emeril322

So I'm looking into getting a gaming laptop, hopefully at a nice Black Friday discount, but struggling to pick between these (or even potentially another I haven't seen yet). Any thoughts/opinions? Thanks in advance! https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Display-i7-12650H-Thunderbolt-FX517ZM-AS73/dp/B09RMH9B6F?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_8f4689a1_77&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09127DDVT/ref=twister_B0BL65WKGG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL66-Gaming-Laptop-i7-11800H/dp/B09RB9B7SD?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_2cfd3734_65&th=1 https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834233521?Item=N82E16834233521&quicklink=true https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834233529?Item=N82E16834233529&quicklink=true

I don't remember noticing until recently, but in the top right corner (where the Q-code LEDs are at) while my PC is running, the white LED stays on the entire time. I have no issues with my computer, so I don't know why the white VGA light is permanently on? It's damn bright and kinda annoying. Anyone now how to remedy this? Edit: In case it's pertinent, I've got an EVGA GTX 970 SSC graphics card, and my CPU is an AMD Ryzen 7 3700x. I've tried out 5 different monitors, with 5 different cables, and it always gives me that white LED on (3 different DP monitors, 1 HDMI monitor, and a DVI monitor).

I tried it in his rig, he's using my card right now, and it's running 3D Mark fine.... If I could use his PSU in my rig I would, but he said no. He'd have to undo a ton of cables inside his tower.

What if i try plugging my GPU into my buddies rig and then running 3D mark?

I have an old Corsair TX750 in my livingroom computer (dunno how old it is) but that's my only PSU option I can think of to test if it's my OCZ PSU. If I try it I'm gonna have to gut BOTH computers just to get the cables out, everything is neatly routed around......

But that's so weak (450 vs my current 850) and it's not fully modular. Also I'm trying to hopefully fix this issue without having to spend $ since I haven't been able to work in the last month due to COVID-19

Well shit.... if it's the PSU then I have no way of testing it. Is it possible that a different port on the modular PSU would resolve it, or a different modular cable?

It doesn't indicate potentially corrupted vbios?

There's no spare PSU in the house. The issue only happens when under "heavyish" loads, so some games and ALWAYS 3D Mark of course. When the device drivers crash and my screens black out, I can still remote login, and my aspect ratio turns into like... 200x100. It's weird as hell.

I used GPU-Z to save a copy of my vbios (I think lol) a few minutes after posting

um not sure how to check my GPU voltage, but my PSU is an OCZ 850w gold fully modular. The GPU, I purchased about 5 years ago. If you meant PSU age, I bought it about 8 years ago.

So don't use nvflash? Where do I get their flashing software? Here's the card I bought (on Amazon) and here's the vbios I think I need to be using https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/177026/evga-gtx970-4096-150630 Also, I don't have an UPS unfortunately.

So, I'm at my wits end with my constant crashes (display driver failed to start black screens) whenever I'm gaming all of a sudden. It started randomly 2 days ago, and now happens if my card is under any significant load. Just to check, it crashes like that every time I run 3D Mark. I think the last thing I have yet to try to fix it is flashing the vbios, but I've never done that before. Any tips or things I need to know before doing it? I'm pretty sure I've got the right vbios to flash, but I know I should back up my current one (but don't know how to). All the info I can find online seems to be for mobo bios'. Anything anyone can chime in on? I don't want to brick my card.

So I have "Always On Display" set to "Tap to show" for my Samsung Galaxy S10+ (on Verizon, in case that matters). For some reason, when the screen is black and I tap, the time info shown is displayed in landscape no matter how the phone is oriented. In addition, if I'm holding it vertically (portrait) then if I unlock the phone after tapping the screen and see that clock in landscape, the display quickly rotates from landscape to portrait post-unlock. Does anyone know why my phone thinks it's always sideways when I'm not using it? This is the weirdest thing.... EDIT: I think I figured it out, now I feel dumb, and can't delete this thread............ any mod around that can delete it for me? Thanks

Decided to go with the "fresh install OS and re-install all programs" route, and I'm feeling pretty crushed under the weight of all that I now have to look into reinstalling..... I guess there's no other way around it in the end

But I have SO much installed, and it'll take probably days to reinstall all of that all over again on the SSD

So don't use that disc clone software the other people were talking about? How come?

So I ordered an SSD finally last week, and now that it's here I'm ready to install it and switch to booting etc from my SSD instead of my HDD (gonna leave my movies on the HDD though). Can anyone recommend software for cloning my HDD to my SSD, with the ability to select what gets copied over? Pretty much gonna clone everything on my main HDD minus the aforementioned movies. Also, as this is the first time I've switched from my main HDD as my boot device (and main drive) in as-long-as-I-can-remember, feel free to offer any tips that I should keep in mind. Thanks!

Oof, here's hoping someone will want it....

Okay so my math was a little off. It wound up costing $290 for that 65" TCL 4k HDR. A pretty good price IMO. Now I have to sell off my old 50" plasma lol, I wonder if I can get $100 for it ?

Yep, I guess the TCL is just marginally lower than the Samsung. Overall, I think it's a good pick-up for under $350. You agree?

On second thought I'm sticking with the TCL, I totally forgot the 20% off coupon doesn't apply to any Samsung TVs....

Haha thanks for your input along with everyone else who chimed in! If anyone else has 2-cents to chip in, I'm all ears of course. I won't be able to swap it until tomorrow afternoon anyhow.

Damn then it boils down to me boxing my TCL back up and swapping it for the Samsung eh? lol

So you'd say the Samsung is a little bit better, and any app stuff I like on the TCL would be there on the Samsung as well? From the little I read, the motion interpolation can be turned off?