#hardware
I'm finally ready to upgrade, and I'm stuck between a gaming PC and a console. I have a 'one big purchase' budget, and I mostly play big single player games. Honestly, my current PC runs on a potato. I like the idea of mods and settings on PC, but I also…
long time lurker first post lol im trying to figure out if it's worth putting money into a used enterprise workstation for my home lab or if i should just buy new consumer parts 🔥 i've seen some crazy deals on old pro series machines, but i'm honestly…
so i was right in the middle of a boss fight and everything just started flickering like crazy... weird colors and blocks appearing everywhere on the screen. i legit panicked thinking my card was about to go up in smoke lol. i tried restarting the driver and…
so i've been messing around with my workstation setup lately and i noticed something super weird... when i switch to the 'balanced' power profile in the bios, my idle 1c is basically non existent. like it stays at a constant temp even when the system is…
help!! sooo i was literally in teh middle of a boss fight and my whole srceen just froze into a mess of gibberish lol i tried reseating the ram and checking my temps but it keeps happening even when im just idling on teh desktop... its so frustrating cuz i…
ok weird one hey, say youre picking a laptop for full stack web development with Docker, a few browser windows and an editor running all day. Budget is mid range. theres a constant stream of spec sheets and its hard to…
so annoyed rn honest qusetion for people whove been trhough this. Im running a six core CPU from a few genreations ago paired with an RX 5600 XT. Games feel sluggish, but i cant tell which part is the problem. My target is 1080p ultra. Did you ever upgrade…
help!! ive only ever palyed on console, but Im curious about PC. i play big single player games and have a student budget. Is it worth switching, or is the console better for me? Bonus question: does anyone else feel like day one patcehs are a lifestyle?…
every year i have the same debate with myself... this year i have a mid range budget and i play alot of big single player games... friends on PC say its the only way, firends on console say it just works. and i miss when games fit on one disc... whats your…
every year i have teh same debate with myself. this year i have a one big purchase budget and i play alot of big single player games. friends on PC say its teh only way. friends on console say it just works. and my currnet PC runs on a potato 🤦 whats ur…
Ive only ever played on console, but Im curious about PC. i play competitive shooters and have a mid range budget. Is it worth switching, or is teh console better for me? Bonus question: does anyone else feel like GPU prices make me laugh nervously? bonus…
ok so honest question for people whove been through this. im running a six core CPU from a few genertaions ago paired with a GTX 1660 Super. games feel sluggish, but i cant tell which part is the problem. my target is 1080p ultra. did you ever upgrade one…
honest question for ppl whove been through this, im running an older quad core paierd with an RTX 2060.. :D games feel sluggish, but i cant tell which part is teh problem. my tagret is 1440p high settings.. 🤷 did you ever upgrade one part and regret not…
ugh. old school admins used wmic for hardware queries. Microsoft deprecated it, and on Windows 11 24H2 it's an optional feature that's disabled by default. The replacement is PowerShell's CIM cmdlets. Examples i use now: Get CimInstance Win32 Processor…
ok weird one every upgrade video ends with it depends, which doesnt help me much... so heres my real situation: a six core CPU from a few generations ago, an RTX 2060, aiming for high refresh esports. what would you do with one upgrade, and why?? im not in a…
so annoyed rn every year I have the same debate with myself. this year I have whatever I saved this year and I play alot of big single player games. freinds on PC say its the only way. friends on console say it just works. and my current PC runs on a potato.…
long time lurker first post lol I'm finally ready to upgrade, and I'm stuck between a gaimng PC and a console. I have a student budget, and I mostly play MMOs. honestly, I miss when games fit on one disc. I like teh idea of mods and settings on PC, but I…
help!! every upgrade video ends with it depends, which doesnt help me much. So heres my real situation: a budget eight core, an RTX 2060, aiming for streaming while gaming. What would u do with one upgrade, and why? Im not in a rush, so I can wait for the…
