Recent content by Kolvir

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    Question distro, de/wm recommendations

    If you want to try an easier version of Arch, check out Manjaro. I've run Arch on different systems, but I had an old laptop that I could just not get the wifi working the way I wanted. Finally decided I didn't have the time to work on it anymore and installed Manjaro where it worked out of the...
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    if you go through all these steps snd still have problems, check the mother board for solder bridges.

    I've got what looks like a solder bridge on my new MB. I think it is for the USB 3 connectors. I'm wondering if this could have caused the arc and burn I had posted about a few days ago. Burned out a monitor too. Do you think it is a valid bridge?
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    Question Arc and burn when plugging in HDMI for new build.

    How do I go about testing the PS by its self?
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    Question Arc and burn when plugging in HDMI for new build.

    First build in a very long time. Somehow the motherboard port cover must have become charged. When I went to plug in the HDMI cable for the first time from a powered on monitor with the system off I had a big electrical arc, burnt and melted the end of the cable, port cover and looks like the...
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    Question AMD CPU comparable to Intel i7-6700K @ 4Ghz

    They recommended the i7-6700K.
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    Question AMD CPU comparable to Intel i7-6700K @ 4Ghz

    Running a VMS only. Video Management System. Security cameras. Only outputting @ 1080p.
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    Question AMD CPU comparable to Intel i7-6700K @ 4Ghz

    Which AMD processor is comparable in power to an i7-6700K? Tried searching for it, but am having a hard time. Is that Intel chip older, maybe that is the problem? I have a spec from a vender recommending that Intel CPU and want to go with a current AMD that is just as good. Business machine, not...
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    Need help picking from these monitors

    I've been doing a lot of research and have a list I've narrowed down to, but I can't make up my mind. I do some gaming with a Nividia 760, but plenty of mixed usage. I'd rather have a 22" with a better screen than a bigger one a lessor one. I can't seem to tell the differences between these...