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    The_Geek reacted to SupaKomputa in trying to transfer windows 10 over to an ssd?   
    use macrium reflect, it's free.
    if you can clone the drive, i don't see why you ever need a reinstall. 
    OS reinstallation is the last resort.
     
     
  2. Funny
    The_Geek got a reaction from cat milker in GPU or Monitor Upgrade first?   
    I was thinking the same, but then Youtube screwed me up.🤣.. so I came to my friends here for advice...
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    The_Geek reacted to cat milker in GPU or Monitor Upgrade first?   
    I would upgrade the gpu first because
    a) you don't know if prices are going to skyrocket in the next couple months/weeks with the release of all the new gpu's and
    b) you can't take full advantage of the 240hz with a 3060, so by buying a gpu first you can up your settings and get 144 fps on your current monitor
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    The_Geek reacted to PDifolco in GPU or Monitor Upgrade first?   
    I see no reason to upgrade the LG 1440p 144Hz monitor, and if ever you want to get a 4K or ultrawide monitor instead then your GPU won't be enough!
     
    And if you're playing SE and Destiny2 I don't think you will have any advantage with 240Hz instead of 144
     
    So I'd upgrade the GPU, get a 3080 if you can afford it (they just hit MSRP at $700 in some stores!)
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    The_Geek got a reaction from mariushm in Should I upgrade from X470 to X570 for R9 5900x?   
    So I did it...
    Actually did not remove anything from the C Drive, just plunked it in the new MB, with the 5900X.
    Windows took care of itself.. it seems, plugged my other 3 HD,s in and it seems like nothing ever changed. The OS, works, the other 3 drives are where they need to be by themselves, the Games drive work, Virtual Machines run( they are installed on a separate NVMe drive), and the Data storage drive also has the right drive letters and paths to all the installed applications.
     
    The only Issue I had was with the Freaking RealTek Audio drivers, but that got solved as well.
    So, in my experience, I moved the CPU, and all the HD's and the RAM to the New MB and everything seems to be working just fine for now.
     
    It was a scary Move though.... this being my only work horse machine, I was really anxious about the move, but in the end it seems everything worked out.
    (PS: I did install all SW for this MB)
  6. Agree
    The_Geek reacted to Aragorn- in Should I upgrade from X470 to X570 for R9 5900x?   
    Leave the X470 alone. Its perfectly fine, and "upgrading" will just empty your wallet and provide zero actual improvements.
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    The_Geek reacted to Sorenson in Should I upgrade from X470 to X570 for R9 5900x?   
    If you’re not upgrading your storage to PCIE 4.0 you won’t get any benefit from the motherboard upgrade. It seems like a waste of money just for the sake of upgrading. 
  8. Funny
    The_Geek reacted to CapinTyinKnots in New build not posting   
    Damn, yeah Rickeo said the same thing so I guess that’s step one 😅
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    The_Geek reacted to Chris Pratt in What MB to buy today for a R7 2700x, that can take a newer CPU later in the future?   
    B550 only supports Zen 2 and 3. Some people have claimed to get lesser gen running on it, but there's no official support. You'll need to stick with B450, if you're wanting something cheap. You could do X570, but at that point, I'd upgrade your own board and just the X470 for your kid's build.
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    The_Geek reacted to SkilledRebuilds in Heatsink screws broke in motherboard socket   
    Extractors exist.
    Please check this link (Pictures)
    https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/blog/how-to/tools-and-workshop/removing-a-snapped-screw-bolt-screw-extractors.html
     
    Alternative Pictures/Source for the same thing.
    https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Broken-Screw
     
  11. Agree
    The_Geek reacted to minwin0630 in Can't adjust brightness on Acer Laptop...this is embarassing   
    Haha I've had this laptop for 4 years now and haven't really had any problems with it except for the weird brightness thing, so luckily that hasn't been my experience.
    From what I've seen, Acer is really good for budget/bang-for-your-buck machines as opposed to like high-quality pricey stuff. The laptop I'm using was 579.99 and came with a 7th-gen i5 and a Geforce 940MX as well as 8GB RAM and 256 GB SSD, an absurd amount of storage for that price point at the time. Definitely not the prettiest-looking machine though lol but it's got power where it counts
  12. Funny
    The_Geek reacted to SupaKomputa in Craigslist PC keeps crashing in games, please help.   
    Babe, you don't need a 2060, let me have it, 1060 is okay you know. lol.
     
    Why don't you test it in your gf pc first.
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    The_Geek reacted to kelvinhall05 in BIOS password - Asus VivoBook Flip 14   
    You can try clearing CMOS but if that doesn't work you're probably fucked.
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    The_Geek got a reaction from Flannelist in m.2 not working   
    There is a PCIe resource share issue I have heard about.
    Check the MB manual to see what PCIe rails are sharing resources.
    e.g
    On some MB's if you plug in a device in a certain PCIe slot, you cannot use one of the other SATA/PCIe ports/slots.
     
  15. Informative
    The_Geek got a reaction from zebra67 in Installing 1050TI (Blank Display, but Monitor Recieves Signal)   
    Ok, try the PCIx4 slot, see if that works.
    Another thing you can do is take out the NIC, and leave ONLY the 1050 in the PCI Slots and see if you get a different result.
    If I remember I had the same board for one of my builds a long time back, and I have a feeling I had some issue with a GPU, do not remember exactly what it was though...
    Other than that, see if you can get a different GPU and try that, sometimes a GPU gets cranky... I know... LOL...
    Windows GPU drivers suck, so see if you can delete any drivers for GPU, use DDU so that any drivers that are there get cleaned out.
  16. Informative
    The_Geek got a reaction from zebra67 in Installing 1050TI (Blank Display, but Monitor Recieves Signal)   
    In the manual, look at Topic 2-5, it explains the working of the Internal Graphics vs Discrete Graphics card...
    Check that out.... Defaults may not work and you may have to change some settings.

  17. Agree
    The_Geek reacted to GoodBytes in Help with older laptop and Windows 10   
    An SSD will be more beneficial than more RAM.
    Windows 10 RAM usage adapts with the amount of memory available.
  18. Funny
    The_Geek reacted to kelvinhall05 in AMD A6 3650 APU with Radeon 6570 HD Graphics not able to run Windows 10 very well   
    Your comment is a waste of time. People come here for serious replies...
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    The_Geek reacted to Aragorn- in AMD A6 3650 APU with Radeon 6570 HD Graphics not able to run Windows 10 very well   
    Windows 10 is fine on older hardware, but it REALLY needs a good SSD and a decent amount of ram.
     
    We have plenty machines at work which are Core2Quad, and some Core2Duo, which run Windows 10, Chrome, MS Access etc all perfectly well.
     
    They do all have at least 8GB of ram and a decent SSD though.
     
    Gaming ofcourse is entirely different story. No 10 year old CPU had onboard graphics that was capable of anything more than running basic windows apps.
     
    If you want to run older games, you'll need to install an actual GPU. Something cheap like a 750ti would likely work well and be a reasonable match for the capabilities of the rest of the machine.
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    The_Geek reacted to LogicalDrm in AMD A6 3650 APU with Radeon 6570 HD Graphics not able to run Windows 10 very well   
    Whats the point of this thread? Are you asking how to make Win10 run lighter? Or options to it? Or hardware upgrades? Since it sounds like you are just whining that your 10yo hardware can't run 5yo OS. And then trashing every reply while not telling what you are trying to achieve.
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    The_Geek got a reaction from HanZie82 in Aorus B550 PRO not booting up, unidentified LED sequence   
    Mark this as resolved, so that if anyone else is having the same issue, they can come straight to this post please.
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    The_Geek reacted to SAVE-12-HK in R7 2700X and ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) MB: Compatible?   
    its a simple NO then
    no hope for older stuff
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    The_Geek reacted to John1019 in R7 2700X and ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) MB: Compatible?   
    I wouldn't buy a newer AM4 motherboard if you don't already have a compatible CPU or plan to buy one very soon. The 5000 series of processors will be its last CPU. By next fall you could upgrade to the next motherboard socket with new Zen4 CPUs. Alternatively you could probably get a smoking deal on a used B550 or X570 with a used 5000 CPU when everyone is upgrading to the new platform.
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    The_Geek got a reaction from DailyProcrastinator in R7 2700X and ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) MB: Compatible?   
    I figured that.. wise thing would be to just wit... so I am going to be a little wise for a change... deals will always be there...
    Thank you all for your comments and suggestions.
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    The_Geek reacted to LogicalDrm in I'm dumb pls help   
    Fresh Windows? Have you checked whats actually causing your problems? And with what they are happening? We can skip "more fps in games", thats not gonna happen without GPU. You are probably already running everything lowest possible settings. So focusing the removal of "lag when doing homework" is the better option. And without knowing what you mean by lag or what you have already tried, can't really assist.
     
    I mean, just using the blanket word as "lag" isn't very informative. Lag is network term and means you have issues with packets going from your PC to server and back. But since its used as blanket term, I assume you are seeing slow loading. Which could be from all 3 major parts, CPU, RAM and HDD.
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