Recent content by shinyknight

I think at this point it is faster to get an old case, populate it with drives and add an old mobo to control them; so I get a NAS basically, always connected on. I thought there were solutions to put together drives with different connectors,as external enclosure but it is quite a hassle to do...

Hi, I have a surplus of SSD from my previous computers (2x128 GB M2 from my laptop, a 128 GB SATA3 SSD and a 500 GB SSD ); which I wold like to use , but sadly my laptop does not have space for any other drive, since it has only 2 M.2 slots and 1 SATA3 slot, which is already occupied by a 500 GB...

So far I am liking the idea of having a much smaller and compact unit. Plus it double as second monitor, since it is a pretty large 17 '' monitor, which is always a plus. The other advantage is that I can just unplug it and put it in the living room, where I can connect it to the TV or to a VR...

I did go for the Acer G9;nice nifty laptop and the performances are pretty good. The extra thing is the thunderbolt 3 port; so you can plug an external card few years down the road. Also I did replace the DVD drive with a caddy that fits a SSD; solving the problem of the secondary drive. With...

Well, picking a desktop or a laptop is a preference more than a choice. In the 90s I did buy a laptop which did serve me well for more than 6 years, and then the desktop I did get after, did stay with me for 10 years; before getting another laptop and then a desktop that I currently have. So I...

Hi, I am about to get a gaming laptop, to replace my old desktop pc. I am aware of the limitations, but I am trying to get the best deal I can. These are my constrains: - GTX 1070 or better - Availability of storage expansion - enough ports for peripherals - Able to use a ultrawide 32' LG...

I am aware that the V1 is a micro ATX, while the H97 is a Mini ATX, but the size of the board seems to fit inside the case, looking at the specs. The salesman told me that I can remove the 2 drive bay mounted vertically, so the whole surface will be able to fit the H97-M. Is this true? Does...

Where did you take the info that it cannot be overclocked as a regular 970, and that it runs at a slower clock speed? The card is simply smaller; you can change the speed of the core as you see fit. The smaller card will run hot since there is less surface for dissipate the heat, but other than...

Sounds good; the 5870 is half the power of the 770, I was hoping that it could be used for something like direct control of a rift and such. I will just try to sell it, or keep it as backup card.

I have a 5870 laying around, and was wondering if there is any advantage in it, when used in a computer that already has a GTX 770. I don't want to downgrade, and I am aware that I cannot use both cards, because they are different brand; but do I have any advantage in having the 5870 in my...

I see; so the issue is with Asio4all then. Sounds pretty dumb thou that it require exclusive access...you minimize latency taking complete control over a device? That was OK 20 years ago, but nowadays, how many people use the computer just one application at time? :) The IO2 act as second...

Thanks for the reply reb Well, I am not sure then what is wrong with my setup. I have Guitar rig 5 that play no audio; the only way to have it play audio was trough Asio4all, which was suggested on the GR5 website, to get low latency (unless you have an audio card that support Asio drivers)...

Hi guys, I discovered that a PC mobo is not even close to a mac mobo; so it cannot route 2 audio source at the same time, like I do on my macbook air, like use garageband or guitar rig as guitar amp/effect generator, and play along music played in itunes. The internal Realtek just breath hard...