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    Sound Systems issues (I have no sound with my web browser but I have sound with some apps and not in other apps)

    The above suggestion is a good one. But if you haven't already, you might simply check the Volume Mixer. It's possible for different programs to have their volumes set independently. Make sure that none of the volumes are turned down. You can also use the Volume Mixer to double check what...
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    Curve Optimizer and 5800x3d

    The 5800X3D doesn't officially support PBO or curve optimizer. When the 5800X3D was released, no motherboards had PBO or curve optimizer as an option with this CPU. This is because the extra cache is very sensitive to voltage changes, and also acts as an insulating layer on top of the CPU...
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    Blizzard Cancels Blizzcon

    Even as someone who is an obsessive WoW player, this doesn't bother me at all. Blizzcon itself was only really relevant for people who already lived in the general Los Angeles area. There really weren't that many people making epic treks across the US to go there. I also prefer that they...
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    Can I install Windows 11 on non UEFI?

    If you are just doing an in-place upgrade, then it doesn't matter where the files are located. Could be a mounted ISO, or a USB thumb drive, a random folder on the hard drive, or even a network drive. Windows 11 is pretty forgiving with drivers on old hardware in most cases. Drivers going...
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    Can I install Windows 11 on non UEFI?

    I have not personally seen anything like that, and I've got it on many machines that do not have Secure Boot. I would say that there are only one or two things that might come into play when Windows 11 is installed on unsupported hardware: 1. (the only thing in most cases) The once-per-year...
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    Can I install Windows 11 on non UEFI?

    Yes Windows 11 will work fine without UEFI. It works fine with MBR. You can do an upgrade from 10 without any issues. Skip messing with rufus, just open an administrator Powershell prompt and launch setup from an unmodified Windows 11 ISO by first mounting the ISO (double clicking on it)...
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    Windows 10 users: Get ready to be bugged about creating a Microsoft Account

    I still use a local account and it still has not created any issues for me. Fake outrage over a prompt inside windows settings is stupid. Why are you spending so much time within Settings anyway to the point that you get offended by this? If anything, isn't that where a prompt like this...
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    China finds a way to use the low-cost Nvidia TX2i as a Missile Guidance piece

    Reality check: The article linked by TomsHardware is a Chinese news article, written in China. So if you are claiming that Chinese newspapers are writing articles pushing pro-US, anti-China propaganda, I'd say that's pretty unlikely... or an author is about to fall out of a window. The...
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    Microcenter is coming back to the Bay Area!!!

    I don't think you appreciate how large California is. Northern California and Southern California might as well be two different states. Driving from the Bay Area to Los Angeles would be like driving from New York City to Durham, NC. Even just looking at the Bay Area, it can be over 100 miles...
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    current best air coolers

    You seem to be under the mistaken impression that I was trying to argue with you. Thanks for posting your resume though?
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    current best air coolers

    OK, thanks for the tip. I only knew that the SE had a handful less fins, and so I assumed that was what pendragon1 was referencing when he mentioned the 5 pin difference, since it's the only Phantom Spirit version that has fewer fins. This picture was created using official product images...
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    China finds a way to use the low-cost Nvidia TX2i as a Missile Guidance piece

    Funny how they push the propaganda about their domestic tech getting better and better, but in reality they are still desperate even for low-end Nvidia technology.
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    current best air coolers

    All of the Phantom Spirit models with the top cap have 5 more fins compared to the SE versions. The 5 extra fins are part of the top cap. The SE versions have no top cap, that's why you can see the tops of the heatpipes.
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    current best air coolers

    Impressive to see the Phantom Spirit beating many 280mm AIOs and hanging in there with many 360mm AIOs. I don't see that they actually improved anything compared to previous Phantom Spirit models other than the fans though.
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    Best 360mm AIO Cooler?

    Yeah I know that diminishing returns is part of the equation. But clearly diminishing returns aren't going to be the exact same for every single AIO. This difference is what I'd like to see covered more in various reviews. Not just "It's too loud because I can actually hear the fans". I'm...
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