Recent content by Sparky

I had a service call today to install a PS5 from a previous PC customer. I got it hooked up with improvements like LAN instead of wifi. Then transferred data from his PS4 to the new PS5. This guy is 81 years old and games everyday. He has had PS1-PS5. He plays Golf games and currently playing...

still usefull

I tried the new RTX Super Resolution setting. It supposed to upscale to 4k when watching streams/Youtube. I clicked a Twitch stream and was amazed how much better it looked on my 4k monitor then after 1 minute my PC turned off! Just spent the last 2 hours getting it back to normal. I could not...

make sure you do the thermal pad procedure for better thermals

I made a USB install for Acronis which worked. the issue was fixed by moving UAC up 1 and rebooting then back 1 and rebooting. Then I didnt have to run as admin to get app to work. Also the folders opened quickly instead of dragging on.

I am trying to load an Acronis boot CD into a Panasonic Toughbook CF-52P. The CD shows in Computer on the right side but not in the left pane. It shows in Device Manager and Disk Management. It wont boot from CD. I tried 2 other cd players and they wont show up at all. I have a USB CDrom and it...

I had a great time with the 1 week free Ubisoft+ plying FC6.

I meant suggestions on how to fix it. Not a replacement video card which wont fit in this laptop.

Im still putting along my 20 year journey.

Im holding on to it! The 40xx will fit and the 1k PSU will have to work a little bit harder in my Silverstone Sugo 14.

I am trying to repair this laptop with no luck. Symptoms were no display, KB lights up, HDMI has no output. When it 1st came in I noticed the GPU fan not spinning. The CPU fan was spinning. So I ordered a pair of fans to replace both since they both were 3-4 years old. Take it apart, clean out...

Im keeping my overclocked 3090FE till next gen comes around. Squeezing out a few more Mhz just to say its faster at CES is not my cup of tea.

BestBuy is $40 less then Newegg on a Core i9-12900KF

5960X built in 2015 with Asrock x99-itx/ac. XMP Overclocked to 4.0Ghz for 6 years. Its a dedicated miner now with a Titan V.

I still run a Intel 5960x with a Titan V on an Asrock x99 as my surfing/mining rig.