PoorAndNeedy

When I worked for the U.S. government awhile back, we had two computers: an "unclassified" and a "classified". Instead of having two sets of peripherals, we had this special switch that would change the monitor, keyboard, and mouse between the two computers. I thought it was interesting but not very useful outside of government UNTIL I got a private sector job that lets me work from home, but only using the business laptop I'm provided. It would be really interesting to see a setup that uses one of these "2 pc" switches for private/business use where you can easily plug in a work laptop to your peripherals at home. Does anyone have experience using one of these setups or know of a video that goes into detail? I'm having difficulty even finding these boxes online.

Hi All, I recently got into game emulation on my home PC, and I want to get a front panel USB 3 bay to make it easier to plug in controllers. Here is my dilemma: I know my controllers require .5A of power each to function properly, and I would want at least 4 connections on the front of the case. Because of this, I was planning on getting an internal HUB with external power (like this). BUT, my motherboard (ASUS Z170-P) has a "4x front usb" connection. Does this mean I don't need external power? Is this USB 3 header able to provide the full USB 3 standard power to all 4 usb ports at the same time? Or do I still need a powered hub? Thanks!

Hi All, What is the best all-in-one DVR box for a TV? I'd like to avoid having to ever switch the channel on the actual TV and have a box that does everything. Things to include: Antenna (over the air) with pausing and rewinding live tv Streaming services (netflix, hulu, etc) cast functionality (from a phone or tablet) Any good boxes that can do this? Thanks!

I have extreme difficulty believing this video. In his experiment, his only results were that it "felt" smoother. It contradicts other experiments that have been done. In the video a few years ago, Linus tested to see whether his staff could notice the difference between 60 and 120 fps hz and many people couldn't tell the difference. There is a legitimate reason to limit fps. Assuming OP can't tell the difference, limiting FPS reduces needless electricity draw and heat generation.

Hi All, I got a pretty cool commercial display off of craigslist. It's basically the same as a TV (and I plan to use it as one) but it has some pros and cons: Pros Much Higher Quality (All Metal Parts) Built in stereo/amplifier Much Brighter than a regular TV 1xDVI (in and out), 1xVGA, 1xDisplayPort Cons Speakers are crap No TV tuner built in Only 1 HDMI Port Exact Model: https://www.necdisplay.com/p/v423 Question/Advice from you all. What should I connect to it? I hate the idea of using an HDMI switch and needing to differentiate between changing the TV channel and the HDMI switch channel. If I am very limited on ports, what should I use those ports for? Is there some solution that would make it so that I would never need to change the TV channel? Thanks!

Hi all, I am considering a graphics card upgrade, but prices are obviously ridiculous at the moment due to crypto mining. I bought a new asus R9 380 strix (2gb) several years ago for $150, and I noticed that I can sell it on Ebay (used) for slightly more than that (about $160). According to userbenchmark, the GTX 780ti (3gb) is about 60% better than the r9 380 I have. The 780ti sells for around $180 on ebay. I would sell my r9 380 and buy a gtx 780ti on ebay. I would need to buy a new PSU, but this seems like a decent upgrade even after considering PSU costs. Is there anything else I should take into consideration? Would this be a reasonable upgrade for me to do? My computer specs: R9 380 Strix (2gb) Z170 ASUS-P Mobo (Bios is updated) Intel i5-7600k 8gb of corsair memory (2x4) DDR 2133 Corsair 430W 80+ bronze ATX power supply (this will need to be upgraded)

Hi All, My grandfather recently got a new desktop that is installed with windows 10 (which he likes) to replace his windows 7 computer from 2008. He has had conflicting help from several people in regard to transfering data (because he knows all the folder names, programs, etc in his old computer). Rather than transfer data, I simply added his old hard drive to his new computer (so the new computer now has 2 HDD's). Now, he can access all of his old files from file explorer> my computer>OS:F. However, I (and He) would like to dual boot his new computer with both windows 10 (which is installed on the new hard drive) and windows 7 (which is installed on the older hard drive, which is now in the same computer). I attempted to use EasyBCD, but his new computer's windows 10 installation was running in UEFI mode, which caused several problems when attempting to dual boot windows 7 (installed under legacy mode). How should/can I fix this so that I can use a bootloader to let him pick between windows 7 and windows 10? (The ones he already has installed with programs and files). NOTES: -These are not custom built machines, both are Dell Studio XPS with proprietary hardware/drivers (for the most part). One from 2008 with a 1st gen i7, the other from 2016 with a 6th gen-skylake i7. -The reason for dual booting is because he adores windows 7, but likes windows 10 and is slowly becoming more familiar with it. He often needs to go back to 7 for certain tasks. -He is NOT computer literate in any way. -Switching the bios from UEFI to Legacy allows me to boot into windows 7, but I can't boot into windows 10 (Changing the boot order yields the error "No OS Detected"). -Currently, the only way I can switch back and forth between 10 and 7 (that I know of) is to switch the BIOS back and forth between legacy and UEFI. Thanks in advance!