Mr Technician

Get an SSD, otherwise there really is no solution, though disabling some things as @Adorable Cat said would help.

Why do DNS queries need to be sent to your servers if you already have a pihole? Could you explain your network better, please?

Why do DNS queries need to be sent to your servers if you already have a pihole? Could you explain your network better, please?

I would recommend starting over with a clean installation of windows on the ssd.

Does it now? I'll have to try that in a VM I guess.

The RTX 2060 is definitely the better value. What resolution and framerate are you trying to achieve?

The RTX 2060 is definitely the better value. What resolution and framerate are you trying to achieve?

It looks like a WPS button, which allows you to connect devices without putting in the password for 30 seconds or so after you press it.

torr browser?

torr browser?

That's why I asked where the video cables were connected.  I'm glad it's all working now!
 
Edit: I think the gpu power cables were part of the issue too, though.

They don't have a good place for a desktop and I see them using it at their kitchen table, so definitely a laptop. And yes, windows 10 isn't super friendly but I've never used macos myself, and mac minis start at $800...

It's quite possibly a normal operation sound, then. No problem!

650w will be plenty. EVGA gold is quite good.

He said he has a 7th gen i5 which is certainly new enough.

High resolutions mean the analog image is better represented by digital pixels. Remember, light isn't limited to square pixels, so the more pixels you have, the more data is preserved. Those very high resolution images are then digitally downscaled for viewing on screens that may be only 1080p, which looks far better than viewing an image of a resolution that matches the screen.

He said he has a 7th gen i5 which is certainly new enough.

Perhaps it was on purpose for the sake of that render. It'd look silly to have an upside down logo on a professional render, even if it's technically correct.

In the end, does it matter? Maybe someone at marketing photoshopped it to make it more presentable because that's their job.

I have seen this question come up a lot recently regarding the error "No AMD graphics driver is installed, or the AMD driver is not functioning properly"  So I decided to make a PSA.
 
Most of the rx 470s, 570s 480s, and 580s on ebay have been used for mining. The Vbios is often flashed for mining. The AMD software will not work properly with a modded bios.
 
Many sellers are upfront about this. They will usually state that the stock bios will be reflashed before shipping.
 
I love mining cards. They are usually well taken care of and quite a bargain.
 
However, if you buy a rx card from ebay,  message the seller and make sure they ship the card with the stock bios.
 
If you already recieved a card with a mining bios, all is not lost. Email the manufacturer. Most are happy to send you the correct bios.
 
If your card has a dual bios, try the card with the other bios and see if it works. There is usually a switch near the power connector.
 
Do not download a random bios. The same model card with the same model number may need a different bios depending on the vram manufacturer.
 
If all else fails you can open a ticket with ebay.
 
Hope this helps

I'm a bit confused. How can the refresh rate impact the sharpness? It sounds like your dizzyness could be related to something with motion blur.

Here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-Z390-A/HelpDesk_Download/
 
 
Copy the file over usb from another computer?
 

Have you tried a wired connection? It's probably your isp but it's further evidence of poor performance when you call them.

You may be able to sync between Google Photos/Drive and OneDrive with IFTTT though I'm not positive.
That depends. RAID 1 isn't a backup but it is still better than nothing. If you really don't want to lose your data, have a backup as well. If it's just for backing up a system I'd say RAID 1 is fine though, whereas you'd want an additional backup for pictures and such if you weren't already using cloud storage for them.
Is your server cloud hosted? A local box is probably simpler for what you are trying to do.