Recent content by c4s2k3

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    Asus Announces HC102 Windows Mixed Reality Headset

    13mm from the eyes. I guess anyone wearing glasses need not apply.
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    Samsung’s New QLED Gaming Monitor Is DisplayHDR Compliant

    Kind of cool, but many games don't adequately support 21:9 aspect ratio, let alone 32:9.
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    Amazon Lumberyard Beta 1.12 Brings 400 Updates

    Uhhm, Amazon paid Crytek tens of millions of dollars for the IP. Hardly "stealing."
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    Nvidia’s New Titan V Pushes 110 Teraflops From A Single Chip

    Yeah, but can it run Crysis? ;)
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    Germany's Interior Minister Wants Backdoors In Cars, Digital Devices

    Gee, I guess ransomware in your PC isn't quite bad enough, so let's make sure we can have it on cars too /s
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    Why do computer speakers such as logitech and creative do not have HDMI support?

    Not sure, but I would guess (a) audio via HDMI is not universally available or reliable on older systems, (b) an HDMI cable is significantly more unwieldy/cumbersome than analog or optical audio cables, (c) it may be more expensive to produce hardware to process HDMI audio and include the...
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    Display driver crashes when playing games and the monitors don't go back on, until I restart my pc

    If you say CPU temps hit 97-100c, I say that is your likely culprit. What kind of cooler do you have and how old is it? Those temps are off the charts for gaming. Some would say there is something wrong if you reach such temps during a long stress test, let alone gaming.
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    Need some information about Splitter for digital optical audio cable.

    No, I was saying the unpowered splitters might degrade the signal. The powered ones should be fine.
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    Need some information about Splitter for digital optical audio cable.

    No, the signal for s the same to both. It’s a digital bitstream on the optical cable, not an analog signal (like that “aux” connection you mentioned). As long as the splitter does not degrade the light signal enough to cause dropouts or something obvious, it should work fine. Since it’s digital...
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    Is it safe to put my computer tower on carpet?

    Static electricity build-up is not a problem on the computer itself. It builds up on you when you walk, not on the computer. I wouldn't worry about that. But depending on the design of the case, you may want to raise it off the carpet a bit for ventilation. Often mid and full tower cases have...