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So, I've been a techie for a few years now, though never got too far into it. Mostly just love building PCs, not even that interested in games tbh. But I've really been into buying cheaper parts locally, then selling them on eBay and r/hardwareswap, as a side hustle through quarantine. (I'm in my very late teens, and my family isn't the most well off) Just wanted to say hi, I felt this would be a great place to both connect and sell stuff. Twitter and Reddit are/were... OK. But VERY tired of Twitter's culture in general, and Reddit has it's own issues with moderators on power trips.

https://imgur.com/a/wqQS95M See, I want the image background to disappear, but it just turns black. Tried JPG and PNG, same effect. What am I doing wrong?

Fans are at 3200 RPM, CPU is at 20%, GPU is at 50. Updated drivers, laptop is plugged in, connected to an external monitor (2560x1440p 120hz). Yet in Minecraft (Basic, PVP texture pack, no shaders, these settings https://imgur.com/a/USiUAIs ), I'm getting random drops to 50-60 FPS constantly. Any ideas? It has 4GBs of RAM allocated.

Hi, so I have a MSI GS75 Stealth with a RTX 2060. When I try to plug in my AOC CQ32Q1 to it though, over a HDMI 2.0 cable, it either doesn't display to the monitor at all, or is capped at 2560x1440p at 75hz. Can HDMI 2.0 support a higher refresh rate at 2560x1440p? Which HDMI port should I be plugging into?

No, I mean how can I just set it so that from the windows start menu they can't shut it down? Power button I have a fix for, and my power plug is locked in with screws.

Like, I want my laptop to restart and sleep, but unless I plug out the power cord, I want it to never shut down even from windows. How could I do this? Or, how could I make it so people can't shutdown my laptop in software without the password?

I have a monitor (31.5", 1440p, 144hz) coming soon, first time stepping up from a 24" 60hz screen. I have a laptop i7 4720hq, GTX 980M to drive it, so really just CSGO and mInecraft for me. But I was wondering, does web browsing and yotube and such have a difference? Like I know some places support the higher refresh rate, and some doesn't. Thanks!

So, I have a ASUS G751JY, and it has a GTX 980M in it. I want to link it to my new AOC CQ32G1, over display port/mini display port. How would I do this, and could the monitor support GSYNC/FreeSync? Would it necessarily matter for a setup I want to use for CSGO, Minecraft, Youtube, and Reddit? Thanks so much, really excited for this!!! (Anything else I should know for this setup that a newbie like me should know? Thanks!)

So, I have an ASUS laptop with a GTX 980M, that I want to link up over DP to my AOC CQ32G1. Will freesync work? Is there a way to make it work if it doesn't, and does it matter? Thanks guys, complete newbie, but VERY excited for my battlestation.

Lmao. Had me in the first half

This monitor. Didn't get it from eBay, but it's this item, and I just ordered it, gonna arrive in 5 days. Anything I should know or be aware of? Thanks so much, really excited!

Does it matter for work, CSGO and youtube? I have a laptop to link it up to, i7 4720hq, 980M. Could that run CSGO at 1440p 144hz? I thought it could

I have 6 choices right now, in 2 prices ranges: Could you guys help me figure out which deal is best? I was looking for IPS/VA, and 27" to 32", as I see most people just say that TN is shit for video watching, and is outdated. Also, QHD was a must, again, most people said 1080p on 25+" looks like ass. $300 - Rank these? - Acer XG270HU - SAMSUNG C27JG56 - ASUS Republic Of Gamers XG27VQ $350 - If possible, I'd like to stay away from these, but I do have the budget (barely). Which would be better if I had to, and should I go for one these? - ZEUS 27" WQHD Gaming Monitor 1440p (IDK? Saw it on eBay) - LG 32GK850F-B Or Alternatively I could get a - Monoprice 27in Zero-G Gaming Monitor – 2560x1440p, WQHD, 144Hz, 1ms, FreeSync, HDR Support, 400nits, HDMI, DisplayPort, for 220? If it was up to you guys, could you rank these on: - Value for money - And also, just best regardless of budget. Thanks everyone, first time building a rig, really clueless. (BTW: Anything majorly wrong with ANY of these monitors I should know?)

Entire point is that the desk itself is sentimental, and I want to reuse it....

I'm not sure what category to put this in, but... here goes. (Linus was a painter, he'll forgive me) So... I have this old desk, my dad gave it to me, and I want to reuse it SOMEHOW. The top is this nice looking brown oak color, but I want to make it white/gray. How would I paint the top of a kind of glossy piece of wood indoors? It's on the third floor, so can't really take it outside.

So I can wake the laptop from shutoff from my keyboard?

Hi, so I have a keyboard plugged into my monitor, which is connected to a laptop. I don't want to have to only put it to sleep, I want to shut it down sometimes when I don't use it. How could I make my keyboard stay powered even when the laptop is powered off? There's a BIOS settings somewhere right?

Is there any way at all to do this then?

I have an Asus laptop, linking it to an external monitor and keyboard and mouse. How do I wake it from shutdown without the power button?

Like the monitor on sleep, or the laptop?

But what if I want to be able to turn the laptop on and off without needing to press the button under the lid? Since I don't want it to be on 24/7,

So, I have an ASUS G751JY (i7 4720hq, 980M), and it's fully functional, battery just doesn't hold a charge so it needs to be constantly plugged in. I want to close the lid, and secure it to the back of my desk, and hook it up onto an external monitor (with a display port 1.2 cable). What BIOS settings would i need to change to have the laptop turn off and on when I can;t reach it? And how would you guys recommend I secure it? Thanks!