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Fixed it all, will be restarting, and flushing all my DNS' and then be testing

Looks like there are Query's coming from my PC, meaning that I indeed have the right DNS. However I am still getting ads on youtube when I go into incognito. I am also getting ads on Speedtest.net. What should I try? Sorry for the newbie questions, I am very new to this sort of stuff

All done! Thank you! How do I find the DNS address that my devices have to connect to?

I was asking if it was possible on a regular PC, and how to do it.

Aight. I still wouldn't mind knowing how to setup PiHole, I would still prefer to get rid of ads, and PiHole looks like the easiest way to do it

I haven't gotten any other router that what my ISP has given me. I doubt it will work. However I know that I can change my default DNS for PiHole.

I have 0 experience with networking, other than plugging in a few ethernet cables. Please explain?

So I saw Linus' video on the PiHole ad blocking thing. Figured seeing as I had a few Dell Optiplexes laying around, I kind of want to set it up. I am not too interested in blocking YouTube ads (as I have premium, big flex) but I would also like to block mobile ad's because whenever I am playing a game with hella ads, I always have an Internet Blocker app on, which is annoying bc it shows as a VPN in my Notification Bar and I really like having it clean. I would also like to block specific websites (don't ask), but I would like the blocked websites to redirect to a specific page of my choice (whether it be the sites maintenance page or my own locally hosted HTML doc. Anyways, seeing as I have a spare Optiplex to setup, I would like to know: for one - is it possible? And if so, how do I do it? I am not scared of loading up Linux (I am just not too fluent with using it), but I also have a heap of Windows 10 keys laying around. Thanks :)

From what you linked, it says that it is a Mini ATX case. If you have a dremil, just go to town on the cooler to make it fit well, touch it up and boom. THATS HOW TO FIX IT SLAV STYLE. If you had photo's I may be able to link a scuffed way to fix it

No shit sherlock, usually you want to get a Mini ITX GPU if you are doing a Mini-ITX build. I would recommend just returning it or either DIYing a scuffed cooler onto it. Otherwise get a different case. In all fairness, PCPP says that they don't calculate distance between RAM and Cooler and Case and GPU.

So I made a boo boo and told a friend that I would buy them a PC. As someone who is known to stick to their word, I want to follow through. I don't want it to be an absolute piece of junk, but it doesn't need to be super powerful. They are mainly just playing the Sims 4, Minecraft and a bit of Overwatch. I was thinking with just going with a 3200G system with a B450 BIOS updated board. But I was just thinking, I could cut even more costs, while keeping a similar upgrade path, I could get a R3 1200 with an A320 mobo for alot cheaper and update the bios to a B450 one so there is a second gen path in the future. In terms of graphics, I was thinking about a RX570/470 but if anyone know any good used graphics card with good value, I would certainly rather put graphics in from to CPU performance, if I ended up going with the APU I may not get a GPU to start off with. Overclocking isn't too necessary but I may take that into account if there is nothing else. Thanks (no homo)

Alright give it a go

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Hey Guys, I have forgotten the password on one of my laptops. However it isn't using a live account. I was thinking that the best way to fix it would to be boot to a USB stick (using ubuntu or something) downloading all my files onto a different drive. Formatting the disk and reinstalling windows with those files. I would certainly be open to other ideas as this seems tedious.

Try re-seating the GPU and power cables. Also if you had photos of it, I may be able to locate the issue.

Oh heck, I forgot. I was originally going to build keyboard myself and I didn't add caps bc I already had some. If OP is reading this, just get a cheap pair on Banggood or Amazon, or you could get a high quality set of blanks for a bit more.

Yeah, no sane person likes blue switches. The only scenario I would use Blues with would be O rings. The reason I would recommend building another keyboard is... In general it is cheaper More customisable More satisfaction when it is finished I wouldn't really use blues, there are plenty of switch testers out there for you to find your ideal switch.

No, I haven't heard of a single switch that does that.

Wow, I didn't expect them to be so expensive. You could probably go with a Ducky OR build your own. I just quickly whipped together an $85USD keyboard just on KBDfans, it does require soldering but you could upgrade to a hotswap board for another $5/$10 more. PCB: https://kbdfans.com/products/dz60-60-pcb?variant=28607000674352 Case: https://kbdfans.com/products/60-plastic-case?variant=36020992077 Switches: Select whatever you want (gateron to stick in budget) https://kbdfans.com/products/switch-68-cherry-gateron-zealio?variant=40117059021 Plate: https://kbdfans.com/products/dz60-cnc-aluminum-plate?variant=2208864436237 (not a necessity)

That is the biggest oof, I have only started building them recently but I am already hooked. Next one is on the way. What are the Creams like? I was going to buy them.

Looks good, however I would suggest removing the extra cooling as the AMD stock cooler is more than sufficient. By removing the RGB on the RAM, you can get a much faster kit for cheaper. You could also spend more on the CPU upping it to the 2600 with 6 Cores 12 Threads. You can also change the motherboard to a B450 one and save more money. You can also (with the money you saved) afford a RX590 on top of that. I am assuming that you didn't put storage or power supply because you already had one, but in the case that you did, just ask and I will add it. I took the liberty of changing the list for you and ended up making it perform much better for a cheaper price; which if you need a power supply or extra storage is now in your original budget of $620 PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $133.00 @ Amazon Motherboard ASRock B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.89 @ OutletPC Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $77.99 @ Amazon Video Card Gigabyte Radeon RX 590 8 GB GAMING 8G Video Card $199.99 @ Amazon Case Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case $83.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $594.86 Mail-in rebates -$20.00 Total $574.86 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-21 19:51 EDT-0400

Yes, it should

Yeah, that's about 136 kilograms

They both have similar performance, I would end up just going for the 1070 as the latter would pressingly cost more. The money you save could also go towards other upgrades in the future.

I would suggest talking out the extra RAM stick you put it as they may be at different speeds and/or timing leading for instability in games. If it then works, you can narrow it down to RAM, if not we can take RAM out of the equation. It leads me to believe it is RAM as that is the only variable in this scenario.