Recent content by dave_trimble

I'm still running a Haswell 4790K, which has been plenty for my gaming needs until recently, now that Shadow of the Tomb Raider maxes it out at 100% across all cores and threads while also 100% on my 1080ti. I think Ryzen 3000 series will be my first platform upgrade since 2015. Glad I waited...

"You should know, however, that this patch isn't as permanent a solution as patching via BIOS updates." I have a Haswell-based system (4790K), and wasn't planning to upgrade for some time yet because I still get all the performance I need from my system. But the last BIOS update made...

I don't know if anyone is still following this, but this monitor is back in stock at Amazon for $399

Android K was Kit Kat, which is also a brand name. Personally, I'm with you with nougat though.

This ended up pretty long, but I wanted to make sure y'all have as much info as possible before advising me. Over the last couple of months, my system has, on occasion, randomly shut down. I doubt it's a heat issue, as I never get any dangerous temps even when stress testing, and these...

With most motherboards, can't you program in the BIOS how the power button behaves? For example, a short press would be a reset while a long press powers the system off. I'm pretty sure I've seen the ability to do that in several systems I've built, and that would negate the need for a...

And apparently I somehow managed to triple-quote? Weird, the preview didn't show it that way.

I like your style. Do you also describe Nvidia cards, which throttle in exactly the same way when they reach their temperature threshold, as overheating? Or are you equally pedantic across all brands?

I wonder if the "A" prefix signifies that the GPU is soldered onto the motherboard? Since they seem to be on AIO systems, that could make some sense, I guess.

Now I'm kicking myself for buying a 512 GB 850 Pro two months ago

DookieDraws - Go with the Roku. I don't have a Roku Stick, but I have a Roku 3, 2 Roku 2XDs, and a Kindle Fire TV. My wife and I watch Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Netflix almost equally, and the Roku is by far the better device for this because it's service-agnostic. It treats all "channels" or...

I am thinking about biting the bullet and build a water cooling loop for my PC. I'm currently running a 4670K @ 4.4GHz and two R9 290s in crossfire. My case doesn't have enough interior space for the radiators required to keep these cool (especially if I OC more), so I'm looking to build my...