Recent content by boed

Hello, I finally have a pretty good processor and gpu for the first time in many years (my old PC was an I7 8th gen that I still use as a backup). I don't game with a lot of regularity but I enjoy it when time permits. Most of the time I'm working in excel, outlook, or browsing the web. I...

Good to know. I got lucky after I was informed about the 6+2 - the ones I got worked perfectly - whew!

Thanks - I admit, I never knew there was a difference.

I have a new 9070 xt but the cables to my power supply are a little short. I have two types of 8 pin extensions and neither fit. The card looks like this. The ones I bought (two types) both look like this. I bought them assuming they were all alike. Is there a specific name for the...

Thanks - so it actually fit with room to spare. I haven't actually used it yet as I need a few 8 pin connectors unless I want them ridiculously tight (which I don't)

Hello, I currently have a 12mm thick sycthe fan and while it is quiet is about double the thickness I want for my next project. By any chance are there any 6 or 6mm thick fans that are relatively quiet? I don't need a tremendous amount of CFM - just some airflow would be good.

Hello, It has been a long time since I built a system and I'm not as confident as I used to be. My case has tons of width - nearly 15" free for a long video card. My issue is the space above and below the motherboard. The dimensions don't tell me how much is above the PCIe blade or how much is...

Hello, I know you a lot of people like linux and unraid but let's talk Windows 11 24h2 16 x 20TB. I have the drives and I have a controller. I have multiple backups using smaller servers. I'm about to set it up from scratch. I'm thinking it will be about 270tb which as far as I know is over the...

I'm curious if anyone has ever tested actual power usage of the two - normal things e.g. word, excel, outlook, teams vs gaming. I'm curious if they use about the same power for casual work apps vs actual power increase when gaming. I can look at the rated power for these but I'm curious if...

Thanks - I have no idea - they just are excited it has AI in offline - not sure what it could answer without access to the internet or how often I'd use that feature even if I was on the internet.

Hello, I'm not that familiar with much ai other than the useless chat stuff that never answers my questions correctly on Fedex or other websites. I imagine there have to be some good uses for it so can you help out an old geezer and tell me why I want AI on my next laptop? I may be old but...

Hello, It seems like usually the new models would be out by now. I don't know if the intel processors are a problem with their laptop models?

OK - big step forward - Not sure how many games It will be an issue for but my old monitors were 2560x1440 - my new ones are 2560x1600 - if the game has that old setting I get the black screen. Bulletstorm is working now!

Thanks - just tried that - same issue. I just loaded bulletstorm - full screen black - windowed works fine.

OK - Bioshock infinit was kicking my ass until I tried -Disabling "full screen optimisations" in the EXEs Compatibility tab -Setting high DPI scaling override to "Application" in the Compatibility tab > High DPI settings. -Starting the game in a low windowed resolution then opening it to a lower...