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hmmmm ok i used to make fun of RGB. Then i built a PC and teh case fans came with lights, and now i have a glowing keyboard and i genuinely enjoy it at night. My friend has a all black sleeper build and says RGB is childish. Weve argued for an hour. i want…
Confession: I chose the open box 2TB NVMe to save money for a better GPU. After ten days I ran a SMART check because a friend told me to. The Media and Data Integrity Errors line is yellow. The seller says refurbished drives are fully tested. I am now…
ok weird one unpopular among my friends: i think consoles are the better choice for most people who play couch co op. You sit down, press a button, play. PC is great if you enjoy the tinkering, but most people don't. As a shift worker, convenience wins. Who…
picture this: movie night with friends, snacks ready, everyone on the sofa. i turn on teh living room media box and get this. My phone, laptop and tablet are all online on teh same Wi Fi lol Only the livnig room media box refuses. i restarted it twice 🔥…
I bought the last gen flagship card after testing it at a local sellers apartment. it passed a looping demo. at home, the first evening of gaming, I got this. The seller has stopped answering. i'm angry, mostly at myself. Is there any chance this is my setup…
feedback with a side of frustration: i tried to read the members list three times and got this each time. Brave, my desktop, no unusual extensions as far as i know. Happy to test whatever you need, i can open teh same page on my phone without problems, sooo…
help!! debate prompt: subscriptions are fairer than one time purchases because software needs constant updates and security fixes... i half believe it. then my antivirus raised its price again and i started looking for open suorce alternatives, which apps do…
so annoyed rn hello! intrdoucing myself: a retired engineer, living in a small coastal town... im here mostly to understand my own computer better, and to stop feeling lost every time something on my computer breaks... im also happy to chat about anything…
ok so hi all, a graphic designer here. i found this forum through a search result that solved a problem in five minutes after Id struggled for a week. that convicned me to join. i want to understand my own computer better, and Im looking for good beginner…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts confession: I chose the used 2TB SATA SSD to save money for a better GPU. After a month I ran a SMART check because a friend told me to. the Percentage Used line is yellow. the seller says refurbished drives are fully…
My four year old ultrabook is still fast enough for everything i do, except it isnt, because of soldered RAM. A simple upgrade or repair that used to cost a little now means replacing the whole machine. Manufacturers say its about size, battery life and…
hmmmm ok a story in three acts. act one: the connected oven wants an update. act two: the update fails. act three: the touchscreen shows an error code. The part that bothers me is that i didnt need any new features, it was working perfectly lol Now Im…
long time lurker first post lol new member here. i'm a university student. everyone told me this forum is friendly to beginenrs, so here goes. after sixty hours, an open world RPG decided to crash every half hour. outside of games Im into music and cooking,…
im literally losing my mind here a story in three acts. Act one: the smart dishwasher wants an update. Act two: teh update fails. Act three: the display froze on an update screen. the part that bothers me is that i didnt need any new features, it was working…
peak modern life: my app controlled coffee machine failed a software update... i came home and the touchscreen shows an error code. im half laughing and half worried, because meal prep for the whole week depends on this thing working... is there a standard…
every year someone says its finally the year of teh Linux desktop. im wondering if it quietly already happened. ive been thinking about puttnig Ubuntu on a machine for a student on a budget. browsing, email, video calls, maybe some light documents 😅 the one…
ugh. hot take that i want challenged: for a home office worker, a prebuilt is teh smarter choice.. 🤷 you get one warranty, no compatibility guesswork and a working system on day one, i have around 1000 dollars for programming and some games... prove me…
so annoyed rn so, computer science. I'm excited and terrified. I have roughly 1200 euros saved from a summer job and I want a laptop that lasts the whole degree. the salesperson tried to push a gaming laptop with RGB on me. my older cousin says buy a cheap…
help!! hot take that i want challenged: for a returning gamer after ten years, a prebuilt is the smarter choice lmao you get one warranty, no compatibility guesswork and a working system on day one. i have a firm 800 dollars for photo editing. prove me…
im literally losing my mind here hot take that I want challenged: for a returning gamer after ten years, a prbeuilt is teh smarter choice 🙏 u get one warranty, no compatibility guesswork and a working system on day one. I have a firm 800 dollars for video…
i used to make fun of RGB. then i built a PC and the case fans came with lights, and now i have rainbow RAM sticks and i genuinely enjoy it at night. my friend has a white minimal build and says RGB is childish. weve aruged for an hour. i want the forum to…
ok weird one hot take: forced updates have done more for my blood pressure than for my securtiy... case in point, during a livestream, this appeared on my gaming PC. it kept retrying on every reboot. I know the arguments about botnets and unpatched machines,…
ok so new member here, i'm a dad with a new gaming PC... everyone told me this forum is friendly to beginners, so here goes... after two hundred hours, a racing sim decided to crash every half hour. Outside of games Im into music and cooking, and Im happy to…
thread for the unpaid IT department of every family. my latest: my uncle, 'the screen went sideways', and a solution that involved one button nobody had noitced. share yours, and if u have tricks for making family tech easier, i want those too. i'm convinced…
guys pls help my old screen started flickering and I have to replace it soon. I do mostly watching movies and gaming... the two options I keep coming back to are a 27 inch 1440p high refresh and a bigger TV used as a monitor. friends are split down the…
