Recent content by deadite_9

Currently have two complete PCs up and running: one's got a stock 3800X and the other one has an OCed 8700K. I'm going to be doing some rearranging in the next few weeks and have decided to make one of them a full-on couch PC (essentially ditching the monitor for the 4K TV and using wireless...

Sometime in the last few days, the store app on my main PC (Win10 1909) has started acting kinda weird. I use a local account for Windows, but I do sign in to the store app with my MS account (and auto-downloads are disabled so nothing gets installed without me knowing it). When I went to...

Any point to using a hybrid drive for data storage when the OS is running off an SSD? I usually pair solid state with a WD Black, but not seeing any good deals at the moment for a 2TB drive. Probably gonna wait til Monday anyway just to be sure, though. However, a 2TB FireCuda is currently...

http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8147 :cry: I'm hoping someone is able to at least keep it running on Win10 going forward. The thought of having to use the mess that is Microsoft's current excuse for a start menu literally makes my skin crawl.

...move over to a Define R5? Currently using the 540, and I like it-- a lot. The layout suits me, and I like the form factor. But ever since I moved to an H115i I've got this annoying sort of random vibration/whine that is damn close to driving me insane. It seems to be the top mesh cover...

Why in the world does MS think that I want my HDTV to be something other than a second monitor? It makes all of my icons bigger, it rearranges all of my windows, and apparently it just assumes that I want to listen to the godawful speakers in the TV because I'm using an HDMI cable. Never mind...

I'm about to upgrade my nephews' PC to Win8.1 from Vista. It has a stock Q9550 with 8GB DDR2 and a GTX 470 (with a 460 thrown in for PhysX since they like to play Borderlands 2). I've been thinking about also mixing the hardware up just a bit while I'm upgrading the OS. I have a GTX 770 lying...

No worries, though. Monthly cumulative updates never, ever cause problems with Win10, right? :rolleyes: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/08/15/further-simplifying-servicing-model-for-windows-7-and-windows-8-1/

Just now reaching the point of getting Win10 installed and sorted on my Z97, and I've noticed something that seems kinda weird. This new PC has an Intel 535 series SSD (OS) and a single WD Black (storage). SATA was initially set to AHCI, which is the usual setting for me since I don't run any...

I skipped 8/8.1, and I'm still running 7 on my main PC. But I'm building a second PC and installing 10 on it. So the net result is that I have no experience with secure boot. So I'm looking for opinions... Should I leave it enabled, or is it better for someone who likes to tinker/change...

Some of you may have seen from my other thread that I will be upgrading my nephews' PC to Win10 in the coming weeks. In the meantime, I've decided to build a new toy and install Win10 for myself so that I can get a good feel for it before I go and trash their computer in the process. My usual...

Built my teenage nephews a gaming PC out of spare parts nearly a year ago. It's nothing special (Asus P5E/Q9550/8GB/GTX 470), but it gets the job done. Anyway, I had to use Vista when I built it since that was the only spare license I had at the time (and I was already footing the bill on some...

Anybody here (besides me) still run one? I've been using Outpost (the Pro version) for ages now, but it looks like I'm due to find a replacement now that they've gone and sold the company. :cry: I also use the pro version of Avast, so I'm not looking for an all-in-one suite. Looks like there...

I've always had my PC hooked up to my home theater since it sits right next to the A/V receiver. I live alone, so I don't have to worry about the volume bothering friends/family/nearby neighbors. I also usually play games from my couch on the big screen, so I mostly use a controller because it's...

my current board is a rampage iv formula (x79), but it's getting a little long in the tooth at just over 3 years old. it's been a great board, but i'm seeing some occasional wonkiness with the usb ports, so i figure it's time to start thinking about moving on. the problem is that i'm not liking...