Recent content by Spohnicus

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    Low Profile GPU Installation Failed in a ThinkCentre M81 SFF

    Hi, I recently installed an RX 550 in a ThinkCentre M81 SFF. Upon boot, I noticed that nothing was showing up on the screen. I tested it in my main rig, where it succeeded to boot without a problem. Knowing this, I'm 90% sure that it's a power issue. This ThinkCentre is the i5 2400 / 4GB Variant...
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    Low Profile GPU Needed For An Old Office PC

    I recently scored an old ThinkCentre M81 (SFF) off of a closing business. It has an i5 2400 and 8GB Ram. I was wondering what my best option for a low profile card would be in the neighborhood of $60-100 would be. So far I keep coming across the 1030 but I'm sure if I can squeeze out a little...
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    Upgrades for an old AM2 system (HP Pavillion A6330F)

    Before I continue with this post, I want to say that yes, I know that buying an old dell optiplex on the cheap would be better than going with this, but for sentimental reasons, I want to specifically upgrade this PC to the best of my ability. Now that that's out of the way, I found an old HP...
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    Chrome is way too quiet - Need help fixing

    I recently bought a Razer Kracken 7.1 Chroma. I'm very satisfied with the overall quality of my headset, however, the audio output is VERY unbalanced. I have to crank my volume levels all the way up to 40% just to hear youtube on chrome at slightly below optimal levels, but everything else is...
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    Can't boot to my SSD after installing windows directly, I have to go through the boot manager.

    Hi, I recently built my new gaming / moderate workstation computer a few days ago and I am reusing quite a few components from past systems, such as my Crucial 120GB Sata III SSD. I can't directly boot to it, so I had to hook up a secondary hard drive which had windows 10 on that, and install...
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    Inconsistencies in audio levels during use

    I've spent a large amount of time on my laptop, and I have to say I love it. Unfortunately, I'm having a problem with the audio that I haven't been able to locate anywhere else. My friends and coworkers both are unable to explain what the issue is (I work for an IT branch in a computing...