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Forum: Homebuilt PC's January 5th 21, 03:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 35
Views: 1,997
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
New Build

On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 17:40:38 -0800, Bob F wrote:

On 12/17/2020 12:30 PM, Larc wrote:
On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:26:25 -0500, "SC Tom" wrote:

| I decided to...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's December 8th 20, 07:37 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 3
Views: 717
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
AMD Eyzen cpus and ram speed

An item in a recent issue of a UK PC magazine said, in essence, that
using ram with the right speed was essential to get the best out of
AMD Ryzen cpus, which wasn't something that I'd come across...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's September 20th 20, 06:34 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 6
Views: 720
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
Apparent PSU problem

On Sat, 19 Sep 2020 23:37:39 -0400, Paul
wrote:



If the PG line, pin 8 was blinking or dim, that would be ample reason
to change out the PSU for a new one, I...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's September 4th 20, 02:43 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 7
Views: 771
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
PC erratic behaviour

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:18:07 +0100, Peter Johnson
wrote:

I've been having problems with my homebuilt PC for a couple of weeks.
All the components have been replaced...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's August 30th 20, 03:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 7
Views: 771
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
PC erratic behaviour

Update report.
I'm a bit further forward.
Removed the cpu cooler and the cpu yesterday. The thermal grease did
not look good. It had obviously been disturbed when I installed them
and was not evenly...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's August 28th 20, 08:11 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 7
Views: 771
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
PC erratic behaviour

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:32:45 -0400, Flasherly
wrote:

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:18:07 +0100, Peter Johnson
wrote:

The problems seem to coincide...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's August 27th 20, 04:18 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 7
Views: 771
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
PC erratic behaviour

I've been having problems with my homebuilt PC for a couple of weeks.
All the components have been replaced this year. The last to be
changed were the RAM (32Gb Crucial) and the PSU.
The problems...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's October 17th 19, 06:34 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 9
Views: 722
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
DVI v DisplayPort

On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:55:06 -0400, Paul
wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:
Peter Johnson wrote:

Interesting response. The monitor is:
...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's October 17th 19, 06:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 9
Views: 722
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
DVI v DisplayPort

On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:06:14 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Peter Johnson wrote:

Interesting response. The monitor is:
...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's October 15th 19, 04:27 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 9
Views: 722
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
DVI v DisplayPort

On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:10:30 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:


DVI and HDMI are the same. Display Port supports higher refresh rates
at the high resolutions.

You didn't mention which...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's October 14th 19, 02:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 9
Views: 722
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
DVI v DisplayPort

I have a monitor connected to my PC using DVI ports on both. But the
monitor has DisplayPort capability. Would there be any advantage in
installing a video card with DisplayPort capability in the PC...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's April 15th 19, 04:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 6
Views: 402
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
what hardware is needed for multiple-screen displays

On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:04:16 -0000 (UTC), "Yes"
wrote:

I just saw an ad for an ASUS monitor showing 9 monitors in a 3x3 matrix
being used to show a picture. It got me...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's November 13th 18, 04:13 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 12
Views: 948
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
Clean install of Win 10 ?

On Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:57:55 -0800 (PST), Davej
wrote:

I am very confused about these digital licenses. Where are they stored?

On Microsoft's servers
Forum: Homebuilt PC's October 14th 18, 03:36 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 3
Views: 378
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
why different BIOS for Windows and Linux?

On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:16:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I got a mainboard out of an Acer X3995, I wished to recycle.
First had to figure out the pins for the front panel switch and...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's September 3rd 18, 04:13 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 17
Views: 551
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
Homebuilt computer has slowed noticably.... why?

On Sun, 02 Sep 2018 10:51:53 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir
wrote:

My home built is getting a bit old, but within the last weeks has
noticable slowed in many operations. For...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's August 29th 18, 04:32 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 3
Views: 364
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
Which fan connector?

On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 18:30:45 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

I have an Asus Prime Z370-A motherboard that has several different fan
connectors, but only two for "Chassis...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's July 16th 18, 01:36 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 15
Views: 955
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
New Build

On Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:39:49 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
My nephew emailed me for computer advice.
Here is the specs he picked out.
...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's June 9th 18, 07:54 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 21
Views: 1,081
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
Upgrading USB 2 to USB 3 ports on a computer case

On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:49:18 -0400, Paul
wrote:

Yes wrote:
I have an Antec 300 Illusion case. There are two USB 2.0 connector
ports on the front. I'm thinking that I...
Forum: Homebuilt PC's March 3rd 18, 06:49 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Replies: 6
Views: 383
Posted By Peter Johnson[_5_]
Crazy easy fix for stuck BenQ cd/dvd drives.

On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 08:11:11 -0600, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:



Some many years ago I purchase a drive that did include An *open drawer
probe* in the bag with the screws, I don't...
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