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Thank you for the advice!

So I take it your advice would be flashing the BIOS from USB.

Hello, I recently realised that my old desktop was still running BIOS version 1302, whereas the latest update is version 1603. I promptly downloaded the latest update, including update utility and proceeded to attempt to install it. A problem arose, however, when the update utility failed to detect that Intel Management Engine was installed. I suspect the current IME version is too new, and so it is not recognised by ASUS' update utility. After looking around for solutions, I suspect that downgrading the IME installation might fix this issue. But rather than jumping in head-first and potentially messing up my desktop, I figured I should come here and ask for advice. Is downgrading IME my best option? Does anyone have any experience doing so? Do you have any advice on where I could look for information on what version to downgrade to? Thank you for any replies! Current specs: Motherboard: ASUS VI Formula BIOS Version: 1302 IME version: 11.7.0.1057 CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K OS: Windows 10 Pro 1903

Thanks SolarNova, I will have a look at those reviews and others.

It seems that they are the same monitor, indeed. I noticed one is stated as being G-sync compatible, while the other is not. It might be related to certification or just an update after NVIDIA started supporting freesync.

Hello, I am considering getting a new monitor for my computer and was quite inspired by the recent monitor summary on Floatplane. While looking at options I came across the Samsung CRG90 or C49RG90 (unsure what the correct name is). The specs seem quite nice, so I was somewhat surprised not to be able to find any comments from Linus regarding it. Two of the drawbacks of the monitor is that it is limited to 8-bit color when the refreshrate is set above 100hz, and it has no full-array local dimming. On the other hand it has a resolution of 5120x1440, and VESA HDR1000 certification with a peak brightness of 1000 nits and a sustained brightness of 600 nits, which are significant improvements over its predecessor. From this, I would like to hear people's opinions regarding how well it stacks up against the monitors from the recent round-up. Is this a monitor that people would recommend? I realise this question depends on the importance of the ultra super-wide format for me. In my work I generally need to have quite a few windows open and compare information between them, so the super ultra-wide format is a nice feature. But a normal ultra-wide in addition to my current monitor might serve my purposes well enough, so it is not critical. TL;DR: Super ultra-wide is a nice feature, but not critical. If there are other monitors that offer better value at the same price range, I would be interested in those as well. Thanks for any input

Digiconomist have published an article about how much energy is spent computing Bitcoin transactions. There are some interesting comparisons putting the numbers in perspective: They also state that 1 Bitcoin transaction consumes 935 KWh of energy, in comparison 100,000 VISA transactions only consumes 169 KWh. According to https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/modelx the Tesla Model X can drive 351 miles on 100 kWh. Extrapolating from this information, you could drive a whole 3281 miles or 5281 km for the energy consumed by a single Bitcoin transaction. That would equal driving more than the full horizontal width of the USA, or driving the full height of the USA twice. (source) Or from the south point of Portugal to the northern point of Finland. (source) This raises some serious questions regarding sustainability, another topic which they touch upon in the article. Link to article: https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption

I have been thinking about getting a new laptop for a while, but since my dreams and hopes for what it can do for me have changed, it has become increasingly difficult to find a solution that can fit my requirements. Background: I'm currently an informatics student finishing up my bachelor degree and keep finding myself in situations where I wish to sketch out a model or some concept, either to keep an overview of the current project, or explain to someone else how I imagine a solution could work. For this I would really like the solution to have stylus support, to help sketching down the ideas without having to open up some modelling software or taking pictures of pen-and-paper sketches, to send to other people working with me on the projects. I should probably also note that we use some heavier programs in some of the projects and I have found the Intel Core i5 4210H in my current Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-591G to be rather lacking. So I was thinking about perhaps getting a quad-core for my next laptop. Probably not surprisingly I also play some games, mostly on my desktop at home, but it's also nice coming over to a friend's house to play some there. We mostly play Overwatch, Elder Scrolls Online or Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, so that might give some indication of what GPU would be recommended. On my current laptop the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M has also been rather lacking, giving framerates in probably the low 20's, as well as random stutter/lag in Overwatch, even at minimum settings, making playing anything other than Torbjörn a challenge, even in quick play. I have been wondering if this might be caused by the CPU, but that's just a hypothesis at this point. TL:DR Requirements (hopes/dreams): Touch screen with stylus support Quad-core CPU (Or at the very least a decent upgrade from the Intel Core i5 4210H) GPU that can run Overwatch, Elder Scrolls Online and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds at decent framerates As for a budget, I currently don't have a very hard line. I am okay with paying more for a more elegant solution, but I'd like to keep it within reasonable boundaries. Now, I have been looking around, and the closest I have come to an all-in-one solution might be the Microsoft Surface Book, but 3k $ seems quite pricy, even though the solution is elegant. And it still only got a 965m GPU, and as far I can tell a dual-core i7 (?). So I wanted to pick the wonderful brains here at the LTT forum to see if we can Frankenstein some solution to this project, whether it is a laptop and tablet combo, an AIO solution or maybe a laptop with an external GPU case (I have a spare NVIDIA GTX 780 that could go in such a case)? Thanks for all replies, I'm very curious to see your suggestions!

For anyone else looking at this thread later for an answer, this is the adaptor I ended up using; http://www.amazon.com/PAC-SNI-35-Variable-Line-Converter/dp/B001EAWS3W

I thought as much, you don't happen to know of any decent adapter for the job?

I got this integrated amplifier called Hegel H70, which is great and all. But now I would like to connect a device with Mini-Jack input to it and realize that it doesn't have any Regular/Mini-Jacks or RCA out, only Speaker ports. Is there any good way of connecting Mini-Jack input to this output? Here is an image of the front and back of the amplifier:

Original article: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/dont-count-on-starttls-to-automatically-encrypt-your-sensitive-e-mails/ I think these numbers are absolutely horrific, considering that languages such as C# natively only support STARTTLS encryption for email connections. My thoughts goes out to everyone living in the top listing countries.

I didn't find another post with the same topic. If I missed it I apologize.

Original article: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/university-of-cambridge-study-finds-87-of-android-devices-are-insecure/ I think it's absolutely absurd that we can accept that OEMs limit the security patches we get.

Ah, yes, if the goal is to use the first method to solve the last method, then yes, this is the answer!