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BlueWiszard

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    BlueWiszard reacted to DailyProcrastinator in Memory QVL for ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F   
    I have not bothered with a QVL list since 1st gen Ryzen, memory support and stability has come a long way. I would not worry at all. Although I would recommend a 2x16GB 3600MHz CL16 kit instead, but up to you. Regardless you should have no issues here. 
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from richardwei6 in Thermal Paste or no   
    I don't think there's such a thing as medical grade gasoline. Gasoline is not used for anything medically related. It's a combustible, refined, fossil fuel. I also wouldn't be using gasoline to clean computer parts anyway. It's not electrically safe and residue on parts that get 70c+ isn't a good thing anyway.
     
    The easiest, walk to the store and be set method, is 70% or 99% isopropyl alcohol with paper towel and the coffee filter is to check for paste residue (if you care about it being that clean, which you should).
    The best way, but you'll have to order it, is the ArctiClean Surface Cleaner and Purifier solution which is a purpose built product. I've used it and can attest to preferring it over 99% isopropyl. You can order it on Amazon for $8.11 (before tax) and if you have Prime, get it tomorrow with an order of $35 or more. Pick up some good thermal paste with it, I use Gelid GC-Extreme which costs $12.99 and would also add to that "$35 or more for next day shipping" ordeal.
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Velvet Revolver in 5 sata devices; only 4 detected   
    Right, it disables SATA 1. I don't have anything plugged into that port.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to m_tieu in Water cooling... coolant?   
    People also use distilled water with anti corrosives and anti microbial additives. I like clear coolants to prevent any kind of gunk or color build up in the blocks or radiators. I've only ever used EK coolant but other people have had luck with primochill coolants and mayhems as well. 
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    BlueWiszard reacted to m_tieu in Water cooling... coolant?   
    I've had EK's Ekoolant in my system for about a year now and so far so good. No problems with it at all.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to deblimp in The Water Cooling Gallery   
    And they said that you couldn't fit a 3*140 rad on a 50 dollar case

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    BlueWiszard reacted to SpaceGhostC2C in Thoughts on new AMD lineup?   
    I can't see AMD making a comeback in the GPU market because it doesn't need a comeback in the GPU market: it has, and it always had, perfectly placed products in the market. Unless by comeback you mean who has the card scoring the highest in a given benchmark, but that's something I hardly care about, and ultimately irrelevant for the (branch of the) company well-being. 
     
    On the other hand, they urgently need to change the "Which (Intel) CPU should you buy" landscape. Again, they don't need a game-changer CPU for that, but they do need to have products to intercalate in Intel's current price-quality ladder.
    I'd dare to say this: after revisiting the basics of Industrial Organization (a field of Economics), we could probably measure Zen's success in the mainstream market by the retail demise of i5s (OEM mainstream, enthusiast and servers are different stories).
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Enderman in Why Linus is wrong (another macbook topic)   
    This is a man that understands what's going on. It's all a matter of paving the road for the industry, even if only a few can fully take advantage of it at the current time.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Arri in Why Linus is wrong (another macbook topic)   
    Someone posted about this on Reddit as well. A lot of people are making a ruckus that Apple is now a dongle company. What we're not realizing is that Apple just moved all their Macs to a universal standard. So while it may be painful for early adopters to use legacy technology, the market will adjust and everyone will be on the type-c standard.
     
    If anything.. Apple did consumers a huge favor by picking type-C and not creating a new standard. The rest of the market was already moving to type-C and Apple is just making the transition quicker.
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Bensemus in Why Linus is wrong (another macbook topic)   
    But odds are, if you're using a MacBook (any model), you aren't gaming. I'm in sales and I'll let you know right now, 99% of the people that buy any MacBook scoff at the idea of a mouse even though Apple makes a bluetooth mouse. I don't think people in their ecosystem will be harmed by this change too much, aside from the USB standard needing to update anyway.
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Enderman in Why Linus is wrong (another macbook topic)   
    But odds are, if you're using a MacBook (any model), you aren't gaming. I'm in sales and I'll let you know right now, 99% of the people that buy any MacBook scoff at the idea of a mouse even though Apple makes a bluetooth mouse. I don't think people in their ecosystem will be harmed by this change too much, aside from the USB standard needing to update anyway.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Electronics Wizardy in Thoughts on new AMD lineup?   
    Would "to drunk to remember" be a good answer to this post?
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Enderman in Why Linus is wrong (another macbook topic)   
    Thunderbolt ports =/= relevancy on moving people to USB-C. (I'm also aware you know this, you sly dog)
    The purpose of doing the switch to the interface they have now is to:
    1) Greatly increase the popularity of a new, and superior, standard; USB-C
    2) Prove that you can pack a lot of power into a thin frame with the way Mac OS X works and what people use them for
    3) Accelerate the rate of change, which Apple has been doing for years. I mean really, are we forgetting that Apple revolutionized the computer industry in the first place?
    4) Apple is always trying to take risks and aid change.
     
    That's my 2 cents for you. -drops pennies-
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Thunderpup in Thoughts on new AMD lineup?   
    I'm personally just waiting to see their products in the real world and getting benchmarks by independent reviewers before i make a decision.  AMD, and their fanboys, have hyped up previous launches in the past; and then we got lackluster products that were delayed.
     
    Now i will admit that i've never owned an AMD product, or even ATI, and i even own stock in Intel.
     
    However i do root for AMD because they are basically the only company that has a chance in forcing both Intel and Nvidia into producing more than just marginal gains every product generation. 
     
    Competition is always good for consumers. 
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Enderman in Why Linus is wrong (another macbook topic)   
    On the other use case scenario, in regards to VGA and PS/2, they work without any sort of shenanigans and are incredibly helpful when diagnosing issues with hardware. Taking it a step further, it's what is used in server based application because they don't need the newest top of the line gear and it doesn't require any drivers. VGA and PS/2 will be around for a long time, even if not so much in the consumer world.
     
    Onto the rest of that post, this is something that a lot of people don't see. Whether it's fear of change or "I HAVE ALL THESE USB DEVICES AND OTHER DEVICES THAT NEEDED A DIFFERENT PORT", people do not want to let go of the past and move forward to experience change. People forget about the drastic change from the multitude of different ports out there to the USB standard, or even the first smartphones. Change has to happen, it's the way forward. If a change fails, then try it again later at a better time.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Majestic in Constant screen tearing   
    Why do you have the pricetag of your PC in the signature.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to BadneckRedneck in Pc not booting   
    Try removing your gpu and use your cpu as your gpu. If it starts booting try going into the bios and check the temps of your cpu. If your processor is overheating it could lead to crashes.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to tlink in 2 SSDs dead in 2 days   
    yes you should. worst case you learned something, best case you learned someone something.
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from Arty in Building a NAS; ideas and suggestions welcome   
    Oh, I see what you're saying a little better in your first post. That makes more sense now.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Godlygamer23 in SSD Trimming: What is it?   
    As mentioned above, you can use Windows 10's built in utility "Defrag and Optimize Drives," but other programs like IObit's Smart Defrag can also handle Trim, along with being able to "intelligently optimize(their words)" the drive, 
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Godlygamer23 in SSD Trimming: What is it?   
    The Trim command can be sent out on demand by the user.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to Sakkura in SSD Trimming: What is it?   
    That's when the operating system tells the SSD controller that an area can be deleted. The SSD controller then decides when it's actually convenient to delete it.
     
    TRIM is automatic on any modern updated OS.
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    BlueWiszard reacted to porina in SSD Trimming: What is it?   
    Windows 10 built in "defrag and optimise drives" tool does it. Otherwise look for utility from SSD manufacturer. I know Intel and I think Sandisk do, not sure about others.
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    BlueWiszard got a reaction from moderategamer in Post a movie quote and see if anyone can reply!   
    So to put some depth to the title, post a movie name and a quote from it and see if anyone can reply (and see if you can keep going, for example, a back and forth dialogue in the movie)
    You don't have to constantly continue off of a quote, and if you want to start a new one you can! Have fun everyone!
     
    Space Balls:
    "What the hell am I lookin' at? When does this happen in the movie?"
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