Dexterous Fox

I'm buying my mom a lenovo laptop. Her usage is basic office stuff, emails, surfing void that is google, & the majority of its life will be unused. I've narrow down to two models. From Best Buy, IdeaPad 3 15.6'' Ryzen 3 for $399.99 with Windows 10 S mode. From Lenovo, IdeaPad 5 15'' ryzen 5 for $572 with standard Windows 10. There's very little difference between models & the thing only that matters is the display brightness. The Best Buy one has 250 nits vs the Lenovo has 300nits & both seems to have IPS displays. On both, I'm going to do a fresh install of windows 10 2019 ltsc. Only the S mode is holding me back from getting the Best Buy. I have very little experience dealing with S mode laptops & the only one I've attempted to do a fresh install of Windows made it impossible to do it. To this day, it was the only computer I wasn't able to do a fresh install of windows. I know it's a lot to ask but I would like to have an answer within an hour.

I just installed EK AIO Basic 240 in the NR200p & I'm wondering what to do once the 5year warranty ends on it. 5 years is a long time & I'll probably replace it in year 6 or sooner if there's an issue with EK aio. The general accepted knowledge of AIO is summed up in this phrase: "When it breaks, buy a new one." Yeah, aio are not the same as custom liquid builds too. If I can replace the coolant & tubes to extend the life of the AIO, then I'll do it. I'm aware of all Do's & Don'ts of AIOs Provide below are the links to EK AIO Basic site & Gamers Nexus videos on it. https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-aio-basic-240 Gamers Nexus: EK AIO Tear Down EK AIO review

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I just picked up a 3060Ti FE from a Best Buy dropped & I want to mod the $20 Corsair 12 pin gpu. The concept is to replace each cable with a sleeve cable one-by-one to minimize errors for the Corsair SF750W. This method would save time & maybe money then the traditional method of buying from CableMod or similar sites. Each one would at least take a month or longer to arrive. I'm not sure if it would actually save money, but it will save in time it takes to get the product. This is the 1st concept but I'm also considering of picking up an extra Nvidia 12 pin adapter & sleeve Corsair pcie cable & just make a one to one connections type. I'm hoping someone out here has done this & would like to provide details how they did it.

Budget (including currency): 130-200 USD Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: large data sets, some gaming, and general all around pc. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): The MSI 450I Gaming Plus MAX Wifi supports the 5600x with the latest bios but I only have the 5600x cpu. This board is a good value compared to the B550I aorus pro ax that cost $180 USD. The $60 or so savings can go towards move ram capacity, storage, etc. MSI 450I cpu support page: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450I-GAMING-PLUS-MAX-WIFI#support-cpu

I went with 32gb of flare as it reviews are saying it can reach the sweet spot of "3733Mhz 16-16-16-16-36 1.33v(1.356v)" or higher. , I'm going to temporary hijack the 1080ti from my work computer until there's a GPU market.

Budget (including currency): USD $1200 Country: United States (a bit crazy at times.) Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I'm going to use it for solid works, photo/video editing, & casual gaming (1080p/60FPS up to 1440p/60FPS) where I plan to stream games to my Shield TV. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): PC parts already own are the following: Main: Ryzen 5600x Ggigabyte B550M Aorus Pro-P Peripherals: Dell MonitorU2520R Logitech MX Keys & Mouse 1TB Samsung SSD 500GB 970 Evo Win10 LTSB License. Build: mATX preference but I'm open to switching out to a iTX. Details: Yesterday I brought a 5600x & B550 board at my local Micro Center. Since the market will force my hand to buy parts sporadically, I thought it wise to purchased warranties on both to have some level confidence that I can get replacement parts in case of DOA. The board was selected to it's relative ability to OC the CPU & ram. As of January 11, US tariffs will increase prices on everything soon. This & the pandemic pc market will definitely see a compound effect on prices within 6 months. I wanted to buy the items at original MSRP before the adjustments are made. PC Parts Advice: I've created a list of 16/32GB, Samsung b-die version, of ram. Exclude RGB, Price, & Capacity: What difference does G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB have over the G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB? With B550M board, how easily can the Flare reach 3600 with adjustments or lower the CL of Trident match the timings of the Flare? Finally, with the situation as it is now, I might end buying the ram & a power supply with warranties before there's a restock of GPUs. The benefits is I can buy better parts with warranties, but I'll be spending a fraction more money because the GPU market is a ghost town. A large factor for not building a pc earlier was 1) Pre2020-PC at work is capable to run the tasks I needed & I took it home to work from home, 2) I played games on the PS4 or Switch is good enough for me, 3)Purchase a Ryzen 7 4700U laptop with 16GB during the covid times & picked the Dell monitor because it had a USB C port that I can charge the laptop. Overall, I'm mainly buying PC parts now because I've always wanted to do it but never had the time. I might as well go big or go home kinda of build.

Hi Everyone, I'm using NTLite to strip out Win 10 LTSC-2019 (Version 1809) & I'm trying to identify which KB updates belong to the OS that's being work on. I'm using Microsoft Catalog to get the updates but doesn't provide information. I know that KB446445 belongs to my version of LTSC because it was included. What I don't know is which version of KB updates below belongs to it. Please any help you can provide would be a huge help. KB Updates: 4494174 4551853 4552924 4552930 Thanks & Stay Safe

Windows Version: Win 10 LTSC 2019 ver 1809 (supported until Jan 2029) After multiple successful installs of Win10, I'm been tempted to buy a NTLite license to remove more components such as "Retail Demo" and many more packages that are included it with Win10. A license cost about $43 USD. I've used WinToolKIt & MSMG but both of them causes my version windows to break. I've heard WDS might be good alternative to NTLite. Is buying a NTLite license worth it, or an alternative tool to NTLite? Thanks, Dexterous Fox

Thanks. The Dolby audio thing seems to be just program similar to PulseAudio. I only want the sound output to be the same when playing videos, audio, etc. In my experience, Wine seems to do a good enough job to run windows programs. Hopefully, that works well enough to keep some Lenovo features.

Hello All, I just got a Lenovo IdeaPad 5 earlier this week (spec sheet link embedded in product name). The goal is to use Arch Linux without losing performance, driver support, dolby audio, & keep some of Lenovo features such as the quick battery profile switcher. Currently, I'm running on Win10 Home & actively preparing to install an edited Win10 2019 LTSC until I figure out how to setup the drivers needed for Arch. I have experience with Manjaro, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, & very little with Arch. In the past, I've usually go back to Windows because it was a OS I grow up using daily. Anyways, I'm ready to make Linux my main OS & I've heard Manjaro is releasing Ryzen laptops. Maybe that could be an option. I could use any information you may help to obtain the drivers needed to support the Ideapad 5 hardware. Thank You & take care, Dexterous Fox

I don't know exactly where this would fall under exactly. So. Due to the nature of this topic. I need to limit the amount of information I give to you guys because I'm doing this for my love ones. The best I could describe their problem is a "Hollywood hacker" event. Goals: Is there a device/software that can detect a Wifi Blocking device/software? If so, can i identify the serial number or use like a metal detector to find the source of the problem? Without a direct line to the router, is there a method to prevent the Wifi blocker/software from interrupting the wifi signal? I'm aware that I could use a raspberry pi to monitor websites remotely but I'm trying to do more than just see the list of websites visited. I just started finding information today but I could use as much information as you guys can provide because I'm pretty sure I'm facing peeps doing everything they can to find loop holes in the system.

Hi, I'm running Window 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB Version 1607 (Build 14393.3326) & have been running it for a couple of years. Recently, I've obtained a copy of Win 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC. In October 2021, Microsoft ends their Mainstream support & begins their Extended support until 2026. Besides the obvious mainstream support, I don't see a benefit for upgrading to 2019 edition. What benefits, mainstream support excluded, does Windows 10 LTSC 2019 have that Win 10 2016 LTSB does not? For your reference, I've summary key benefits 2016 LTSB compare to standard Win 10 No Bloatware No force updates & only receive them after the standard Win 10 bugs have worked out Security updates between LTSB to Standard are 1:1 (subjective) Games run just as smooth as the standard Win 10 including mods for games.