backlight spreader, or if it is glued together, then the glue has released at that point. If it's just debris, it's possible you could separate the panel assembly and clean it out but it's even more likely you'll end up with an...
About four years ago I bought a used Asus Q500a (15.6" Ivy Bridge based laptop) with a broken screen. This model could come with either a 720P or 1080P screen, so I took a chance and bought a 1080P AUO panel and it worked perfectly. A year or so ago I noticed this weird little splotch inside th...
If you are currently using the stock Heatsink for your CPU, definitely get a decent aftermarket one that doesn't cost much (~$20) and spend the rest on a GPU. Through overclocking you should be able to get a 30% increase in CPU performance without much effort which will definitely be noticeable with...
I’ve always largely conflated the user experience of Win9x variants in my head. I know there were technical differences between them, but I can’t seem to recall anything about the user experience which was meaningful enough to where I’d see wanting to use Win95 over Win98SE, even for nostalgic purp...
Does anyone here actually run an unmodified Windows 10 install with absolutely no hacks\tweaks to minimize the ads or data collection? The advertising shown in the pics in this thread can be turned off easily. With programs like Winaero Tweaker out there (and many online guides explaining how to do ...
I'm surprised that people have such over complicated methods of doing fresh upgrades of Windows 10. Every time I've installed Windows 10 I've just used the latest installer ISO, extracted to the root of a bootable flash drive, boot from the flash drive, input Windows 7, 8 or 10 key, complete install...
I've been doing the method below for Windows 7/8/8.1 keys on machines that haven't had an install of 10 on them yet. -Install Windows 10 to the correct version that you have a key for saying "I don't have a key" -Once you get to the desktop after the setup open "About" and it wi...
I still do wonder if they'll stop permitting unconverted 7/8.x keys to activate Win10 at the end of the year, though. Blegh... I hope not. Cheap (nearly free) activation of Windows 10 without any hoops to jump through has really spoiled me over the past year. I have a feeling that if this does actu...
I believe you can still fresh install Windows 10 using any Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 key, assuming you're installing the correct version (Home, Pro, etc.) and that license isn't actively being used on another system. I've done this several times and just did it last week. The latest Windows 10 installer (...
Matrox do a C900 model that provides 9 HDMI outputs, although they only support up to 1920x1200 each. http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/graphics_cards/c-series/c900/ Yikes. A $2000 video card seems a bit extreme... Can't DP be adapted to HDMI relatively cheaply and easily? Perhaps that's w...
It looks to me like the i5 8400 is a good buy unless you absolutely need more than 6 threads. Just wait for the i5-8500, 8600, and 8600K numbers! I'm keeping an eye on this thread. https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/i5-8400-bclk-overclocking.2521222/ Supposedly some Asrock boards advertise fancy ...
It looks to me like the i5 8400 is a good buy unless you absolutely need more than 6 threads. The all-core turbo isn't that high though. Its too bad no one is able to bring back the free BCLK overclocking that was available on some Skylake boards. An 8400 with the ability to overclock could be a mon...
First choice is an overpowered but fairly efficient HTPC (see signature)... second would be a Roku. They aren't perfect but if you get a recent model they are fast and the interface is convenient. We have a Roku 3 (for my wife's grandparents, on their TV) and it works very well. My 4 year old daught...
If you had successfully minted coins back then you would be a very profitable camper now. Not so much at the time, but the run-up would have more than paid for your costs with inflation included. Anyone who's made money in BTC made it by minting when it was still feasible on home rigs and holding t...
I sometimes wonder if I would have made any money investing in four Radeon 7970s to drop into one of my old Supermicro Socket 771 systems several years ago (I had two of the systems... I could have had 8 GPUs going). I was pretty sure it was a good idea but I never went through with it because of th...
