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hiimFred

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    hiimFred reacted to Thomas4 in How to lock Windows Key, Das Keyboard 4Q   
    Yes it can, but it requires a registry hack.
    Complete instructions available here. I'd cut and paste it but there's too much other important information included. While the article is about Win 10, I don't see why it wouldn't apply to Win 11 also.
     
    https://itigic.com/disable-or-lock-the-windows-key-on-the-keyboard/
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    hiimFred reacted to jaslion in Ruined $500 mobo, open loop dual pump, de-soldering, custom CAD everything. "Event Horizon" My ultimate PC.   
    I really like it and how extra you went.
     
    But I do have a question why not go for some cable covers? Seems you did it with the gpu?
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    hiimFred reacted to avenirr in First time builing a desktop computer   
    Every single game listed in your steam library I can run very well even with my gtx950 lmao. Every game there at max settings with 100+ fps and maybe skyrim/the forest, etc. at medium for 60 (not 1440p, but a 3070 is over 10x faster than mine so it should be good even at 1440). Your build looks very well put together and every piece looks good. 2TB ssd is good, good cpu, good gpu, etc. Not sure if youre about aesthetics but with that nice of a rig I would be... Tbh I'd swap the fans and case for a more branded selection... Not really a good idea to get $13 fans. I use the $25 ish cooler master rgb fans and they work very well (very quiet and can be easily controlled w the software). I'd also change the case to something that lives up to the parts inside. 4 fans total on a case for such a power consuming build doesn't seem optimal for the best performance, especially if youre going to OC. Not sure if youd want to stick to a color scheme too or if you dont care much. My setup is a white/black so I chose components that are mainly white. Overall, you chose pretty good combos. One of the fastest cpus and gpus available. What frame rates are you getting now with your current setup? just curious. I think the switch from a laptop to pc is always the better choice.
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    hiimFred reacted to Linus william in Buying a new PC - Please review my system   
    Hey there!
     
    if I was in your place,I would have gone with the core i5 12600k it got 10cores and can be overclocked upto 4.9Ghz and it  performs even better than the ryzen 9 5900X and the main thing its 100 dollars cheaper than the processor you have choosed. there are so many cheap lga1700 motherboard but the best one is Gigabyte b660m bs3h lga 1700 and the core i5 12600k supports ddr5 ram too so theres a lot of options for future upgrade if you want 
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    hiimFred reacted to Psittac in Wireless headset for single player gaming/music/movies?   
    I got the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 for Xbox from the manufacturer website for a pretty good deal because they're refurbished.  And it's a really good headset when paired with an xbox wireless adapter.  However it's still by nature a wireless gaming headset which will always have pitfalls.  Since it's a gaming headset it's tuned primarily for gaming so it falls behind for other things like music and media consumption.  Don't get me wrong, it still sounds good but I have far better and more expensive experiences available to me so I know better.  Also the wireless solution has occasional hitches, not a deal breaker but it's a reality you have to accept.  Like @Chris Prattsaid it's very difficult to get something that does everything when you're talking gaming headsets and esp wireless gaming headsets.
     
    I would recommend something like this shp9600 combo or something similar and forget about "gaming" and wireless
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    hiimFred reacted to Blue4130 in Wireless headset for single player gaming/music/movies?   
    I wanted something cheap for commuting, I went with Edifier w800bt and have fallen in love with them for movies when the wife is asleep. Whatever you get, make sure that it has aptx low latency if you go with bluetooth. Without it, the sync between screen action and sound can be jarring.
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    hiimFred reacted to Aereldor in AMD or Intel for new build   
    They also mean lower prices on older parts.
     
    Ryzen 4000 chips, an announcement alone will deeply discount the 3000 series
     
    RTX 3090, 3080, 3070. Hopefully 3060, that might take till q1 2021
     
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    hiimFred reacted to aDoomGuy in Can I use my HDD as a bootable drive to format my SSD?   
    Yes that is weird.. I'm thinking maybe it was not formatted? Well, what I have done is I got the cheapest USB 3.0 flash drive I could find which was 16 GB, I put Windows on that and keep it in a shelf. That way I know I always have install media ready to go.
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    hiimFred reacted to aDoomGuy in Can I use my HDD as a bootable drive to format my SSD?   
    No, I don't think the tool to make the install media lets you do that. I wonder why you want to though, you don't have any USB flash drives? You can try to download the tool and see but I don't think it will let you select any internal HDD/SSD to use as installation media. I believe only USB devices will show up.
     
    Can't you just clone it from the HDD to the SSD if the HDD have Windows installed already? Or just buy the cheapest flash drive you can find of the appropriate size (I think it must be 8 gigs)?
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    hiimFred reacted to less_pointy in Can I use my HDD as a bootable drive to format my SSD?   
    I guess it would be possible to write the windows installation ISO to a HDD as well, if you have the right software. I have no experience with that though.
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    hiimFred got a reaction from nox_ in How to activate Office?   
    That's weird of Microsoft for giving us this option.. 😅 So not a huge company tactic. Good for them an us I guess 😛
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    hiimFred reacted to nox_ in How to activate Office?   
    Yes.
    Yes.
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    hiimFred reacted to Enderman in How to activate Office?   
    Fyi, ALL windows licenses are tied to your motherboard.
    You can move a windows license by linking it to your microsoft account and logging in on a new PC.
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    hiimFred got a reaction from nox_ in How to activate Office?   
    Yup, sorry my bad, I was using a mobile version of Word and I couldn't find the "activate the product" thing. All I had to do was go to office.com, download Office and it asked my for product key there.
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    hiimFred reacted to Cazzasim in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    Sweet! - Your welcome, you can do the same on your phone also  
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    hiimFred got a reaction from Cazzasim in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    Now that solved it. I indeed used Google's DNS servers as you mentioned. Thank you very very much!
    For my phone I guess I'll have to wait.
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    hiimFred reacted to Cazzasim in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    1 - Flush your DNS
    2 - If above doesn't work change the dns server
    3 - If 1 or 2 don't work try a different browser and if possible try connecting via wifi or vice versa
     
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    hiimFred reacted to Cazzasim in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    Run CMD as admin and type following command
     
    ipconfig /flushdns  
    To Change DNS Server Following these instructions.
     
    https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-change-dns-servers-in-windows-2626242
     
    A list of DNS Servers can be found here
     
    https://www.macecraft.com/best-dns-servers-use-free-2018/
     
    DNS is a process of converting host names to IP's
     
    Read more here : https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/what-is-dns/
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    hiimFred reacted to Windows7ge in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    You can try checking if you still have DNS servers listed in your config or temporarily setting up a Static DNS.
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    hiimFred reacted to Cazzasim in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    Let me know how you get on.
     
    8.8.8.8 
    and
    8.8.4.4
     
    Is google's DNS so u could try these first
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    hiimFred got a reaction from Cazzasim in Browser can't open pages but I can listen to Spotify and download torrents.   
    Thanks a lot my dude. Let me try these.
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    hiimFred reacted to Skiiwee29 in YouTube Dark Theme   
    Passwords yes, bookmarks no. 
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    hiimFred reacted to Sakkura in Cannot connect to Steam. Offline mode unavailable.   
    For steam you can use https://steamstat.us/
     
    And yeah it's on their end.
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    hiimFred reacted to Snipergod87 in Cannot connect to Steam. Offline mode unavailable.   
    What, thats just non-sense
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    hiimFred got a reaction from TheBean in 2080 and a 550w PSU   
    @Ankerson Excuse me, but wtf are you talking about? Just because you don't care about budget builds, means that everyone has to get tier A PSU's? Lmao dude. Some people don't have money, do you know that? There are countless builds running B tier PSUs perfectly fine. Settle down a little bit. His 550 if enough for his build.
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