Recent content by Ottomic

(I am aware this thread is kind of in the middle between prebuilt system and mobile device, but I'm basically considering a mini PC, sorry in advance if this has been posted in the wrong category). It's been 7 months since the confinement and it looks like it's going to be 6 more, and I've been...

Welp, turns out it was down to the cables. Now I feel kinda dumb for getting a switch I'll realistically never need, but I am glad I finally figured out what the problem is. Thank you Kanewolf, for helping out!

Huh, okay, I was sure cat5 was gigabit capable. I will try getting a 5e and test out the results.

As my setup is now that's all well and good, since I have it as ONT-switch-PC/router (as strictly an access point for phones and whatnot). I don't really need any more than 100mbps on anything running in my wifi (though as why the box in my router states "450 mbps" confuses me, but that's really...

So I'm at a loss here, and I've spent some money trying in big brain ideas, see if you could help a fella out: I have a 300mbps fiber connection. If I connect my PC straight to the ONT via ethernet, I get 200 mbps with ookla. Through my router, Ethernet all the same, I was only getting 100mbps...

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. However, I checked with a buddy of mine and he advised me to underclock the GPU by 5-10%, while increasing the power limit by 5 %. Something something clean power requirement while in high performance, or something. So far, haven't had any further shutdowns with ED...

Today I replaced my GTX 650 with a 1060, and in addition to that I installed two extra fans, stacked on a free 4-pin connector. After reinstalling the drivers and everything, I fired up Elite Dangerous in Ultra settings. Everything worked super well, but 10-15 minutes into my session, my...